Our story
It started with a love for celebrations
“Gani, do you know a good event planner? A caterer? A decorator?” For years, those questions, and a hundred others like them, came to me first.
I was the friend everyone called before a celebration. Traditional weddings, white weddings, introductions, milestone birthdays and every other occasion in between. No matter the event, someone always needed a caterer, a decorator, or a second opinion to vet a vendor before committing. And I loved every minute of it.
Friends and family kept telling me, “You should turn this into a business.” The vendors I vetted for them went on to deliver beautiful events, and I don’t know a single person who regretted their choice.
I was always happy to help, but I kept running into the same problem. Finding a good vendor in Nigeria usually meant scrolling social media, asking around, and hoping for the best. A vendor’s page showed the polished photos, the stunning decor and the beautiful celebrants. It didn’t show the missed deadlines, the surprise extra charges, or the vendors who stopped picking up calls the week of the wedding. Those stories were shared quietly in group chats that most people never got to see. And if you were planning from the diaspora or elsewhere in Africa, it was even harder.
That is why I built Vendoor Connect.
Here you can see a vendor’s work, read what their past clients really thought, and message them directly. Our planning templates come from the same checklists and budget sheets I used to make for friends and family, now designed for our own traditions, from the introduction to the aso-ebi. And if you’d rather not do it alone, our Event Liaison service puts someone in your corner, the way I’ve always been for my own family and friends.
I want great Nigerian vendors to get the recognition they’ve earned, and I want honest experiences to finally count. Whether it’s an intimate dinner for ten or an owambe for a thousand, whether you’re in Lagos or planning from the diaspora, you deserve to enjoy the planning, not just survive it.
Because getting ready for your celebration should feel just as special as the day itself.
Welcome to Vendoor Connect.
Ganiat Asuni, founder