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Photos from WED Expo Abuja 2014

The city of Abuja witnessed its largest ever wedding exhibition when WED Expo stormed the M & M Event Center from October 17th to 19th. With record breaking attendance and endless creativity from the booths of wedding vendors present, it was an event to remember.

The exhibition provided an awesome opportunity for vendors in the wedding and events industry to showcase their products and services to hundreds of brides, grooms and people planning weddings and other events. It was a beehive of fantastic designs, decor, beauty, photography, ideas and inspiration for every one planning an event. 
To add to it, the vendors offered lots of discounts and giveaways to the guests who were present. There were also lots of side attractions for the guests and couple’s games to lighten up the mood.

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WINNING COUPLE OF THE MY BIG NIGERIAN WEDDING CONTEST TO SPEND HONEYMOON AT WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL

All that huge package for the luckiest couple in the My Big Nigerian Wedding Contest! WED Expo, organisers of My Big Nigerian Wedding is proud to announce that the honeymoon destination for the winning couple is none other than the beautiful city of Dubai. Not only are they going to have their honeymoon in one of the world’s best holiday destinations, but will lodge at the Burj Al Arab, a stunning hotel repeatedly voted as the world’s most luxurious hotel.
Burj Al Arab is proud to sponsor the honeymoon stay of the winning couple and promises an unforgettable time at the opulent hotel. Often referred to as the world’s first seven star hotel, the couple would lodge at the Honeymoon Suite with a romantic set up. The winning couple are in for an unforgettable blend of romance, relaxation and live romantic nights. They would also be treated to a chauffeured trip in a Rolls Royce to and from the Airport and a private dinner for two at Al Mahara, an exclusive seafood restaurant located on the ground floor of the hotel.
Their honeymoon would be spiced with several interesting adventures such as the Desert Safari, City tours, cruises and much more. The city of Dubai is a widely visited tourist destination which offers a number of other exciting places to explore. To ensure a smooth run of activities during their honeymoon, the events would be coordinated by Lucan Travels Limited, the Official Travel agent of 2014 “My Big Nigerian Wedding”.
Definitely, this is one more thing to get couples excited as we move on to the next stage of the competition. The votes have been counted and now the Top 50 couples in the competition have been unveiled. Please visit www.mbnwedding.com to see the Top 50 couples and vote for your favourite to increase their chances of winning a dream wedding!
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CONCEPTEUR DE FRUITEE&SWEET INDULGENCE UNVEILED AS OFFICIAL DESERT VENDORS FOR MY BIG NIGERIAN WEDDING CONTEST

WED Magazine, organizers of ‘My Big Nigerian Wedding’ is proud to unveil Stephanie Olopade of Concepteur de Fruitée and Olamide Smith of Sweet Indulgence as the official dessert vendors for the dream wedding!  It’s definitely going to be a sweet delight at the most anticipated wedding of 2014! The wedding of the winning couple of ‘My Big Nigerian Wedding’ Contest is set to be not only grand but having a host of wedding vendors known as the ‘Dream Team’ who are going to ensure a smooth and memorable conduct of the day’s activities. Joining this dream team are two special wedding vendors – Concepteur de Fruitée & Sweet Indulgence who are going to ensure guests have lots of sweet memories of the wedding.
Concepteur de Fruitée is in the business of making fresh fruits look stylish as they bring out the beauty, colours, style, and different shapes of fruits. CDF is the pioneer company in the fruit industry as they give more options to the art of consuming fruits. To them at the CDF, a fruit is not just an edible item but an art hence the reason they constantly seek new ways to eat and style various fruits around the world. They would be providing an array of exotic fresh fruits presented in the most exquisite way and a chocolate fountain at the wedding.
Olamide Smith, CEO Sweet Indulgence learned the art of patisserie at the renowned Le Cordon bleu, London. The Sweet Indulgence team consists of passionate individuals with love for food and artistry and a history that is every bit as colourful as their delicious and creative creations.
They will be providing a wide range of desserts such as mouth watering ice cream fantasy, delicious gateau cakes with Cream Chantilly, their legendary red velvet with cream cheese and whipped cream,  baked and stirred custards, trifle, swiss rolls  and the very best of French pastry.
Already, over 200,000 votes have been counted on the MBNWedding site and thousands more on Social Media as voting for the winning couple heats up. With vendors like Tosan Jemide, Banke Meshida-Lawal, Mai Atafo, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe and Kelechi Amadi-Obi already on board, you know it’s going to be a wedding to remember.
More members of the Dream Team would be announced in the coming weeks so stay tuned and keep voting! You can still be a part of the contest. Registration is FREE and still ongoing till December 2nd.
For more information, please visit Facebook www.facebook.com/mbnwedding | Instagram www.instagram.com/mbnwedding | Twitter www.twitter.com/mbnwedding | Official Hashtag #mbnwedding
Are you interested in exhibiting at WED Expo Lagos 2014, Nigeria’s Largest Wedding Exhibition – venue of the finale of My Big Nigerian Wedding? Exhibitors are already signing up as so many couples from the contest will be in attendance. Call 07001111933, 08147217096, 08023188820, 08187357215 | Add BB Pin 2624124A | Email: [email protected].
Corporate Sponsors please email [email protected] or Call 08147217096
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ARE YOU A WEDDING VENDOR? INTERESTED IN WORKING ON THE MY BIG NIGERIAN WEDDING REALITY SHOW? SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION NOW

 
Are you a talented makeup artist, stylist, TV presenter or member of a production team? Here’s an opportunity to hone your skills and develop your career. You will not only benefit from the immense publicity this show provides but you can also leverage on the international platform to showcase your skills to a large audience. WED Magazine, organizers of the ‘My Big Nigerian Wedding’ contest is calling on talented and interested vendors to be a part of the production team for the Reality TV Series of the show. Next year, a 13-episode series of the My Big Nigerian Wedding contest will air on major channels across Africa and on online channels where the fun and exciting journey of the shortlisted couples would be shown to millions of viewers across the world.
 
 
 
CRITERIA
 
 
 
Interested participants must reside in Lagos and should have a portfolio of their work that can be seen by the MBNWedding Team.
*For the stylists and makeup artists, pictures of their works would be submitted while TV Presenters would need to upload video clips of their hosting gigs on YouTube.
*TV Presenters should have a fun and vivacious personality while the makeup artists and stylists should be really good at what they do.
*The Production team requires people who are interested in training on various aspects of video production such as camera, light and editing. They should have a basic knowledge of video production and be eager to learn more.
 
 
 
To Apply
 
If you are interested in being a part of this, send your name, email and phone number along with pictures or a YouTube Link to [email protected]. Also send a short cover letter stating why you want to be a part of the team and how you can contribute your skills to the success of the Reality TV Show. If you are really good at what you do and love weddings, this is your chance to be a part of something fun while you develop your skills!
Voting still continues on MBNWedding Social Media Platforms on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and on MBNWedding.com.
The grand finale of the competition will take place at WED Expo Lagos in March 2014 where the winner will be chosen. Lots of wedding vendors have already taken advantage of this unique opportunity to reach a large number of couples. If you are a wedding vendor doing business in Lagos and you haven’t booked your booth yet, the time to do so is now.
Registration is FREE and still ongoing till December 2nd for couples who wish to participate.
For more information, please visit & like their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mbnwedding | Instagram www.instagram.com/mbnwedding | Twitter www.twitter.com/mbnwedding | Use the official Hashtag #mbnwedding.
Are you interested in Exhibiting at WED Expo Lagos 2014, Nigeria’s Largest Wedding Exhibition – venue of the finale of My Big Nigerian Wedding? Call 07001111933, 08147217096, 08023188820, 08187357215 | Add BB Pin 7c6b6761 | Email: [email protected]
Corporate Sponsors please email [email protected] or Call 08147217096.
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VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE COUPLE(S) IN THE MY BIG NIGERIAN WEDDING SOCIAL MEDIA VOTING STAGE.


Organizers of the My Big Nigerian Wedding Contest have unveiled the 10 couples who are vying for the grand prize(s) in the contest. The next agenda is to keep them in the competition. To increase couples’ chances of getting to the next stage, WED Magazine is glad to announce the commencement of the ‘Social Media Voting’ stage. Every contestant has an equal chance to get to the next stage on our various social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. If you are not following MBNWedding on any of these platforms, the time to do so is now.
Here is how it works:

Facebook:


Upload your picture on our Facebook page and include the Hashtag #mbnwedding; the Hashtag along with your code number which is on your url such as #mbnwedding0001; and you and your partners’ names as registered on the website.An example is this : #mbnwedding #mbnwedding0001  Nkiru Adamu & Gbenga OkonYou can now send the link of your post on our Facebook page to your friends and invite them to vote for you by liking your picture. All they have to do is to click on the ‘Like’ button on your post and it would be counted as a vote for you.

Twitter: 

Tweet at us on @mbnwedding and upload your picture in the Tweet with the the Hashtag #mbnwedding; the Hashtag along with your code number which is on your url such as #mbnwedding0001; and you and your partners’ names as registered on the website.An example is this : #mbnwedding #mbnwedding0001 Nkiru Adamu & Gbenga OkonYou can now invite your friends to visit our Twitter page and tell them to retweet your tweet. A retweet counts as a vote for you.Instagram: Upload a picture of you and your partner and tag @mbnwedding. In the body of the message of your picture, include the Hashtag #mbnwedding; the Hashtag along with your code number which is on your url such as #mbnwedding0001; and you and your partners’ names as registered on the website.An example is this : #mbnwedding #mbnwedding0001  Nkiru Adamu & Gbenga Okon
You can now invite your friends to visit our Instagram page and tell them to ‘Like’ your picture. Please note the following:

1.       The picture you upload must be that of you and your partner. If you use any other picture, it would be automatically disqualified.

2.       You must Like or Follow us on these social media platforms to participate. If you don’t, your entry will be automatically disqualified.
3.       Anyone voting for you must also like and follow our pages on the social media platform they are voting from.
4.       The Hashtags are really important as it makes it easier to count your votes. If you do not upload your picture along with the Hashtag, you stand a lesser chance of succeeding at this stage of the competition
.5.       Your code number is not the number that was sent to your phone during registration but the number on your url. To get your code number, go directly to your page on the MBNWedding site and look at the number in the Page Address/URL
.6.       At this stage, 5 couples would be chosen on Facebook, 5 on Instagram and 5 on Twitter. The Social Media votes have nothing to do with the votes you’ve already garnered on MBNWedding.com. So, this is your chance to be at par with even those contestants with thousands of votes on the website.The choice is now yours! Upload your pictures on our social media platforms and get your friends to vote for you.
 If you have any further questions, send an email to [email protected]The grand finale of the competition will take place at WED Expo Lagos in March 2014 where the winner will be chosen. Lots of wedding vendors have already taken advantage of this unique opportunity to reach a large number of couples. If you are a wedding vendor doing business in Lagos and you haven’t booked your booth yet, the time to do so is now.Registration is FREE and still ongoing till December 2nd for couples who wish to participate.
To register click here http://mbnwedding.com/registration and to vote click here http://mbnwedding.com/page/voteFor more information, please visit & like their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mbnwedding |
Use the official Hashtag #mbnwedding.
Are you interested in Exhibiting at WED Expo Lagos 2014, Nigeria’s Largest Wedding Exhibition – venue of the finale of My Big Nigerian Wedding? Call 07001111933, 08147217096, 08023188820, 08187357215 | Add BB Pin 7c6b6761 | Email: [email protected] Sponsors please email [email protected] or Call 08147217096.

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WHICH COUPLE DESERVES TO WIN N15M WEDDING&EXOTIC HONEYMOON IN THE MY BIG NIGERIAN WEDDING CONTEST? START VOTING NOW

Entries for the ‘My Big Nigerian Wedding’ contest have started pouring in in droves, now it’s time to begin the journey to choosing the ultimate winner. Voting according to WED Magazine, organizers of the maiden edition of the contest starts today October 2nd 2013 and ends on December 2nd 2013.
Couples who have registered for the contest stand the chance of having their dream wedding sponsored to the tune of N15Million and win an exotic honeymoon if they garner enough votes to get them to the final stage of the competition and clinch the overall prize. To vote for any couple of your choice, please visit www.mbnwedding.com and register with your email and mobile phone number. Your log in details can be used anytime you visit the MBNWedding site. You cannot register twice with the same email address and mobile phone number.The site permits you to vote only once for a couple within the space of 24 hours. To vote again for the same couple, you have to visit in the next 24 hours. However, you can vote for other couples of your choice within the same period.
 
To arrive at the first shortlist of 50 couples, 40 couples would be chosen through voting while 10 would be chosen by a select panel of judges who would pick the couples based on their stories and other criteria. These 40 couples would be a compilation of the top 25 votes from the website, 5 from Facebook, 5 from Twitter and 5 from Instagram. Akin Eso, publisher of WED Magazine notes that the voting process is an open and transparent one which gives all couples a fair chance of being shortlisted. “We have put in place the best technology and processes to ensure the voting process is as transparent as possible. We want every couple to get a fair chance of winning the competition. It is now left to the contestants to get their friends and family to vote for them.”
 
Speaking on the idea behind the contest, he said that beyond planning a spectacular wedding for the winning couple, WED Magazine has some important values which they stand for.
“Our dream at WED Magazine has always been to help about-to-wed couples ease the stress of planning their wedding achieve their dreams. The ‘My Big Nigerian Wedding’ contest gives us a better platform to realize that. We believe in the values of love, family, togetherness and sustainable marriages and through this contest, are pushing forward that message.”
 
Voting would be introduced on the competition’s social media platforms later on in the competition so couples, their friends and families are encouraged to join MBNWedding on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. SMS voting would also be introduced later on.
Have you registered for the contest or do you know a couple who has? Hurry now to www.mbnwedding.com and help them achieve their dreams!
Registration is FREE and still ongoing at www.mbnwedding.com.
For more information, please visit Facebook www.facebook.com/mbnwedding | Instagram www.instagram.com/mbnwedding | Twitter www.twitter.com/mbnwedding | Official Hashtag #mbnwedding
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