No. 003 · The colour 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
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Mama Ijeoma Benin City · by text message
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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.