Berry TBC Connect Weekend

As y'all know, this past weekend, Tuke Morgan, Cassie Daves and I had our Meet and Greet event. It was dubbed TBC Connect (Tuke, Berry, Cassie for those wondering what TBC meant). It was something that had been a long time coming, as the first time we discussed it was during the Leading Ladies Africa event, which was almost 5 months ago!

It was Cassie's idea, and though it took a while to actually get started on it, and there were a few hiccups along the way, everything came together quite beautifully at the end.

We had about 20 guests, some who had never even read any of our blogs, but saw the event on Bella Naija and decided to come anyway. Shouts out to Pulse Nigeria also, for spreading the word. I was really astounded and grateful to God, our family/friends, our readers and all the vendors who made it all possible and supported us. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Okay, lemme stop writing and share some of the photos we took - unfortunately, we didn't have a professional photographer, so all I have are pictures that Cakes helped me take, and some from Tuke as well.

Ethnic Heritage Centre went ABOVE and BEYOND for us!!! Their customer service and hospitality is something that is rare to find in Nigeria, and I must commend every single one of their staff and management. You guys need to go there - it's such a chill and fun place. You can take language classes (Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa and French), and they have skills classes too - Gele, Bead Making, Sewing, Crafts, etc. Also use them for smaller events like bridal showers, classes, even small weddings! Oh, and I heard their small chops was awesome - I didn't eat out of excitement.

Our makeshift Instaboard - Cakes helped us make it himself in the car impromptu

Some of the Giveaway Winners

We had a lot of fun!!!! Thanks to everyone who came! 💋💋💋 #TBCConnect was a success!

A video posted by Berry Dakara (@berrydakara) on Nov 14, 2015 at 9:56am PST

Just before the event started, a lady walked in with 3 bags and said that Eve and Tribe heard about the event and decided to send us gifts!!! We were completely shocked! And they also sent our guests flyers with 20% off discounts on their clothes!!!

I really like this photo Tuke took of us.

I hope it's not a one-time thing. The guests who came to speak to me afterwards, said they had a nice time. All we really did was talk and share about different things - blogging, finding purpose, architecture vs. building (for real, we spent a good 5-10 minutes on this topic), self-esteem and much more. I think that what I learned is that people actually want to share their lives - they want to meet other like-minded people - they want to CONNECT. And that's what this event was about. It wasn't just about us LifeStyle bloggers having an event - it was about CONNECTION. THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT! WE LOVE YOU!!!

Tuke, Berry, Cassie