Love hit the rails—full speed, no brakes—when actor Shawn Faqua and event curator Sharon Ifunnaya rewrote the rules of romance, tying the knot not in a ballroom, but aboard a moving train.
Forget chandeliers and banquet halls. This was a wedding in motion, wrapped in sunlight and steel, with Lagos’ golden glow streaming through open windows. Their vows echoed not beneath a vaulted ceiling, but inside a speeding coach on the Lagos to Ibadan railway—Nigeria’s first-ever train wedding.
It all began at Mobolaji Johnson Station, Alagomeji-Yaba, where an ordinary passenger coach transformed into a poetic passageway. Crisp white linens, floral window frames, and a narrow aisle that felt as infinite as love itself. With every click of the track, the bride’s footsteps turned into metaphors—each one a promise, a direction, a beginning.
Then, the engine roared. The train pulled out. Glasses clinked. Laughter rolled like the wheels beneath. A now-viral video shows Sharon grinning, “Hey guys, we’re getting married on the train.” Shawn adds, “First ever. Breaking record.” It wasn’t just cute. It was electric.
A New Direction for Nigerian Weddings
In a country where weddings are often tied to rituals of grandeur—cathedrals, hotels, the same-old venues—Shawn and Sharon jumped the tracks. They didn’t just plan a wedding. They choreographed a love story on the move.
The symbolism was impossible to miss: a train, always moving forward—just like love, just like marriage. No rewind. No reverse. Just the rhythm of two souls in sync, chasing the horizon together.
And while they rode toward forever, Nigeria watched.
This wasn’t just a personal celebration. It was a cultural detour—one that spotlighted the country’s resurgent railway system. The Lagos-Ibadan line, once mundane, now played backdrop to a moment that went viral across Instagram, TikTok, X. Romance on rails. Bold. Unfiltered. Beautiful.
Love Reimagined
What Shawn and Sharon proved is simple, yet revolutionary: Love doesn’t need velvet ropes or marble floors. It needs motion. Meaning. Magic.
Their train wedding was more than a trend—it was a statement. A moving metaphor. A cinematic rebellion. Proof that in Nigeria, love stories can be rewritten, rerouted, and reimagined.
As the train rumbled from Lagos to Ibadan, it carried more than passengers. It carried a new vision of what weddings—and love—could look like. Music, laughter, memories… all in motion.
Because sometimes, the best way to start forever…
is to get on board and go.
