The Lavish Wedding Ever; Richest Black Women’s Son Married Model Girlfriend
Folarin Alakija, an entrepreneur, investor and cinematographer, is one of the four sons of the oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija. Folarin married Iranian beauty Nazanin Jafarian Ghaissarifa at the Blenheim Palace, a monumental country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. The wedding is estimated to cost around £5 million.
Folarin married Nazanin who studied Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Manchester. She then graduated in Diploma in Law and worked as a model and marketing consultant. She wore a strapless white gown and later changed into glitzy party dress for the evening. She was wearing a beautiful diamond necklace and white Manolo Blahniks.
Folarin is father of one, who lost his wife Chena, suffering from cancer. He tied the knots with his girlfriend in front of all the guest, his family and friends, celebrities including Victoria’s Secret Angel, Shanina Shaik.
Folarin decorated the venue with one million roses, a 12ft tall cake and the lights were triggered by the stars who gave their immense presence to the wedding. The cost of hiring the venue and state rooms of the palace of Woodstock, which was the ancestral home of Sir Winston Churchill, is £33,000. But it seems like the wedding took over the whole venue.
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The wedding arrangements were under the supervision of celebrity florist Jeff Leatham. He bought 30 members of staff to help him organize the wedding and it is believed that he charges £250,000 for his services. Elizabeth’s Cake Emporium created the 12ft-tall cake, decorated with hundreds of roses and ornate doves. The approved caterers were Searcy’s and the three course meals start at £52 per head, excluding alcohol.
After the feast, Robin Thicke, an American singer presented his surprise performance. According to reports, to hire him it costs £150,000. The evening was ended by a firework display in the hotel grounds.
Folarin’s mother Folorunsho, a 66 year old lady who is considered to be the richest black women in the world with expected fortune of $2.1 billion. Forbes has ranked her 14th Richest Women in Africa whereas the richest women in the country. She is on 80th number on the Power Women List.
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