Romantic Art Museum E-Session in DC

When Sharon was partying with friends in Nigeria, she did not know that an unfortunate confrontation would bring her to the love of her life.  Sharon’s night was almost ruined when she got into a verbal conflict with a disrespectful male partygoer. Luckily, the night was saved when her hero Oyintari, put the man in his place, while simultaneously getting Sharon’s number. When Sharon returned to New Jersey, they kept in touch, but sparks didn’t fly until Oyintari took drastic measures.  After some begging, he got Sharon’s address from her “bestie” and sent her a Valentine’s Day package from across the sea, declaring that he knew from the day they met that Sharon was his future wife.  Sharon couldn’t resist his charm, and three months into their relationship Oyintari was ready to propose.  However, they waited until the time was right and Sharon found the prefect engagement ring. For their e-session, the couple wanted to be surrounded by beauty and architecture, so they teamed up with S67 Photos by Omojesu and chose the National Museum of Women in the Art in DC to serve as the backdrop for their lovely photo shoot.

• Bride to be: Sharon Ugbo
• Groom to be: Oyintari Oborokumo

How They Met

Oh God! Lol….
We met in December 2009 while on Christmas vacation in Nigeria, My bestie and I were headed to a club with some dudes we met that afternoon and they wanted to make quick stop to pick up friends. We went to the hotel’s Poolside and a bunch of Guys were hanging out… Apparently they were told some ” out Of town Girls” were stopping by. Hilarious! While talking with the guys, one rubbed me the wrong way, we sort of exchanged words and Tari jumped in and saved the day- My Hero. Of course he slips me his phone to put my number in, right in front of the guy I came in with … it was so ballsy, I loved it. I asked him to come out clubbing that night. He said he wasn’t dressed appropriately, and we kept in touch via Phone calls, BBM and Emails. I returned back home to New Jersey but I wasn’t really interested per se even though we kept in touch.

On Valentine’s day I came home to a huge package outside my apartment with no sender name. When I opened it I think it said ” Chum” it was so cute except I didn’t know who “Chum” was.  I think I called/texted a bunch of folks trying to figure out who had sent it to me. Finally Tari calls and asks if I got his package. I was like, “What package aren’t you still out of the country?” He said he was but he sent me flowers….Lol!Iit hit me that the package came from him, so sweet but now I was worried that I had to ask him how he got my information since we never exchanged house addresses, I mean he was in another country for crissakes. He told me he’d gotten my bestie’s number from a friend of his that knew her and asked her for my address, and she had sworn to let him surprise me. Later I found out from my bestie that he’d called begging her for my address, she refused of course, shes a big Mama bear but he kept calling and she finally gave it to him after he told her he was going to marry me Lol. We laughed about it but this dude even told HIS Besties in 2009 after we’d met that he had met his future wife as we later found out. I know its cliche, and I am queen of cynics, but I guess when guys know they know.

The Proposal

Three months into the official relationship around August/September 2010 we went to a friend’s wedding and afterwards he asked me to marry him – mind you he was more than a little buzzed. Of course I acted like it never happened, but as the months progressed he would ask me about what type of wedding I’d want, where I would want it, etc. so I think I knew it would happen, I just didn’t know when or if life and its craziness would allow us get to that point. He asked me a few times after that usually in very compromising situations Lol! I still don’t count them as a proposals, I think you have to be sober and without raging hormones. Fast forward to February 2012, he calls and says, “Babe, I think we can pull December off for our wedding ” – two months afterwards we go ring shopping and it took us one full year to find a diamond I loved and find a jeweler to custom make the setting, which meant moving the wedding to January 2014- but in the end it was perfection.

The Engagement Session

We initially wanted something architectural, not just focused on us but on our surroundings. I think our photographer Funmi captured that, amidst the fact that we couldn’t stop laughing. My Fiancé kept us very entertained by his crazy sense of humor. We started off In the National museum of women in the art in DC, almost got locked in because we didn’t want to leave, they literally turned he lights off while we were still In there shooting. That was the more controlled aspect of the shooting. Then we moved onto the streets and sidewalks of Dc. It was a fun shoot and we all had an amazing time.

Looking Forward to the Wedding

Seeing the hubby’s expression when he sees me in my dress.

Vendors

S67 Photos by Omojesu