One sweet thing about festive periods is all the new people we get to meet as we celebrate with friends and family. What’s even sweeter? Sometimes this meeting leads to something even more beautiful. Now, when we say something more beautiful, you know we’re talking about nothing other than love! For Tolu and Seun, we’ve got the 2017 Eid Kabir to thank! ?

The couple met during the Eid Kabir holiday at a friend’s house party. Seun was captivated immediately. However, for a year, it didn’t seem like anything extra would happen. Well, the magic did happen and it was during the next Eid Kabir! ? Their love story and pre-wedding shoot have us super excited. We just can’t deny how beautiful their love is – their eyes tell all the story.

Enjoy all the beautiful photos from Tolu and Seun’s pre-wedding shoot below. Also, see how Seun narrated their love story as you scroll.

Their love story as Seun shares it:

We first met at the Eid Kabir (Ileya) festival of 2017 at a mutual friend’s house party. Tolu was very lively and as always, gorgeously dressed. She was quite breathtaking! Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t she lovely” started playing in my head. Tolu came with her brother, so our conversation was what you would term “basic” but limited.

Efforts to build on the first meeting wasn’t fruitful. Fast forward to the Eid Kabir festival of 2018. I didn’t go to the mutual friend’s house party which had been a ritual for years but Tolu went. She called me to ask why I didn’t come. I stared at my phone, shocked to see her check up on me. This is a lady that barely responds to text or calls.

She went, “Uncle we didn’t see you and there’s food o”. I laughed and was still in shock. That was the beginning of a great friendship that led to a great relationship that is now leading us to the altar!

Credits

Bride-to-be: @perkyteaa
Makeup:  @makeupbyashabee
Hair: @dolledbynueye
Photography: @akintayotimi