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Home · Weddings

Bridal Bliss: Danielle and Ademola

Danielle thought she knew every face at her church until Ademola walked in and caught her eye. Thought they didn’t talk that day, every Sunday they both secretly went to church hoping to see each other. Then one day love found a way. See their romantic wedding weekend!

By Charli Penn · Updated October 27, 2020
01
Have Faith In Love

“I knew he was the one after our first Christmas together, and I found myself itching to tell him the words ‘I love you,’” says Danielle. “I couldn’t believe my feelings for him were growing to that level, so I kept swallowing the words instead of expressing them, but it was killing me to keep them in. That’s when I knew that this man had me sprung!”

Elle Danielle
02
Worth The Trip

“My wedding dress was designed by Watters and I found it at Pearls’ Place in New Orleans,” says Danielle. “I’d gone to every dress shop in Mobile, Alabama and tried on dresses without any luck. Finally, I decided to follow in my sister’s footsteps and make the 2-hr drive to New Orleans and visit the famous Pearl’s Place. I only tried on three dresses at Pearl’s Place before I slipped on this one and immediately knew it was the one.”

Elle Danielle
03
Team Glam

“My hair was styled by Mwanna of J. Maurice salon in Mobile, Alabama,” says Danielle. “My makeup was done by Kyra Alexander of Make’em Stare Hair, Nails & Makeup.”

Elle Danielle
04
Can You Believe It?

Ademola’s surprise proposal really moved Danielle. “I began listening intently, and as he went down on one knee, my heart was racing,” she recalls. “It all became a blur. The ring was perfect, and this was the man I loved, and I couldn’t believe this was finally happening after four years.”

Elle Danielle
05
An Amazing Find

“My dress was amazing!” Danielle says. Agreed!

Elle Danielle
06
Something Special

“Before my Grandmother passed away a few years ago, she gave me a beautiful blue rosary bead and asked me to be the keeper of it, saying that she wanted it to always be the ‘something old, something blue’ for the brides in our family,” says Danielle. “My sister used it first, and then I finally got to use it in my wedding. It was wrapped around my bouquet as I walked down the aisle.” 

Elle Danielle
07
I Choose You

“I chose her to be my wife because we share a lot of the same values but most importantly she kept me accountable and made me want to be a better person,” says Ademola.

Elle Danielle
08
Teamwork

“I did 90-percent of the wedding planning since I was living in Mobile, Alabama and Ademola was in Chicago,” says Danielle. “He did help find and coordinate our Nigerian vendors because, of course, they needed his stamp of approval.”

Elle Danielle
09
Love Of My Life

“What I love most about him is his strength and confidence,” says Danielle.

Elle Danielle
10
Her Man

“He’s a MAN,” says Danielle. “He works, he provides and he makes things happen. And I love watching him do that. I also love just listening to him talk. He’s not a big talker, so when he opens up that means he has something important to say, and I just hang on to every word.”

Elle Danielle
11
Like A Dream

“My bouquet was made by my best friend (who is not a florist, by the way) and she did a phenomenal job,” says Danielle. “Being a bride was exactly what I dreamed it would be.”

Elle Danielle
12
Total Adoration

“I simply adore my husband,” says Danielle. “I’m crazy about him.”

Elle Danielle
13
His Perfect Woman

“Simply put, she is my Proverbs 31 woman,” says Ademola.

Elle Danielle
14
A Tender Moment

“I walked down the aisle to ‘The One He Kept For Me’ by Maurette Clark Brown,” says Danielle. “It is a beautiful song that perfectly described how I felt about our relationship. My cousin sang the song and she tore the roof off the church!”

Elle Danielle
15
The Perfect Combination

“My step dad walked me down the aisle and handed me over to my biological dad at the altar, who then gave me away to my groom,” says Danielle. “I wanted both of the father figures in my life to have a role in this big day and it was so special to have them both participate in this way. I couldn’t have had it more perfect.”

Elle Danielle
16
Go Natural

“My hair story is funny because from the very beginning Mwanna, my hair stylists, suggested that I rock my natural hair for the wedding, but I refused,” says Danielle. “I insisted on a complicated crochet hair style with extensions.  The night before my wedding, we attempted the hair style and 8 hours later, we were still in the salon trying to “fix” it and it was a total disaster – no fault of Mwanna’s, I have to say. It was then that I realized that I had no other choice but to wear my God-given hair.  Turns out it was the best choice!”

Elle Danielle
17
Prepare To Meet The Bride

The flowers girls floated down the aisle to prepare the couple’s guests to greet the bride.

Elle Danielle
18
You Bring Me Joy

“Looking into this eyes at the altar, I felt excited,” says Danielle. “Like, this is it, we are doing it. I was so happy and completely overcome with joy.”

Elle Danielle
19
Double The Love

“Our Nigerian ceremony was a Yoruba traditional engagement ceremony,” says Danielle. “It was indoors at the Alabama Cruise Terminal. Our church wedding was a traditional full mass, Roman Catholic wedding.”

Elle Danielle
20
Chosen With Care

“We used a book provided by the Catholic Church that gives options for vows and scriptural readings,” says the bride. “We took about three weeks to read through this book together over the phone and pray over each scripture to determine which one we felt spoke most closely to us. We also wanted to make sure we selected scriptures that would minister to our guests.”

21
They Did It!

Here come the newlyweds!

Elle Danielle
22
Enjoy The Moment

“I had the best groom a girl could ask for, so with that peace of mind, knowing that I was making the right decision, I could enjoy feeling like a bride,” says Danielle.

Elle Danielle
23
She’s The One

“When Danielle left Chicago, I decided to visit her after a few months of her being gone,” says Ademola. “After that first visit to Mobile, it was a reminder of what I was missing without her in my life, and that’s when I knew she was the one.”

Elle Danielle
24
An Answered Prayer

“I was looking and praying for true love at the time I met Danielle,” says Ademola. “I have always told my wife that she is an answered prayer.”

Elle Danielle
25
A Sweet, Sweet Day!

“My dress was PERFECT my belt was PERFECT my makeup was beautiful, my hair was LAID and my veil was the cherry on the cake,” says the bride.

Elle Danielle
26
The Proud Wife

“My husband is authentically him at all times and I have a deep respect for that,” says Daniella. “He never puts on airs for anyone. He’s incredibly wise and can see things that I don’t and always has a way to solve a problem.  He’s incredibly driven and disciplined.  And he’s FINE!”

Elle Danielle
27
We Did It

“I felt joy like never before,” says Ademola of his emotions on his wedding day. “Baby we did it!”

Elle Danielle
28
Walk With Me

“I wasn’t looking for a husband at all when we met,” says Danielle. “Isn’t that how it happens though. In fact, I was touting that I was dating God at that time. My focus was on my career, growing personally and strengthening my walk in Christ.”

Elle Danielle
29
Sweet Love

A sweetheart table fit for a king and queen.

Elle Danielle
30
First and Last

“Our first dance song was India Arie’s ‘Beautiful Surprise,’” says Danielle. “Early when we started our friendship, Ademola sent me this song to listen to.”

Elle Danielle
31
A Celebration Of Sisterhood

Danielle’s sorority sisters were on hand to help her celebrate in style.

32
An Original Love

“Our wedding reception had a Mardi Gras theme since we got married during Mobile’s Mardi Gras season,” says the bride. “Many don’t know that Mobile, Alabama is actually the home and originator of Mardi Gras, not New Orleans.”

Elle Danielle
33
Can’t Get Enough

The couple couldn’t get enough of each other on the big day.

Elle Danielle
34
Toss It Up

We we wonder which luck lady caught the lovely bouquet.

Elle Danielle
35
A True Blessing

“I didn’t go with a florist because my best friend offered to make all of my centerpieces and bouquets,” says Danielle. “This was a financial blessing that saved me a tremendous amount of money!”

Elle Danielle
36
How Sweet It Is

Sweet kisses and sweet delights.

Elle Danielle
37
DJ Keep The Party Going

“DJ Juzang of Mobile Alabama deejayed the wedding,” the bride reveals. “He does not have a website. We organized a traditional Mardi-Gras Second Line, where everyone files into a single line and then dances around the room, forming a circle, waving napkins and handkerchiefs in the air or Mardi Gras umbrellas to Mardi Gras brass music.”

Elle Danielle
38
When Two Become One

“The overall theme was the blending of two cultures,” says Danielle. “Ademola’s traditional Nigerian-Yourba background and my rich southern, Alabama heritage.”

Elle Danielle
39
Congrats Lovebirds!

Join us as we congratulate the newlyweds! Want to see your wedding featured in Bridal Bliss? Email us now!

Elle Danielle

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