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		<title>We’re now based in New York City!</title>
		<link>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/06/18/were-now-based-in-new-york-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a year in the south we have now moved to the North East. We&#8217;re so happy to be part of a very thriving and energetic city in New York.]]></description>
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		<title>Noella and Okey, Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos – Preview</title>
		<link>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/06/17/noella-and-okey-oriental-hotel-victoria-island-lagos-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/06/17/noella-and-okey-oriental-hotel-victoria-island-lagos-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I met Okey and Noella during a consultation in Lagos last year where I was on a wedding photography assignment. I learnt then that Noella had been an avid follower of my work for sometime and had us in mind to cover her wedding when Okey proposed to her. I really love it when couples [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diana + Adam – Engaged</title>
		<link>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/06/11/diana-adam-engaged/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Couple's Photos Session]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chapel hill]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alakija.com/blog/?p=9592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last couple of months have seen me in Nigeria, England, the Caribbean and the USA. I&#8217;ve probably spent more time in the air than I have been in my own home. Ayodele and I just recently moved to Brooklyn, New York. So our business is now a New York business. Before we left Durham, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Ife wa gbona” – Lovestruck #2, A shoot in collaboration with The Wedding Company</title>
		<link>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/05/16/ife-wa-gbona-lovestruck-2-a-shoot-in-collaboration-with-the-wedding-company/</link>
		<comments>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/05/16/ife-wa-gbona-lovestruck-2-a-shoot-in-collaboration-with-the-wedding-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 03:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JA</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alakija.com/blog/?p=9558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier in the year we had the opportunity to work with our friends at The Wedding Company. A set of photography studios have been chosen to take part in a project called &#8220;Lovestruck&#8221;. The main idea behind the project was to &#8220;learn, share and create&#8221; with some of the amazing vendors in the wedding and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genevieve Magazine Cover : Funmi Iyanda</title>
		<link>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/05/10/genevieve-magazine-cover-funmi-iyanda/</link>
		<comments>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/05/10/genevieve-magazine-cover-funmi-iyanda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 03:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alakija.com/blog/?p=9549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a very busy and crazy couple of months. I&#8217;ve seen myself travel in between the USA, the UK and Nigeria quite a few times on all sorts of assignments. It&#8217;s been so difficult updating the blog as a result. There&#8217;s so much I want to share but very little time to put it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting Company Staff Profiles – No Surprises Events</title>
		<link>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/04/25/shooting-company-staff-profiles-no-surprises-events/</link>
		<comments>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/04/25/shooting-company-staff-profiles-no-surprises-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We really value the relationships we have with the various clients who have utilized Alakija Studios&#8211; the relationship we&#8217;ve built with No Surprises Event Architects is no different. No Surprises Events is a dynamic event design, production and experiential marketing events agency based in Nigeria.  They create some of the most amazing corperate and entertainment events you will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shola + Tunde, Harbour Point Event Center, Victoria Island, Lagos (preview)</title>
		<link>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/03/22/shola-tunde-harbour-point-event-center-victoria-island-lagos-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/03/22/shola-tunde-harbour-point-event-center-victoria-island-lagos-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weddings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are images from a two-day ceremony of the marriage of Shola and Tunde. I was very inspired by the few words Shola&#8217;s mother had for me after this wedding. I won&#8217;t go into too much but the long and short of it was that she was very impressed with how the Alakija Studios team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aisha, A pregnancy portrait</title>
		<link>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/03/21/aisha-a-pregnancy-portrait/</link>
		<comments>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/03/21/aisha-a-pregnancy-portrait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Portraiture]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alakija.com/blog/?p=9462</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m about to do a whole load of travelling over the next couple of months and therefore see the need to update the blog now before I forget. During my last visit to Lagos on some wedding photography assignments, I had the pleasure of photographing one of my dearest friends and inspirations. I met Aisha [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephanie + Wayne, Engaged</title>
		<link>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/03/07/stephanie-wayne-engaged/</link>
		<comments>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/03/07/stephanie-wayne-engaged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JA</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alakija.com/blog/?p=9391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter how much you know about the subject of &#8220;love&#8221; and the love you share between you and your spouse, you always find yourself learning so much more from other couples you meet. I must have the best job in the world as I get to learn different things from each couple I work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mosun + siji, christian wedding, city hall, lagos (preview)</title>
		<link>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/03/05/mosun-siji-christian-wedding-city-hall-lagos-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://alakija.com/blog/2013/03/05/mosun-siji-christian-wedding-city-hall-lagos-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weddings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the second part to the preview of Mosun and Siji wedding day, the Christian wedding ceremony. As I said before this was a totally new experience for us witnessing and covering two ceremonies in one day. I have to give it to Demi, he seriously pulled his weight on the day. I was [...]]]></description>
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