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Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1555Yewande and George share a special connection – not only are they birthday mates, they are also engaged to be married this September.

The couple celebrated their joint birthday – April 25th and recent engagement, with an intimate dinner at Westfoster Hotel in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Enjoy their love story and engagement party photos!

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Yewande shares how she met the love of her life – during their Masters!, “we met in 2010 during our Masters program in Warwick Business School in the UK and started out hanging in a group of a few Nigerians. We gradually started spending more time alone getting to know each other and in January 2011, we became an official couple.”

On the surprise intimate proposal, the bride-to-be says, “in October 2013, we went on vacation to Dubai and had the best time ever – Dubai is our happy place. Because we had been dating for almost 3 years, all my friends kept saying that this was going to be the trip. These thoughts crossed my mind a few times while on holiday, every time we went to a fancy restaurant I thought “omggg is this it???” haha. I got over it quickly though and just decided to enjoy the holiday.

Two days after we returned to Nigeria, we had been out all day visiting friends and family. When he dropped me off at home around 10pm, he asked to come upstairs which I found odd considering how late it was. He came upstairs regardless and we sat at the dining table with my mum and chatted away. After about an hour I started feeling sleepy and was even trying to signal to him to start going home but he ignored all my signs and just kept on talking, lol!

I excused myself from the table and went into my bedroom to start prepping for the night. George then walks into my room and starts hugging me from behind. We are both big huggers so that didn’t feel strange. When I turned back, I saw him reaching for something in his pocket and I started screaming because I couldn’t believe it, he got me good! I made a dash away from him looking for a hiding place with no luck, he just followed me laughing and held my shaking hands. Then he got on one knee, gave a long speech that I can’t remember (nobody does!) and asked me to be his wife and I said yes! He then slipped the most beautiful diamond ring on my finger, I literally gasped when I saw it. We reveled in the moments after the proposal; it was private and peaceful, just what I wanted.”

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BellaNaija Weddings wishes Yewande & George a blissful engagement, beautiful wedding and marriage.

~ Photography: Jay Exposures Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1510 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1528 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1531 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1726 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1727 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1532 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1535 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1553 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1565 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1569 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1589 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1578 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1596Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1597 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1598 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1673Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1607 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1635 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1692 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1711 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1736Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1747 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1590Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1752 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1756 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1761 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1768 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1770 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1777 Yewande & George Engagement & Birthday Dinner | Westfoster Hotel, Ikoyi | BellaNaija 0DSC_1775

Photography: Jay Exposures – 08023086839, 08038892757
Venue & Catering: Westfoster Harbour Hotel, Ikoyi
Event Coordination: JK PartyWorld | Instagram: @jkpartyworld
Makeup: Faces by Labisi | Instagram: @facesby_labisi
Decor: Just Weddings | Instagram: @justweddingsng
Cake: Sweet Indulgence by Ola | Instagram: @sweetindulgencebyola

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