PHOTOS: Porsha Williams and Simon Guobadia Tie The Knot In 2nd American Wedding
PHOTOS: Porsha Williams and Simon Guobadia Tie The Knot In 2nd American Wedding
Porsha Williams and Simon Guobadia married for the second time in a lavish American style ceremony on Saturday.
The couple officially tied the knot on Friday in a traditional Nigerian native law and custom ceremony.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum, 41, and the Nigerian-born businessman, 57, did it all over again in a second American wedding in Atlanta on Saturday.
The day began at a Methodist church filled with 350 guests, including fellow Housewives stars Kim Zolciak-Biermann, Monyetta Shaw, Kandi Burruss, Drew Sidora and Cynthia Bailey. Comedian Rickey Smiley, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’s Karlie Redd, Married to Medicine’s Quad Webb, Basketball Wives’ Jennifer Williams and musician T.I. and wife Tiny Harris were also in attendance.
Porsha Williams dazzled on her special day in a white lace Frida ballgown. Porsha’s brother, Hosea Williams III, singer Tasha Cobbs Leonard sang “For Every Mountain” with a gospel choir and 40-piece orchestra.
“I definitely want the Lord to be in the place,” Porsha Williams told PEOPLE ahead of her nuptials. “I want the Holy Spirit to usher us into being a husband and wife. I’m from the south, so I love being in church. I’ve never been married in a church, and Simon’s never been married in a church, so it’s going to be a new experience for both of us.”
Porsha Williams and Simon Guobadia waited until the American ceremony to exchange wedding bands at the altar.
“We call each other ‘hubby’ and ‘wifey’ all the time, but now it’s going to be official, so I think I’m going to cry,” Williams said. “Simon says he’s not going to cry, but he’s cried at home when we just talk about our relationship, so I think he’s going to cry. I think we have a silent bet.”
In order to win the “silent bet,” Simon said he’s going to bring “sunglasses” with him to the altar.
“Crying? No, that doesn’t happen to a Benin man!” joked Simon, who grow up in the Benin City of the Edo State of Nigeria.
Porsha Williams’ bridal party included her sister Lauren, who served as her maid of honor, her best friend Shamea Morton, who served as her matron of honor, and her bridesmaids.
The couple’s children played a special role in the ceremony.
“Pilar is going to be a flower girl, and her dress is so cute, I could’ve copied it for a wedding gown,” Williams said. “Then my niece, Baleigh, my sister’s daughter, is going to be another flower girl. Our daughter, Ximena, is going be a junior bridesmaid. Our sons, Christian and Benjamin, are going to walk my grandmother down the aisle. Simon’s oldest son, Quentin, is going to walk him down the aisle.”
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