And the D-Day (March 8, 2013) finally came for Annie Macaulay!
It’s a little over a year after African pop singer 2Face Idibia romantically proposed to longtime girlfriend Annie Macaulay.

No more surprises though – the couple who announced they will be throwing a big wedding this March lived up to their word by travelling all the way to Akwa Ibom for their traditional wedding.

Little Eket Community in Akwa-Ibom received a host of celebrities last weekend as the love birds 2Face and Annie had their star-studded traditional wedding. Celebs guests included best buddy Sound Sultan, Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw Ini Edo, and HipHopWorld Magazine boss Ayo Animashaun, Now Muzik’s Efe Omorogbe and Tony Anifite, Timaya, Iyanya and more.

Most guests stayed at the Villa Marina hotel, especially those who arrived the night before. The pre-wedding bash also held a night to the wedding. Final preparations are being made for the grand white wedding taking place in Dubai, later this month.

The customized traditional attires

2Face ditched his conventional jeans and shirt for a more cultural look at the wedding. The pop icon was spotted wearing a white long sleeve linen shirt over a brown wrapper. He accessorized with locally made beads as his necklace and hand chain. He even took it a step further by customizing his brown cap with the inscription ’2 Baba’ written on both sides.

Scramble for IVs
There was a last-minute rush for invitation cards as the buzz grew bigger when the official IV and pre-wedding photos hit the web.

Inside Annie’s village
The Macaulays’ hometown Eket came alive as the celebrity couple – their daughter Annie and groom 2Face – arrived for one of the biggest wedding ceremonies there in the last decade. Eket is situated 52KM away from the State’s capital Uyo and takes an average drive of 54 minutes to get there. The wedding took place at the Apostolic High School, Esit Urua Community, Eket-Ibeno Road.

Best Man – Sound Sultan
2Face’s ever cheerful ‘best-friend’ and music collaborator Sound Sultan played the important role of Best Man at the wedding.