A wedding on Oyan Lake.
Eighty guests, the Oyan Belle, a talking drum and the dam wall at sunset. Example story for this demo.
Arrive by water
Funmi and Dayo (example couple) wanted their guests to arrive somewhere none of them had been before. They booked the Oyan Belle for a Saturday in February, five months ahead, and we planned the day with their caterer and their drummer.
Guests gathered at Oyan Jetty at two. The boat left at half past, with the drummer on the bow, and made a slow loop past the islands before stopping below the dam wall for photographs as the light turned gold.
How it ran
- 14:00Guests arrive by shuttle from Abeokuta.
- 14:30Boarding, safety briefing, jackets for the children.
- 15:30Photographs at the dam wall.
- 16:00Lunch on the upper deck from the couple’s caterer.
- 18:00Back at the jetty for dancing in the garden.
“Our parents still talk about the boat more than the food. That is saying something.”
How far ahead should we book?
Dry season weekends book up three months ahead or more.
Can the drummer play on board?
Yes, with a volume limit near the dam and the fishing villages.
What if it rains?
The lower deck is covered. For storms, the captain may change the route or the time.
The dry season timetable, explained
Low water at Isheri and fifteen extra minutes.