No. 003 · The colour
Burgundy and gold. The family chooses the aso ebi. Four hundred people will wear it.
No. 003 · The colour
Lace, gele and coral.
Everyone in one colour. Everyone on one list.
No. 004 · The weave
Aso-oke, woven by hand.
Her family’s colour, shot with gold. Indigo and white for his.
No. 004 · The weave
One roll, one name.
Each roll is tagged for a guest on the list. Mama Ijeoma’s is tied first.
No. 009 · The doors · Victoria Island
Four hundred places. One way in.
The hall is dressed by four. The guests are still deciding.
No. 006 · Mama · Benin City
Her outfit is ready.No invitation has come.
Mama Ijeoma · voice message to Tunde
“Tunde, my son. What time should I be ready? … I don’t want to disturb you.”
In a crowd of names, someone can still feel forgotten.
No. 008 · Her name · Lagos, late
“She thinks she has to ask. ”
Tunde finds her in the list.
Something with her name on it.
No. 012 · Getting ready
Shoes on the lamp. Gele already tied.
Everything she will wear, laid out in the order she will need it.
No. 012 · Getting ready
Ready by noon.
Her phone has not stopped buzzing since six.
No. 013 · The morning
Four hundred places, set by name.
Gold, glass and candlelight. Every card written from the same list.
No. 013 · The morning
Nobody has to wonder where to sit.
Seating is planned before the doors open.
No. 014 · The place kept
Mama Ijeoma. Table 1.
Guests say yes. The couple choose where they sit.
Tunde
“I kept your place. ”
She always kept a plate for him. Today he kept a chair for her.
Àríyá Chidinma & Tunde · 12 Dec 2026
Guests
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Mama Ijeoma Benin City · by text message
Invitation not sent Send her invitation
No. 016 · The send-off
When the hall goes quiet,the sky stays lit.
No. 016 · The send-off
A lantern for every yes. Four hundred of them, rising over the lagoon.