Two months after their legal ceremony in Monaco, Temi Otedola and Mr Eazi hosted a Yoruba wedding at the Otedola family home in Dubai. It was a celebration steeped in tradition, emotion, and high fashion.
Temi, a fashion collector, curated a bridal trousseau that featured four distinct looks by Zac Posen, Miss Sohee, Lisa Folawiyo, and Oscar de la Renta. “I wanted to have some of my favourite designers and visionaries create traditional Nigerian attire, and their interpretations blew me away,” she told Vogue. Her bridal styling team included Carrie Goldberg of CLG Creative and Momo Hassan-Odukale.
Mr Eazi, styled by Jason Rembert, made his entrance to the beat of Yoruba drummers in a custom Lisa Folawiyo Studio look, accessorised with a cane by Tom Talmon Studio. Temi followed in a duchesse satin Zac Posen dress and gele, as Mr Eazi’s song “Skintight” played. Posen described the look as “something that felt almost like Nefertiti,” with a statement bow at the back designed to resemble dove wings. “[It] had kind of an old world quality mixed with a futurism and modernism,” he said.
The ceremony was deeply emotional. “I think we both were in the headspace of it being a day to celebrate our families and culture, but the realisation of how profound it was set in as soon as we both walked out,” Temi said. “Sitting with my parents for what is symbolically the last time before they send me to my new family particularly hit home for me.” When she called Eazi “my oko”—Yoruba for husband—he admitted he nearly shed a tear.
The reception took place in the backyard under a grand tent adorned with over 2,000 lanterns, dozens of chandeliers, and tropical greenery. Guests relaxed in restaurant-style booths upholstered in colourful Ankara fabric and dined on traditional Nigerian dishes like pounded yams, snails, and egusi. “My whole vision was to create a tent setting that transported you to Lagos for the night—or my very own Nigerian Members Club,” Temi said.
For the reception, Temi changed into an ornate blue-and-red aso oke ensemble by Miss Sohee, while Eazi matched her in an agbada from Jagne by Baba Jagne. Later, during dessert and an Arabic coffee pour, the couple changed again—this time to honour the Igbo heritage of Eazi’s late mother. Temi wore a Lisa Folawiyo top and skirt in traditional akwa ocha fabric, accented with hand-beaded fringe. Eazi wore a coordinating outfit from Mazelle. They danced to performances by King Sunny Adé and DJ Eude. “We didn’t sit down once,” Temi said.
The final outfit swap happened at the after-party in the basement, transformed into a shisha lounge. Temi wore a custom gold chain Oscar de la Renta dress, while Eazi donned a sparkling Toure Designs jacket over a Saint Laurent tank and pants. “Throughout, we honoured our rich culture but made sure everything felt like us,” Temi said.
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