![]() ![]() We really want them to feel the energy and for us to celebrate our love together."Īmong those on the guest list is comedian Rickey Smiley, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Karlie Redd, Married to Medicine's Quad Webb, Basketball Wives' Jennifer Williams, and musician T.I. These are people that we care about, people that we love, people who have supported us. This guest list, everyone there was handpicked by the both of us. "I just really want people to be in the moment. "It's important for me because I've had another big event in my life before, and all I remember seeing was flashing lights and pictures being taken every single minute," said Williams, who was previously married. RELATED VIDEO: RHOA's Porsha Williams Wants to 'Share the Real Me' in First Book, The Pursuit of Porshaįor the duration of the celebration of their love on Friday, the couple asked for guests to go unplugged. ![]() "I couldn't have asked for a better future wife." "The journey has been phenomenal," Guobadia said. When the couple returned home from the trip, Williams did an ancestry DNA test and was surprised to discover that she's 44 percent Nigerian, specifically from the western part of the country, where Guobadia's mom is from. "If you didn't know any better, you could've sworn she'd been to Nigeria a few times," he said. She's immersed herself in the culture, I'd say in the last year."ĭuring a trip to his hometown of Benin in October, Guobadia said Williams really "embraced" Nigeria. I think some of the folks we brought on to help us go through the whole ceremony and that whole process were surprised that she knew so much already about the outfits, the clothing, the names and all of that. "To embrace my culture and want to be married in that fashion is something that blows my mind. "For starters, I was so excited and, quite frankly, surprised that she wanted to do the traditional way, because it's not something you hear every day," he said. Guobadia said it all came naturally to Williams. So I had to be very, very serious, and I was very adamant that each detail was going to be authentic to their culture. "I wanted to make sure that I was as respectful as possible because I didn't want to not do anything that wasn't within tradition, within their culture. "I looked up different things about an Edo bride, about the Benin culture, about their ceremonies, just so that I would not be totally green," she said. As for the cake, they had a traditional Benin cake.Įver since they announced their engagement in May 2021 after one month of dating, Williams said she "knew" she wanted "to honor" Guobadia's culture at their wedding To represent Williams' southern roots, they also had fried lobster, steak and cornbread. Porsha Williams Porsha Williams Shares Photo of Fiancé Simon Guobadia's 'Very First Tattoo' Featuring Her Nameįor the feast, the couple catered traditional Benin foods like snails, egusi, meat pies and okra stew from the local restaurant Little Lagos. "I want it to feel like an inside/outside space, but luxurious." "The other thing I wanted was trees in the room," she added. ![]() It should be really, really beautiful and give you that authentic African feel." "The whole room should be transformed with beautiful colors of browns and rose golds and tans and creams. "I want them to feel like they have taken a flight and landed in Benin," she said. ![]() Then, at the reception, Williams said she wanted her guests to feel like they were in Nigeria. Throughout the native law and custom ceremony, which was led by a spokesperson from each side of the couple's family, traditional Benin singers and dancers performed. "It's going to be a beautiful expression of fashion, love and family." "It's going to be interesting to see people's take on the fabric," she added. "I personally chose the fabrics that they're going to be wearing, including their head wrap, their gele. "It was a huge undertaking," Williams said. With the fabric, each family member could choose how they wanted to design it. Following tradition, the couple provided the cultural fabric to make their family members' clothing for the day. ![]()
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