So I got bored sometime last December, and then came across French photographer Beatrices’ Barbie and Kens’ wedding shoot, and with some inspiration from the black Barbie shoot on Italian Vogue, I decided to create a Nigerian Traditional wedding shoot with black Barbie and Ken … it started up as a pretty simple shoot that would have taken about a week or so, and ended up taking up to 5 months. I had to enlist my wife to help out with the outfits, as well as with searching the internet for all the little accessories. Anyway, I’m glad its now done, and glad I can get rid of the dolls … I was beginning to get weird looks from my son whenever I came home with a barbie and he’s asking if was for me, or for his baby sister …
Anyway hope you like the shoot …
.. at the reception venue, the wedding proposal gets read …
.. for those of you who don’t know .. the groom and his friends have to lay down in front of the bride’s parents …
and then comes the traditional changing of the grooms hat (really not sure what this signifies, but I guess its something to do with crowning the head of the home ) … Boogie time …. … of course loads of dollars had to be sprayed. Really loved these mini dollar bills I found online, they look so cute in real life
… couldn’t help this … think I simply bought too much booze and just ‘had to use them’ ….
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by Obi
Hauwa - This is awesome! Love every bit of it?June 13, 2012 – 3:05 pm
Harry Itie - Wow! This is awesome… You so talented!June 13, 2012 – 3:28 pm
Obi - thanks a bunch HauwaJune 13, 2012 – 3:58 pm
Uche Nwokedi Oguejiofor - Absolutely brilliant! the little details are so hilarious.June 13, 2012 – 8:08 pm
Folashade Lizzie Awosanya - This is so amazing it’s so detailed and so realistic, well doneJune 13, 2012 – 8:29 pm
Sandra Isibor - Oh my days! this is so creative…June 13, 2012 – 8:40 pm
Eji Izzi - Brilliant!June 13, 2012 – 9:01 pm
Obi Charles Nwokedi - thanks Sandra
June 13, 2012 – 10:01 pm
Obi Charles Nwokedi - thanks a bunch EjiJune 13, 2012 – 10:02 pm
Obi Charles Nwokedi - thanks Fola June 13, 2012 – 10:03 pm
Ronke IsBlessed - Amazing idea. Well executed. Hilarious but also so real!June 13, 2012 – 10:16 pm
Obi Charles Nwokedi - thanks a bunch RonkeJune 13, 2012 – 10:26 pm
Dj skates - First time seeing your work. Incredibly creative!June 14, 2012 – 2:24 am
Mr Quadosh - Very creative. I really love it tooJune 14, 2012 – 2:35 am
NGOZI - Gosh its lovely! Photography is a hobby im currently enjoying and i also happen to love Barbie. Really nice! Could almost hear the music
June 14, 2012 – 4:08 am
Pearly Dresses - Obi this shoot is just AMAZING! You truly captured the essence of a traditional Nigerian engagement. Makes me see Barbie and Kola in a whole ne light!!! Loved the outfits and extra kudos on the mini Louboutins! Well Done!!!June 14, 2012 – 5:37 am
ova-boutique.com - This is Brilliant! love every detail and the fact that you catered to each one, this is a true naija wedding, impressive!June 14, 2012 – 6:26 am
Bola Oloruntuyi - Amazing Shoot Obi!!! I loved teh mini dollars and the boogie time. Keep up the good work.June 14, 2012 – 6:44 am
Victoria Akinyemi - I dont kno u but DAMN, u talented !!! This is brilliant…where can I purchase : )June 14, 2012 – 7:03 am
bolly - This is Aura cool! loving the creativityJune 14, 2012 – 7:19 am
Dani G Nunoo - LMAO this was brilliant…wow.June 14, 2012 – 7:21 am
Jide Alakija - Got me laughing…nice one.June 14, 2012 – 7:26 am
Temi L - Totally love it…..so funny… Well done Mr Obi…..Guess that why you documented our wedding…..June 14, 2012 – 7:31 am
Kemi Togun - This is amazing. The concept, the execution. Brilliant. June 14, 2012 – 8:36 am
Kofo B - Genius!!!!June 14, 2012 – 8:43 am
NK - This is really nice, so now show us the Igbo version!June 14, 2012 – 8:57 am
efe - Lol……..Very entertaining and creativeJune 14, 2012 – 9:22 am
Kombo Buwa Inko-Tariah - Hahahahaha Obi this is amazing….June 14, 2012 – 9:31 am
Yemi Osunkoya - This is simply stunning! The concept is so original and the thought and attention to detail ( the iPad!!!!!) is quite outstanding. I hope you do more with this shoot. Kudos!June 14, 2012 – 10:12 am
Sophia A Jackson - ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT – it’s made my day this has – just so brilliantly creative…June 14, 2012 – 10:16 am
Abby Fay - This is beautiful…very creative. The pic with the booze is very funny. lol!June 14, 2012 – 10:16 am
F OBASOHAN - WOW!June 14, 2012 – 10:45 am
Louisa Coulthurst - I love this shoot! The spraying dollars shoot made me giggle!June 14, 2012 – 10:54 am
Femi - Very creative and interesting… Good work to even capture thisJune 14, 2012 – 11:24 am
Taiwo - Wow! Awesome! Am actually blown away! My fave is the booze picture. Lol.
Well done man!!!June 14, 2012 – 12:10 pm
Real Weddings: Barbie & Ken's White Wedding & Traditional Engagement Ceremony | Nigerian Wedding - [...] traditional engagement shoot, shot by Photography by Obi, you can see all the photographs here. The photographer claimed he decide to do the Barbie & Ken traditional engagement ceremony [...]June 14, 2012 – 12:31 pm
Gbenga - Uber cool!! Very captivating work. Excellent effort. Well done guy.June 14, 2012 – 12:33 pm
Mary - hahhahaha……..I had a good laugh. Love it love it and it was brilliantly creative. Louboutin, dollar bills, Ipad , Hot DJ, camera, booze inshort everything was ON POINT.
Thumbs up to the couple that put this togetherJune 14, 2012 – 12:54 pm
MiST - o my……lol . Who put this together , wow so creative . Hope you dont mind me posting this on my facebook . Love itJune 14, 2012 – 12:58 pm
Ken and Barbie’s Traditional Nigerian Wedding | Munaluchi Bridal Magazine - [...] traditional Nigerian outfits are insane. Take a look at this one-of-a-kind shoot put together by Obi Nwokedi and his wife. Here’s what Obi had to say about this shoot… So I got bored sometime [...]June 14, 2012 – 1:31 pm
Alexa - Very well done. I had to look again and again. Whoever staged this and made those litle, on point outfits is a great talent…June 14, 2012 – 1:33 pm
yinka - Way to go!June 14, 2012 – 1:38 pm
Obi - thanks Efe .. go right ahead
June 14, 2012 – 1:49 pm
Obi - couldn’t help doing that last one
June 14, 2012 – 1:50 pm
Obi - he smiles ….June 14, 2012 – 1:50 pm
Obi - cheers JideJune 14, 2012 – 1:50 pm
andrew - One of the best works I have seen in recent time. Great Job…June 14, 2012 – 2:36 pm
Obi - Thanks Andrew
June 14, 2012 – 2:48 pm
laolu - this was SOOOOO COOOOOL!!!! I loved every bit of it! Down to the DJ barbie and the drunk Ken dolls at the end!June 14, 2012 – 3:10 pm
Obi Charles Nwokedi - thanks DaniJune 14, 2012 – 3:17 pm
Call me mummy Tola - Wow! Love the concept and attention to detail! Love it!
June 14, 2012 – 3:24 pm
Sheila Amaka Ojei - OMG! I love it…June 14, 2012 – 3:24 pm
Fadekemi Ashiru-Balogun - Very creative and entertaining. You couldnt have interpreted it any better.June 14, 2012 – 3:41 pm
Amaka - This is simply amazing! Perfectly replicated a naija wedding! The tiny loubous, the tiny dollar bills…even those clothes were made down to the last tiny detail! Kudos to who ever put this all together…very creative!June 14, 2012 – 4:02 pm
Tayo Ishola - Wow!!!! This made my day!June 14, 2012 – 4:04 pm
Kole Mjx - This is sooo cool. Well done Obi. Boredom has its advantages I see.June 14, 2012 – 4:43 pm
Chi - This was BRILLIANT! I almost fell out of my chair as I was laughing so hard….
I wondered if you had it on a slide show with music (Nigerian)…..what it would be like?……just-a-thot:)
Love it!June 14, 2012 – 4:54 pm
Obi - thanks AmakaJune 14, 2012 – 4:54 pm
Obi - cheers LaoluJune 14, 2012 – 4:54 pm
Obi - thanks Chi .. actually working on it at the mo’June 14, 2012 – 4:55 pm
Eniola Idris Alakija - AMAZINGJune 14, 2012 – 5:03 pm
Linda Prosper - I love this!!!!!June 14, 2012 – 5:24 pm
Artflow Magazine - We appreciate the creativity that went into this project, the details were so real and one can not but look over it again and again. This effort deserves some commendation. Would you like to share the process with us please on Artflow Magazine? We are an online magazine aimed at creating platform for creative performers.June 14, 2012 – 5:40 pm
Evelyn Peters - This is a master piece of work, brilliant…wow…You are talented. I love it and bring this talent to the U.S if you have not done so yet.June 14, 2012 – 5:57 pm
Funke Kinda - beautiful…a Job well done. very creative.. pls keep it up.June 14, 2012 – 7:03 pm
Ruby A. Oluronbi - These are hilarious! Super cute and creative!June 14, 2012 – 7:13 pm
Niké Kazzim - This is Amazing…so creative and you really captured the traditional wedding down to the very last detail… love the spraying of the dollars!June 14, 2012 – 7:20 pm
Bolanle Adesoji - Amazing. It makes you laugh as the accuracy. You got this right Obi. Well done!June 14, 2012 – 7:35 pm
Charlotte I-heartdayouth - yes I love these as well!!!
June 14, 2012 – 8:11 pm
Ijeoma - Thought this was great. love every bitJune 14, 2012 – 8:14 pm
Ijeoma - HilariousJune 14, 2012 – 8:16 pm
Mina Nyenke - Obi! You’ve got fans in Chicago. This was nothing short of A M A Z I N G!!!June 14, 2012 – 8:22 pm
BK - … AND red bottoms!!
June 14, 2012 – 8:24 pm
Great job! This was very well done–except for the last photo, but of course it’s still funny though
Isaac RealEyez Odusanya - Absolutely dope! Good work!June 14, 2012 – 8:28 pm
Obi Charles Nwokedi - thanks … guess you can
June 14, 2012 – 8:53 pm
Tomi s - This is amazing… I pray CNN and the likes will feature you very soon! Soooooo nice! Kudos to you!June 14, 2012 – 9:04 pm
Ruby A. Oluronbi - Haha, showed these to my aunt and she was so impressed! and her kids are like mommy are we getting those???June 14, 2012 – 9:12 pm
YES - WOW! I’m beyond amazed… this is brilliant! WOW… this is talent right here, keep up the awesome work!June 14, 2012 – 9:39 pm
Obi - awwww thanks Mina
June 14, 2012 – 10:27 pm
Obi - i know, almost didn’t put in the least one, but then …June 14, 2012 – 10:28 pm
Obi - so nice of you
June 14, 2012 – 10:29 pm
Tolu Sangodele - Absolutely lovely. I love it.June 14, 2012 – 10:35 pm
See photos of Barbie and Ken at their Nigerian traditional wedding - Pilot Africa News - [...] To see the complete photo series, then check out Obi’s blog site. [...]June 14, 2012 – 10:54 pm
Udochi Onyekachi - WOW! this is brilliant!June 14, 2012 – 11:46 pm
Obi Charles Nwokedi - not yet Evelyn, but thanksJune 14, 2012 – 11:53 pm
Stella Duru - Obinna, clearly you have to remain bored for longer and you best go and collect the dolls from the trash van you threw them in because you have started a series that you must necessarily continue… you tagged this Nigerian Traditional Wedding but you must be aware that this depicts the Yoruba Traditional Wedding Ceremony and given that we have 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria, you have 249 Nigerian Traditional Weddings to showcase…LOL! more importantly given that you are an ibo man and I am an ibo lady, I hope your business mind has evaluated the business side of this (asides from the artistic part)… as I would advise that you seek out the makers of black barbie and ken with a business proposal to help them with clothing customised dolls with different occasions for sale to Nigerian kids in the diaspora (LOL) or even for kids in Nigeria… and please bring the relevant contracts for my review… for a fee as your lawyer o…. WELL DONE… ME LIKE… REAL PROUD… GOOD JOB!June 15, 2012 – 12:37 am
Anu Young - This is just pure talent…your attention to detail is highly commendable and I would love to see more of your work. It is hard and with need of a lot of raw talent for a photographer to show the true and beautiful expressions of individual(s)..but to be able to now do it effortlessly with the use of dolls! shows that you are truly an amazing photographer…an inspiration really…<3 <3 this work!June 15, 2012 – 12:47 am
Abbey Fajimolu - This is the cutest thing EVER! It was too realistic, almost felt as though I was in it, picture-by-picture. Well done! I really loved the booze part too, it was HILARIOUS, so typical of a Nigerian wedding.June 15, 2012 – 1:02 am
nikk - this is an awesome idea. very creative..I absolutely love it!!!June 15, 2012 – 1:45 am
Annamaria Car - NICE!!!June 15, 2012 – 2:46 am
Christina Sola Abidakun - Nice one Obinna and good idea Stella! I also can’t help noticing my asho ebi here in the pictures please include my royalties in the contract. LOL
Seriously, I think the is a Great concept.
June 15, 2012 – 2:59 am
kiki - Wow…love this…obviously a yoruba wedding…..
very nicely done!!! very imaginative! so could be real people.
kxJune 15, 2012 – 4:21 am
Back2Eden Design - Wow! Really creative. Kudos to the team, job well done ;o)June 15, 2012 – 4:38 am
tia - Super fabulous!June 15, 2012 – 5:53 am
Uche - Beautiful, fresh concept, celebration of our cultureJune 15, 2012 – 8:52 am
BumyPerfect - This is awesome man…..noicceeeeeeJune 15, 2012 – 10:19 am
Funke - This is pure talent, very innovative… Thumbs up!!!!June 15, 2012 – 10:22 am
Sweet Mama Africa - This freaking amazing. Pure creativityJune 15, 2012 – 10:48 am
Gail - Oh gosh I love this.
this shd be for sale. love love loveJune 15, 2012 – 11:27 am
sharon - I love this! I hope you didn’t get rid of the dolls. They should remain in your family always. I think some of the values and culture should have remained. This was beautiful.June 15, 2012 – 11:49 am
lady flo - This is cute, i like it=)June 15, 2012 – 12:25 pm
Lola - Good cultural piece for Naija children in diaspora! I wish the set was commercially available–I’d save my lunch money and drop my cable to buy it for my daughter
. I plan to show her this website tonight! Impressive job you have here–keep it up!June 15, 2012 – 12:52 pm
BelleNoirBride - This is brilliant, I love it! Your hardworking shows, it’s so intricate.June 15, 2012 – 12:58 pm
Obi - thanks NicolaJune 15, 2012 – 2:51 pm
Obi -
June 15, 2012 – 2:51 pm
Adelaide Damoah - This really made my day too. Had to share. So cute! The dollars lol! Love the ending, look at the men all wasted! So creative and just unbelievably cute.June 15, 2012 – 5:36 pm
Barbie & Ken Have Nigerian Wedding! | snowdroponline - [...] You can see more on Obi Nwokedi’s website( Click Here) [...]June 15, 2012 – 5:50 pm
Jessica - Omg! these are too beautiful! Can I buy these?June 15, 2012 – 6:36 pm
Obi Charles Nwokedi - we’ll see how it goes Stella
June 15, 2012 – 9:54 pm
Omo Tunde - absolutely love it! like wow! June 15, 2012 – 10:10 pm
@yosi - Gush! I have never seen such! So beautiful. Mee like it.June 15, 2012 – 11:13 pm
Lina Abdallah - This is beautiful…can’t stop looking!June 16, 2012 – 6:55 am
Barbie & Ken get married…Naija Style | that1960chick.com - [...] Images [Obi Nwokedi] [...]June 16, 2012 – 7:11 am
Franca - I am short of words. I am so close to tears just knowing that this has been put together by human hands. Awesome is the word.June 16, 2012 – 10:40 am
Dennar - wow!impressed by the attention to detail,had a good laugh.love the asoebi girls!June 16, 2012 – 12:40 pm
J.O.N - this is really luvly, luved every bit of it. So cretaive……………..June 16, 2012 – 1:39 pm
Doyin (Events by Doyin) - Love it! Very Creative!June 16, 2012 – 3:14 pm
Ade - I simply love your Barbie & Ken photo collection. They are so exquisite, unique, charming & beautiful to view. I hope this work is published or put in for an award. You deserve to be internationally recognised for this work. Well done and keep up the good work. AdeJune 16, 2012 – 4:32 pm
Oprah M. - Your photo is my screensaver!
I saw this on http://www.popable.com! I’m in love with the amazing details. African Americans need more images of beauty from the motherland and this really is perfection! thanks to you and your wife for taking the time to do this.June 16, 2012 – 9:12 pm
Pamela Stitch - LOVE IT!!!!…loooool….the last pic was hilarious….June 17, 2012 – 7:21 am
crystabel jide - luvly art i must say. pleeeeeease do igbo and hausa weddings tnx.June 17, 2012 – 10:59 am
Mimi - This is soooo sweet and so creative. Weldone! I see Ken has some bleaching action going on. Teehee.June 17, 2012 – 1:05 pm
Ugo Edu - …not just naija sef…there is ghana with all her different ethnic groups, kenya, south africa, angola, etc, you get the point…the number of african countries, each with their own spectacular number of ethnic groups!…after this project that stella has proposed and that I am saying you should include for all of africa, you may never have to work again in your life!!!…cheers to you for a well-done project indeed!…loved it!!!!…very very proud…June 17, 2012 – 2:24 pm
Alwina - All your work is beautiful! Too bad you’re not in the States to photograph here as well.June 17, 2012 – 7:38 pm
Abi - I’m amazed at the attention to detail and it truly captures the essence of Yoruba weddings. I had previously said I wouldn’t do a traditional wedding when I get married but on seeing these, I’m having serious second thoughts. Its just wonderfully put together though I’m wondering why Ken (Kola)? has a really dark body compared to his face? I have the same thing but not as dark as his, just a shade.
I’m defo sending friends to your site, its good as a reference point to one of our ethnic marriages and something to make our children proud of their skin colour and heritage. A job excellently done.June 18, 2012 – 2:51 am
Peggye Mills - Absolutely fabulous.June 18, 2012 – 11:17 am
Ibi - This is soooooo good! So real, it’s scary (in a good way of course).June 18, 2012 – 2:46 pm
Kesh - This is absolutely great. Got a grin on my face going through the pictures. The attention to detail is amamamazing. This must have taken a lot of work. Keep up the marvelous work. Really.June 18, 2012 – 6:19 pm
Slava Slavik - This is amazingly creative set! Congrats!June 18, 2012 – 7:39 pm
Jennifer - Good job! Very interesting A̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ captivating.June 19, 2012 – 4:12 am
Taren - This is so creative, real and cute. You did a fantastic job creating real life images. Love it. Really shows the rich culture of Nigeria. These dolls look like they are in Yoruba attire. The are so cute.June 19, 2012 – 7:46 am
candigirlindmv - Adorable, original and beautiful!June 19, 2012 – 9:26 am
bolu - muah!!!!!!!!!!June 19, 2012 – 9:38 am
Edidiong - Really really nice!!!June 19, 2012 – 11:27 am
African Barbie | Willber Willberforce - [...] Cute. More HERE This entry was posted in Africa, Design, Front Page and tagged Classic, Cool, Design, female, [...]June 19, 2012 – 1:57 pm
Aggie - Hi!
This is too much!! It is brilliant just brilliant. I sell black dolls so this is right up my street. I LOVE it, Obi you rock!! I am so sharing this on my business facebook page!! It is Black Beauty Dolls (www.blackbeautydolls.com) please pass through and say hi on the facebook page.
Love
AggieJune 19, 2012 – 3:09 pm
Play time… | Soul Canvas - [...] often had weddings too but none even remotely cool as this one! Take a look see below and jump on over to his website for the rest! She even has little Louboutins! – Photography by Obi http://photographybyobi.co.uk/ The [...]June 20, 2012 – 1:01 am
chioma - wow! Am so proud to say I know you from UNN. AmazingJune 20, 2012 – 1:30 am
omonaikee - Very well done. I was looking for the kiss the bride shot though! lol!June 20, 2012 – 2:01 am
Barbie’s Traditional Yoruba Wedding - Muse Origins - [...] The imagery is so appealing, and surprisingly accurate. Obi photographs the dolls from the beginning of the day to the end – from dressing up to drunken party. The wedding features the Groom greeting Barbie’s parents with a traditional Yoruba deep bow, the couple and their guests getting down on the dancefloor, and the spraying of money during the first dance that is significantly present in any Nigerian wedding. See some of the photographs below and see some more on Photography by Obi: [...]June 20, 2012 – 3:10 am
Kemmy Okpaka - Im so amazed at how you could detail everything about a Yoruba traditional wedding, well as some others have said in the comments,
be prepared to do that of the other ethnic groups in Naija. im so interested in how the Hausa wedding is going to look like.
In all, great concept, great talent!!!!!
The sky is your starting point!June 20, 2012 – 1:10 pm
Ericka Suzanne - As a long time Barbie collector, avid arts advocate and chocolate chick I LOVE this!! LOVE it!!June 21, 2012 – 7:21 am
Nnenna - Lovely! Am a Barbie fan…so it’s nice to see an African Barbie & Ken doing a traditional wedding…the Yourba way *wink* Nice work, Mr. Obi.June 21, 2012 – 8:26 am
steph-a-nie - As an AA Barbie collector and creator of my own photostories, I must say that you did a WONDERFUL photostory!! The detail in your pictures is amazing and it was nice to learn about a traditional Nigerian wedding celebration. Thank you for sharing!!June 21, 2012 – 9:53 am
The Barbie doll goes Yoruba in this traditional wedding shoot! - [...] According to Nwokedi, the shoot took up to five months and was inspired by a black barbie photo shoot done by Italian Vogue. Check out some of the shots below. You can view the full wedding on Obi Nwokedi’s website, Photography by Obi. [...]June 22, 2012 – 7:46 am
Adedoyin Ayoade - Amazing,i LOVE itJune 22, 2012 – 9:35 am
Barbie Marries Ken In Traditional Yoruba Wedding « Dike Chiedozie's Blog - [...] traditional wedding from preparations to the marriage proper on Obi Nwokedi’s website click here. Meanwhile here are some [...]June 22, 2012 – 10:10 am
funke - This is genius well captured…love the creativityJune 22, 2012 – 12:27 pm
Solmid Royalty Makeovers - Very creative and lovely Concept! GOD bless the works of your handsJune 24, 2012 – 12:39 am
Nigerian Barbie Wedding Style Shoot | Style Nouveau | Fashion | | WEDDING NOUVEAU - [...] more pictures from the shoot here. Want to see the real deal, feast your eyes on this fusion Nigerian wedding. Spread the Love! [...]June 25, 2012 – 10:19 am
Adex - In short, these are far the best pics i’ve seen so far this year. It brought tears of joy. Enjoyed looking thru each of the pic. Good job to whoever put them together.June 25, 2012 – 2:19 pm
Olayinka Kazeem - Mannn they NAILED this. It captures everything that makes YORUBA weddings so exciting from the pre-wedding preparation tothe spraying of money lol. Excellent work!June 25, 2012 – 2:48 pm
cass - i LOVE the last foto. bwahahahahaha!!!June 25, 2012 – 7:15 pm
jenyo - Absolutely gorgeous. I had fun going through the pictures. Must have taken you a lot of time. Well done.June 28, 2012 – 9:29 am
Photographer creates Nigerian wedding vignettes using Barbies | - [...] Nigerian wedding ceremony featuring black Barbie and Ken. The sumptuous 68-photo project he displays on his Web site captures a number of Yoruba wedding rituals — the presentation of the written wedding proposal to [...]June 28, 2012 – 7:35 pm
beverly - hot stuff!June 29, 2012 – 7:44 am
Toni - Can they adopt the names ‘Bosede’ and ‘Kehinde’ (Kenny) instead of ‘black Barbie & Ken? Beautiful by the way…June 29, 2012 – 3:04 pm
Yvonne - EXCELLENT!!! The attention to detail was impeccable! It was funny, and thoroughly entertaining. Great photography skills too!July 3, 2012 – 3:35 pm
Chi - Love the shoot; think it’s hilarious and sent it on to a lot of my friends. I just wish you had done an Igbo trad wedding!
Otherwise, you know you have to do the white weddingJuly 4, 2012 – 10:47 am
Babatope-Samuel Babs - Is thie thesame Fadekemi with Jim Iyke…..that played expoted wife to USA…SISI YOU DO WELL JARE…July 4, 2012 – 10:19 pm
The Wow Factor: Obi Nwokedi | DragonSnappers - [...] It seems the intention was for this spread to be comical, and although I do see the light side of it and I laughed at times, I also found it quite touching. I wasn’t previously familiar with Nigerian wedding traditions, and the attention to detail in these photos is just spectacular. You can see the whole set on Obi Nwokedi’s website. [...]July 5, 2012 – 3:02 am
Fadekemi Ashiru-Balogun - Yes…..thank you for your kind wordsJuly 5, 2012 – 4:36 am
Black Barbie Gets Married | Care 4 Curls - [...] You can find the pictures of her traditional Nigerian wedding on Obi’s website HERE. [...]July 5, 2012 – 8:36 am
LISA GALLAHAR - I am so inspired by your patience and persistence in this huge undertaking. I was going to college trying to get my degree in Photography and had many photography assignments that had to be completed and shared with the class. This seems like a whole semesters assignments all joined and rolled up into one long awesome slideshow. The attention to detail and placement of the dolls limbs was so perfect and I cannot even express how gorgeous the wardrobe was. Your depth of field was so perfect in many of the shots. The shot that made me laugh was the one of the disc jockey, she is priceless! Thank you for sharing your work.July 6, 2012 – 3:27 pm
Sonji - love itJuly 7, 2012 – 1:31 pm
Tolani - I absolutely loved every single bit of it!! This is beyond awesome!!! More Grease!!!July 16, 2012 – 12:44 am
Ms. Ola Blessed - Say Whhaaa??!?!?! I love it!!! Ehn my only complain is why una no change their names? Make I dash them Bimbola & Kehinde instead of black barbie and ken? Is it okay with you? LOL hahaha, either way this one looks like it took amazing work & dedication! Barbies are sooo tiny! This is exquisite! I love your visionary eye!!!
Oh and lol at your son questioning who the barbies were for!
Hoorah to sharing naija culture!July 16, 2012 – 8:53 pm
Abimbola D. - Wow. Am 57 years old and thought I couldn’t be easily surprised. When my daughter sent me the link and i checked it out i was greatly and pleasantly impressed by everything. The elegant and stylish outfits, the postures, the eye for details, the concept, the script, the female DJ, the drunken finale, the humour etc!!! Well done and God bless you. Extremely entertaining.July 17, 2012 – 6:35 am
Meena - Amazing! Beautiful! Really Wonderful. Well done!July 19, 2012 – 1:13 am
Black Barbie dazzles in Yoruba wedding attire! – OMG Nigeria - [...] up, Obi! See more photos here /* /* Related [...]July 19, 2012 – 4:03 pm
Diogo - Na waooo. this is fantabulos n cokabulous. Honestly one of my best Naija art work. Keep it coming Bros. Really really beautiful..July 23, 2012 – 9:01 am
Temple - Great job Obi. More grace.July 24, 2012 – 3:13 am
dimo - this is nice… great one!July 24, 2012 – 3:37 am
Barbie et Ken, le mariage traditionnel en pagne « Ô Bonheur.com - [...] photographe Obi NWOKEDI et son épouse ont eu la superbe idée d’imaginer et de scénariser dans les moindres [...]August 8, 2012 – 12:57 am
tanya Love - Very creative…am intriguedAugust 10, 2012 – 1:43 am
Barbie and Ken’s Get Married | Love Lynda Lovely - [...] Barbie & Ken’s Nigerian Traditional Yoruba Wedding Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. Posted in Art [...]August 26, 2012 – 9:05 am
Problemas en el paraíso | cursovt - [...] canción-broma, hasta Los Simpson y la Stacy Malibú con la que juega Lisa, pasando por la Barbie nigeriana o el Ken afeminado de Toy Story 3, la mítica muñeca de Mattel ha visto ir y venir en su más de [...]August 30, 2012 – 5:13 pm
Problemas en el paraíso | Artis Manus - [...] canción-broma, hasta Los Simpson y la Stacy Malibú con la que juega Lisa, pasando por la Barbie nigeriana o el Ken afeminado de Toy Story 3, la mítica muñeca de Mattel ha visto ir y venir en su más de [...]August 30, 2012 – 5:15 pm
Problemas en el paraíso :: Noticias España - [...] canción-broma, hasta Los Simpson y la Stacy Malibú con la que juega Lisa, pasando por la Barbie nigeriana o el Ken afeminado de Toy Story 3, la mítica muñeca de Mattel ha visto ir y venir en su más de [...]August 30, 2012 – 6:02 pm
Barbie Gets A Nigerian Wedding « Multi Cultural Cooking Network - [...] out Photography by Obi for the entire album. Rate this:Share [...]September 12, 2012 – 12:42 pm
Fola - Fantastic!!!!! WelldoneSeptember 26, 2012 – 6:17 am
Caption This: Outside the Courts of Justice | Bakwai Photo Journal - [...] different from the one for Desoto County. It reminded me of aso-ebi or those beads used in traditional weddings, for some reason. Do you [...]October 3, 2012 – 7:41 pm
Omonigho Obonna - Wow!!! FAB WORK!! Thumbs up!!! I feel you Stella, waiting for the traditional wedding from Delta too!!!!October 15, 2012 – 10:47 pm
juliana - u r gifted!!!!October 21, 2012 – 5:59 am
The Nigerian Rain-Money (or, “Spraying”) Dance | La Boda de Uchechi Kalu & Peter Jacobson - [...] October 27, 2012 by Peter Updates Leave a comment Photographer Obi Nwokedi put together a brilliant Black Barbie Nigerian wedding photo shoot! Spraying is our culture, you can’t ban it. — King Sunny [...]October 27, 2012 – 11:04 am
Nana Osei - It’s about time they got married.October 31, 2012 – 6:04 am
Dare - Good Job I must commend!November 3, 2012 – 11:36 am
Nkem - This is beautifull,fantastic good creativeNovember 4, 2012 – 2:20 am
Tabs - Very creative! Well done
November 24, 2012 – 5:19 pm
Barbie’s Nigerian Traditional Wedding | African Digital Art - [...] across this delightful project during TedxEuston last year. Great project by Nigerian photographer, Obi. Definitely will put a smile on your face. Enjoy and be sure to check out all the wedding photos at [...]January 3, 2013 – 3:19 pm
Nigerian photographer, Obi – Barbie’s Niaja Wedding | AFROBLUSH - [...] today, having come across it during TedxEuston last year. This project by Nigerian photographer, Obi who was inspired by French photographer Beatrices’ Barbie and Kens’ wedding shoot, and with [...]January 4, 2013 – 2:54 am
Traditional wedding shoot with black Barbie Doll, incredible….lol « egosentrik - [...] http://photographybyobi.co.uk/wedding/black-barbie-kens-nigerian-traditional-wedding/ [...]January 11, 2013 – 12:47 pm
shallie's purple Beehive - Waoooohhh so so so so creative..i fell in love with the lovely colours and i have featured it on my blog and linked back to your site..
http://aomosale.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/creativityits-best-nigerian-barbie-and.html
Great job absolutely fantastic!!January 19, 2013 – 10:46 pm
Getting Married: The Nigerian Way? | Ego Du Jour - [...] You can view the tres cute “Black Barbie and Ken Nigerian Traditional Wedding” pictures here. [...]March 27, 2013 – 12:13 pm
Seun Solanke - Wow and absolutly amazing.I never knew that something as creative as this could be done.April 18, 2013 – 10:34 am