MARRIAGE GALORE: 10 CELEBS WED IN ONE MONTH

It’s the season of getting hitched – at least as far as the entertainment industry goes. With over half-a-dozen players saying ‘I Do’ within one month, it seems the spirit of settling down is taking residence here.

First, it was the Nollywood actor Chinedu ‘Aki’ Ikedieze who tied the knot with his heartthrob Nneoma Nwajah on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the bride’s residence in Imo State. This was followed by Nikki Laoye‘s touchingly romantic wedding in Lagos. Nikki exchanged vows with her ‘lover boy’ Alex Oturu at the Grandeur Event Centre, Ikeja on Sunday, December 11, 2011. Next up was Muma Gee‘s December 20 wedding. Producer-singer Samklef would soon follow, on December 28, with a ceremony that became the talk-of-the-town and stayed in the news for weeks. Within the past four weeks, some of our favourite bachelors and bachelorettes have taken the bold step, exchanging vows with their partners in the last days of 2011.

In an industry where separation and divorce rates are increasingly high; where most celebs believe staying single is good for business, it’s interesting, and heart-warming, that the likes of Naeto C, Samklef and Soul Snatcha - all young men by marriage standards – are happy to settle down. And we’re confident the success of their marriages will encourage more of their contemporaries to follow suit.

JUST WEDDED!

CELEB	PARTNER	DATE	STATUS
Soul Snatcha	Abimbola	OCT 2011	Married
Ikechukwu	Sarah Ofili	OCT 22, 2011	Engaged
Obiwon	Nkechi Ezeife	OCT 22, 2011	Married
Aki	Nneoma Nwaijahb	NOV 26, 2011	Married
Bobby Taylor	Abiye Karibi-Whyte	DEC 3, 2011	Married
Uche Eze	Bode Pedro	DEC 3, 2011	Introduced
Nikki Laoye	Alex Oturu	DEC 11, 2011	Married
Muma Gee	Prince Eklips Eke	DEC 20, 2011	Married
Samklef	Yvonne Iheduru	DECEMBER 28, 2011	Married
Naeto C	Nicole Chukwueke	DECEMBER 29, 2011	Introduced
Joice Ize-Iyamu	Bruno Akuazaoku	DECEMBER 30, 2011	Married
J Martins	Nnezi Diana Mbila	JANUARY 2, 2012	Married

How I met my wife - Obiwon

Obiwon Obiora:

    I met her at her sister's wedding. I came because of the groom actually. He was a client of mine when I was working in the bank. This was July 14th 2007. I reluctantly attended the guy's wedding and when I came, it was almost done. I wanted to see the groom, say hi and go. The first person I saw was Nkechi. I asked her the whereabouts of the groom and she took me to him. Afterwards, she and I exchanged pleasantries and exchanged phone numbers. Now, we are married.

Obiwon's wife Nkechi Ezeife just graduated from Nnamdi Azikiwe University where she read Banking and Finance.

I think I need to start going to weddings o. Since women are meeting husbands there...:-).  But usually I avoid weddings. I feel like it's one of the most boring gatherings ever! The last wedding I went to, I nearly pulled the weave from my head.