The snippets of Safiya Aliyu & Umar Isa Yuguda‘s wedding that made it online, immediately went viral! From the sweet wedding video, to the legendary shot of Umar checking out his blushing bride, Safiya, before their grand wedding dinner.
We have the exclusive to share their wedding photos by Atilary Photography – we’re so honoured to present Safiya & Umar’s multi-city wedding celebration to you today!
The Love Story
In early January, 2014, Umar saw Safiya’s photo on a social media site and fell in love with her right away. He thought she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. After seeing the photo, he had a strong feeling she would one day be his wife, and he already started referring to her as such!
He collected her number from a friend and decided to give her a call, which went badly because she responded rudely, finding it weird for a stranger to call and express his feelings towards her before they had even met. But to Umar, it was the realest thing he had ever felt. Umar was not ready to give up so he called her again. After giving it a couple more tries, Safiya got more comfortable when she found out that Umar got her number from a close relation of hers, Yamani Shema.
Safiya was in school at the time, and she shares with BellaNaija, “We spoke on the phone for hours every day”. “The first thing I noticed about Umar is he is extremely patient and humble.” She gradually discovered her and Umar were so alike in so many ways, “He is the most lovable, sweet, understanding, caring and kind yet so innocent man I’ve met” . The more they spoke, the more they were eager to meet each other because, “It felt like Safiya was God sent to me”, Umar says.
They finally met at the end of February 2014 and they both share that the day was magical. “In no time our love deepened and we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. Without any doubts, hesitations or regrets, we went for it.” A few months later, in December 2014, they got married.
The groom asked the bride’s family for their permission to ask their daughter for her hand in marriage, as she comes from a royal family in Katsina. He got down on one knee with a Smith & Green Jewellers ring in Lagos, amidst her family and friends. Umar says, “The smile on her face was priceless”.
See the lovebirds express the love they have for each other in the wedding video by Genius Films.
Advice for Other Couples
You only have one life so spend it with the one who makes you happy and who you love the most! Don’t forget, communication is very important and also, understanding.
BellaNaija Weddings wishes Safiya & Umar a married life filled with joy and blessings!
~ Pre-Wedding Photos by Atilary Photography & Big H Studios
~ Wedding Photos by Atilary Photography
Cocktail Dinner
Budan Kai
Mothers Night
Kamu
Grand Dinner
Pre-Wedding & Wedding Photography: Atilary Photography | instagram.com/atilary_ | www.atilaryweddings.com | Email: atilarystudio (at) yahoo.com
Additional Pre-Wedding Photography: Big H Studios | instagram.com/bighstudios
Wedding Video: Genius Films | instagram.com/nategenius01
Wedding Dates & Locations
Mothers Night | 14th December 2014 | BMO Hall, Abuja
Kamu | 19th December 2014
Wedding Fatiha & Budan Kai | 21st December 2014 | Matazu, Katsina
Grand Dinner | 21st December 2014 | ICC Abuja | www.abuja-icc.com/aicc.htm
Cocktail Dinner | 22nd December 2014 | Dunes Restaurant Abuja | www.dunescenter.com
Wedding Attire
Blue Budan Kai Dress: Hudayya Couture | instagram.com/hudayya
Bride’s Pink Aso Oke: Bimmms Alaso-Oke | instagram.com/bimmms24
Makeup: Mamza Beauty | instagram.com/mamzabeauty
Groom’s Suit: Okunoren Twins | instagram.com/okunoren
Aso-ebi: Labeeba
Wedding Planner: Nazeer Husein
Wow! her shape.
Like seriously thats all i see, she’s gorgeous and that shape is what girls pay a million bucks for, damn #girlcrush
Bride=Every man’s dream, Hubby =every gurl’s dream! perfection!!!! bet when she later saw his pic her shakara dropped small lolz but hey that bride right there HAS IT ALL! sorry u cnt hate on them lailai lol…. HML to ths two!
This is what I call sophistication. Is this not dignifying, even though she is pretty she’s found her heartthrob and settled down, some of her mates are out there posting their assets to the world just because they are pretty, struggling to be like some American woman who posts pictures that should be private in public. Beautiful does not mean wayward or immoral.
Nothern girls are pretty and shapely. It’s just that you won’t always notice it because of the way they dress. This is an occasion
Shape is something else. Love them. Their kids wil definitely be more beautiful and hands..
Safiya Aliyu has to be one of the most beautiful woman in the world. I personally think she looks better than the overhyped Beyoncé. I put her and Aishwarya rai next to each other in beauty. See her natural curves. The groom is handsome as well. She has some resemblance to Lola luv in the face.
sooooooo beautiful. The body on that bride though. Derm!!!
Wedding extravaganza! Lovely couple, may God bless your home.
Indicate thus O/ if you don’t get jealous often but weirdly find yourself very jealous of this groom.
Guy found himself a rare gem, may his hustle stay blessed.
Like! I just kept thinking if I were that guy. I’ll never let her go too. I am a woman o but I am jealous of him. Body, Face. Everything. That bride has got it! I had tears in my eyes mehn.
WOW! Wife is so cute and with sweet shape as for d Groom so damn handsome! Lovely Wedding
Beautiful
God, just one question for you, “where did I go when you were giving out curves to women?
lmaooo
I ask everyday
Oh my goodness gracious my eyes have seen the glory and im saved,God is Mighty and worthy to be praised for blessing me with this fine specimen
oooh weeee im speaking in tongues bbkhh
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My dear i prayed that prayer also. What is going on in the North biko? All these yummy men. sigh.
Haha! Fifi, if this is who I know it to be, he is igbo and has a gf
Gorgeous couple!!!!
Dear Future hubby,
Could you be in one of the pictures above?
I am waiting….
This could be our love story too….
😉
Asanwa! Northerners can be fine. Wow! Nice one.
Beautiful!!!
Can’t even type. Speechless at this beauty!
lmaooooo!! it never too late my dear
Wow… lovely couple, God bless your home
Hello handsome!!! https://www.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Safiya-Meema-Umar-Yuguda-Wedding-Hausa-Nigerian-Wedding-BellaNaija-Weddings-February-201529.jpg
They truly love each other. May God bless them abundantly
OMG!!! Her hai, her eyes her body……Umar sharp guy……hehehe
hair
Very cute couple. The shape on that bride tho!
You could see love radiating through them, the way they look @ each other, the touches, the smiles! Damn! Love is indeed beautiful
love this pic of them https://www.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Safiya-Meema-Umar-Yuguda-Wedding-Hausa-Nigerian-Wedding-BellaNaija-February-2015-003.Photo-1-17-15-8-58-57-PM.jpg
jeez…see the way I’m starring at d bride, shes soooooo gorgeous! . i want her figure!!!
handsome groom too
Beyond Beautiful, may God bless their union.
I love it, its beautiful. I love that the Northers and Yorubas can jubilee under one roof. God bless their union. 🙂
all id say is Jesu Christy……….. shes jst so pretty, d guy is so handsome n deh luk so in luv. i nid my own love story too
see fine boys biko..kai! can hausa men marry igbo girls biko? please help. cos im getting winks from some hausa men and i no wan enter one chance….see how buff the men are.. it is not after squatting and all these my push ups then one pot bellied man will now come and say “im the flower he has been searching for”..straight face…
LMAO!!! YOU CRASE!!! Babe, marry whoever you wish jare, life is short
nahum, lol…i say make i ask people who have experience in this matter, i know want one chance things…life is too short for one chance
Somtoo – abeg if you find one marry am. I missed marrying one although it was because he was worried about a wild southeastern girl. He later came back pleading for second chance one day before my wedding. Sorry boo. I got hitched with someone else but we know today and have both confessed (he don marry too) that what we felt for each other we could never feel for others. So if you find that one – please grab and fight for it (decently, of course). And if you are wondering about it – yeah, we have too much respect and love for each other to fool around so no fooling around;-)
Lol, hardly. As in, hardly. If they don’t marry themselves, it’s usually Yoruba.
Chai! Somtoo. I gbugo m with this comment. lol
Why won’t he profess love. Do you see the body that goes with that shape? But I’m sure she self soji once she saw his picture and profile….damn that boy is a dream
Her Hair. Her Smile 🙂
Some People wore short dress and leather jacket to a cocktail party;/
Trust naija people
Seh is adorable.
https://www.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Safiya-Meema-Umar-Yuguda-Wedding-Hausa-Nigerian-Wedding-BellaNaija-February-2015-024.jpg. The guy in white is soo yummy. Damn. He looks Yoruba. I am going to find him
is that her hair?
Kai! The cuteness of this couple can cure malaria.
Oh My God!!!!! Now,I can say “I have seen the prettiest girl ever”!!!!!!!!! She’s tooo pretty mehn and her shape na die!
Kai! the cuteness of this couple can cure malaria
BEAUTIFUL COUPLE!!!!
@LolaO,as you’re finding him,he might either be taken or doesn’t want to be found……
Lool he’s already been found. That’s my bf :p
@ LolaO I luv ur spirit. Everyone stay away from lolas man. He’s taken!!!! *wink*
fine and shapy chaiiiii
Jaw dropping!
flying from Kenya to Nigeria to find this man. i don’t know where to start but i am gonna find you!!!
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Madam sit in your Kenya oooo dont come n make my mission hard thank you
lmaoo!
So this babe single handedly collected the ‘fineness’ and shape of 10 girls. This life is not fair oh 🙁
D moment I saw this pictures on instagram…I just couldn’t think..their cuteness is overdose…d bride, she is…..I don’t even know what adjective to use, she has everything a girl wants…God bless ur marriage..pls wen a child comes share deir pictures o
Beyonce has nothing on this girl o. She’s so gorgeous. And the groom so handsome. May their marriage be as beautiful vas they are. AMEN
This girl is the finest bride I have ver seen on bellanaija. Fine con get fine body join omg! Wishing them happy married life.
Northerner know how to throw the best parties abi na wedding..
Father Lord!
My goodness this woman is breathtaking….Perfection.
May God bless this marriage- very lovely couple. stay blessed till end of times
Omygosh! The lady is soooooo down to earth…. damnnnnnn…. her curves,eyes.nose,ear,hair in fact everything about her is perfect…
Well am tripping for the guy mehn…. Thats my definition of handsome,cute,charming,sophisticated,classy,fine…… (drooling)
But where the heck was i when God was giving curves(pensive thinking)
Enroute North…. its like that is where all the handsome guys are now… Check of direction mehnnn
Hot couple. And the bride’s body…wooosh!
Enroute North…… its like that is where all the handsome guys are now… change of direction mehnnnnn
gorgeous from head to toe. her hair,face, her figure.kai! safiya you are perfect!
So mammy water isn’t a myth, they are real!
This babes Shoki is on fleek!!!
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O boy dis gal 2 fine ooooooooo
Wen i alighted that plane in Bauchi last week and saw this lady behind me… I never even knew who she was. Wat i told her was “u re soo beautiful” nd i passed with her smiling nd thanking me. Dese pics dnt do her justice honestly. Her hussy too is somefin else…. Damn! So i was in d same plane wif dem?! God almighty this must be a sign!!! God of social media…. Biko let hussy also locate me!!!
ROTFLMAO!!!!@ god of social media!!! You’re a nutcase!
They Are So Beautiful
could the social media be instagram?
damn… gorgeous bride…..lovely couple
Pretty bride. Handsome groom. God bless ur union
OMG, I am seriously going dizzy…too many fine men were there chai…. I love every bit of it. Congregations are in order and wishing them a very happy blessed married life.
coughing! her shape thou…
I seriously went dizzy looking at the pictures. These are some fine men…damnnnnn. Such beautiful people and especially beautiful couple. What can I say? God bless them and I wish them all the best in married life.
The guy is charmingly handsome but this girl’s beauty is on 100, even i’m smitten (and i’m a girl). ps northerners are fine sha
The bride is breathtaking, never seen so much perfection in one person before…. can confidently say she’s perfect!! hubby z cute too. Wish them many more years of happiness….
Her hair tho *whistles*
Mehnnnnnn these Hausa weddings be giving me life.
Wow the brides are such natural beauties. And this bride’s shape tho’, my jaw dropped…lol.
Groom is so fine, reminds me of MosDef.
Lovely couple. HML 😀
The bride’s drop dead gorgeous. N that body: wow! That hudayya dress tho is something else. God bless ur marraige. # perfect couple
The only thing I can say is – Masha”Allah. A woman don’t have to pose half nude in terms of (modeling pictures) to show her sexy side. Now this is sophistication, she’s not trying too hard, but everyone can testify how elegance she is. .
The way, they are looking at each other, could tell you, this is not “forced” their demeanor, the way they are lost in each other’s presence is simply mind-blowing.
Insha’Allah! (God’s willing) I’m getting married before the end of the year in Texas. Keep me in your Du’a (prayers and supplications)
* Elegant * typo
THIS COUPLE SHUT DOWN.
Bride’s shape and face and hair. Yeah #GirlCrush is not a myth. I agree it’s real… She’s everything and THEN SOME~
God Bless their union.
SHES THE MOST PRETTIEST I HAVE EVER SEEN GOSH.
eWO! I can now understand when he said he saw her on a social media and decided to call her just like that, haba! as a girl i am saying this: this girl is hot, kilode..i tried to look for flaws ooo, but nope!
OMGOSH! This couple…speechless. God of social media locate me with love and sophistication IJMN! Wishing them a happy and blessed married life.
This couple is something else sha. No words can describe their hotness, chemistry, etc.
Meanwhile, Bella Naija is proof that handsome guys do marry beautiful brides. You know there’s this Nigerian myth that handsome guys go for not-so-pretty girls. Only God knows whre they got that from. But the real handsome guys, especially the ones with money marry the most beautiful girls they can find.
My favourite pic. Love them esp the way he dotes on her. https://www.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Safiya-Meema-Umar-Yuguda-Wedding-Hausa-Nigerian-Wedding-BellaNaija-February-2015-007.jpg
Can someone explain to me the different sections of their wedding process and the traditional or religious background of them?
Yes, Kamu means “to catch”. This is when the man comes to get his wife from her side. She is sometimes hidden among other fake brides, other times he has to bribe his way through her friends to get to her. This party is thrown by the bride’s family.
The buden kai which means “opening of head” literally but means “the unveiling of the bride” is when she’s brought by her family to his. This party is thrown by the groom’s family to welcome her into the family.
Mothers Night is just another reception usually hosted by the bride’s family while the grand/main reception is hosted by the groom’s family.
Hope this answers your question. I’m from the North East. I’m not really sure it has religious ties, it’s just tradition we grew up with. I’m a christian anyways.
Beautiful Bride ….Beautiful Couple!
These pictures got me thinking “maybe a christian Hausa guy isn’t a bad idea”. A lot of them are very handsome and cool :). You don’t get that combination often.
Is the guy christian? I thought they were both muslims
They are muslim
Beautiful wedding! Beautiful people! She is fearfully and wonderfully made!!!
Beautiful, modest and classy all the way. I love northern Nigerians.
dayummm!!!!! the body on that bride.
Good evening bella, Lovely couple by the way. could you kindly send me the details of the prices of adverts on your blog. I would really appreciate that. Thank you.
Hello Nky,
Please send an email to adsales@bellanaija.com.
Thank you.
A.
These kind of fine people that make you think about your life. They are going to produce angels
I said the same thing. Offsprings will be out of this world…
The bride was forming on the phone as fine babe,think ing its these vampire guys from social media , when she found out groom is correct fine guy, wey dey born with golden spoon in his mouth,she agreed kia, in our generation it pays to be fine me too have met pple on social media tripping but have nt met someone I can marry
Am happy for her so many pretty gals are single or married the wrong guy she is lucky fine gal with fine destiny
This woman is beautiful!!! kilode! haba! wetin!
When you see her picture, you understand his urgency. She is stunning! Beautiful people. Beautiful wedding.
I SINCERELY HAVEN’T SEEN SUCH PERFECTION IN ANY COUPLE!!! I’M TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH THEM AND THE BEAUTY OF THIS UNION. THEIR WEDDING WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. I PRAY THEIR MARRIAGE WOULD BE MORE BEAUTIFUL. GOD BLESS THEM! AMEN!
wow wow wow, dats what i keep saying, i mean what a delightful sight,i aint seen anything so perfect as this couple… Mehnnn are this people for real…. so perfect! HML!
perfect couple…
wowow
cute couple perfect awesome pics HML AND GODBLESS
Sheeeeeeet! Look at that body on her, not even over the face yet and I see that bodacious behind and hips. Wow. Gorge!
Her body is unreal!
I’m sitting here thinking; guy please don’t use religion and/or tribe to get married to another wife 5+yrs down the line o
“Best grandfather for our grandchildren” awwwww
Hey pls ooo, what’s this social media site? Let me put my pics up too. Yes I’m fine :p
The video guy is very random though. I feel it could have been better captured
Beautiful couple, may God bless their union. Also I heard the groom is part Yoruba, based on one of outfits, I believe it. 🙂
Jesu Christi Oluwa wa. Their perfection is breathtaking. See fine men everywhere.Oh sweet Lord.
nice and beautiful couple! Tabarakallah