A Beautiful Bride and her Gorgeous Bridesmaids have gone viral after their Natural Haired Bridal Looks caused a sensation online.
Nakyia Whitty, 27, and Javonte Davis, 26, of Houston, Texas, were wed in a beautiful beach ceremony surrounded by their friends and family after four years together.
New bride Nakyia said of her new husband Javonte Davis: ‘Ultimately, I’m elated to have married my best friend.’
‘With our family and friends surrounding us in the most beautiful way we could…. Our way…’
"Wearing my natural hair signifies who I am as a black woman, who God created me to be," she said, talking about why wearing her natural hair is important to her.
Nakyia smiles as her and her six bridesmaids are pictured in the snap all sporting huge afros.
Nakyia explained how she ‘had a vision for her wedding’.
Nakyia said: ‘In the end I have to say everything exceeded what I could’ve imagined, and my expectations were pretty high might I add, I mean it is a very special moment for us..’
In the captions for the images, Nakyia was sure to include the hashtag #Natural to put emphasis on her chosen style for herself and her bridesmaids.
Nakyia and Javonte were taken by complete surprise after their wedding photos were shared by thousands. Thousands more ‘liked’ the pictures on Nakyia’s personal Instagram account.
They newlyweds have received much praise from social media users, with one writing: ‘You have inspired me to wear my natural hair out. That’s beautiful!’
The bride herself told BuzzFeed that she began wearing her hair natural four years ago and long planned to have her whole wedding party doing the same.
She had the idea even before she and her now-husband were engaged.
But Nakiya says it was her husband who helped her on her natural hair journey.
Going through research online with her to create the perfect look.
‘We learned my hair together,’ she told BuzzFeed.
‘I’m blessed to have that type of support. I don’t know how many YouTube tutorials a man can take, exactly, but he definitely exceeded maximum capacity.’
Congratulations to the Bride & Groom!
