BN Bridal Beauty: Edo Brides in Beautiful Beaded Benin Wedding Attire

Happy Friday! BellaNaija Weddings has 2 special style articles for you today! Whoop whoop. One for the grooms and one for brides.

This article is spotlighting the beautiful culture of brides from Edo State, in the south south of the Nigeria. Edo is home to many ethnic groups, including Bini, Akoko-Edo and Esan.

Edo brides are known for their elaborate beaded bridal wear – complete with a crown and accessories. The hair – the most important part of the look, is made into a high bun hairstyle known as Eto-Okuku, typically created with black gel. Coral beads are then sewn into the hair or extensions in to the form of a crown, called Okuku. Many brides buy wigs ready made with the hair and crown.

The coral bead accessories accentuate the regal look. Beaded necklaces are called ivie-uru, hand beads – ivie-ebo, earrings – emi-ehorivie, a beaded clutch – ekpa-ivie and a poncho like cape/beaded top called ewu-ivie. Many also wear slippers or shoes covered with beads.

For the complete look, brides wear different fabrics of wrappers – some wear embellished George, some opt for velvet or lace of different colours – anything looks great with beads.

Be Inspired!

When you’re done with this article, check out our Something Blue article – a trend for the grooms 😉 It’ll be up in an hour or so.

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Lovely Lynda –  Click to View her Wedding – MUA Funmi Abeke – Instagram 

Beautiful bride shared with us Instagram – #bellanaijaweddings

Makeup by Kemi Kings – Instagram
Makeup and Eto Okuku (hairstyle) by Omon of Beauty Cook Studio – Instagram

Found on Pinterest

Osayamen – from Facebook

Enimien – Photo by Alakija Studios

Iyayi – Beads by Esohe of Beauty Lounge. Makeup by Lolade of Dainty Affairs

Bisi – Makeup by Kunbi Fashakin of Sit Pretty Makeovers

Brides made up by Osamu of Beauty Matters – Instagram

BellaNaija Brides

Vivacious Tolu – Wedding Video

Beautiful Omoye – Wedding | Makeup by Beauty Cook Studio – Instagram Pretty Ehi & her sister – Wedding Elegant Elsie – Wedding

More Gorgeous Edo Brides Celebrity Brides

Elohor Aisien in Okuku, Beaded Velvet Wrapper & Ivie Uru

Okuku – coral crown & cape – ewu-ivie

In red George wrapper embroidered with gold

Mercy in an asymmetrical gold dress

Mercy had many outfit changes! See more ideas in her exclusive BN Wedding feature!

Nike Oshinowo in a styled shoot – rocking okuku (crown) & ewu-ivie (cape)

Beautiful little bride from Mercy’s wedding. Wonder how old she is now? 🙂

Hope you were inspired today!

If you would like to see the vendors like MUAs and for beads, click on the full wedding links near the bride’s photos.

We are adding a trusted vendor page soon – in the meantime, feel free to refer bead vendors and hairdressers for the Eto-Okuku in the comments.

xoxo – Ink

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