"Painful": Nigerian Planner Shares Before-and-After Video of Event Ruined by Rain, People React
- A Nigerian event decorator shared a before-and-after video showing the devastating effects of heavy rain on her work at an event in Ogun state
- The footage captured the moment her carefully arranged decorations, including a neatly placed rug, were ruined
- The decorator posted the video on TikTok, drawing reactions from numerous social media users
An event decorator lamented online after being hired for an event, only for heavy rainfall to cause significant damage to her equipment.
She shared a before-and-after video that drew widespread sympathy from viewers.
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Event decorator laments ruined event setup
In the video, she first shows the event center before the rain, with the rug neatly placed on the floor and the walls and other areas beautifully decorated.
As the event kicks off, the center looks perfectly arranged and elegant.
However, in another scene, she reveals the poor state of her equipment, particularly the rug, which had changed color and appeared badly damaged due to the heavy rain and the unsuitable location where it was placed.
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She shared the video on her TikTok page under the username @tworld_events, and it immediately drew sympathy from many people who expressed their condolences and tried to comfort her.
In the post description, she asked:
"What will you do if you find yourself in this situation?"
The event took place in Ibafo, Ogun State, and as the video circulated online, concerned viewers flooded the comment section to share their thoughts and support.
Reactions as rain destroys event decorator’s rug
VEE wrote:
"So they don’t check weather. They just go ahead with whatever."
Toluwabori said:
"Omg this thing happened to us on Tuesday even the Arch we painted washed off."
Kelvi_nix explained:
"This is the most painful part of the job."
Mhidey Surprises &Events said:
"So sorry about that."
BellapluggedIn added:
"E get some kind decorations them no suppose use for open space during raining season."
heldam_sweetdelight said:
"Omo! It is well. God will continue to crown your efforts with success."
Adélọ́wọ̀ mentioned:
"I was at the party in iperu, as I see the rug that day I pitty who go wash am straight."
Annizeventz. added:
"I swear ooo sorry about that."
Rejoice in thy Lord wrote:
"This is problem all decorator is facing now."
slessor stated:
"I think an extra fee should be attached if u are working for a client during this rainy season and it's an outdoor event..I'm a decorator too and I know the pains of cleaning...hope ur white fabrics were not affected."
muqodam_elmuktar_dandawi wrote:
"You fit call me for the Rain holding ooo."
Bashlee stressed:
"Chai dm …. I go teach you how to hold rain and am not collecting dimmm from you ok.'
MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHER IN ILORIN asked:
"Hope you collect your balance,?"
Baby boy of Lagos asked:
"The car wash persons don hammer."
Beloved wrote:
"Na to swear for oku Orun o cos how can you pick raining season out of all days to dye."
To further enrich the story and get the comments of the affected individual, Legit.ng reached out to Oluwatomisin Balogun, Founder of Tworld Events, for comments.
Although her office is located at Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos State, she had been contracted for an event in Ogun State where an unforeseen incident disrupted her work.
Several questions were posed to her, and she gave detailed responses based on her expertise and the challenges she faced that day.
When asked if she had ever experienced anything like this before as an event decorator, Oluwatomisin admitted:
“No, it’s my first time experiencing such during an event.”
Speaking about the financial and emotional implications, she explained:
“It cost me ₦40,000 to wash the rug. The rug is still presently at the car wash. It will take a while before I can get it back due to the present weather condition.”
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She added that beyond finances, the emotional impact was difficult to bear:
“It was painful that the photo area beautifully styled didn’t even serve its purpose before the rain messed it up. Guests couldn’t use the backdrop to take pictures.”
On the kind of support decorators need to either prevent or recover from such damages, she responded:
“You can’t prevent the rain but you can choose where to use your materials. Using a floor that is tiled would have prevented the mess on the rug. Another option is to remove the rug when the rain starts. To recover from the damages, it takes the client to empathize with the decorator by contributing financially towards the cleaning.”
Looking back, she shared the personal lessons she drew from the incident:
“As a decorator, before you go ahead with a setup, inspect your venue and do not use your materials on a sandy floor, especially in rainy season. Other materials like table cover, chair covers, even flowers were in mess that day. I just didn’t remember to capture.”
When asked what message she would like to pass to clients, government, and fellow decorators after this experience, she stressed empathy and better planning:
“Decorators are humans too and we need empathy at times like this. Government can do better by providing good roads. Attention shouldn’t be on major roads only but streets. Fellow decorators should negotiate with their client(s) on materials safety management and recovery before going ahead with the project, especially for outdoor events.”
Wedding Decorator Shocked as Bride’s Family Halts Setup
Meanwhile, Legit.ng shared a story about a wedding decorator who experienced an unexpected shock when she was asked to stop her work in the middle of setting up a wedding.
According to the decorator, she and her team had already arranged chairs, canopies, and other decorations when a member of the bride’s family stepped in and halted the preparations.
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