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Davash222:
Drinks.. I see 'no alcohol' there, are you for real?


I'm not coming, mbok.

Lol. But yes, for real. Alcohol can be really expensive.

As you all know, I have been a firm supporter of budget weddings and I always preach on how to save money on wedding ceremonies in Nigeria.

I recently noticed that people are ashamed to admit that they had a budget wedding, hence my decision to break down my wedding budget. The whole purpose is to educate people that weddings do not have to be expensive to be memorable.

Enjoy!

In my previous post, I broke down my Traditional Wedding Budget. In this post, I will be breaking down my White Wedding Budget.

Pictures on the blog

www.justbudgetweddings..com


THE BUDGET

Our Budget was Two Million Naira for both the white wedding and the traditional ceremony. But we decided to work with a 1.5 Million naira Budget, keeping the five hundred thousand naira as our extra, in case we had one or two other expenses that may come up.


We had a budget, so I knew better than to visit some wedding stores I knew I would breakmy heart if I eventually ended up buying nothing from.

PRIORITY

Pictures, our pictures had to be good.

Food and drinks: Everybody must have enough to eat and drink

Shoes: My shoes had to be comfortable as I am not a heels person. More so, it was going to be a garden wedding, so I had to choose my shoes carefully.


We also agreed that we wont be borrowing or asking for money from anyone be it family or friends. We were going to work with what we had. And that was exactly what we did!


Before now, we had asked both parents where they were willing to contribute and we were well informed. We also informed them that we wanted to keep it small and intimate and we were working with a 200 guest list.


We spaced our dates, our Traditional Wedding was in November 2015 and the White Wedding was in February 2016. Both events took place in Ibadan.

WEDDING THEME: Vintage/Rustic



White Wedding Expenses Breakdown

GUESTS: 200

1. HALL: We decided to use a garden. It cost N30,000. ($75)


2. DECORATION: For our white wedding, the decor was not important, mainly because of the wedding theme, so we opted for a simple and vintage look and feel. This cost N200,000. ($500)

3. TABLE, CHAIRS and CANOPY RENTALS. 75,000 ($185.7)

4. TABLE SETTINGS: this comprises of charger plates, cutleries, wine and water glasses, napkin fold. This cost N55,000. ($137.5)
5. CATERER: My mother is a caterer and she was handling the catering but we supported her by giving her N50,000 and some ingredients to aid her cooking. ($125)


6. DRINKS: I bought the drinks myself and found a means to transport the drinks to the venue. Rented chilling chests and got waiters and put someone in charge of the drinks. We opted for breakable bottles instead of the plastic bottles. This cost N130,000. (No alcohol). ($325)


7. MAKEUP: I had bargained the price for both days since my traditional wedding. So I paid half during the traditional and balanced it for the wedding. N15,000. ($37.5)



8. PHOTOGRAPHY: N60,000. ($150). Bear in mind that I had also bargained for the two days since my traditional wedding. We requested for just soft copies of the picture, since my husband is a photographer, we agreed that he would make the photo books instead. We had no videographer, (we were not going to watch it anyways)


7. MC: N80,000 ($200)


8. CAKE: we opted for cupcakes instead of the regular tiered cakes, we both are not big on cakes. This cost N30,000. ($75)

9. HOSTESSES: Our beautiful La' Heiress Hostesses offered to contribute this as their token of appreciation. (Free)


10. OUTFITS: My wedding dress cost me N38,000. My veil and basket cost N4,000. My husband's outfit cost N25,000.

Total= N67,000. ($167.5)


ACCESSORIES: My shoes cost N10,000 (I had them custom made) while my husband's shoes cost N15,000, (custom made too). Husband's hat cost N1,500 . My earrings cost N500 (God bless Lagos Market). My Garland cost N1,000. My Bouquet cost N5,000. My umbrella cost N2,000.

Total= N35,000 ($87.5)

12. WEDDING BANDS: N86,000 ($215)


11. DJ: N70,000 ($175)


12: Bride's Parents outfits: N30,000 ($75)


13. WEDDING STATIONERY: invitation cards, menu and reception programmes, welcome frame, toppers, name place cards, table numbers, stickers, banners, directional signs and the likes. N100,000. ($250)

14. CHAPMAN: N45,000 (200 cups). ($112.5)


15. DONUTS: N30,000 (200 donuts). ($75)


16. SMALL CHOPS: N25,000 (100 plates). ($62.5)


17. HOTEL: N48,000 ($120)

18. SECURITY (bouncers): N40,000. ($100)
(2 bouncers) this also included their logistics expenses because they were coming from Lagos.


19. MISCELLANEOUS: N50,000 ($125)


Grand Total= N1,401,000 ($3,375.7)



Special thanks to all our vendors that made our day beautiful and memorable

1. Decoration: @decormastaz (traditional), @enazcreativitydecor (white)
2. Caterer: @incredibleediblesng
3. Hostesses: @laheiress
4. Stationery: @ebenezerruth
5. Small chops: Muyiwa
6. Cocktail: @boboschops
7. Donuts: @exquisitosconf
10. Cupcakes: @shonoikid_exousiacakes
11. Security: Eze and Crew
12. Hotel: Old Town Hotel (White), Solam Hotel Oluyole (Traditional)
13. DJ: DJ A- Slide
14. MC: @tomiwasage
15. Makeup: @darushmakeovers
16. Photography: @sam.fotography
17. Wedding shoes: @shuufootwear
18. Wedding dress: @franchybridals
19. Groom's outifts: @sd.schon
20. Bride's traditional outfit design: @boosowlar
21. Bouquet: @mz_leemar
22. Garden: Botanical Graden, University of Ibadan.



Pease note that we adopted a strictly by invitation method and many of our parents friends could not believe that it actually worked and kept asking them how we were able to achieve such a wedding in Nigeria.

Even with the budget we set aside, we still had to spend a little more above it. That just goes to say that weddings are generally expensive.


Planning my wedding was easy for me because once we were able to make up our minds about our budget and vendors, we started paying them immediately, which took the financial stress totally off us.

I wouldn't have been able to deal with the stress of planning three weddings in the same month as mine, if I had not started with the planning process early.


Your wedding can be as beautiful as you want it to be. It really isn't about how inexpensive or expensive it is. It is really all about you being happy.


So if you want an expensive wedding and you are financially capable, by all means please go ahead. This post is basically for those who feel ashamed to admit that their wedding was one on a budget.



DISCLAIMER: These prices may not work for these vendors now, especially not with this current economy. This post is just to show that you can have a memorable wedding without having to break the bank and also to show that there are vendors who are willing to work within your budget and still deliver quality services. Thank you.

I also understand that this budget is still too expensive for some people. But just look for vendors that are willing to work with your budget and you like their works and have a faboolous day! I wish all intending couples a happy wedding day ahead!

For more pictures and details of my traditional wedding budget breakdown, please visit my blog below:

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Olamide~ The Heiress

It beats me when couples feel ashamed to admit that their wedding was on a small budget. It doeant make you any lesser than those who had bigger weddings or spent more money on their wedding. The bottom line is that you mareied the man/woman of your dreams and that in itself is happiness.

Read what we feel on this topic on our blog. Thank you.

http://www.justbudgetweddings.com/2016/07/having-budget-wedding-is-nothing-to-be.html?m=1

More pictures from our June Weddings...


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We care about our couples, hence our endless efforts to add personal touches to your day to make it even more memorable.


Call it the La' Heiress Experience!

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More pictures from #damiandjibola16. The bride contacted us sometimes last year from the USA. We clicjed from the first call. She totally trusted us with all the wedding plans and we delivered.

Thanks to all our vendors for delivering impeccable services

Planners- La' Heiress Hospitality Services
Caterer- @incredibleediblesng
Decorator- @lavishbymichelle
Hostesses- @laheiress
Cake- @trixybeacakes
Photographer- @hyperfocal
Dancers- @thecymbaldancers
Drinks- @betevents
MC- @iamhoneytongue
Band- @wolexband
Stationery- @ebenezerruth
Makeup- @I_beat_face
DJ-@djdaruga
Ewi rendition- @mrlaolu
Customised chocolate- @thechocboy

We are wedding planners with a difference. We do not have style, we have standards!

Let's plan your wedding Day the La' Heiress Way!


Contact us today!
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Many thanks

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Beautiful.

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More pictures from #OCO2016

@modu27photography made a beautiful bride, thanks to @oshewabeauty for making her look even more beautiful than she already is , to @lucianbeeds_n_makeover for dressing her and her friends so beautifully (her outfit was all beaded, a full beaded wrapper) and to @tapstudios and @shileshonoikiphotography for taking beautiful shots, all these would be nothing without the beautiful pictures. Event by @laheiress

Like I said before, i will advise that ushering agencies should adopt an after registration payment method. What I mean by this is, deduct the form fee from their first job with the agency. My agency's form fee is N1,000 and I deduct it from the usher's pay from their first job with us.

This way, we can eliminate the issue of scammers. Just my opinion though.

Olamide~ The Heiress

La' Heiress Hospitality Services
IG: @laheiress

This has been a sensitive topic for me to talk about. For one reason, I am a wedding planner and I wouldn't want to put other planners on blast. After much thought, I have decided to damn the consequences.

If you didn't know, the same way clients have expectations is the same way planners have expectations. I have talked about Client's Budget VS Client's Expectation. Today, I will be talking about Planners Expectations VS Client's Budget.

Every planner wants that jaw dropping moment for every event they plan but not all clients can afford these jaw dropping moments. Some clients just want to get married and get it over with, while the planner has a different game plan for the event and end up forcing their clients to use their preferred vendor to create the jaw dropping moment they so much desire. And this may cost a fortune.


Recently, the stories I hear from clients and vendors are quite heartbreaking. So before brides start to think that all planners are the same way, it would be safe to talk about this and express my disapproval of this new method of planning adopted by some planners.

A planner is meant to ease off your stress; not just mental and physical stress but also financial stress. A planner should not make you incur more debt.

A client called me recently and told me she was cancelling her contract with another planner she had already contracted her wedding to. Her reason was that, the planner was forcing expensive vendors on her and also charging her 10% service fee and 5% vat on each of these expensive vendors. This planner also asked her to increase her budget to N10 million from N6.5 million which was her initial wedding budget (for 600 guests minus the hall expenses).

She went further to say that she no longer reads her emails because it meant more money and she was already feeling pressurized and she did not like it.

This is unacceptable. As a planner, you cannot force a particular vendor on a client, just because you want perfect pictures for social media pages or because of the 10% you demand from these vendors.

Different planners have different terms of service that work for them and we cannot question it or say what you charge for your services is unreasonable but please do NOT force your preferred vendors on your clients. Your main aim is to make your client happy and stress free on their wedding day. You can make suggestions and allow your client decide on what she wants.


Please brides-to-be, do not get carried away by the pictures you see; feel free to say NO when you are being forced against your will. You have the right to say no, after all it is your money here and not theirs.

A good planner should be able to work with any vendor irrespective of their class or 'status' in the events industry and should help their client save money and not incur more wedding cost.

More so, any planner that demands 10% from vendors, can only achieve one or two things. One, the vendor would most likely compromise in service delivery and two, the vendor will only charge higher, so as not to run at a loss after paying the kickback. This simply shoots the wedding budget up and incurs more cost for the client. Imagine collecting 10% from a small-chops vendor.

Brides out there, please do not allow yourself to be forced into doing what you cannot afford. And dear planners, do NOT force your clients to use your preferred vendor just because... (whatever your reason is).

For more on budget weddings in Nigeria, please visit my blog www.justbudgetweddings.com


Olamide~ The Heiress

Please add us up on 07087668124 or 08187003137. You can also call us on 08103193930.

Thank you.

Please i need wedding vendors in portharcourt for a wedding in October. Please add up on whatsapp (08187003137) if you are a wedding vendor in port harcourt. Please you must reside in portharcourt. Thank you.

Please post pictures of your works as well.


Ushers
Decorators
Cake
Photographers
Caterers
DJ
MC
Band
Cocktail
Drinks

I do not know about you but I know that I am bored stiff with the songs selection brides choose these days, especially for the couple's first dance.

Couple's first dance songs should be songs that mean something to both parties. From the lyrics to the rhythm to the singer. It shouldn't be chosen based on the fact that it is the trending song at the moment.


Brides to be, this is not a song you choose on your own. Make out time with your fiancé to select songs that you both love and can relate to. You can listen to a couple of songs before making a choice.


And please there are other songs apart from John Legend's " All of me" and Ed Sheeran's " thinking out loud". Don't get me wrong, they are both beautiful songs but there are other songs and most brides don't even know the lyrics to these songs.


If you're on the hunt for the perfect tune for the first dance, we're here to help. From Nigerian to foreign songs, here are 50 song suggestions sweet enough for a first dance.


1. Hero- Enrique
2. Hero- Mariah Carey
3. Romantic- Korede Bello and Tiwa Savage
4. African Queen- Tuface
5. I need you- Marc Anthony
6. A thousand years- Christina Perri
7. All my life- KC & Jojo
8. You are beautiful- James Blunt
9. Can't help falling in love with you- Elvis Presley
10. Beneath you're beautiful- Labrinth ft Emeli Sande
11. The way you look tonight- Micheal Buble
12. The only Exception- Paramore
13. Unchained Melody- The Righteous Brothers
14. I won't give up- Jason Mraz
15. I promise- Cece Winas
16. At last- Etta James
17. Oloomi- Tosin Martins
18. Orente- Adekunle Gold
19. From this moment- Shaina Twain
20. Eji owuro- Shola Allison
21. Iyawo mi- Timi Dakolo
22. I wanna grow old with you- Adam Sandler
23. Accidentally in love- Counting crows
24. You're The First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White
25. I'm yours- Jason Mraz
26. I want it that way- Backstreet Boys
27. Everything i do- Bryan Adams
28. We belong together- Mariah Carey
29. Kiss from a rose- Seal
30. When You Say Nothing At All – Ronan Keating
31. All of me- John Legend
32. Your song- Elton John
33. Twisted- Keith Sweat
34. I will always love you- Whitney Houston
35. I'll be right here waiting for you- Bryan Adams
36. I'm your angel- Celine Dion
37. Just the way you are- Bruno Mars
38. I wanna dance with somebody- Whitney Houston
39. Ekuro- Davido
40. Ife wa gbona- Tiwa Savage
41. Ada Ada- Flavour
42. No one like you- P Square
43. Oruka- Sunny Neji
44. Dance with me tonight
45. Bleeding Love- Leona Lewis
46. White dress- Ben Rector
47. A whole new world- Peabo Pryson and Regina Belle
48. Time after time- Cyndi Lauper
49. Tonight, i celebrate my love- Peabo Bryson
50. Thinking out loud- Ed Sheeran
51. When i say i do- Matthew West
52. Titilai- Gaisebaba
53. With you- Oyinkan
54. Forever- Chris Brown
55. You and I- John Legend
56. Love never fails- Brandon Heath



Father- Daughter dance

* Baby girl- Nelson Oliver
* Pray for me- Darey
* Dance with my father again- Luther Vandross (In cases where the father is late)

I hope you find this list helpful. Thank me later *wink*


Olamide~ The Heiress

More pictures of our hostesses...

Profeesional and well trained hostesses for your corporate and social event in Lagos.

Please contact Olamide on:
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Still in need of edo traditional dancers please.

Hello, please i need Edo traditional dancers for a wedding in april but the ones i have been getting are quite expensive and by expensive i mean 700k for 10 dancers or 40k per dancer. Is this the normal price? Please help a sister out. Thank you.

I can be reached on 08187003137 (whatsapp)

Olamide.

The groom and his men #JPF2016

Photography - @ahamibeleme

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So we decided to have cupcakes with the bridesmaids pictures on the bridal train table. #JPF2016

Cupcakes by @squarezzzzz
Toppers by @ebenezerruth

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Uche Jombo: Lamide, you were simply brilliant today! And that your emergency kit, it's only human head that's not in it. Lol

I cant even describe my mood. When the bride wont stop telling me that i am her lifesaver and the groom keeps saying that he owes us, then you know you have done a great job.#JPF2016 couldn't have been more turnt!

La' Heiress Hostesses are the bestest ever! Gbam! They make our work a lot easier. I love you guys soooo much.

Introducing La' Heiress male ushers in 2016...

#JPF2016 was too turnt! Turnt overload! When my bride called me at about 11:30pm to tell me that she was at my gate, i was shocked and surprised. She said, she couldn't have slept without giving me a hug.

"My wedding was lit, i don't know how to thank you Olamide, all this couldn't have happened without you, you went over and beyond for me, my decor was super beautiful and ended by saying she loved me".

Her husband was just lost for words, well since he was a prophet, he decided to pray for us.

And she also brought the top layer of her cake for me.

Thank you for allowing La' Heiress Hospitality Services be a part of your big day. We love you too.

To all our vendors... Words cannot describe what i feel for you all. You all brought your A- games and turned it up for #JPF2016 thank you so very much.

Wedding Planner- La' Heiress Hospitality Services. @laheiress

Decoration- @nwandossignatures

Bridal Makeup- Engagement- @oshewabeauty. White- @bmpro

Stationery- @ebenezerruth

Photography- Ahamefula Ibeleme

MC- Gordons

Videography- Uche Jombo Studios

DJ- DJ A- Slide

Hostesses- La' Heiress Hostesses

Cake- Sheraton Hotels Lagos

Desserts- @sweetcravingsdesserts

Wedding dress- @bridesnmoreikeja

Caterers- Davoril and Thine Catering Services

Cocktails- Nature's Best Juices and Cocktails

Bride's Reception Dress- Frock it Rock it

Bouquet and flowers- Aralia by Nature

Hair stylist- Ola Hair

Band- Smally King Band

Bridesmaids Dresses- Alari by Phiss

Groom and Groomsmen Outfits- Eragbae Alao

Violinist- @itweetNaija

White wedding pictures coming up soon... Stay tuned!

The cake

A big thank you to all the vendors who made this happened and worked with us even with the short time we had. We appreciate you all.

More pictures