By Gbenga Bada, ‘Dayo Showunmi and Olamide Jasanya
It wouldn’t be out of the ordinary to clink champagne glasses and toast to the beautiful and super brides of 2014 as far as the Nigerian entertainment industry is concerned.
Tiwa Savage, Toke Makinwa, Simi Osomo and Anita Isama grace the list of Nigerian Entertainment Today’s 4 super brides of 2014.
No offence to other couples but it’s important to note that these brides are the most talked about, while their weddings remain on the list of top celebrity weddings in 2014.
From their expensive wedding dresses to their venues, shoes, accessories, make-up and hair styles, these brides spent millions to look extraordinary as they walked down the aisle.
Here’s a list of the four super brides from NET’s estimation.
Tiwa Savage: N16.4M
Wedding dress: N4.6m (Vera Wang)
Wedding Venue: N7.4m (Armani Hotel, Dubai)
Wedding shoes: Undisclosed
Accessories: N4.1M (diamond earrings, necklace and White Orchids bouquet)
Makeup: N200K (Joyce Jacob Beauty)
Hair: N100K (Debola Falana)
From her Vera Wang wedding dress to her expensive bouquet of white orchids, Tiwa Savage showed class and style.
The Mavin artiste stunned the Nigerian entertainment scene with a traditional and white wedding that reportedly gulped over N30m.
Following in the footsteps of 2Face and Annie Idibia, her white wedding took place in the United Arab Emirates with only family, friends and colleagues in attendance.
Till date, her marriage ranks as one of the biggest in the Nigerian entertainment industry in 2014.
Though allegations are rife that the singer’s barely one year-old marriage is shaky, Tiwa stands tall as one of the 4 super brides of 2014.
Simi Osomo: N3.8M
Wedding dress: N500K
Wedding Venue: N2m
Wedding shoes: Undisclosed
Accessories: N1M (earrings and necklace)
Makeup: N200K (Joyce Jacob Beauty)
Hair: N100K (Debola Falana)
Simi Osomo is on the list of the super brides of 2014 by virtue of her classy, star-studded wedding that looked like a movie. Simi walked down the aisle with her man and music star, Dr. Sid.
Simi Osomo graduated from the Nigerian Law school in November 2013 and officially had her name changed to Simi Sydney Esiri when she said YES to Dr. Sid on August 2, 2014, in the presence of celebrities like Banky W, Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Ice Prince, Toolz, DJ Cuppy and many others.
Further cementing her status as a super bride worthy to be on this list is the special dance done for her by her hubby on her wedding day as well as a brand new Prado Jeep as a wedding gift, courtesy of Don Jazzy.
Anita Isama: N2.85M
Wedding dress: N500K (Frank Osodi)
Wedding Venue: N1.5M (Aztec events center)
Wedding shoes: Undisclosed
Accessories: N450K
Makeup: N300K (BM Pro)
Hair: N100k (Though undisclosed, investigations showed her hair was made by a professional stylist)
Anita Isama is the pretty wife and mother of Paul Okoye’s first son, Andre. Their paths crossed in 2004 while attending the University of Abuja and since then they have become inseparable. On April 11, 2013, they welcomed their first son Andre in Atlanta, Georgia and got married on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Aztec Arcum Events Centre in Port Harcourt.
Toke Makinwa: N1.5M
Wedding dress: N400, 000
Wedding Venue: An undisclosed private Hotel
Wedding shoes: N 150K (though undisclosed, she’s known to have a penchant for expensive shoes)
Accessories: N450K (earrings and necklace)
Makeup: N150K (Joyce Jacob Beauty)
Hair: Undisclosed
Media girl, Toke Makinwa shocked her fans when on January 15, 2014; she wedded her fitness expert husband, Maje Ayida in a very quiet ceremony at the Ikoyi Registry, Lagos. Six days after the secret wedding, Makinwa told fans and friends it had caught her unawares.
Expectedly, the surprise didn’t affect her choice of wedding dress as she sparkled in a gorgeous lace and satin custom dress made by her designer friend, Kunbi Oyelese, who owns the April by Kunbi fashion line.
The dress was inspired by a dress from Berta Bridal Creations’ 2014 winter collection, pepped up with a soft glowing look made possible by make-up artist, Joyce Jacob. In attendance were her sisters and a few of her friends including Arese Ogiemwonyi and Louise Priddy.
