Bride in a full kente gown standing before a carved fireplace in a panelled room at The Savoy

London · The Savoy

A Ghanaian and Nigerian fusion wedding at The Savoy

A fusion wedding weekend, told in three days.

A multi-day celebration shaped by Ghanaian and Nigerian heritage: a private Nikkah and traditional ceremony to open, kente and coral worn in full, then a symbolic ceremony and an evening reception at The Savoy. Woven cloth against oak panelling, a string quartet at the reception and highlife by midnight, guests dressed with the same intent as the room. Nothing was translated down for the venue, and the venue never had to soften for it.

Celebration: Fusion wedding weekend
Cultures: Ghanaian · Nigerian
Venue: The Savoy, London

Bride seated in kente and a beaded veil during the traditional ceremony — Kente, coral beads and a sheer veil. The first ceremony, held privately.

Bride in a full kente gown standing before a carved fireplace in a panelled room — Woven cloth against oak panelling. Two heritages already in the same frame.

Dancers in Ghanaian kente and headwraps mid-performance — Ghanaian dancers, called in for the entrance and staying for the floor.

Guests in traditional dress descending a stained-glass stairwell — The stairwell descent, watched by both families.

Bride and groom at a tall window, cathedral train spread across the floor, black and white — A held minute at the window before the doors opened.

Couple in ivory dinner jacket and lace gown in a mirrored Savoy salon — Ivory dinner jacket, corded lace, and a room built for it.

String quartet playing in a panelled reception room — A quartet for the reception, highlife for the night.

Six-tier blush and ivory wedding cake with sugar florals — Six tiers, sugar florals worked by hand, cut after midnight.

Guest in a chartreuse headwrap and statement earrings at the dinner table — Guest dressing as its own event. Chartreuse, gold, no hesitation.

Three guests in scarlet, ivory and feathered couture in a hotel corridor — Scarlet, ivory, feathers. The corridor as a runway.

Guest in a gold sequinned one-shoulder gown, close portrait — Gold sequin, one shoulder, caught between courses.

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