Me & My Wedding: A Stylish Day In Seville

The Love Story

Sul and I technically met on Hinge but the conversation wasn't really there at first if I’m honest. I then came across him on Instagram – I’m in PR and he’s a content creator – and knew I recognised him from somewhere. It was lockdown at the time and eventually I connected the dots and slid into his DMs (he loves to tell everyone this). He ended up organising a date at a speakeasy for us that same week – this time the conversation really flowed and the rest is history and we’ve been together for almost five and a half years now.

The Proposal

When Sul proposed, it was honestly a complete surprise – we had spoken about marriage before but never specific timelines. For Christmas 2023, Sul’s gift was a holiday to Antigua. He played it really cool – I had no idea that was where he planned to propose. Fast forward to the following March, we’re on the second day of our holiday. Sul told me he’d managed to get a booking at this lovely restaurant through a PR. When we arrived, we were escorted to a private area with a table overlooking the sea. I was really blown away, thinking the PRs had gone all out! We went to take a picture with the view in the background, and when I turned around, Sul was on one knee. When he asked me to be his wife, I said yes and promptly burst into tears!

The Ring

We’d always been very open with each other in terms of the kind of ring I would like. I had a saved album on my phone, and on Instagram  and TikTok with ring inspiration, so I forwarded him some images just in case. He then organised a day out for myself and his sister. She wanted a girly shopping day at Harrods and insisted on both of us going to try on rings for fun. She took note of our sizes and preferred styles and I have to admit, even at this point it didn’t twig. In the end, Sul proposed with an oval cut ring, with small diamonds around the circumference of the diamond, with a plain gold band – chic and simple. I also have a plain gold wedding band and Sul has a plain platinum one. Our wedding bands both have our initials engraved on the inside with our wedding date.

The Venue

In our conversations about marriage, Sul and I has always agreed we wanted a destination wedding – and probably in Europe. Seville jumped out because it pretty much guaranteed good weather and I’d been there before. It was also relatively affordable for guests to get to. We immediately fell in love with Hacienda La Soledad – once we booked that for 2nd October 2025 (our five year anniversary date) we had our timeline laid out, which was about 18 months from engagement to wedding. The only thing is it was dry hire – so we had to bring in all of our own suppliers and vendors. Make sure you’re asking the right questions on the day – are there restrictions around suppliers? Or music? Or curfews? It’s really important to get that information up front. 

The Planning

I definitely had an advantage in the planning because I’ve organised so many events through my job. I know how to speak to vendors. I know how long it takes for things to get done – so that made me very specific about what I wanted and why, I had a vision that felt right for our big day. I admit I was very much in the detail – I love a slide deck – but Sul was also very hands-on, especially with things like budgets. There were times I was a bit burned out from work and he really stepped up. It’s definitely a piece of advice I’d share with other brides – in the last couple of months, really delegate to your bridal party. I gave each bridesmaid a different supplier, set them up in a WhatsApp group to take over comms during the wedding week and created a master timeline for everyone. So many of my vendors said it was the best schedule and organised run of the day they’ve ever received from a bride. Then, a few days before the wedding I left all of the WhatsApp groups with vendors, trusting they’d deal with any last-minute questions. It really helped me not to stress out too much on the big day. 

The Dress

I always wanted something quite ruched and in ivory. I loved the Vivienne Westwood look but it was everywhere and I wanted something that felt a bit more unique. By the time I’d gone to Morgan Davies Bridal, I had seen a girl in a Divine Atelier dress that hadn’t launched in the UK yet. They got in touch with the designer who said it wouldn’t be with UK stockists for another five or six months. Luckily, another bride had paid a lot of money to get it flown over for 24 hours to try it on. Morgan Davies told me when it would be there, so I slipped out of work a little early to try it on and the minute I put it on, I knew it was the one. It was definitely emotional. I made a couple of custom changes to make it feel more personal to me, like elongating the train and adding some detail on the front, and I also had a custom-made veil made because I wanted something very specific. Finally, I managed to track down my dream shoes from Amina Muaddi. My advice? Start the shoe hunt as soon as you’ve decided on your dress in case your size is sold out – it took me a long time to find mine. My earrings were Astrid & Miyu.

I then had a feathered minidress custom made for the party by Simply Tailored, and swapped my shoes for the Gucci crystal slingback pumps. There were actually going to be three changes – my heritage is St Vincent and Sul’s is Nigeria and we were supposed to change into traditional Nigerian outfits at one point but my dress didn’t arrive in time. In hindsight, I’m actually quite glad we didn’t go ahead with it because it would have meant more time away from our guests and I would have had FOMO at the party. Even during my second change, I was so aware of taking time out while everyone else was having fun. 

The Hair & Make-Up

We flew the hair and make-up artists out. I’d worked with them before – Lady does most of my wigs for me and Zakiyah I've known for years through work. I knew what kind of look I wanted and had a few trials, including for my civil ceremony wedding, which I was really happy with. I'm very picky about make-up because I don't like anything that’s too heavy. She’s really into soft glam, which was perfect for me.

The Wedding Party

Sul’s custom tux and shoes came from Suitsupply and then he wore a second look: a Grande Le Mar blazer, Suitsupply trousers and Duke + Dexter shoes. The groomsmen’s tuxes came from MOSS and the bridesmaid dresses were Rewritten.

The Day Before

Our welcome party was on the Wednesday, before the wedding on Thursday. We didn’t do a post-wedding party. The welcome event started around 6pm and it was an all-white party. Sul and I wore colour (I was in gold, Sul was in khaki brown) and we both arrived to the party on a boat – extra but so fun. The pre-party was really fun – just drinks, canapés and an opportunity for people to mingle and get to know each other.

The Ceremony

Sul and I stayed at different venues the night before the wedding – me at an Airbnb with a couple of my bridesmaids and Sul at a different one with his groomsmen. It was great advice from our photographer to find ‘getting ready’ venues that had a similar look to our main venue, as we weren’t able to stay there. My dad and I then travelled to the venue in a traditional black wedding car driving down the cobbled narrow streets of Seville. When we arrived, Sul and I did a private first look at the venue before the ceremony, which really eased my nerves ahead of walking down the aisle. We took some photographs at this point to save time later on – it was really important to us to have as much time as possible with our guests during the cocktail hour. 

I was still a bit nervous walking down the aisle, I’m not going to lie. I just tried to keep looking forward at Sul and not catch anyones else's eye too much. We had my grandmother and Sul’s two brother’s do readings at the ceremony and Sul’s seven-year-old nephew was our ring bearer. We didn’t write our own vows as we wanted these to be private.

The Flowers & Décor

We met with two florists – one had a bit more of a premium, youthful vibe and the other one was a bit more traditional. We went with Leboyerd because I knew I wanted mostly ivory calla lilies – plus, the wedding wasn’t going to be predominantly flowers; I wanted candles to be a big focus instead. I’d describe my own aesthetic as quite simple and chic and I just found that the venue was doing the most in terms of colour – that rustic terracotta set the tone for everything else.

The Food

The tastings were such a fun part of the planning process. I would also urge people do tastings for their events either side of the big day, too. For our food we had Iberian pork roast beef salad with fresh arugula, toasted pine nuts, raspberries and grana Padano to start. For mains there was a choice between grilled turbot fish on creamy rice with cockles and fresh chives or slow cooked lamb with Ratte potatoes, turmeric essence and a rich jus glaze. For dessert, we had an Andalusian baked tart with vanilla bean cream and caramelized almonds. After dinner we had speeches from my dad, Sul’s dad, the best man, and then I said a few words, which wasn't planned, but I wanted to thank people for coming. I’d had a couple of drinks so I wasn’t nervous!

The Entertainment

We had a string quartet and a harpist for the ceremony, as well as a saxophone player for the dinner and party. We also had a live illustrator drawing guests live during the welcome drinks and cocktail hour. We then had a DJ and also hired an MC, both of whom we flew out. We just really wanted to guarantee the entertainment would be top tier throughout the day and at the party. A good wedding is all about atmosphere and I wanted the day to feel really interactive for our guests. As we didn’t get to wear our traditional Nigerian clothes, we managed to have mini moment on the dancefloor where family and friends sprayed dollar bills over us as we danced. Spraying money at Nigerian weddings is a joyful blend of blessing, celebration, respect and showing appreciation for the couple's future together.

We had booked two coaches to take guests back to their accommodation after the wedding but very few people took the early bird option and stayed on partying until 4am or 5am – none of us wanted to leave. My granny, who is 80, was on the dancefloor until 4:30am...

The Photographer

We hired a content creator from Portugal, who had been recommended to us and we put a lot the budget into the photographer because we knew the photos were really important to us. I found Chris from Zeal on Instagram and knew his warm style was right up our street. He’s also done editorial work and is so professional. We had a few calls with him ahead of time and I did a content brief for him, which I think really helped the process too.