Ẹ káàbọ̀ · You are invitedThe wedding of Amara & Tomiwa
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The wedding of Ìgbéyàwó
request the pleasure of your company as two threads become one cloth
Saturday 17 April 2027, in Lagos. We cannot wait to celebrate with you.
Dear friend,
Four years ago, a borrowed seat at a birthday dinner turned into the best conversation either of us had ever had. Since then we have survived an ocean between us, a thousand voice notes and one very nervous proposal on the sand at Tarkwa Bay.
Now we are making it official, and the day would not be complete without you. Come and eat with us, dance with us, and pray over us as we begin forever.
With all our love,Amara & Tomiwa
Two are better than one… for if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow… and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4:9–12
AmaraTomiwaGod, at the centre
Our story Ìtàn wa
Scroll slowly. Our threads find each other the same way we did.
Her thread
Amara
Born in Enugu in 1996. Lover of crime novels, Sunday jollof and a colour-coded calendar.
His thread
Tomiwa
Born in Ibadan in 1995. Lover of football, old highlife records and arriving fashionably late.
2021
Lekki, Lagos · 19 November 2021
A friend's birthday dinner, two empty seats at the far end of the table. Tomiwa asked Amara to pass the jollof. She asked for his number before dessert, and we have argued about who made the first move ever since.
Pass the
jollof?
— T.
Return
to Tomiwa
2023
Lagos ↔ Manchester · 2023
Amara's master's degree took her to Manchester for a year. Nine months of 6 a.m. calls, handwritten letters and one very expensive surprise visit taught us that home is a person, not a place.
2026
Tarkwa Bay · 13 June 2026
A boat ride, a picnic that was clearly too well planned, and both families hiding behind a cabana. Amara said yes before Tomiwa had finished the question.
And then
17·04·2027
Two threads, one cloth, and every one of you woven into it.
Kindly replyThe celebration Ayẹyẹ
Every event is in Lagos. Tap a venue for directions, or save an event straight to your calendar.
2:00pm
The Oduya family compound, Ikeja GRA
Aṣọ òkè in alaari wine and gold. Families arrive from 1:30 pm.
11:00am
St. Augustine's Chapel, Ikoyi
Doors open at 10:15 am. Please be seated before the bride arrives.
2:30pm
The Grand Pavilion, Lekki Phase 1
Dinner, toasts and dancing until late. Access card required at the door.
Order of the day
On the day itself this list follows the clock, so you can always see what is happening now.
What to wear Aṣọ ẹbí
Our colours come from the three prestige dyes of aṣọ òkè: etu indigo, alaari wine and sanyan silk, finished with a thread of gold. Choose a day to watch its cloth come off the loom.
Aṣọ òkè in alaari wine with gold. Ladies in gold gele, gentlemen in wine or gold fila. Aṣọ ẹbí fabric is available from Mrs Oduya until 20 February 2027.
Black tie in etu indigo, midnight or gold. Long dresses or tailored suits. Ivory and white are reserved for the bride.
Look closely. Our initials and our date are woven into the cloth.
The wedding train
The friends and siblings who carried us here, and who will walk in ahead of us.
Maid of honour
Best man
Bridesmaid
Groomsman
Bridesmaid
Groomsman
Bridesmaid
Groomsman
Kindly reply
Fill in the card, seal it, and send it straight to our WhatsApp. Access cards with your table and venue details arrive by email two weeks before the wedding.
Admission is strictly by access card, and each card admits only the names on it.
One last step: deliver it to us on WhatsApp.
If WhatsApp does not open, copy your reply and send it to .
For our guests
Your presence is the gift. If you would like to give something more, everything is under Gifts: pick a tag off our wish list, or write your name in the gift book and give towards our first home from Nigeria, the UK or anywhere. At the reception, envelopes rather than spraying, please.
Once you reply, your access card is emailed to you two weeks before the wedding. It carries your name, table number, venue address and a QR code for check-in. Save it on your phone or print it, and if anything looks wrong, message our planner on WhatsApp.
Not at all. Tables are assigned in the final week, once every reply is in. Your access card will show your table on the day.
Each access card admits only the names printed on it. If your card says "and guest", you are welcome to bring one. We love your little ones, but the reception is an adults-only evening so that everyone can relax.
For Friday's engagement, family and friends wear aṣọ òkè in alaari wine with gold gele or fila. Fabric is available from Mrs Oduya until 20 February 2027. Saturday has no aṣọ ẹbí: black tie in our colours is perfect.
Yes. The chapel has street parking with ushers directing, and The Grand Pavilion has a secured car park with valet. If you are using a ride-hailing app, the drop-off point is the main gate at both venues.
We have held a block of rooms at a hotel in Victoria Island, five minutes from the chapel and twenty from the reception. Mention "Amara and Tomiwa" when booking for the wedding rate, valid until 15 March 2027. The details are in your access card email.
Gifts Ẹ̀bùn · Onyinye
Truly. Bring yourselves and your prayers, and that is everything. If your hand still finds something to give, there are two ways: pick something off our wish list, or write your name in the gift book and give towards our first home.
Bought something? Press I'm getting this on its tag so we can mark it taken before two aunties buy the same blender. Bigger gifts can be shared: chip in any amount through the gift book below.
The full list on Amazon (opens in a new tab)Press a stamp for where you are giving from, and copy what you need. Your name becomes the transfer reference, so the gift reaches the book.
Your line
Giving from
Your bank app shows the account name before you confirm. If it does not say , do not send; message our planner on WhatsApp instead. Your name is the narration, so the gift reaches the book.
Opens Paystack's own page in a new tab: card, bank transfer or USSD. Your name is filled in; the amount is typed there.
If WhatsApp does not open, copy the note and send it to .
From outside the UK
Your bank checks the name before paying. It should match ; if it does not, stop and message our planner. Eighteen characters is all a UK reference carries, so we have kept yours short.
Any UK debit card works, not only Monzo. With an amount written above, it and your reference travel with the link.
If WhatsApp does not open, copy the note and send it to .
This is Tomiwa's UK PayPal, so the gift lands in pounds; PayPal converts dollars, euros and most other money. Paste the note into PayPal's message box; the link cannot carry it for you. Prefer a bank transfer from abroad? Press United Kingdom: that account takes international transfers.
Opens PayPal in a new tab. You will need a PayPal account; the amount can be changed there.
If WhatsApp does not open, copy the note and send it to .
There is . keeps the book and receives envelopes with both hands. Write your name on the envelope so it goes in the book.
Envelopes rather than spraying, please. The Central Bank has views, and so do the aunties.
Giving from London, Houston or Toronto? Press United Kingdom or Elsewhere; there is no need to carry cash to Lagos.
This page remembers your line on this phone only. The real book is at the reception, with .
Amara & Tomiwa
The gift book · 17 · 04 · 27
Whatever your hand finds, we will put towards a home with salt and honey in it. — A & T
Long before naira, a gift like this came as cowries, owó ẹyọ, strung on a cord. Today it comes by transfer; the thought is the same.
One house rule: if it is not on the list, please do not box it. We move twice next year, and a third kettle would not survive it.
The sounds Orin
From the first dance to the last Amapiano run. Follow along, and tell us in your reply what we are missing.
Or press play on the record for a little music-box Canon in D, the tune Amara will walk down the aisle to.
From our loved ones Àdúrà
Amara, you have always loved with your whole chest. Watching you find someone who loves you the same way has been the joy of my year.
Tomi, my guy. Marry her well. Grow old and toothless together, and never stop passing the jollof.
May your marriage be a light to everyone who sees it, and may you keep choosing each other on every ordinary Tuesday, not only on the big days.
Ẹ ṣé o, Olúwa. Two good people, one beautiful home. We are praying for you both, always.
Only the two of you can see this. Type one guest per line, and each gets a link that opens the envelope addressed to them by name.
Share the page publicly from the Share menu before you send links, so guests can open them.
Only the two of you can see this. Tick a gift when someone has bought it, remove what you no longer want, or add something new. Press Publish and every guest sees the change.