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Black Wedding of the Day - The Morning Show Writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour’s “Ghana in the California Desert” Wedding

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Stacy Osei-Kuffour, a playwright, actress, and writer for shows like PEN15, The Morning Show, and Watchmen, and Sherif Alabede, a television writer for Perry Mason on HBO and music video director of songs like “Lean Wit Me” by Juice WRLD, met on OkCupid in 2011. After eight years together, Stacy heard Sherif talking about his plan to propose in his sleep!

“I guess he was so stressed about the proposal that he was having a nightmare about it,” she explains. “I didn’t tell him about this until a few days after he actually proposed.” On their eight-year anniversary, he surprised her with a trip to the Ojai Valley Inn for the weekend, and once they got to their suite, she saw rose petals and heard classical music playing, and he got down on one knee.

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The engaged couple chose January 18th as their date because both of them have birthdays on the 18th, so they wanted it to fall on their favorite number. They also agreed that they wanted something with desert vibes for their winter wedding. They chose Newhall Mansion in California, since it could host both of their families for the celebration. “There was a mountain and the desert behind us, and this classical Victorian mansion in front of it—it was perfect.”

To help plan everything, they hired Summer Newman Events. “It was important to me to have all of our vendors be Black-owned,” Stacy says. “Our florist was Whit Hazen. She and Summer made the day so fantastic.”

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When it came to picking what she wanted to wear, Stacy decided she wanted two looks. She found them both at Eva’s Bridal in Chicago with her mother, Denise. The first was a lace, off-the-shoulder design, and the second was a backless flowing dress, which was more comfortable to dance all night in. They were both tailored by Mia Danilowicz, who also handmade her veil. The bride paired the latter one with earrings from her sister’s brand, The Vintage Royalty, to complete her ensemble.

The groom looked handsome in an Indochino velvet tuxedo and Calvin Klein shoes. And they asked their guests to wear bright colors to contrast winter’s cooler temperatures. Then came the time to gather outside for the ceremony.

Stacy walked down the aisle with her father, Godwin, to a live violin rendition of “On the Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter, from the film Arrival—it was important to Sherif to incorporate classical music from their favorite movies throughout the day. Then, her best friend from NYU, Nathan, officiated the service and led everyone in a brief meditation before the couple shared their vows. “Sherif for first time in our relationship, shed so many tears, which made me cry even harder,” the bride says. “It was so sweet!”

After being pronounced as husband and wife, the two went off to take portraits and munch on cheesy appetizers. Later, they rejoined everyone outside for their evening desert reception. The space was filled with wood tables and chairs, lush, colorful flowers, candles, and beautiful rugs to match the rustic feel. For the seated dinner, caesar salad, braised short ribs, fried chicken, mac and cheese, and maple glazed sweet potatoes by chef Theresa Koenig were served , followed by a huge dessert table with four different kinds of cake from SusieCakes.

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Dancing was the highlight of the evening. “We didn’t want typical wedding music, so there was lots of trap music and R&B,” Stacy says. “The music was pretty raunchy, but that’s exactly what we wanted—we wanted it to feel like you were in a club!”

After the reception, the after-party began in the mansion’s “dungeon.” “We have literally no pictures of this which makes me so sad! But we continued the celebration with more drinks, gooey honeybuns, and of course my favorite thing ever…KARAOKE!”

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source: The Morning Show Writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour's "Ghana in the California Desert" Wedding - Over The Moon



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I love her dress. Nice and simple. They are a beautiful couple!
 

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Effortless execution. They’re so at ease with each other. Loved both dresses and her bouquet.
**Absolutely gobsmacked he didn’t wear socks with those shoes (and I usually done hone in on this). They’re not even loafers!
 

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OMG! They’re one happy happy couple! Love to see it!

I’m glad their long relationship led to happily ever after! I love both dresses...I like the lace dress it has a touch of sexiness and class.
The flowers are beautiful!

uhmm dungeon.. no pics?! Hhhm I won’t even ask..

This pic did it for me! My goodness if my husband doesn’t do this when we are about to get married, y’all know it’s JUST the rehearsal lol!!

I wish the beautiful couple a lifetime of happiness !!
 

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The wedding topper is too cute! Their guests look like they had a lot of fun, lots of smiles.

The bride and her dress were so beautiful her and her husband look good together.
 

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Effortless execution. They’re so at ease with each other. Loved both dresses and her bouquet.
**Absolutely gobsmacked he didn’t wear socks with those shoes (and I usually done hone in on this). They’re not even loafers!
You and me both, I was gonna ignore it but ...like...ahaaa!

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For the seated dinner, caesar salad, braised short ribs, fried chicken, mac and cheese, and maple glazed sweet potatoes

“We didn’t want typical wedding music, so there was lots of trap music and R&B,”

the after-party began in the mansion’s “dungeon.”

we continued the celebration with more drinks, gooey honeybuns, and of course my favorite thing ever…KARAOKE!”
Sis looked gorgeous in that lace! Sounds like everyone ate good and had a great time.
 

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I love the invitations and food menu. I also like the cake idea where its several different cakes instead of one large cake.
 

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I was expecting a bit more Ghanaian theme as opposed to the western theme, but it was nice regardless.

I love her dress. Its simple and classic.
 

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Congratulations to the beautiful couple! They look amazing together. I really like the customized favors and the menu sounds divine. Wish I could see more pictures of the dessert table, that Red Velvet looked good! Gorgeous scenery. Other than the groom's ashy ankles, this was a lovely affair!
 

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Imagine planning the perfect surprise engagement and you snitching on yourself while asleep?! Lord, the way I cackled in sympathy when I read that. :ROFLMAO:

Lovely couple. Nice personalized touches throughout. Beautiful setting.

Congratulations to them!
 

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8 years......I'm gonna stay positive and say thanks for the tag. Bride looked great.
 

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The flowers are pretty. I think I prefer the wife's second dress.

For some reason, the black and white pictures look better than the color ones.
 

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@Goodgyalknd I sent you a lil’ sm’um su’um, love your threads, they are so uplifting. Put your extra money in the bank (keep a low number in the wallet for Alleybux).

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The only thing I like is the song the bride walked down the isle to.
Everything else was kinda meh for me.
ps. She contributed to the morning show?
ykes the writing on that was terrible for black women. I’m kinda sideeying her.
 
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Absolutely stunning and loved both of her dresses.
The only confusing part: “It was important to me to have all of our vendors be Black-owned,”

But the tailor was an other.... any who beautiful wedding.
 

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Two accomplished black people getting married. Always a cause for celebration.

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But this made the bride a girl after my own heart.

Stacy walked down the aisle with her father, Godwin, to a live violin rendition of “On the Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter,
 

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