The Wedding of Mr. and Mrs.

Gbenga Okunoye
April 11th, 2010
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Dear Friends and Family,

We can barely believe that the wedding week is upon us! After many months of
anticipation and preparation, we are excited to get a chance to celebrate with you all. You
have each played an important role in our lives, and we are honored that you will be playing
a role in our wedding day.

Enclosed, please find all the details you will need for the wedding weekend. The pages are
as follows:
• Logistics overview Page 2
• Overview of weekend events Page 3
• Detailed wedding day schedule Page 6
• Map, directions and travel Page 8
• Contact list Page 10
• Description of roles Page 11

You’ll notice that the weekend is quite packed with events! Please be aware that traffic in
New York City can be rather hectic, so try to plan accordingly.

Thanks again for your help, your support, and your love. We are so excited to get to
celebrate together!

Love,

Dayo and Gbenga

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LOGISTICS OVERVIEW

Key wedding day contacts

Day of coordinator: Rike Dada 301.674.5217

Maid of Honor: Mary Adeniji 917.783.1035

Best Man: Eugene Martin Phone
Tayo Adeniji

Ceremony site rep: Shade Arowosegbe 301.728.2795

Reception site rep: Rike Dada 301.674.5217

Key locations

Ceremony and Calvary Seventh Day Adventist Church

Rehearsal site 776 Lexington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11221

Reception site The Brooklyn Museum of Arts

Beaux-Arts Court
Please park at Parking Lot behind the museum – See greeters
for validation
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238

Events

Friday, 4/09/10 7:00 PM Family Pre-Wedding Celebration Dinner

Saturday, 4/10/10 2:00 PM Wedding Rehearsal
6:00 PM Traditional Engagement Party
Sunday, 4/11/10 3:00 PM Family Portraits
4:00 PM Wedding Ceremony
6:30 PM Cocktail hour
7:00 PM Banquet
12:00 AM Afterparty

OVERVIEW OF WEEKEND EVENTS

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Event: Family Pre-Wedding Celebration Dinner

Date and time: Friday, April 9th, 2010
7:00 PM
Location: Bride’s Parents Home: 1586 Canarsie Road
Brooklyn, NY 11236
Point of contact: Mrs. Esther Adeniji 718.763.9824?
Attendees: Immediate and extended family members

Please join us for a pre-wedding celebration dinner at home,

which we hope will be an opportunity for both families to spend
some quality time together to celebrate their union as a new
and larger family!

Event: The Wedding Rehearsal

Date and time: Saturday, April 10th, 2010
2:00 PM
Location: Calvary Seventh Day Adventist Church
776 Lexington Avenue; Brooklyn NY 11221
Point of contact: Rike Dada (301.674.5217)
Required attendees: Parents, ushers, musicians, readers, bridesmaids, groomsmen,
officiant, ringbearer, flower girls, day-of-coordinator
Optional attendees: Attendants and greeters

If you are directly involved in the wedding ceremony, please

attend the rehearsal so that we can do a full run-through! If
you will be greeting or helping out as an attendant on the
wedding day, you are welcome to attend to get familiar with
the space though it is not required. Significant others are
welcome as well!

Event: The Traditional Engagement Party

Date and time: Saturday, April 10th, 2010
6:00 PM
Location: TBD
Brooklyn, NY 11236
Point of contact: Mary Adeniji (917.783.1035)
Attendees: All persons directly and indirectly involved in helping out with
the wedding day, grandparents, and significant others

Please join us for the traditional engagement party, where we

hope to get to spend more time with each one of you and to
also express our appreciation for your love, help, and
friendship. Significant others are welcome!

OVERVIEW OF WEEKEND EVENTS (continued)

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Event: Family portraits

Date and time: Sunday, April 11th, 2010
3:00 PM
Location: Calvary Seventh Day Adventist Church
776 Lexington Avenue; Brooklyn NY 11221
Point of contact: Shade (301.728.2795)
Required attendees: Immediate and extended family members

We want to make sure to capture great family photos that we

can treasure for years to come! We will not have an opportunity
for a formal family portrait after the ceremony, so please be
sure to arrive at 2:30 PM.

Event: The Wedding Ceremony

Date and time: Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Various arrival times as follows:

12:00 PM Attendants and groomsmen
12:30 PM Bridesmaids
2:15 PM Immediate family and ushers
2:30 PM Extended family
2:45 PM Musicians
3:00 PM Officiant, flower girls, ringbearer, ceremony
greeters, scripture readers

Location: Calvary Seventh Day Adventist Church

776 Lexington Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11236
Point of contact: Shade (301.728.2795)
Attendees: All!

The main event…We’re getting married! The various arrival

times listed account for setup time and formal portraits.

Event: The Wedding Reception

Date and time: Sunday, April 11th, 2010

General timeline:
6:30 PM Cocktails
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7:00 PM Banquet

Various arrival times as follows:

6:10 PM Reception greeters and attendants arrive
to set up
(as early as possible following the ceremony)
6:15 PM Bridesmaids, groomsmen, immediate
family
Meet at the Rubin Pavilion
OVERVIEW OF WEEKEND EVENTS (continued)

Location: The Brooklyn Museum of Arts

Beaux-Arts Court
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Point of contact: Rike (301.674.5217)
Attendees: All!

Join us for dinner and dancing at the Brooklyn Museum of Arts

immediately following the ceremony! Dinner will feature
traditional Nigerian cuisine.

DETAILED WEDDING DAY SCHEDULE

Time Activity and events Parties involved

12:00 – Wedding party arrivals, lunch and photo Bride, groom, wedding
2:00 sessions party, attendants
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12: 00 Groom and groomsmen arrive Groom, groomsmen

PM
12: 30 Groomsmen eat lunch Groom, groomsmen
PM
Bride and Bridesmaids arrive Bride, bridesmaids
12:45 AM Groom individual portraits Groom
1:00 PM Groom and groomsmen portraits Groom, groomsmen

1:15 PM Bridesmaids eat lunch Bride, bridesmaids

Bride individual portraits Bride
2:00 PM Bride and bridesmaids portraits Bride, bridesmaids

2:15 – 3:30 Arrivals, set-up, and portrait sessions All parties involved
2:15 PM Ushers arrive at church Ushers
Guitarist and percussionist arrive at church Guitarist, percussionist
2:30 PM Family arrives at church Family
Full wedding party portrait session Wedding party, ushers
2:45 PM Family portrait session Family
3:00 PM Officiant, flowers girls, ringbearers arrive Officiant, flower girls,
Pianist arrives ringbearer, pianist,
Greeters and readers arrive and set up greeters, readers

3:30 – 3:55 Final preparations Wedding party, parents

3:30 PM Wedding party returns to dressing room

3:55 – 5:15 Wedding ceremony All

3:55 PM Prelude Musicians
4:10 PM Ceremony service starts All
5:15 PM Ceremony service concludes All

5:00 – 6:15 Reception set up, ceremony site cleanup Reception greeters,
attendants
5:00 PM Reception greeters and attendants leave Reception greeters,
attendants
5:15 PM Wedding party leaves immediately Wedding party
Ceremony attendants to do final sweep of bride’s Ceremony attendants
room and groom’s room
Gift movers to transport gifts Gift movers
6:10 PM Reception greeters arrive at Brooklyn Museum Reception greeters
Set up welcome table and name cards
Attendants to set up favors, table cards, and Reception attendants
menus
6:15 – 7:00 Wedding party arrival, pictures, preparation for Bride, groom, wedding
grand entrance party, parents
6:15 PM Couple, wedding party, immediate family arrive Bride, groom, wedding
Meet at TBD for pictures party, parents
6:45 PM Wedding party and immediate family retreat to Bride, groom, wedding
waiting room to prepare for grand entrance party, parents
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7:00 – Reception begins All parties

12:00
7:00 PM Grand entrance Bride and groom, parents,
wedding party
7:10 PM Blessing of the meal by pastor Pastor
7:15 PM Banquet begins N/A
7:30 PM Toasts by parents, best men, and maidens of honor Parents, best men, MOHs
8:15 PM Couple to do table visits Bride and groom, parents,
bridesmaids, unofficial
photographers
8:45 PM Cake cutting Bride, groom
9:15 PM Slideshow All
9:30 PM Father-daughter/mother-son dance Parents, bride, groom
9:35 PM Couple’s first dance Bride, groom
9:45 PM Bouquet toss All
9:48 PM Garter toss All
10:00 PM Dancing begins All
12:00 AM Reception concludes All

CONTACTS
Last Name First Name Role #1 Role #2 Email Address Cell Phone

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DESCRIPTION OF WEDDING DAY ROLES

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Below, we have listed out a summary of each role on the wedding day. Please note that
these are not meant to be comprehensive and that roles may be refined, clarified, or
updated, particularly after we get a better sense of the needs of the day through the
rehearsal. So keep your eyes and ears open . When in doubt whether about your role or
just about what is going on, check with [day-of-coordinator’s name]!
Note: If you do not see your role listed here, please flag that for us sooner rather than later!

Coordinator
Name
• Ensure all parties are aware of roles and responsibilities
• Keep the day flowing smoothly, coordinating with ceremony and reception site
representatives, vendors, and helpers
• Keep the bride and groom stress-free 
• Give vendors their checks and parking validation upon their departures

Grandparents and Parents

Names
• Arrive at the latest by 2:30 PM for family portraits
• Retreat to bride’s room by 3:50 PM to get ready for processional
• Grandparents to walk in first, followed by parents of the groom
• Parents of the bride to both escort bride down the aisle
• Mothers will light the unity candle after bride is at the front
• Father of the bride to give away bride
• Parents of the groom to sing special song during the ceremony
• Leave for Bonaventure as soon as possible after the ceremony
• Gather at Mezzanine on 4th floor of Bonaventure for pictures at 6:15 PM
• Retreat to waiting room at 6:45 PM to prepare for grand entrance
• Grandparents, parents of the groom, and parents of the bride to enter in order at
7:00 PM
• Both sets of parents to give speeches/toasts after first course is served
• Parents dance with bride and groom at ~9:30 PM
• Receiving line to say goodbye to guests at midnight

Maidens of Honor
Names
• Arrive at church ready to go by 11:00 AM
• Assist bride throughout the day (carrying veil, train, etc.) and keeping her calm! 
• Lunch with bride at 11:30 AM
• Bridesmaids photos at 12:45 PM
• Full wedding party photo at 2:30 PM, family photo at 2:45 PM
• Give toast at reception after first course is served
• [Insert name] to help set up slideshow at 9:15 PM

DESCRIPTION OF WEDDING DAY ROLES (continued)

Bridesmaids
Names
• Arrive at church ready to go by 12:00 PM
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• Bridesmaids photos at 12:45 PM, full wedding party photo at 2:30 PM

• Retreat to bride’s room by 3:30 PM for final prep
• Clean up of bride’s room following the ceremony, transporting all personal items to
Bonaventure
• Photos at Rubin Pavilion at 6:15 PM
• Retreat to waiting room at 6:45 PM
• Grand entrance at 7:00 PM
• [Insert names] to assist with table visits at 8:15 PM, heading to each table ahead of
the bride and groom to get the table ready for a group picture
• Round up the ladies for the bouquet toss following the couple’s first dance

Best Men
Names
• [Insert name] to drive groom to the church (make sure the djembe drum is in the car)
• Assist the groom throughout the day and keep him calm and collected! 
• Arrive at church ready to go by 11:00 AM
• Groomsmen photos at noon
• Lunch with groom at 12:15 PM
• Decorate car
• Full wedding party photo at 2:30 PM
• Give toasts at the reception after the first course is served
• [Insert names] to lead guests to the afterparty upon conclusion of the reception

Groomsmen
Names
• Arrive at church ready to go by 11:30 AM
• Groomsmen photos at noon
• Lunch with groom at 12:15 PM
• Decorate car
• Full wedding party photos at 2:30 PM
• Retreat to groom’s room for final prep by 3:30 PM
• Clean up of groom’s room following ceremony, transporting all personal items to
Bonaventure
• Photos at Rubin Pavilion at 6:15 PM
• Retreat to waiting room at 6:45 PM
• Grand entrance at 7:00 PM
• Round up the crowd for garter toss immediately following the bouquet toss

DESCRIPTION OF WEDDING DAY ROLES (continued)

Attendants
Name (bride’s attendant), Name (groom’s attendant)
• [Insert name] to prepare bride’s bag (See Maid of Honor for reimbursement)
• Arrive at church at 11:15 AM with lunch
• Attend family wedding portraits
• Following the ceremony, do final sweep of bride’s room and groom’s room, picking up
anything left behind
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• Be prepared to save the day by seeing to any last minute emergencies that may pop
up throughout the course of the day, staying in contact with day-of-coordinator

Ushers
Names
• Arrive at church ready to go by 2:15 PM
• Take portraits with the bride, groom and wedding party at 2:30 PM
• Be in Sanctuary lobby by 3:30 PM
• Direct guests toward outer aisles as they enter the Sanctuary (there will be no
groom’s side and bride’s side, guests can feel free to sit where they wish)
• Dismiss guests after the ceremony row by row, starting from the back of the
Sanctuary
• Scan the aisles and pick up leftover programs, etc. before leaving the church

Officiant, Flower Girls and Ringbearer

Names
• Arrive at church ready to go by 3:00 PM
• Pastor to visit bride and groom in the bride’s room and groom’s room respectively for
final prayer
• Pastor to get ready to enter Sanctuary with groom by 3:50 PM (entrance around 4:10
PM)
• Pastor will officiate the wedding and deliver the homily
• [Insert names] will carry flower baskets and ring pillow down the aisle, escorted by
Maidens of Honor

Musicians
Name (percussionist), Name (pianist), Name (guitarist)
• [Insert names] to arrive as early as 11:00am and no later than 2:15 PM, practice in
the groom’s room
• Pianist to arrive at 3:00 PM
• All musicians to begin setting up and testing equipment at 3:15 PM
• Pianist and groom’s parents to run through special song presentation in the
Sanctuary at 3:25 PM
• Be in place by 3:45 PM
• Pianist begins playing prelude at 3:55 PM
• Musicians responsible for returning instruments to the appropriate individual
following the ceremony and cleaning up after themselves

DESCRIPTION OF WEDDING DAY ROLES (continued)

Scripture Readers
Names
• Arrive at church by 3:00 PM
• Remember to bring a Bible
• Be seated in the front row by 3:55 PM (when prelude begins)
• Both scripture readers to walk on stage immediately following the Special Song
• [Insert name] to read Ephesians 4:2-3
• [Insert name] to read Colossians 3:15-17

Gift Table Attendant

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Name
• Arrive at church by 3:00 PM
• Keep track of gifts with numbered stickers and list
• Collect red envelopes, keep box in possession at all times
• Head to welcome table at the Bonaventure to also collect and track gifts at the
reception
• Give box to mother of the groom at the end of the evening

Greeters/Set-up
Ceremony: Names
Reception: Names
• Ceremony
○ Arrive at church at 3:00 PM
○ Ceremony greeters to set up scroll and programs
○ Greet guests, ensuring only names are signed on the scroll (no messages)
○ Direct guests toward ushers on either side – Ushers will be manning the outer
aisles of the Sanctuary (there will be no groom’s side and bride’s side, guests
can feel free to sit where they wish)
• Reception
○ [Insert names] to help transport leftover items from ceremony to reception
site
○ [Insert name] to be responsible for large display portrait
○ [Insert names] to leave as soon as possible from ceremony to set up welcome
table at the Bonaventure
○ Lay out scrolls and photo albums
○ Assist guests in finding their tables (see provided guest list)
○ At 7:00 PM, move scrolls, photo albums, etc. inside the banquet hall

Gift Movers
Names
• Gather gifts from greeters as guests arrive from the ceremony
• Immediately after ceremony, load gifts in car to transport to the Bonaventure
• Following the reception, load gifts in car
• Transport gifts to groom’s parents’ home on Sunday

DESCRIPTION OF WEDDING DAY ROLES (continued)

Reception setup
Riyike
• Pick up wrapped favors, table cards, and name cards from Staten Island on Friday
• Bring favors, table cards, and name cards to the reception site
• Immediately after the ceremony, Riyike & company make a run for it to Brooklyn
Museum ASAP
• Setup favors, table cards, and name cards, etc. before guests arrive for reception
(see separate attachment for instructions)
• Help Beverly coordinate events during reception

Unofficial emcee for the reception

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Sister Bisi
• Announce the family members at beginning of the reception, after the grand
entrance and prior to the blessing of the meal by the pastor

Slideshow setup
Name
• Set up projector and laptop to prepare for slideshow
• Coordinate with DJ on sound from the laptop

Unofficial photographers
Folake and co.
• Feel free to take pictures throughout the day, in particular:
○ Getting ready shots in the dressing room
○ Close-up shots during the ceremony
• At the reception (beginning around 8:15 PM), bride and groom will be doing table
visits – Unofficial photographers will visit tables with bride and groom, taking pictures
of each table,
• During picture taking at reception, coordinate with bridesmaids [insert names], who
will be helping set up the group pictures table by table

Unofficial videographer
Name
• Arrive at the Bride’s home at 8:00 AM to videotape bride getting ready
• Travel with bride and bridesmaid to Bel Air Presbyterian Church at 10:15 AM
• Film groom and groomsmen getting ready
• Lunch provided, eat with groomsmen
• Break between 1:00 PM and 3:15 PM
• Set up for ceremony, which will begin at 3:55 PM
• Film ceremony
• Travel to Brooklyn Museum following the ceremony
• Film cocktail hour and reception – feel free to have guests share well-wishes into the
camera for the bride and groom!