Quarter of a century & then some...

Hey lovely readers :) So I said in my last post that 2014 is an exciting year! Well, hello March, excitement has begun :D Besides the many weddings lined up (iLOVE WEDDINGS), it is also the year of landmark birthdays. I myself will be 25 in December, woop!!
Today's post features the Bold, the Bright & the Beautiful. Two of my dearest friends Janet & Yinka (a regular face on this blog) turn 25 & 30 respectively this March. I'm blessed to have these ladies in my life, each one sits in different special places in my heart, lol! So as is common tradition at my church, they decided to do special thanksgiving for their lives. I was really glad that they opted for WuraFola dresses for the special occasion. I should also add that they both serve in the hospitality department(the ladies featured in my 'For the love of womanity' post in March 2013) at church, hence the lovely kitchen set-up in the photos.

Right, so here goes the BOLD aka Janet Nneka Jaey Omalicha! Ha!! She opted for silver sequins for her silver Jubilee nicely paired with black accessories. Who says you can't wear sparkly in the daytime?!!!

And then the BEAUTIFUL aka Yinka Yinkurr Americana Sheedat ChicksBeLike! lool! She makes 30 look like 21! We opted for a very simple silhouette; to let her intricate figure to do the talking ;) in a lovely pastel blue which our darling Lupita Nyong'o has just tagged the 'Nairobi Blue' on the Oscars red carpet ( I watch as I type right now lol)

And lastly, the BRIGHT aka me of course! lool! The bright mind behind these lovely designs you've come on here to see, woop! :) :) Ok it's actually more about the colour I chose to wear: Orange!! Love this on my skin tone. I had to make myself something special too, xoxoxo

*whew* that's 3 dresses in one long overdue post :) I hope you like them as I much as I do. A mini surprise party was thrown for these lovely ladies right here in the kitchen!! Look out for the AMAZING cake made by my dear sister with the gifted hands.

ALL DRESSED IN WF ;)

and OMG look what's happened here:

loool... EXCEPT I'm always Blair & she's not my Serena. sorry boo xx

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WuraF xo

Back in Time : 50s

Happy New Year lovely readers! Yes I know it's already the 21st day of the year.. (SMH at me)! ! 2014 is already a very exciting year for me & the brand! I look forward to creating & sharing more and more beautiful dresses; and possibly my first wedding gown. :D Hope you've all caught the bug; the good bug that gives the feeling of a brilliant year ahead!!

Today's post is reminiscent of the 50's. Think Grease, Cadillac Records & my major inspiration coming from Maggie Gyllenhall's character in Mona Lisa Smile - Giselle Levy; a sexually advanced student who is even said to have slept with the studly Italian teacher :O :O lool. She is beautiful, understanding and very stylish!

Praise is a lovely, stunning girl who had been invited to a 50's themed awards evening and I asked to make her a dress. Florals + dusty pink + lace make up this gorgeous dress that I absolutely love. We did the photo shoot in the very arty Fish Island.

 

Hope I did the 50's justice :)

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WuraF 

xo

A Wine & Gold Christmas Wedding

Merry belated Christmas & a happy new year in advance lovely readers. I hope you all had a good one. It is absolutely my favourite time of the year and this year certainly did not let me down. Good food, family, good company & a late viewing of Best Man Holiday with good friends. ♥♥♥♥ Somebody asked if santa was good to me and I said, "lool erm I guess... Love & happiness around me, can't complain :)" It's the little things in life that count.

To add to the jolly holiday season, three of my friends/clients got married, woohoo! I had the privilege of designing the bridesmaids dresses for two of these.

This wedding was held in a divine stately home in Essex. Very intimate wedding for Kanika & Jeffrey. Wine & Gold were the colours of the day. I designed the bridesmaids dresses, a different style for the MOH and a change of outfit for the bride. The girls looked so beautiful and in sync. Kudos to Jadoy hair for a job well done on 2 out of 4 of the bridesmaids' hair.

Hair by Jadoy

Hair by Jadoy

MOH - Hair by Jadoy

 

Hair by Jadoy

Hair by Jadoy

The bride also looked stunning in her lace fishtail dress:

I myself was a lovely looking wedding guest hehe :)

And on that note, I'd like to give a special shoutout to my darling parents, 29 years of marriage on the 29th of December! Woop! Thank God for mum and dad for sticking through together!

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WuraF 

xo