The Traditional Wedding
The Alfa and Osim families, in Abuja
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The Invitation
The Families of Alfa and Osim
request the pleasure of your company at the Traditional Marriage Ceremony of
Oceania Annabelle Alfa and Eko Effiom Osim
Wednesday the second of December two thousand and twenty six A working date, subject to final confirmation
NA Conference Centre and Suites (NACCAS)
Guests are asked to arrive by To be confirmed
Kindly respond by To be confirmed
II
Two Families, One Day
This is a celebration of family, heritage and the traditions that shaped us.
It brings together the Alfa and Osim families. Oceania's family are Igala and Idoma. Eko's family are Bahumono, from Usumutong in Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State. The day belongs to both sides equally, and you are warmly welcome at it whichever side you are coming from.
The Nigerian Silk Road
The day is dressed as a market town on an old trade route. Cloth in the shade, brass on a table, carved screens, baskets and timber, and a courtyard laid out for the families to meet in.
Ofugu · Usumutong · Abuja
III
The Details
Everything settled and everything still open, in one place.
- Date
- Wednesday 2 December 2026 A working date, subject to final confirmation.
- Venue
- NA Conference Centre and Suites (NACCAS), KM 10 AYA-Kubwa Expressway, Asokoro, Abuja Which hall and courtyard within the centre is To be confirmed.
- Guest arrival
- To be confirmed Please plan to be seated before the families are received. The arrival time will be confirmed here.
- Ceremony begins
- To be confirmed
- Dining
- To be confirmed
- Expected finish
- To be confirmed
- Parking and transport
- Parking is limited. Please share transport where you can, travel together if you are coming from the same house, and keep the number of drivers and staff you bring to a minimum. Space is genuinely short. Parking arrangements and any transport laid on are To be confirmed.
- Children
- Children are not invited. The full wording of the policy is To be confirmed.
- Invitation
- Only the people named on your invitation are expected. The numbers on the invitation are the numbers the venue can seat. Whether any guest may bring a partner who is not named is To be confirmed.
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The Order of Events
A placeholder order, in the shape we expect. Nothing below is final until both families have confirmed it.
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Guest Arrival
Time to be confirmed
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Family Welcome
Time to be confirmed
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Traditional Introductions
Time to be confirmed
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Marriage Rites
Time to be confirmed
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Presentation of Gifts
Time to be confirmed
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Blessings and Celebration
Time to be confirmed
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Dining, Music and Dancing
Time to be confirmed
The rites themselves are for the families to set, and we will not describe them here before they have. Each hour will appear above as it is agreed.
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What to Wear
Traditional attire is warmly encouraged. Wear your own heritage if you have one to wear, and formal dress if you would rather. The three looks below are there to show the level of dress, not to be copied.
For Women
A wrapper and blouse, a full traditional dress, or a long dress with a gele. Cloth with some weight to it sits best in a room like this one.
For Men
An agbada, a kaftan, a senator suit, or the traditional dress of your own family, with a cap if you wear one.
Garnet Deep red
Terracotta Warm clay
Olive Deep green
Teal Deep blue green
Raffia Pale woven
A colour direction rather than a rule. The final colours, and the colours held back for the families, are To be confirmed.
VI
Aso Ebi
The official cloth for the day is available to order online. It is not required, and you are very welcome in your own dress. Everything about the cloth, who each option is for and how to order it, is on the Aso Ebi page.
VII
Kindly Respond
Please reply for each person named on your invitation by To be confirmed.
Reply to the invitation