On July 12th, Daniel and I enjoyed a wonderful wedding reception in Jos, Nigeria at the Hill Station Hotel. |
Daniel wearing the modern Nigerian groom wear. |
Dressed like the modern Nigerian bride! |
Daniel and I with his mum, Dr. Clara Iya |
Both mum and dad! |
The table decor |
Head table |
The beautiful cake! All of the catering was done by Daniel's aunt. |
Daniel and I making our entrance into the reception, escorted by a band of ladies who helped us dance our way down the red carpet aisle. |
Phil Andrew opened the reception in prayer |
We sang some songs |
We fed each other cake. |
So did the parents of the groom =) |
We also shared juice. |
Then there was a time of dancing! All of the ladies in the room were asked to join me and Daniel on the dance floor. |
They instructed me on a few dance moves. |
Then the men joined the dance floor and a Nigerian tradition referred to as "spraying" commenced. It's when people come and spray us with money. |
Then we enjoyed some great food. |
All of the beautiful decorations! My favorite color is orange and Daniel's favorite color is blue. |
Then we had a time of speeches. |
Words from the wise who had been married for over 50 years! |
Daniel gave a word of thanks. |
Daniel's dad also had a chance to speak. |
Daniel and me with some close family and friends. |
The wedding planner who did an amazing job! She is also a close family friend. |
Beautiful celebration of a beautiful couple, inside and out! Congratulations...praying for you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great celebration! Miss you both.
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Jere Scott
Wowsers! The Nigerians know how to celebrate a wedding! How wonderful for the Iyas to welcome you so warmly into their family Corinne! It looks like such a fun party! The Stoltzfus and Iya families are so blessed to have you two sharing your lives together. We miss you in Elverson but know, without a doubt, you're exactly where you're suppose to be! Love!
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