African Wedding Jams!

It’s always so beautiful to see couples who love music! What I totally love are couples who know how to dance!  In today’s post we are going to look at the top 10 African wedding songs for the year 2013/2014!

 In compiling these songs, I spoke to a lot of people and you will be surprised the kind of songs people said they will be dancing to on their wedding day. Some want slow songs which was termed ‘body to body’ which meant the couple will dance with almost no space between them. Cool! Others wanted the high life sort of the songs 'the Amakye Dede's' okay oo! me, I want the ‘bend down low’ kind of songs. The type of songs were I can show all my dancing skills from 'azonto' to 'al qaeda' to 'amanda' just name them. 

To suit all taste we have compiled 10 beautiful songs that you can dance to on your wedding day! If you have been to any wedding of recent, you will agree that these songs are a hit at almost every wedding. The leading wedding songs this year are Aye by Davido and Ada Ada by Flavour.

If you are getting married anytime soon, you must definitely dance to one of these.

See the other songs that made Vows and Rings top 10 African Wedding Jams!

1. Aye by Davido

2. Ada Ada by Flavour

3. Adonai by Sarkodie ft Castro

4. Odo carpenter by Bisa Kdei

5. Adult music by Kwabena Kwabena ft Samini

6. Emindo by Tiwa Savage ft Don Jazzy

7.  Good life by Davido ft Mafikilizolo

8. Skelewu by Davido

9. Best In Me by Efya

10. Serious love nwantinti by Omawumi

Which of these songs will you definitely dance to?!

Sources: Youtube

Bridal Hair 2 – Natural Hair Brides!!!

In our previous post, we saw different ways a 'relaxed hair' bride can style her hair to look beautiful on her wedding day. Today, we’re on brides with natural hair. For most Afro-textured  hair women, styling their hair for their wedding is a challenge so they therefore resort to hiding their beautiful natural hair under weaves. One natural hair bride I spoke with said, her fear was she may not look as beautiful as compared with brides who have relaxed hair. (Who said so?)

Some natural hair types are naturally hard and stubborn, you know the ‘kinky’ type popularly called ‘kankpe’ in Ga. *used as a form of satire* ( don’t know if I had the spelling right….but I hope you get what I mean….the very hard and tough kind of hair). Whether ‘kankpe’ or not, you can still rock your natural hair and look amazingly beautiful! No reason to hide that long, thick, black natural hair on that special day, let it feel special too!

Below are 11 ways you can style your natural hair on your wedding day!

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And yes, you can have natural hair bridesmaids and flower girls!

The photos have been numbered, 1-11, tell us which one you will rock!

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Bridal Hair

How your hair looks on your traditional or white wedding goes in a long way in making you look beautiful! Many brides feel that their veil cover their hair and thus spending time and looking for a great style for their hair is not that  important but it is! What if your veil comes off? lol.....That shouldn't happen though. But every detail is very important and therefore brides shouldn't compromise on their hair just because they think it will be covered.

Most people also feel good makeup does all the magic. It could, but your beautiful hairstyle completes the magic. Haven't you ever seen a bride with good makeup but not soo good hair? On your that special day every single detail about you should be on point!

Vows and Rings presents to you some beautiful hairdo's a soon to be bride can consider.......

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A beautiful hold up style. Allows space for the tiara or hair pin to fit perfectly.

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Simple but Classy!

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Big curls hold up style. Beautiful!

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Hold up hairdo

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Beautiful pony tail

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For those who just want to leave their hair on

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 The bow tie hair

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The photos have been numbered 1 to 10. Tell us which is your favorite hairdo.

We haven't left out our natural hair brides. In our next post, we will talk about how to rock your natural hair on your wedding day! Don't hide your natural hair, let go off the weaves and rock your natural self! 

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The Special Day!

I'm not married but I have been around brides the night before their wedding and I can testify that, they don't sleep. If they say they slept, please they lied. There's so much going on in their minds that they even find it difficult to blink. They toss around so much they often wake up under rumpled sheets and with headaches.  For the groom, I haven't been around any the night before their wedding but any of you who have should kindly tell me about it. (I am eager to know).

I am pretty sure the night to their day for Mr and Mrs Emi-Reynolds was similar to the ones I have experienced. The brides do all their last calls especially if you do not have a wedding planner to take over some of your duties, then you are under some sort of pressure, thinking if everything is set for the big day. Let me not leave our men out of this, they are also under some sort of pressure but not as much as ladies. Every little detail is relevant to us and therefore we try to make that day as perfect as possible.

Let's get to the big day!

Their wedding was a turquoise and pink themed wedding.

Complete look

On point hairdo!  

The joy of every father is to walk his daughter to the altar

                                                                            

      

Finally Mr and Mrs!

Soo much joy!

4 tier chocolate flavored cake

Boogie time!

From Vows and Rings, we say congratulations to Mr and Mrs. Emi-Reynolds and we wish them the very best in their marriage and the Almighty God's blessings. Thank you for the being the very first couple for Vows and Rings!

Credit:
Bride's Wardrobe: Marngie Collections
Hair & Make up: Dolcie Facial Clinic
Decor (church & reception): Image Builders
Reception Grounds: GAEC Atomic Guest House
Photography: Pixslrate Studios
Cake: R&D Catering Services

Engaged!

Traditional marriages popularly called Engagement in Ghana are the most prestigious marriages in the country. The mothers are very busy on that day(they just can't sit) and the fathers yes, want you to know you have come to his house and his daughter is the one getting married!

It is during this ceremony that the country's culture is properly displayed. From attires worn by the couple to conversational styles, are purely Ghanaian. The 'Okyeames' (the linguist who stands in as a representative for the family during the ceremony. It is called Okyeame in the local dialect, twi) are very jovial and they make the ceremony beautiful! I for instance cannot wait for an engagement to begin because the 'Okyeames' crack me up! (in my opinion the Okyeame from the groom's family is mostly the funniest). 

Engagement day - Mr and Mrs. Emi-Reynolds

One tip they have to give, when you are renting chairs, tables and canopies for the day it will be best to rent from a nearby place. It is very convenient. There's no excuse of traffic and even if you may be in need of extra chairs, getting them will not be a problem.

As a bride you should look your very best on your engagement day! For some of the family members of the groom, it may be their first time seeing you and you must give them something to talk about. (you know!).

O! the joy in his eyes as he arrives and is ushered in by his friends!

Here comes our bride!

Now to my favourite part FOOD!! Yeah! you guessed right!

Now let's talk about what they wore

Kente is the most unique and beautiful print in Africa! precisely Ghana. Dorcas's kente was woven from the heart of kente in the country, Bonwire in the Ashanti  Region. The patterns have been beautifully woven in and o! my the colours! For accessories, we see that she didn't use much. The kaba has a high neckline thus wearing a choker is going to make her neck look short and wearing a long necklace is also somehow going to distort the look she wanted to achieve. Her necklace was just perfect.  Her earrings were small and she wore small bracelets on both hands. Simplicity at its best!

Ben's attire matched with Dorcas's by adding some of the kente in his. He choose the colour white linen fabric as the main colour in order to show off the kente and also not to look too loud because the pink and  turquoise in the kente are bright enough.

Thankyou Mr and Mrs. Emi-Reynolds for allowing Vows and Rings share this!

Credit:

Brides Wardrobe: Kente; Kumasi

Grooms Wardrobe: Clinton Designs

Make up: Dolcie Facial Clinic

Food: Mr. Amoah; Chef Sunlodge Hotel

Rentals: Green House; Agbogba-Ashongman

Photography: Pixslrate Studios

Stay locked to Vows and Rings as we draw closer to the big day!

When We Met

Many talk of love at first sight. Others say love grows. Others have too many things to say about love (I can't write it all). The question today is what is love? (Take a sec and think about it). Love is what makes two people inseparable, love is what makes a man say "will you marry me?" and makes the woman say "yes, yes I will!!". It is this love, that drove our first couple to make this commitment.

Let me introduce our first couple for Vows and Rings!
Meet Mr and Mrs. Benjamin Emi-Reynolds. Let's hear how they met!

Well, Mrs. Dorcas Emi-Reynolds happened to be an intern at Benjamin's organization and there, was where is all began. (O ye interns, be on the lookout you may never know who is watching!) So they began as friends and also as co-workers of the same organization and voila! marriage!!

Mr and Mrs Benjamin and Dorcas Emi-Reynolds have allowed us to share their journey to that day, the day that they will never forget. Thank you!

 Stay tuned to Vows and Rings as we bring you all the people who in one way or the other made their day beautiful!! 

Photo credit: Pixslrate Studios