Nigeria’s foremost Event Planner - Funke Bucknor Obruthe is set to launch ‘The Essential Bridal Handbook’ on the 31st of March, 2012 at the Civic Centre.
Funke, Founder & Creative Director of Zapphaire Events (an event consultancy, marketing, planning and management company) has published a ground-breaking taking body of work based on her years in the event planning business along with contributions from key experts and icons in the events management industry: The Essential Bridal Handbook.
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This Bridal Handbook, a first-of-its-kind practical guide to the Nigerian wedding terrain for the bride searching for excellence, shines the light on important issues surrounding the Pre-Wedding, Wedding and Post-Wedding phases. The book offers detailed information about every aspect of the planning process to help every bride make critical decisions, and checklists and worksheets to keep them organized. It also includes the all-important journal page that encourages them to record their thoughts and ideas as they go through the planning process.
The Bridal hand book which also contains loads of practical information is intended to be a Resource Directory on the latest in wedding planning trends and options as well as service providers' selection guide complete with templates to use as they meet and engage various vendors.
The Essential Bridal Handbook has a lot of great features; it is easy to read, has tabs for easy category finding, it has contact details of various vendors, a bridal calendar plan and more…
The Bridal handbook which is to be launched on the 31st of March, 2012 at the Civic Centre is already available at various stores nationwide.
Some of these stores include:
House of Tara- 13A road 12 Onikepo Akande Street, off Admiralty way, Lekki.
BMPro- 13B Awori road, Dolphin Estate ikoyi.
Silver Galleria Stores (Lagos/Abuja/Porthacourt),
SAS Textiles Store- Shoprite Plaza, Surulere,
Terra Kulture- Tiamiyu Savage Street Victoria Island,
Bobo's Clothing Store - 9/11 Agbaoku Street, Opebi Ikeja(Behind TFC),
The Bridal Gallery- Pentagon Plaza, 23, Opebi Road Ikeja,
Harbour Point - 4 Wilmot road, off Ahmadu bello way Victoria Island,
City Hall- Catholic Mission Street, Lagos-Island.
Greetings cards and gift Store- Falomo Shopping Centre, Suite C3
Debonair Bookstore – 294, Herbert Macaulay Street, Sabo, Yaba
Glendora Book Store- Falomo Shopping Centre, Suite C4.
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ReplyDeleteto the age of 40, it is very compulsory to get an annual cardiac checkup because this way you can catch stuff early and prevent it from killing you
unexpectedly. I know of so many people in their 30s and 40s who have just dropped dead unexpectedly in nigeria. why is this ? because their coronary artery has
been either partially or wholly blocked by our diet, or maybe due to the stress of the nigerian environment, they develop cardiac rhythm abnormalities. Maybe even due to high blood pressure.The heart is the hardest working and most delicate organ in the body. if anything goes wrong with your heart, you can drop dead unexpectedly without prior notice or symptoms. As a nigerian YOU MUST HAVE AN ANNUAL CARDIAC CHECKUP once you get past the age of 40. It is COMPULSORY. Alot of you spend lots of money to look after your car but you would not spend money to look after your heart. which is more important ? your car or your life ? priorities.
I am a diagnostic cardiologist and can diagnose ALL cardiac problems ranging from
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6-Left and right ventricular hypertrophy (thickening of the heart muscle )
7-Electrolyte abnormalities (very important because this can kill you easily if you are severly hyperkalemic )
8-Atrial flutter
9-sinuatrial node abnormalities like blockage or arrest.
10-Ventricular ectopic beats ( important too because this could degenerate into ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation or torsades de pointes, all of which
are lethal and can kill you )
11-congenital diseases like wolfe parkinson white
12-long QT syndrome (can be fatal because it can lead to deadly ventricular ectopics)
13-high or low blood pressure (to see how effective the pumping ability of your heart is. ( High blood pressure can lead to stroke which can cause death )
14-Frequency of ectopic beats ( could be a sign of an underlying problem)
15-And a host of other diseases inbetween
So as you can see, there are a lot of things that can go wrong with the heart and cause unexpected death. The good news is these diseases are gradual. meaning if you
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. Our prices are very cheap and is at least 3 times less than an average cardiologist will charge you in england so the amount is not an issue. i am doing this to promote great cardiac health amongst our people. I have seen too many young nigerians that i know or are friends of friends just drop dead out of nowhere, no warning. On facebook i get messages like this almost all the time. so so and so person just died. and i know its all due to simple cardiac ailments because they were not suffering from any other diseases. Its cardiac diseases that kill you instantly without prior notice and this would not happen if they had been doing annual cardiac checkups, it would have been found out and easily treated. So when next you are in england send an email to eastwoodcardiologist@yahoo.com
Hah' no be small fin Oo...choi!!!
DeleteGo and develop a website and advertise ur services there openly, also make ur GMC number available.
DeleteThis ur write up makes u look unprofessional and shady - not a good look for cardiology or any other medical speciality.
Linda love your work. Hope you dont mind me promoting heart health toour people on your page.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm..Linda you nor dey sleep?!..E bi like say dis ya husband issue don dey give you small issue...btw i dey feel very strongly say you don get husband as you just dey do coded wedding plannings as evident in this post and your avatar on twitter in a wedding dress.;) Congratulations Linda on your forthcoming wedding! Claim it oh!!!!
ReplyDeleteFunky long time no see , good you are stepping up your game , but you for launch the book first before you begin to sell abi no bi so dem dey do am , looking forward to seeing you dir , hope chops go boooku ooh cos am going to donate a big sum .
ReplyDeleteA good resource.
ReplyDeleteI think this is the same lady I watched on CNN. That's awesome, but she throws such lavish weddings. I wonder what percentage of Nigerians can afford her.
ReplyDeleteNigerians are creative people. They think and write books that will be useful to the upcoming generation. The book is good for people that want to become self-employed. Kudos***nice work***
ReplyDeleteLinda, i hope you have already engaged her to be your wedding planner...lolz
ReplyDeleteDats nice funke,maybe d buk wil help in reducin d rate of divorce.Hpe to get one for myself!
ReplyDeletewho says glasses only make u look like a nerd?
ReplyDeletedamn! funke toh bad!
hawwt n sexy! dat red frames n lipstick is off d hook.
where's my glasses????
*running off to get em*
I commend her effort, more grease to her elbow.
ReplyDeleteOk, o we yaf year..wen we want to marry we will go and find d book...
ReplyDeleteI know her to be a very hardworking lady
ReplyDeleteyay am first....:P at all of y'all
ReplyDeleteGboza says:
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting, waiting to grab my copy.
Kai kai, money good ooh! See ugly Funke? Happy for you though. Those days Funke UGG up big time.But i must say, shes very hard working.Seen her doing her stuff.
ReplyDeletehmmm. i heard that booking her to plan your wedding is so expensive........... i no wan drink garri after my wedding oh. Any free copies for grabs Linda? i am getting married soon. there should be copies for readers of your blog
ReplyDeleteAwuf dey run belle. Go buy your own. If you start now dey chop awuf for your wedding abi na toilet you go dey live? Abeg spend your money. Help Nigeria and encourage Funke. Beggy beggy mistress.
DeleteWell done Funke, proud of you hardwork.
ReplyDeleteAll the Best...D
This is an amazing compedium...I saw it with a friend and I must say the research invested in this book is a very massive one. Good job to one of the Bucknors who excel in their various fields and career.
ReplyDeleteI must say this book is very well researched into. I saw it in a friend's office and I must say it is a must buy! Very colourful and the information within is massive...A MUST BUY!!!
ReplyDeleteYAAAY!!!
ReplyDeleteAn excellent idea....very essential
looks interesting
ReplyDeleteNice one Aunty Funke i know you to be very hardworking since the day i met you at City of David JVille..... Gods Blessings.
ReplyDeleteLinda have you seen the J'Lo male look alike??? I think you should paste it on your blog...
ReplyDeleteShe's done so well for herself
ReplyDeleteFeeling Hungry already seeing the Yummy stuff here...*WINKS* Good one! Hard-work is one of the Keys to success, mention the others pls...
ReplyDeleteGood Material...
ReplyDeleteHMMM..Linda congrats on ur coming wedding & wishing u a happy married life in advance..i guess this handbook will come in handy for u..lollzz..but na wa for uoo..ur impersonators are too much shaa
ReplyDeleteAbeg Linda, who is this redshabazz? Cant he read? what has cardiac checkup got to do with bridal handbook? Mscheww.
ReplyDeleteGreat work madam......Ever since she led us in Sovereign Army Fellowship(arm of COD)RCCG,I knew more will come from her.Look forward to grab my copy.
ReplyDelete"At the recent Launch in June of the Association , there were a number of first class event planners/industry people in attendance and the following list is in no way exhaustive- Molara Akinosho (Just Weddings), Gbemisola Adenekan (Omega Events), Funke Bucknor-Obruthe (Zapphaire Events), Adeowo Tajudeen of Nigerian Bottling Company (Coca Cola) and Adeedas, Kemi Dairo (Event Experts),Victoria Roberts (Victoria Roberts Solution), Tosin Sowemimo (Exceteera), Yewande Onabiyi (Sarao Events), Seun Lasaki ( Twist Events), Duupe Adeniran (Wedding Planner magazine), Funmbi Akinsosoye (Dunamis Events), All the Details, Kofo Olawoyin (Eventful), Nurudeen Adekoya (Silver Platter), Lulu Onoklwa (Living Events & PR), Duntan West (Wonder Works), Ajibola Ponle (Stencil Events), Yewande Zaccheaus (Eventful), Onyegbula, Victoria Akudo What2do Event Ltd), Ronke Bajowa (R & B Concept), Nebilah Ronke Igiebor (Kalhari Events),: Frances Eze (Connect Marketing) and Funke Alogba (YAP & E)."
ReplyDelete---Just Wedding Inspired (2010)
Come on Linda! Funke Bucknor-Obruthe is not Nigeria's foremost event planner but She has good business acumen.
Funke's book will sell FAST... Please put it on Amazon. That is the problem with Nigerian writers.
@redshabazz, why not pay for adverts? Medical doctors are paid over £100,000 per year in the UK. Doesn't Linda know that?
Linda, some1 on nairaland is sure angry with u ooo, abeg what ve u done, anyway the person ll definitely stop when he/she gets tired
ReplyDeleteThank God it is weekend affairs not to cause unnecessary hold-up on Lekki Road. Anyway is still a good gathering.
ReplyDeleteThumbs up!!
ReplyDeletethis idea of selling d book before launch na wa for naija and money o, i tot its meant to be unveiled and copies wl be sold to invited guests, so afer reading it on a friends table, what wl make me go d launch go buy again na?????
ReplyDeleteMay be this will finally teach Nigerians how to plan weddings properly. Not the usual stressful, over-crowded, no parking weddings they do up and down.
ReplyDeleteMissy
Did you all read @redshabazz before posting your comments? A sure way of sending Funke & her business colleagues to bankruptcy.
ReplyDeleteBut please people, take the advise very seriously o! Even though he was promoting to make money, it is actually a good product to buy o! life has no duplicate.
wonderful!!!!!!! U are doing a grt work,u might not knw me but av worked together with u like twice in an event ,where u ordered small chops frm keemchops.
ReplyDeletemadam am feeling u seriously a lady of ur type doing tremedeously well ,infinity is ur limit. WELDONE ZAPHIRE EVENT.
@ redshabazz,
ReplyDeletewhats the position?
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quite educative but babes abi guy! take am easy.
Good thing
ReplyDeleteLinda wetin happen now na every min I dy check my phone no news again?
ReplyDeleteI read from the link below that Linda is engaged to Bobby Brown and I am really not surprised because he seems to be the only blind man on earth who can propose to an aged Ibo biatch/failed model like Linda.
ReplyDelete--Gbenga
See the engagement news @
http://www.nairaland.com/893532/linda-ikeji-husband-showed-up
Gbenga are you o.k? It's ok to seek help for mental issues.
DeleteWassup Linda,no news?hv bn checking ur site the whole day.same old
ReplyDeleteThumbs up!
ReplyDeleteLinda this cardiologist has advertised free on ur blog,heeeheee,she wont pay u 20k.congrats my brothers wife,proud of u...
ReplyDeleteGood Book... grab your copy now!
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