Zenith bank's Jim Ovia's daughter, Isioma wed Ola Olowu in the UK.

Zenith bank's founder, Jim Ovia's daughter Isioma Ovia weds her longtime beau, ad exec Ola Olowu, the older brother of radio and TV personality Adebola Olowu aka IllRymz, on  August 24th in the UK. Their wedding took place at St Mark’s, Hamilton Terrace, St John’s Wood, while the reception was at The Savoy Hotel, London.The couple met about 7years ago and got engaged early last year on Isioma's birthday.The couple are fans of the Mad Men TV series, and they made it the theme of their engagement photo shoot.

A bit about Isioma - I am banker by day and a writer by night, but when not juggling these dual identities, I will read anything with words, phrases, and sentences. Yes, I confess, my late nights are spent thumbing through the already worn out pages of Charlotte and Emily Bronte and Arthur Conan Doyle classics.

A bit about Ola - Living in Lagos got a lot more interesting when Oni introduced me to Isi over seven years ago. Outside of my work as an Ad man and when I'm not spending time with my future wife, I enjoy exploring my passion for art whilst drinking numerous cups of Green tea and working on my novel.

Their love story:


Isioma - It was my 28th birthday and I was just looking forward to a quiet dinner at the Wheatbaker with Ola. He was behaving strangely and I almost wanted to tell him to forget the whole dinner. Then when the waitress lifted the cover for my "meal" I was greeted with a plate filled with nothing but a small dark grey box. After he got down on one knee and the clapping from fellow dinning patrons had died down, I was still unable to speak. Fighting back the tears that threatened to flood my face and the knee jerk reaction of giving him my tightest bear hug, I finally said "Yes".

Ola - For a second I thought she was not going to say "Yes". I then thought of the cake we had already prepared that had been iced to perfection reading "Isi Said Yes". As I waited for her response, I seriously contemplated telling the waitress to quickly wipe away the "Said" and "Yes" from cake. It was a fun surprise and I'm just glad I was able to make her day special.


Happy married life to the lovely couple.

Wedding photo credit via Instagram.