Love Inspires: Ronke Olawande & Gideon Tunde Odushola Wed
Posted on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 10:06 AMBy BellaNaija.com
Love & Romance was indeed a fitting theme for the beautiful wedding of Ronke Olawande and Gideon Odushola. The couple met at university while they were both studying chemical engineering and became best of friends. Friendship blossomed into a deeper bond and in 2005 – the couple got engaged. Ronke and Gideon immediately got into wedding planning mode and had their official family introduction in June 2006 with a wedding date set for sometime in 2007. Sadly tragedy struck as the groom’s sister passed away in October 2006. It was a devastating period for the couple as they were both very close to her.
In 2008, the couple finally summoned courage and resumed wedding plans yet again in 2008, with the full support of family and friends who travelled from all over the world to share their special day with them.
On the 27th of June 2009, all was set for Ronke and Gideon to celebrate their love which had sustained them through thick and thin! The Church of England, St Marylebone’s Parish was the venue for the religious blessing while The Porchester in Bayswater was the site for the reception. The colours of the day were red (the bride’s favourite colour) and white with a touch of gold. At the reception, you could fully experience the beauty of the theme and colours; centrepieces were martini tall vases filled with red flowers surrounded with red rose petals and candles – the stage was set up with a starlight back drop and black, white and red dance floor…it was all so magical. The bride looked beyond stunning in a unique Grecian inspired masterpiece by Yemi Osunkoya of Kosibah while the groom was all smiles as he looked dapper in a bespoke 3 piece suit complemented with a bold red tie. Their day was filled with fun, laughter and joy as the couple, their families and their guests danced and celebrated. The guests were even in for a special treat as they were thrilled by the bride’s dad special dancemoves to ‘Ijoya’ during the father/daughter dance. Truly a stunning celebration of love. We are wishing Ronke and Gideon a blessed and happy life together!
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Tags: BN weddings, Weddings
OH NO NOT MY WEDDING DRESS!!!!!!
I love her dress…..they look good together….I wish them all the best
BE-U-TI-FUL!!! amazing dress too!
Dang! What a veil! What a lovely dress! and church and couple
i love her wedding gown!!!!!!!!!!! its so nice.
Nice dress and wedding. Congrats to them!
absolutely gorgeous dress
oh my God,the wedding dress looks smashing on the bride,fits her frame,what else?
i love her dress so pretty…….
Her dress is STUNNING!!!! Love it!
Congrats, wish you guys the best!
Very nice couple and wedding.Wishing them married bliss.
She wore a lovely dress & her hair looked gorgeous!! And that red bouquet was the icing on the cake for me. Beautiful couple.
Bride looked absolutely gorgeous..I love love love the bouquet! and the veil..My God… God bless ur union..
Wow! Ronke Olawande!….Amazing dress!!
Wedding dress by Kosibah…I expect nothing less.Yemi is a fantastic coutourist.
lovely i just love it congrats girl
absolutely gorgeous…….
The dress is smokin!
Now that’s a damn wedding dress…
I love her dress! So classy and gorgeous…her veil too is my dream veil as well as my sis’s!
The dress is absolutely GORGEOUS and so is the bride. I love the white and splash of red theme.
Yemi’s dresses are wonderful.
The bride is gorgeousssss! Chai!
This is my third time viewing their pics and i still can’t get over how absolutely breath-taking her dress is! And the veil just sealed the deal! I am not a red person but that bouquet absolutely compliments the whole outfit well…wow!
Kosibah, u must and sure will design my wedding dress/veil! You defo know how to work with a woman’s curves…all ur dresses: breath-taking!
i loooooooooove the dresss!!!!! and d cake!!!!!! sooo lovely!!!!! wish u all d best…..
Beautiful Dress. Looks like a Kosibah creation. It has the signature look.
wish you the best.
who is the bride (is she famous or something) and what are their website address.
It always helps when you area looking at a couple and they are both stunningly beautiful, – u dont get too many of that. IT IS ALWAYS “EITHER”, “OR” – OR “NONE”
, hardly do you get both bride and group looking stunning and beautiful/handsome (except maybe chioma and akolisa).
This bride is a pretty gorgeous bride and the groom is handsome.
Lovely simple dress. Nice wedding. I need their website
yemi you are truly fantastic…i love this dress and the veil is breath taking…..wow…
It is a Kosibah Creation
Beautiful dress and i love that mantilla veil.
love that dress, the detail in the veil is simple and elegant. When I get married, forget Vera Wang! I’m gettin me a Kosibah gown.
That wedding gown is so beautiful and the detail in the veil trail is simply classic. When God Blesses me with a husband and we start to plan the big day . . . . . . I’m having a Kosibah bridal gown all of my very own fo sho! It’s the only way!
Great work as usual by the House of Kosibah!!!
Same here, I love this! Wedding was definitely amazing, I hope the marriage remains this gorge.
Kosibah, I hope I can afford y’all then!
na wa oh, all those people showed up for the church wedding? they really are loved!
i just looked at that dress again and it is freaking gorgeous!!men it compliments her figure tooo much…as in…is like, OUCH!!!!
why wona dey talk about dress forget the girl? oh my gosh.. i have never seen a girl dat curvy.. beautiful girl. beautiful shape, beautiful wedding and most of all gorgeous dress… goodluck in ur marrried life girl… we dey come for ur back……
Her dress, the veil, the red bouquet is breathtaking. Now I know how I want my wedding dress to be. I had it in my head but didn’t know how it will look, and now I know. She’s beautiful.
Oh wow, simply beautiful. A very romantic looking/feeling wedding with the red undernotes. The dress a la Kosibah is elegance defined and the church was packed to the rafters. They even had Canon Ben Enwuchola presiding….what a blessed couple – I hope they look after and love each other. Reception, cake what a lovely memory their wedding will be!
Gee,
You’ve never seen a girl that curvy, where are u from? There are some people who have more curves than what she has. She’s a beautiful woman though and i love her dress. Keep your eyes off those curves man this woman has a husband. lol
This lady has got to be the MOST BEAUTIFUL bride I have seen on BN! She was absolutely stunning in her dress, hair and makeup were kept simple which highlighted her beauty. And her smile just sparkled! She reminded me of Leila Ali. That is one lucky bobo!
The bride looks so beautiful, such a cute couple
i love the dress, it absolutely gorgeous and breathtaking, check out that waist. Best dress ever on BN
Very nice!!!! Absolutely loving it:D
Wow, what a beautiful bride. I love her dress!
a very beautiful bride. the dress is extremely gorgeous and suits her well.. i wish them all the best in jesus name…
d bride’s dress is sooo elegant…cute couple
THE DRESS….WOW……FROM THE VEIL TO D CORSET…..GORGEOUS!!!!!
Best dress so far on BN.
Beautiful!!!!!!! The bride looks stunning. Pls who did your makeup? Dress is awesome too.
breathtaking dress …wao,may the Lord bless their union with godly fruits,
God bless their union,this is exactly the weddn gown i want!veil included,lol,its so beautiful,guess its by kosibah creations
wow…so i concur with other 50 people…Great Dress…wow..I lurrrvvvsss it!!!!….now this is what a wedding dress should look like:)..it very chic
totally disagree…. there have been nicer dresses on bella, but her dress is fab though.
wow! look at the good match– Groom with Red tie,Bride with her beautiful Red Rose. Checkout the maids of honor wit cute flower brides. I gbaun d color Combinations.
Great Combination——–From the Groom’s tie, Bride’s dress/rose down to the little bride. i enjoy the color match. Gorgeous
AWWWWW>>. traditional owanmbe with class all the way in the uk? Great stunt well pulled off.
the bride is looks rily gud. love her arms.
I want to cry… I love her dress, her shape, her cake… infact I love her.
may God bless their union
very beautiful. i like the wedding dress and the red rose.
congratulation.eyin iyawo ko ni mo eni o.
The bribe is gorgeous. Happy married life to them.
beautiful wedding gown…..like the colour combination(red rose and white)
Absolutely stunning!!! Loving the bride’s 50′s hair with a comtemporary flare….nice!
How much do kosibah wedding dresses cost?I’d really love to get one but if its too expensive I’ll just have to kiss that dream goodbye!
i love her wedding gown
Th dress breathtaking and the bride looks stunning in it
Waoh, the bride’s hair do is simply classic and wonderful
wow! lovely couple,especially the bride,she looks like someone who stepped out of a fairy tale.it’s also good to know that their foundation is built on friendship.best of years ahead.
THat dresss…OMG!!! I want!
I loveeeee the dress and the hair style
Absolutly stunning. love d wedding dress.
Good lord, this babes dress and hair do is absolutely classic!! She looks stunning……
Amazing Amazing dress
I love this I love this……simple and yet beautiful.
her dress is damnnnnnnnnnnnnn gorgeous, dats all there is to say…thumbs up to kosibah….never disappoints.
Speechless! That bride looks divine!
it is me victor tope,s boy from nigeria this my num .0708148449.
perfect dress! just for ronky