Kobna and Nydia: Lockdown love inspiration from this beaut of a Brixton wedding

So we now have the news that as of the 1st August weddings can involve a party/reception as well as a ceremony, again with up to 30 guests. It’s not the news we all want, it’s still so hard for couples and the industry of course, BUT we want to be here giving hope that smaller weddings can still be … well DA BOMB.

As this perfect South London wedding displays.

It brings a really beautiful mix of strong feminist values, being style-savvy to the MAX, Ghanaian and Jamaican heritage referenced in both traditional and gorgeous modern London-life ways, all with a loved-up, modest but meaningful guest list. You are welcome!

Images shot by Aggie at Joasis photography - who show more images and full interview on their blog - so hop on over!

Also, how cool is Lambeth Town Hall?? That light. That wall!

Here’s some of our fave snippets. Thanks to all!

Nydia and Kobna met at a friend’s dinner party, and got engaged on a “sublime, most beautiful getaway Palma, de Mallorca” in 2017.

They decided to walk down the aisle together and we danced out of the ceremony to an afrobeat track called ‘Me and You’ by an artist called Praiz.

Love that foliage bouquet choice, also.

Sam and United80 MUST get a shout out for these amazing outfits! They even dropped by her shop on the way to the reception. HEART EYES!

“We went to a boutique we really dig called United 80, “Nydia and Kobna explain. “We asked Sam, the owner and designer, if she would consider lending us her talent and design our wedding outfits. She said an excited yes and off we went. We had some starter ideas and then Sam was free to do her magic. The results were perfect realisations of what we’d asked for. We wanted a fresh and contemporary look with an African look. We went shopping for wax print cloth over in East London and found a couple of amazing pieces – beautiful blue patterns with gold detailing did the gold signify joy, fire and the preciousness of our union? Maybe. They were matching but not identical, reflecting our individuality and togetherness. And the finished articles were made so that we could wear them again and again.”

The after party in The Cotton Restaurant, looks just perfect too.

It can be done guys, it can be done, SO WONDERFULLY!

Outfits: Sam / United 80

Ceremony: Lambeth Town Hall

Reception: Cotton Restaurant

Photography: Joasis Photography – by Aggie