No. 003 · The colour and
The family chooses the aso ebi. Four hundred people will wear it.
No. 003 · The colourLace, gele and coral.
Everyone in one colour. Everyone on one list.
No. 004 · The weaveAso-oke, woven by hand.
Her family’s colour, shot with gold. Indigo and white for his.
No. 004 · The weaveOne roll, one name.
Each roll is tagged for a guest on the list. Mama Ijeoma’s is tied first.
No. 009 · The doors · Victoria IslandFour hundred places. One way in.
The hall is dressed by four. The guests are still deciding.
No. 006 · Mama · Benin CityHer outfit is ready.
No invitation has come.
Mama Ijeoma · voice message to Tunde“Tunde, my son. What time should I be ready? … I don’t want to disturb you.”
In a crowd of names, someone can still feel forgotten.
No. 008 · Her name · Lagos, late“She thinks she has to ask.”
Tunde finds her in the list.
Something with her name on it.
No. 012 · Getting readyShoes on the lamp. Gele already tied.
Everything she will wear, laid out in the order she will need it.
No. 012 · Getting readyReady by noon.
Her phone has not stopped buzzing since six.
No. 013 · The morningFour hundred places, set by name.
Gold, glass and candlelight. Every card written from the same list.
No. 013 · The morningNobody has to wonder where to sit.
Seating is planned before the doors open.
No. 014 · The place keptMama Ijeoma. Table 1.
Guests say yes. The couple choose where they sit.
Tunde“I kept your place.”
She always kept a plate for him. Today he kept a chair for her.
ÀríyáChidinma & Tunde · 12 Dec 2026
Guests
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Mama IjeomaBenin City · by text message
When the hall goes quiet,
the sky stays lit.
No. 016 · The send-offA lantern for every yes. Four hundred of them, rising over the lagoon.