The groom’s mother, Folorunso Alakija, is the vice chair of a Nigerian oil company and has an estimated fortune of £2.1 billion.
Folarin Alakija, the son of Nigerian oil billionaire Folorunso Alakija, married Iranian model Nazanin Jafarian Ghaissarifar, at the Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, this past weekend in an extremely oppulent ceremony.
Alakija’s mother, Folorunso Alakija, is the vice chair of Famfa Oil, a Nigerian oil company, and one of the richest black women in the world, with an estimated fortune of £2.1 billion ($1.68 billion), according to Forbes.
The Daily Mail reported that the wedding cost roughly £5 million.
It was attended by celebrity guests, including Victoria’s Secret Model Shanina Shaik, and featured a million white roses, a 12 foot cake, and a live performance from Robin Thicke.
Take a look inside the incredibly lavish fairytale-like ceremony below.
Folarin Alakija, the son of a Nigerian oil billionaire, married Iranian model Nazanin Jafarian Ghaissarifar in an extremely lavish ceremony this past weekend.