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DON’T PAY FOR THAT RECEPTION VENUE / WEDDING HALL/ EVENT CENTER YET!! IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE MAKING PAYMENT FOR THAT WEDDING RECEPTION VENUE. Hi there, is your wedding just around the corner? Are you planning on making your booking for that reception venue anytime soon? Then these are the very important things you need to know. First and foremost is the accessibility of the event centre to your church where the nuptial knot will be tied, can your guests make their way to the venue without much hassles? Once these questions have been answered, then you can go ahead and find out, 1. The price and capacity of the hall. By price you need to know if its within your budget and by capacity you need to know how many guests the hall can sit comfortably specifically in the banquet sitting arrangement. 2. Source and hours of power supply. 3. Their rules and regulations in regards to yourself, the wedding guests and your vendors for example some halls do not allow the use of

Hello Lovely people. I’m finally getting round to sharing an article I have so long wished for. First of all, Court wedding establishes that you are legally bound as so it deserves as much attention as the white and traditional weddings- if not more.  There are two Federal Marriage Registries in Nigeria at the moment. The Federal Marriage Registry Abuja and the Federal Marriage Registry Lagos both under the Ministry of Interior. (I read a recent WhatsApp broadcast about how  Local Government registry marriages were not real. So shocking! How have we let this go on for so long if these marriages were fake? Nigeria: Another day, another discovery). Requirement, process and cost implications of getting married at ikoyi registry are not so difficult to comprehend. You will be required to know that; Regular registration at least 2 weeks interval 35000naira If you want your wedding to be done in 2 days after registration 55000naira the requirements are not special. They don'

FIVE QUICK QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR CATERER Hi there, how soon is your occasion and hope all is in place? Here are 5 quick questions to ask your caterer to ascertain their level of dedication to service and their business in general. You may have gotten a caterer on referral or you got one yourself what matters is to their ability to deliver as briefed. Now you need to inform your caterer if you are doing a plated or buffet service for your guests. In plated service, guests remain seated and are served by their services chefs and servers, while in buffet service; guests get up and serve themselves from a well stocked catering table with caterers and servers present. You also need to inform your caterer the date of your event, the venue, the time for arrival and set up and also time for their departure which most often is when all guests must  have departed from venue.  Questions for your caterer: Before settling for a caterer, below are the questions you need to ask, when you are s

ORDER OF EVENTS FOR IGBO TRADITIONAL WEDDING; THE D-DAY (IGBANKWU) This is a breakdown of the order of events for the Igbo groom and bride, it will be most helpful when printing the programme of events. The M.C needs this to carry along the guests and all present at the occasion. THE IGBO TRADITIONAL WEDDING DAY IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS 1. Payment of bride price which is done first in the morning with a gathering of the umunna and the elders of the family and community as a whole, at this gathering a pre determined bride price will be paid here, also items brought by the groom and his family will be checked to make sure everything is in order and also distributed and shared to relevant parties like the obi, the elders, umunna, umuada, ikorobia,the bride’s family and the others. Once the meeting is in progress, the bride will be summoned and she will be asked if she knows the groom and if the items for payment of bride price should be accepted (this is just a formality as a for

Catering is the business of providing food and related services;food service for special occasions(weddngs,birthdays,burial ceremony etc). While, caterers are the people employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food. A caterer can also be a person or company hired to provide and serve food, usually for a large group and at a location seperate from where the food is prepared.      In lagos, people like partying which shifted so many people(especially housewive) to the catering world. Since planning an event can be extremely stressful, getting a caterer would be prefarable to reduce the burden by outsourcing some aspects of it. However, a lot of people are quite skeptical when it comes to hiring catering companies for their events.      Infact, a lot of caterers have ruined or spoilt many parties in Nigeria due to their incompetence,greed,untrustworthyness and this always results to shortage of foods or thereby not allowing food to circulate      Cat

Question: who is an event planner? Answer : Simply put, an event planner is someone who manages an event from start to finish while giving you 'the host or hostess time to focus on other aspects that requires your attention. Managing an event wether corporate or social involves taking charge of every vendor who is to provide a certain part of the service needed for that day e.g caterer, photography, video coverage, decorator, sound and entertainment, lighting technician etc. In Nigeria now, with a growing population, entertainment and social awakening, There has been an almost meteoric rise in the need for event planning services which has caused many to go into the field both as professionals and amateur.  So one has take care when hiring one. Petunia Events planning Services located in the central part of Lagos , Ogba to be precise is a well known and reputable organisation that has a seasoned Event planner in the person of Mrs Rosemary Osadebe with a retinue of seasoned a

Hello. Your wedding is just around the corner and you are still undecided about the type of bouquet you want to use for your big day? No need to worry. Here is a little break down on the types of bouquet options available to you and the kind of wedding gown to match. NOTE: You need to know your body type before you purchase that wedding gown, for more info on this leave us a comment. Bouquet types: Ball bouquet: This is so named because of its unique round shape like a ball though with a base where you can hold, it comes in different colours and to make it more beautiful and gorgeous the ball bouquet can be designed with lovely brooches on it. These you can rock on your corporate shirts or church clothes after your wedding if you do not throw it to your bridesmaids at the wedding. Round flowered bouquet: this is the regular bouquet type readily available. It involves arranging flowers in the normal round shape and tying it with ribbons Waterfall or cascading bouqu

Hi there, if you are reading this then I believe you must need to know the process for name change in Nigeria after your wedding. This article seeks to show you what needs to be done because as a new bride you do not need to wait for your husband to start nagging you about this before you do it. Why do you need to change your name after your wedding? You need to change your name to your husband’s name for legal and personal reasons. Legal reason is for you to be known as legally married to your husband in case of any future matters arising also for legal documents and official purposes as well.  Personal reason is so you can officially be addressed as a Mrs. It is easy and inexpensive especially when you choose to do it yourself or you can hire the services of a lawyer if you are very busy or don’t want that stress. This is just a routine job for lawyers although they may make you think otherwise to justify their charges. Send us a message if you need a lawyer and we can connect

Hello, welcome to my blog, are you looking for that statement piece in a wedding gown? Look no further, you are in the right place, at petunia bridals and events we have gorgeous wedding gowns to suit your body type. From the slimmest size 6 bride to size 28 we got your gown right here. Call for bookings and fittings today. The wedding gowns are available for purchase and rent. The rental option comes with different accessories such as, veil, basket, buttonaires, bouquet, little bride crown and flower basket etc.

10 KITCHEN TIPS/TRICKS FOR THE NIGERIAN BRIDE Hi there, just got married? Congratulations. I know that coupled with the stress of settling down to marriage, getting to know your  in laws better and juggling the 9-5 to taking good care of hubby,  you will love these tips and tricks to help you perform some wonders in the kitchen.  It helps hasten the time you spend preparing that sumptuous meal and also enhance taste,  for example when you want to reduce the saltiness in an already over salted food!  Here are the tips, enjoy. 1. Coconut rice: when making your coconut rice. No need to waste time husking the coconut then  proceed to manual grating.  You can cut the coconut fruit into tiny or smaller pieces with a knife then pour everything into your electrical blender, add a little water and blend to a smooth paste. You pour this into a bowl, add your already pre boiled hot water and allow to steep for like thirty minutes then sieve out the chaff.  Your coconut water is ready for u