African Wedding Dresses and Groom’s Attire at The Ultimate Wedding Showcase

TeKay Designs Queen Of The Brides & Ethnic Bridal Collections were featured in The Ultimate Wedding Showcase Fashion show hosted by WBLS and Circle of Sisters in New York City on April 27th, 2013 @ The Hilton New York located at 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, 10019.

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Queen Cleopatra Selene bridal gown

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Queen Yaa-Asantewaa of Ghana Wedding Gown

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TeKay Designs At The Ultimate Wedding Showcase

TeKay Designs will showcase select couture African wedding gowns and ethnic bridal dresses from their Queen Of The Brides and Ethnic Bridal collections at the Ultimate Wedding Showcase hosted by WBLS and The Circle of Sisters on April 27, 2013,.  The event will be held at the Hilton New York hotel (1335 Avenue of the Americas between 53rd and 54th Streets, New York City).  The event website is wedding.circleofsisters.com.
TK-IMG2307TeKay Designs will showcase select African-inspired and embroidered wedding gowns from their Ethnic Bridal and “Queen of the Brides” collections at the fashion show.  TeKay has been diligently creating ethnic bridal gown concepts that personify royalty. The “Queen of the Brides” collection offers high-end wedding gowns that personifies royalty and includes quality jewelry, veils or headpieces.

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The inspiration for the Queen Of the Brides collection are historical fashion icons from ancient civilizations of Egypt, India, Ghana and South Africa. The gowns represent women of power throughout history and are infused with cultural elements from a distinct time in history.

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According to Creative Director, Kimma Wreh, “We will be releasing several new wedding gowns at the Ultimate Wedding Showcase fashion show. This includes ethnic bridal gown designs with cultural beading from East Africa or hand stitched embroidery from West Africa. We are looking forward to showing our line at the fashion show, and we invite you to come out and view our line”.

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For more information on TeKay Designs, or any other inquiries, send email to feedback@tk-designs.com  or call 281-807-0589. You can also visit our website at  www.tk-designs.com, follow us on Twitter @tekaydesigns  or like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/tekaydesigns. TeKay Designs has a showroom in Houston Texas that is open by appointment only and is located at 2500 E. TC Jester Blvd, Houston TX 77008.

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African wedding gown and groom’s attire made of voile lace

This bride and groom’s outfit is made with white voile lace adorned with silver trim and ivory cowrie shells. The train on the woman’s dress is made of white chiffon.

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Aso-ake wedding gown and groom’s attire

Aso-ake is hand woven in West Africa with shiny metallic lurex and brightly colored rayon threads. Aso-ake is worn for ceremonial occasions such as weddings and naming ceremonies throughout south west Nigeria. In the U.S., wedding attire made of Aso-ake are prestigious, rare, and elegant.

Example of Gold wedding attire made of Aso-ake by TeKay Designs.

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Example of silver Aso-ake attire for bride and groom attire for bride and groom.
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African wedding gown and grooms clothing made of Aso-Ake fabric from Nigeria. Designer: TeKay Designs

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Kima and Gemaron Willis wedding featuring African Mens clothing by TeKay Designs

TeKay Designs produced the groom’s attire which was embroidered in colors that would complement and/or match bride’s outfit. Stunning!
Ethnic and african inspired wedding attire for bride and groomTestimonial from Kima Willis (Bride):

I did not get a chance to thank you for the beautiful clothing for our wedding…I hope that you and your family are doing well! I wanted to say that everything fit perfectly and I thank you again for your hospitality and patience. kima2 kima0kima1

Mr. and Mrs. Royce Brown Wedding: African-inspired wedding featuring TeKay Designs clothing

We are pleased to showcase wedding pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Royce Brown.
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The wedding took place in St. Michael, Barbados.

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TeKay Designs produced the wedding attire for the bride and groom, bridesmaids, Maid of honor, groomsmen, Best Man, Father of the Bride, Mother of the bride, prince (ringbearer) and princess (flower girl).
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Testimonial from Mr. and Mrs. Brown

To all readers and potential customers…..I would like to recommend Tekay Designs for your special occasion.

My husband and I are truly happy to Kimma and her team for making our day exceptionally beautiful. I recommend them to you and guaranteed that you will not be disappointed.

My dress fitted perfectly well with no adjustments needed. Who buys a wedding dress without fitting it? I did, with no regrets. My friends thought I was crazy but when I stepped out on my wedding day, they were in awe. TeKay Designs made that possible. The bridal party outfits fitted well too with a few minor adjustments and some of them never wore African outfits before. They were impress.

TeKay designs are original and unique and you will hardly find them duplicated anywhere else. What I especially like about TeKay Designs as well is that you are given the opportunity to add a personal touch if you so desire.

Thanks TeKay Designs,

Mr & Mrs Royce Brown

Black Bride & Groom: featuring TeKay Designs

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Black Bride & Groom is the number one resource for Multicultural Brides and their Grooms.

Devon and Albert incorporated various African customs into their wedding as it was incredibly important for them to honor their ancestors and celebrate their African ancestry.

Best wishes to the beautiful couple and click here to read about their incredible love story.

Wedding Style Feature

 

Wedding Style Guide Magazine recently featured TeKay Designs couture Queen of The Brides line in its Spring/Summer 2013 Issue in the Style Guide.

 

 

The leading wedding magazine in Australia, their coverage varies from tips on what to wear on your special day, ceremony and reception planning and a great deal more.

Click here to purchase the full 350 pages of Summer 2013 Issue 23 Look Book featuring Wedding Styling Ideas and Real Weddings!

 

 

TeKay in the media

A special thanks to the publications that featured TeKay Designs – Reinvent Your Style with Afrique-Chic!

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Houston Style Magazine
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Reinvent Your Style With Tekay Designs “Afrique-Chic” Collection
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This sexy ethnic inspired dress has spaghetti straps and a balloon skirt.

This sexy ethnic inspired dress has spaghetti straps and a balloon skirt.

TeKay Designs at the Houston Wedding Showcase

TeKay Designs will be a featured designer and exhibitor at the Houston Wedding Showcase on August 25, 2012.

The bridal show will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Come and view selections from our Queen of the Brides collection at the fashion show.

Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston Texas

Event Date: August 25, 2012

For more details, visit http://houstonweddingshowcase.com