Not one to be caged, Cupid searched all around earth for Ifeoluwa’s love, and on that faithful day, the god of love drove him to a beauty and fitness saloon where he found Olabanke. A year later, she said yes! Excited bride to be, Olabanke disclosed her love story with us when she said that: “Ife and I met at a beauty and fitness centre last year. He was there to cut his hair while my elder sister took me there for a manicure treat. I doubt he knows this but before he noticed me, I noticed him”.
He came to the manicure area to talk to my nail technician & kept on staring at me. He claimed “I looked familiar” but I cut him off because I thought it was one of those cheesy pickup lines. It turned out we actually attended the same university and had mutual friends. He asked for my number and I (hesitantly) gave him. That evening, after we spent time talking on the phone, I did some investigation and every single schoolmate and friend I asked about him had nothing but pleasant and positive things to say. That caught my attention. We went to the movies a few weeks after and then on a couple of other dates. 
On one of the dates, he gave me a pretty hat and asked if I could be his best friend! It was the sweetest, most genuine thing I had ever experienced plus I could tell he wasn’t a Jollof boy. A few weeks after that, on children’s day he officially asked me out and I accepted. For our pre-wedding shoot, we decided to go back to the salon/fitness centre where we met to relive the special moment we first laid eyes on each other. Sharing his own side of the love story, Ifeoluwa revealed that: The day I met the love of my life, I went to get my hair cut as I usually do at a Salon and Fitness outfit close to home.
The unusual thing that day was that there were two ladies in the men section, one was getting her eyebrows trimmed so I couldn’t see her face but I heard her speak and I remember thinking “who is this English/phonetic speaking lady”. On my way out, I stopped by the Manicure section to say hi to my friend/gym bud who also happens to be the Nails specialist and there she was there again but this time I could see her clearly, no makeup on, hair plaited, forehead popping and she was wearing a flowing gown that didn’t even give away her curves. I thought to myself “this is Beauty in her true form“. 
At that moment I decided to talk to her, luckily for me, her older sister who was by her side was able to get us talking. A week after we went on our first date and at the end of the day, I knew I wanted to see her again and again and again. I was glad to know she felt the same way because she continued to agree to go out with me lol. I asked her to be my best friend some weeks into our friendship and she said yes, reluctantly. She has been my best friend ever since. 
A few weeks after I asked her to be my girlfriend she said yes, she put up a good fight but took that leap of faith and she has had my heart ever since. So when I decided to ask her to be my wife, I knew I had to make it special.
After asking for her mother’s blessing, it took five months of planning and it was brilliantly executed by a proposal company I contacted Sparkplug Proposals. She is my best friend, girlfriend, wife-to-be and soon to be the mother of my children. I call her BaeBee!
Photo Credit: Idekola and Mofebamuyiwa
