Olabamidele met Boluwatife when he left a comment on an Instagram platform talking about himself and the type of woman he was searching for. Boluwatife followed him as a result, so he sent her a DM and the rest is history! He proposed to her three months later on her birthday at a bar and restaurant in Sheffield. The couple fell in love with Atoy Venue in Sheffield as soon as they saw it. “The all-white interior, bathed in soft white light created the perfect blank canvas for our wedding vision,” Olabamidele explains. “My wife and I are drawn to simple elegance and understated luxury, something refined, not overly busy, but still breathtaking.” They shared the dream of their flowers and lighting taking centre stage and the venue allowed them to bring this to life beautifully. The welcome signs and seating plan were lilac to mirror the palette of their pre-wedding shoot, while they stuck to a main colour palette of nature-based hues for the flowers and remaining décor. The wedding menu was a feast! Alongside the traditional dessert, the couple offered a full menu card to delight guests. The main courses included jollof rice, fried rice, Ofada rice, poundo yam and Amala, accompanied by a variety of soups such as abula, efo, egusi, and buka stew. They also served continental dishes such as tender beef vermicelli noodles, shredded beef in green pepper sauce, curried chicken, garlic sweet corn, and sauteed prawns. The five-tier big-day bake was decorated in pure white icing with beads. “It was heavenly,” Olabamidele remembers. “We got exactly what 18
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