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Here are images from a two-day ceremony of the marriage of Shola and Tunde. I was very inspired by the few words Shola’s mother had for me after this wedding. I won’t go into too much but the long and short of it was that she was very impressed with how the Alakija Studios team managed the other photographers that were hired to shoot the event with us. As some of you know usually there are more than one photography company hired to cover a wedding ceremony in Nigeria. Each company is individually hired to focus on different “personalities” of the wedding. So for example, you’ll have a company hired to focus on the groom’s family, another for the bride’s family, one more for the couple and their friends (this is the group we often fall into), etc. You can imagine how easy it is for all these photographers to get in each other’s way. I know part of the stress on the couple getting married in Nigerian weddings can occur as a result of the seemingly endless attention each photographer requires of the couple. As one who has gone through it myself, it can be very annoying. We devised a system where we compose the posed shots (especially during the formal order of photos) of the couple so that ALL the photographers can take photos without having to put pressure on the couple. Using this method has relieved a lot of stress on our clients.

I really enjoyed shooting this one with Lumi Morgan as the main second photographer. Special thanks also to Michael and Tunde who joined us in covering this event.

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