Socialite and popular Lagos based skincare expert, Fareeda Abdulkabir gave marriage a second chance when she married her partner, Prince Ademola Okulaja, a London returnee last week.
The event, which started with a traditional engagement ceremony, had traditional rulers, socialites, business moguls in attendance. The Nigeria movie industry was also well represented.
Guests turned up in the pink lace ‘aso ebi’ and green head gear for women, while men adorned green caps atop white buba and sokoto.
Abdulkabir and Okulaja’s love story started two decades ago. They met in London when the skincare expert was staying abroad. Their friendship metamorphosed into a love relationship which was initially an on and off relationship, until two years ago when they decided to take it seriously and to the next level.
Sparing no cost to ensure their wedding was the talk of town, guests were treated with sumptuous meals and exotic drinks which kept flowing till the end of the ceremony.
Music maestro, the Mayegun of Yoruba land, King Wasiu Ayinde, was on the band stand while Gbenga Adeyinka, anchored the event.
Okulaja, the handsome husband is in his fifties while Fareeda will clock 50 in September. The businesswoman was formerly married to Foluke Daramola’s ex-husband, Tunde Sobowale, son of former commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Professor Idowu Sobowale. They got married in 2015 and welcomed three children, two girls and a boy before the marriage crashed.
When their wedding date was announced, naysayers stated that Okulaja was the reason Abdulkabir fell apart with her best friend, Omolara Olukotun, the Chief Executive Officer of Larrit Shoe Village.
However, the skincare expert was quick to set the record straight. According to her, Okulaja and Olukotun had dated and ended their relationship before she met Olukotun.
