Love Truly: Elsie Unuane & Okwudire Ordor Wed
Posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 at 2:11 PMBy BellaNaija.com
Elsie Unuane and Okwudire Ordor had travelled to Nigeria for his brother’s wedding, after the celebration, Okwudire went back to London while Elsie stayed in Nigeria for the rest of the summer holiday.
So you can only imagine her surprise when one quiet evening, after a day out with friends, she arrived back home and saw Okwudire in her house! Elsie was so confused and kept asking what he was doing there…his response? In the presence of her mother and sisters, he knelt on one knee and said “I came all this way babe to ask you if you will marry me” and of course, she said “YES”.
That was the beginning of Elsie and Okwudire’s wedding journey….
On the 24th of December 2011, Elsie and Okwudire said “I Do” in the presence of their loved ones, family and friends.
The joyous occasion was a total fairytale experience.
The bride was breathtaking in her stunning lace dress by Suzanne Neville. The ivory corded lace dress with a fitted corset, beaded belt and full tulle skirt was a perfect fit for the beautiful bride. Elsie completed her bridal look with a standout hairpiece and lace sleeves for the wedding ceremony. Okwudire complemented his blushing bride in a sleek black Tuxedo by Tom Ford paired with a black tie. After their ceremony, the celebration transitioned to the reception venue which looked amazing with ivory, champagne and gold hues giving it a refreshingly serene yet glamorous vibe. The rest of the day was filled with even more well-wishes, prayers, dancing, lots of fun including surprise performances by Paul Play Dairo and Wizkid.
It was a fabulous day celebrating Elsie and Okwudire’s love!
BN wishes Elsie & Okwudire the very best of love, life, happiness and God’s favour together as one.
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White Wedding
Traditional Wedding
Photography ~ Take London | AyokunmiOmole Photography | Chyder Photography | Olu Photos | Prince Fotos
Wedding Details
Dates:
Traditional Wedding – 17th December 2011
White Wedding – 24th December 2011
Venues:
Traditional Wedding – Water Front Gardens, Lekki Phase 1
White Wedding Reception – KFA Event Center
Colours:
Traditional Wedding – Fuchsia Pink and Silver
White Wedding – Ivory, Gold, Champagne and a touch of Egg Plant
Vendor List
Wedding Dress: Suzanne Neville – L’AMOUR Collection – Embrace
Bridal Headband: Suzanne Neville
Bride’s Shoes: Vera Wang | Kurt Geiger
Groom’s Suit: Tom Ford
Best Man’s Suit: Richard James
Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Bari Jay
Wedding Planner: Olives
Wedding Planning & Coordinator: Zapphaire Events
Wedding Cake: Cakes by Tosan
Traditional Wedding Makeup: Bayo Haastrup
Traditional Wedding Makeup – Look 2: Banke Meshida-Lawal for BM|Pro
White Wedding Makeup: Banke Meshida-Lawal for BM|Pro
Traditional Wedding MC: Keppy Ekpenyong Bassey
Traditional Wedding Edo Attire: Julipet Royale – 08055924809
White Wedding MC: Basorge Tariah Jnr
White Wedding Decor: Envogue Creativity
Food: Kemabon
Drinks: NYBD
Videography: Afrotainment
Band: Godbless & the Eboni Band
DJ: DJ Tade
Security: Zapphaire
Musical Act: Paul Play Dairo
Surprise Performer: Wizkid
Special thanks from BN to Zapphaire Events
Tags: BN weddings
omg!d bride is so beautiful and the wedding decor is simple,elegant and classy!my time shall come soon o!Amen!
I agree, she’s so pretty!
danmmm d bride is so pretty with flawless make-up…i love everything abt d bride
Beautiful people, lovely wedding, money talking, God bless the couple…Biko Bella make una find avenue to make reader meet fine people like this…haba
Kia ! this babe is too fine ohhh…. I love it! God bless your union hun!
Stunning! I could feel the love and joy shared by everyone gathered for the beautiful couple’s joyous event. This was a beautiful and proud representaton of our culture.
awwwwwwwwwwwww……………Everything is on point!!!beautiful bride!God bless your union!
The best man is so handsome im dead oh my Gwad,warris this,plllkkksksksksksksk,lead me not into temptation.
i need the best man in my life. so gorgeous. God bless his heart for being so beautiful <3
Lol, I was saying the same thing to myself while looking at the photo. Damn! He cute.
The bride looks pretty almost like a black barbie doll. The bride’s maid of honour looks very pretty as well. Wishing the couple happy married life.
She has such a beautiful skin. Wishing her all the best in marriage. She deserves it all
Superb!!!
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very very very very beautiful bride
The bride is ‘wow’,I love everything about her,and the photography is fantastic,infact the photography has just gotten a new customer(moi),and Bayo Haastrup and Banke did a gud job on d bride,d groom too is a chilling guy…happy married life folks…
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Ishan babes are tooooo fine! Good lord, what a pretty pretty girl. Looks like she is Alvin Unuane’s little sister. I wish them a happy married life.
did u guys see the best man and brides maid???jeeeez!
I know right..Dat guy just stole my heart without knowing. oh my Lawd..
beautiful bride, handsome groom, happy people. awwwwwww cant wait for ma man to propose.
The bride is sooo pretty and her make -up was so flawless. And the best man (what a hunk). Lovely weddin, looks lyk dey had lots of fun. God bless their marriage, amen.
Woww so many tubers of yam in that pic lool…. beautiful pictures, beautiful couple, elegant wedding. I wish them Gods blessings… Mojisola Folawiyo! Ever beautiful babe, I see you babe! Thanks for the picture Bellanaija, nice wedding!
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I dont know if it is photoshop oh! But over-fineness (if there’s anything like that) is worrying the bride. Damn!
Classy wedding through & through.
my exact thought! And that MOH is suffering from excessive cuteness! *Note to self* MOH cannot be as cute as I am…just cute enough for the pictures* lol
Beautiful Brideeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Blessed couple! Beautiful wedding.. Blessed marriage.
Why do all dis fine fine ppl marry themselves. make dem spread d beauty na
Lool…such beautiful wedding, the attire *check* the serene bliss!…I support @ theodora
beautiful bride lovely wedding.i bless their marriage
Chai! This birde is so B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-LLLLLLLLL!!!!! Her chief bridesmaid too. Pretty people everywhere. The couple look stunningly amazing. Thumbs up guy, u’ve got urself such a beautiful bride. May God bless ur marriage and be with u guys IJN, A men.
Beautiful bride…. Lovely couple…. Jezzzz the best man is so handsome…. I want…..
the best man and maid of honor should get hitched they look gud together… beautiful wedding… mine shall be just as beautiful Amen…
all i see is a beautiful bride and a lovely gathering! congrats!
the bestman?yummy!:-)
lovely pictures
The bride is beautiful. God bless your union
Omg! *gasping 4 breath n whispering* Thank u so much bella! Pretty couple. Lovely bridal train dresses. Edo culture rocks! Thank God m Edo
So much money was spent on this wedding and it was so worth it. Obiamaka I c u lol 
Beautiful wedding. Love the bride’s wisdom in choice of shoes considering she looks taller than fine groom. I know some ‘I can’t do without my heels’ ladies
Thats my problem, I’m 5ft 10 yet i love my heels so much n my boyfriend looks shorter than i am though he’s 5ft11. wahala go dey for wedding day ooo. make we dey watch
I’m 5ft8 and my hubby is 5ft9, my wedding shoes, made sure heels were not more than 1.5″. I also chill and wear more of 2″ heels or less now, so it doesnt look crazy. Its not bad actually, u’ll be fine.
Awwwwwww. love everything about this wedding…from the wedding gown to her accessories to her bridemaids dressess to the way she packed her hair…and yes i love her smile…Wishing them both a great life together.
So many ‘salad’ and ‘icecream’ people! As for the bestman….!!!! Bride is so beautiful! Glad to see nice flat bridal shoes.The decor was so on point as well.
Absolutely breathtaking… Beautiful everything, love the bridesmaids dresses, the color, that is… Congratulations
Fabulous bride!!!
Is it just me that thinks she looks so much like Rihanna?
Lovely wedding altogether
She looks like the owner of this blog stlyeismything.co.uk !!! and they aren’t even related.
its been a longggg time i saw a bride this pretty she really is a beautiful damsel well done girl and congrats to both of you. she looks like bella disu
bride is very pretty.
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
prettttttty bride.lovely wedding.wish them all the best.
Now this is class! I absolutely love every bit. Very simple, yet elegant and classy. May the Lord bless your home
Simple elegance, just the way I like it! The decor and photography is just awesome. Very mature colours…and as usual, I’m saving the pictures
Okwudire i am so happy for u and your beautiful wife.
You have made your mum proud, wish you a happy maried life.
wowwwww………she’s beautiful!!
i see very cute kids in this union. happy married life.
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BEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatiful!!
l love bride in traditional outfit , i love our culture, beautiful, congrats brides.
Did anyone notice that d bride is superb intelligent. She knew she is taller dan her hubby she went for a flat lovely peep toe. unlike a wedding i went to and the wife with all her height use a 5ft heel and hubby a little above 4ft. meeeeehnnnn it was a disaster.. Love you so dearly jare
i know i saw that too and they look good together…my boo is slightly shorter than me so seeing similar couples is encouraging i have invested in enough dressy flat shoes:)
may God bless your union!
Beautiful !
the bride is so stunning and the best man is hot too
Ok the understated sophistication of that reception hall is giving me life! All the ivory, white etc and it looks awesome. The bride is so beautiful. God bless their marriage!
The girl is very fine especially her make up at the traditional ceremony.
Nice weddding, beautiful bride…But abeg the BEST MAN tho!!!! http://cdn.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Elsie-Unuane-Okwudire-Ordor-White-Wedding-1-March-2012-BellaNaija-123.jpg
Gorgeous man, and i see no ring on his finger o…is someone gonna gimme his 411 or do i have to do some facebook stalking?
Haha, facebook stalk Him….not a bad idea
What a beautiful, beautiful bride, wishing them them a long, happy and prosperous marriage x
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damnnnnn d best man is HOTTT….nd d bride is sooo pretty.
@ Theodora, BN pls hook me up too on Theodora’s request. Best man and Maid of honour are creamy looking. I need to run into that best man ASAP and sharpaly-sharpaly
Bayo Haastrup did a divine job with the traditional make-up. Kai!!! God hasten my own too oh. And other Bella Naija-ists looking up to you.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the photographs! And *ahem* is there any info on the fine brotha of a bestman?!?!?!
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that’s my gurlie…congrats hun…nobody told me o..Nk and co…i see y’all.
nicccce…God bless their union…. regular faces are absent. great
Lovely couple and wedding, wishing them a great union.
Still can’t understand why guests at some weddings surround couples and take shots with their mobiles phones ehn…
It’s better than the ones with iPads! So unnecessary!
Lawd have mercy, the BESTMAN uh uh *bites fist* forgive me father for i have sinned…
awwwwwwwwwwww, who noticed how she wore flat shoes so she doesn’t look too taller than the groom!!!!!!!!!!!!! *sobs* very very beautiful people! may God bless your union… i’m so emoshh right now, kai!!
Beautiful people and a beautiful wedding.
gorgeous bride! gorgeous wedding!
…gorgeous best man!
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i am in love…..i need this bestman in my life….beautiful wedding, breathtaking bride…this groom ehn, na u go market ooooo…chai
This was a lovely wedding to plan and coordinate
Georgeous couple! I am sooooo glad I saw this feature, I’m 5ft 8 and my fiance is 5ft 4 and I’ve always wondered how our wedding day will look. Trust me I am not superficial but this makes me realize that the height is a very minor issue. Many women look for men 6ft+ but we need to look beyond that! Pray for discernment and a man that loves God more than he loves himself, that automatically adds at least 6 inched
Thanks Bella Naija!
*inches*
the best man is hawwwwwwwwwwwwwtttt dang!!! and looks a bit like Kenny lattimore too…..the bride is absolutely gorgeous very fine couple God’s blessings all the way!
All ye women! Leave my man alone “the bestman”. I got him first.
hate to break it to u dear, u’ll be needing more that that one line to rid ‘your man’ of this claws here o….
awwwwwwwww fabulious love every look in there prety couple, May God bless and keep the union
The best man is getting more compliments than the groom….but he is hot though.
Looking at a picture like this, I wonder why anyone’ll presume there’s no god. How can anybody say such a beauty had her origin from apes? STUNNING!!! http://cdn.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Elsie-Unuane-Okwudire-Ordor-White-Wedding-March-2012-BellaNaija-019-400×600.jpg
……..Plus I’ll have to agree, that best man na die! id he hitched?
d bride is wat u wud say she is naturally beautiful,as in not so much nake-up and she is dis beau.i had 2 stare @ d pics b4 d wedding.oh my Gawd! d hubby is 1 lucky man 2 have such a beauty as a wife.i wish them a happy married life blessed with all d beautiful things of life and marriage.
OMG! plssssssssssssss i just need d best man right naawwww. luvly wedding.
wow! lovely bride. Gal u too fine
oga oo,chai BETA LOVELY COUPLE.sooooo cute.d bride is flawless,i lovd dat dey were both smilin all d way.OMG see d bestman n chief bridesmaid na BROWNSUGAR.may the good Lord bless dis union .
The bride is so beautiful. I love that she went for the ballet pumps-absolute comfort!
Bayo Haastrup really blew me off with the makeup- great job!
gosh…lovely bride and groom. I’m in love with d best man tho. nice photos
pretty pretty bride, she looks like a younger version of Omotola in some of d pixs, cool wedding, money well spent
Everything about this wedding is beautiful….down to the flawless bride…Blissful years ahead….*now snapping out of fantasy land*
money speaks and bullshit talks..nope…”Money speaks and beautiful tins happen” chai…decor amazing bride a beauty..shez very simple and u can tell shez nt a shallow person at all…train beauties..handsome men all around…chai !!!!!
This was a lovely wedding to photograph…. And the Couple, i give it to you! Thanks to Olive, wedding planner & Zapphaire Events staff… that made it easier for us to photograph @ our best. It wasn’t that easy. smilesssssss.
congrats to them. lovely couple.
Ayokunmi Omole Photo’s, u rock! Captured the bride’s beauty perfectly!
Speechless !!!!!! Dis wedding is class personified.
I had so much fun photographing this wedding, Elsie is one of the nicest brides i have met…….
very Classy!! Happy Married Life…
beautiful wedding and what a gorgeous bride
@ Blush, you are so, so right. Nice that BN got a fresh take on the wedding circle.
wow the white wedding dress is soo beautiful!! nigerian ppl by far we have the best wedding in Africa! yoruba excellent, ibo excellent, hausa excellent!!! abeg we are too much
Nice
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Such a beautiful bride and a fabulous wedding… like WOW… Ladies, the best man is mine o.. That is if he isn’t already with the pretty chief bridesmaid… They look so good together and I’m jealous… lol
seems like everyone is dying for the best man. wah will i yearn for now? i know!! the bride’s skin!! dayum!!!! i don’t mean complexion tho. talking bout the freshness. lovely wedding btw
Nice wedding, she is flawless. Ok now let talk about the bestman, I dont see a wedding ring. Hook a sister up I beg. Name and number please Bella
Beautiful bride, the groom is very lucky!
dayuum! she fooooine, God bless ur union jare, Amen
This a beautiful wedding we were proud to be a part of, the bride was very wonderful and listened to our advice and trusted our sense of judgement.
liked the shoes pity i noticed we shoe lovers are not indulged with info on designers just dresses n more dresses lol
The bride is lovelllllyyyy,Overfine dey worry d bride and best man .I wish d couple a blessed and fufilled marriage,their kids go bad gan oo.
Hey elsie, longest time! U totally rocked ur weddng dress! Congrats and God bless ur union.
money is definitely speaking;lovely
Abeg who be the BEST MAN the guy is DELICIOUS!!!
Now everybody is awwing and wowing and aahhhing…..there was so much finesse at display. I was stunned by the wedding story,so much so!!!!!. So ladies, let’s all package well,we don’t know where we’ll meet ‘him’
she looks like rihanna. who’s with me on that?
I am! I think it’s her lips!
Onyx I said it first oh (scroll up)
Abeg don’t steal my thunder
Banke Meshida Lawal aka Golden Magical Fingers *sommersaults*
thats one beautiful bride……………..
Hello Mr Bestman mmnnhh… *clears throat* beautiful bride and gorgeous wedding!
The bride looked divine!
Gorgeous bride, handsome groom, amazing wedding! OMG! She chose a dress similar to mine. I love her skin.
9ja men are sooooooo FINE!! I just have to hand it to them! I’m Kenyan and I can say this comfortably coz I’m marrying my dream man in August this year and guess what? He’s 9ja!!
@ Alias… Banke is the business. You can be pretty and the make up would ruin things. I can even tell that it is ‘Banke’s’ job these days. BN, nice one.
one word:classy
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cute. d gal is pretty. nice wedding concepts
Gosh….that best man is hawt!
i want *crying smiley*
Nice seeing Basorje Tariah Jnr. and Bassey Ekpeyong at the wedding. The bride na confirm model abeg! Beautiful chick! So are these two females.
Girl in red:
http://cdn.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Elsie-Unuane-Okwudire-Ordor-White-Wedding-March-2012-BellaNaija-079.jpg
Girl in green:
http://cdn.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Elsie-Unuane-Okwudire-Ordor-White-Wedding-1-March-2012-BellaNaija-073.jpg
That best man needs to report to my doorstep at 0800 hours tomorrow morning. Thank you!
Lack words to describe dis…its just SUPERB!!!! GRAND!!! LOVE!!! Wish ya BLISS!!!!! All d way…
I swear I am happily married, and to the sexiest man I know for that matter, but that best man…phew…(fanning myself in mock faint…)
LWKMD!!!!!!!!
NIIIICEEEE!!!! SEE HAPPINESS!!!
Best Man!
Invoking Jodeci;
You can take my money
My house and my car
For one hit of you
You can have it all…..
I have followed BN FOR YEARS, and this is officially THE FIRST WEDDING TO TICK ALL MY BOXES……YES! YES!! YES PLS!!! I’ve seen one too many ‘money-splashing-substance-lacking’ weddings, but this just hit the right notes allll through! this is d first time I’m actually beginning to google d vendors…dat Envogue Creativity n Chyder photography(kno dem already thank God) just bagged my wedding, period!
I pray their marriage will be as beautiful as they are, n I pray God delivers dat bestman from d hands of my sistas here (only afraid dat he’ll b shredded if more dan one shld catch him), and I pray he marries d Chief brides maid….she hella HOT too… Much love to dem jare, make I go find my own Mr Knight in whateva armour!!!
Beautiful couple,lovely wedding God bless their union.as for the best man……yum yum yum
I see u Edeboh (chief bride’s maid). You look so pretty. Lovely wedding, the second picture of the bride and groom is a work of art.http://cdn.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Elsie-Unuane-Okwudire-Ordor-Pre-Wedding-March-2012-BellaNaija-003-600×300.jpg
She looks like a doll.beautiful
The bride is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo pretty! The make-up is on point, those coral beads *loving them*. The groom + pretty bride=cute babies & cute family. May God bless the union. The best man & best lady….so fine
Finer version of Ojukwu and Bianca….too fine….Best man and Best lady….yum yum yum….beauty overkill
you guys need to see the bestman naked …. he is ripped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! his abs are literally carved in lol anyways the bride looks absolutely stunning
Why oh why are Bella brides always so beautiful
bride looks really lovely , her wedding dress is so beautiful. wishing the couple happy married life.
The bride is stunning, love her dress. The best man is cute. Contests to them.
Congrats to them……this damn ipad
worth my while, georgeous, beautiful bride, love in the air, quality, well organised, simplicity amongst others!!!
I know two concrete things about most Nigerians, good looking and humorous. Maybe I should come to Nigeria and look for a husband
Beautiful wedding…
pls BellaNaija i need to find out where the bride got her wedding shoes. The peep toe silver glitter shoes. Plssssssssssss……tell me pls. i need to get dem asap!!!!
wowow the wifey is really fine. i can see that my naija felow ladies want to reap out the best man well i had to go and look at his picture again to understand why so much compliment for him and i guess i did see it and yes the best man is hot. the bride is so sensible that she did not come in a 5 inch heel i commend her for that just shows why her hubby picked her ehh intelligence!!! abeg make una compliment the hubby as well ohhh and leave the best man alone for the best lady you all got it ladies LOL …..
*sigh* i give banke meshida hand sha she sabi do makeup best bridal artist in Nigeria yet
this bride is a babe sha
very nice indeed. now am encouraged to give all these my short suitors a second look…lol
this is the only wedding i’v seen wher d bride’s shoes are flat-soled…i think i’l adopt that cos i’m tall even tho my husband to b wl b as tall as i am…..*winks*
lol @ Pam – this damn I-pad.
Omg! Bride is gorgeous!!!!
That bride is beautiful..African ladies are beautiful – she could be from any part of Africa South, Ethiopian, East, Central or even North. Nice nice!
This is a very beautiful woman
beautiful wedding.
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wooow…so awesome,lovely couple.cant wait 4 mine….
Nice couple, beautiful wedding..and the best man.. ohhhhhhh… would you marry me?
Very pretty bride
i am so honored about the comments above about the best man, i guess i am the lucky one to have him in my life! sorry girls
Elsie, u r so pretty!!! very beautiful couple! God bless you!
The wedding is truly beautiful, heard a lot about the groom, seems like he’s the nicest guy in the world
x
Okay, simplicity is the best way to go. This woman is naturally gorgeous. The groom is handsome. The best man has that cool sexiness without trying. I love the beaded traditional outfit on the wife, I haven’t seen it like that before. Is there any way these wedding can be featured in a magazine, so the world can see the beauty in the culture. I love how we go all the way to celebrate important things in life. God bless this union.
Chei…The best man is taken??? Sob Sob Sob. lols
please is the best man taken??? biko
he (the bestman) reminds me of Dimeji Alara
The groom is so ugly,I bet the bride will be taking the piss with him
i love the bride’s simplicity…..
exotic looking groom and beautiful bride.handsome best man and pretty chief bridesmaid. bestman if u arent hooked yet,the chief bridesmaid is a nice catch.happy married life to the couple.