#HookedOnTheFaminus: Inside Akin Faminu and Kiky Festus’ White Wedding

The grand finale has arrived. After a Paris proposal, an ivory-toned civil ceremony in April, and a traditional wedding packed with four custom outfit changes, Dr Akin Faminu and Kiky Festus closed out their multi-ceremony celebration with a white wedding that had timelines buzzing under the now-signature hashtag #HookedOnTheFaminus. Held this September, the finale capped a wedding journey the couple had been documenting in stages, each one building anticipation for the next.

As with every stage of the celebration, style took center stage; both from the couple and their guests. BBNaija star Dede Ashiogwu turned heads at the white wedding in a self-styled, strapless royal blue satin gown featuring a heart-shaped beaded cutout at the chest and a dramatic side train. She was joined by a lineup of other notable guests bringing their own fashion moments to the event, continuing the trend that had already made the traditional wedding; with its four custom outfit changes spanning gold brocade, vintage postage stamp prints, royal purple beadwork, and pop-art Vogue streetwear, all styled by celebrity stylist The Style Infidel; such a talking point online. 

From the couple’s civil wedding, where Akin Faminu described the moment as “signed, sealed, and forever”, through the culturally rich traditional ceremony, to this final white wedding, the Faminus have turned their wedding into a rolling fashion editorial as much as a personal milestone. With the white wedding marking the last of the couple’s ceremonies, #HookedOnTheFaminus closes out as one of the standout wedding style moments of the year; a fitting send-off for a couple whose every outfit change became its own event.

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