{"id":3336,"date":"2025-07-29T08:50:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2025-07-29T08:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:50:32","slug":"vj-patelo-and-dees-ksh-500-million-wedding-leave-kenyans-talking-no-pretense-just-vibes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/vj-patelo-and-dees-ksh-500-million-wedding-leave-kenyans-talking-no-pretense-just-vibes\/","title":{"rendered":"VJ Patelo and Dee&#8217;s Ksh 500 Million Wedding Leave Kenyans Talking &#8211; &#8216;No Pretense, Just Vibes&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nairobi, July 29 \u2013 VJ Patelo, the Arban Tone artist and viral Sheng trailblazer behind the term <em>Top Shotter<\/em>, just pulled off what might be the most unforgettable wedding of the year \u2014 and definitely one of the most talked about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The social media star tied the knot with his fianc\u00e9e Diana (aka Dee) in a bold, extravagant ceremony in Limuru that ditched tradition and embraced chaos, luxury, and personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a post-wedding chat with Oga Obinna, Patelo kept things playful and mysterious when asked about the budget.<br>\u201cIt was expensive,\u201d he said with a straight face. \u201cRoughly KSh 500 million.\u201d<br>Obinna was floored, understandably. \u201cThat\u2019s half a billion!\u201d<br>But Patelo stuck to his guns: \u201cJust like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pressed for a breakdown, he started ticking off the things that cost a fortune:<br>\u201cDid you see those cars? limos. The d\u00e9cor? Invitation cards? The food? it was a hotel buffet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diana chimed in to say her dreamy wedding gown came straight from Dubai and cost a cool KSh 1.6 million. Patelo casually added that his tuxedo set him back KSh 1.7 million, while his friend\u2019s cost even more, KSh 2.2 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the cake? Also from Dubai. \u201cIt had a lighting system,\u201d Patelo claimed. Even the rings weren\u2019t playing small: they allegedly cost KSh 1.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patelo went on to flex that his signature silver chains cost KSh 4.2 million, and his silver teeth clocked in at KSh 300,000. Obinna joked about how risky all that drip could be, but Patelo didn\u2019t flinch:<br>\u201cWe walk everywhere. Eastlands is ours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online, some fans loved the couple\u2019s \u201cno filter\u201d approach and originality, while others questioned whether the rowdy vibe fit such a grand occasion. Either way, the internet can\u2019t stop talking and that might just be exactly what Patelo wanted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobi, July 29 \u2013 VJ Patelo, the Arban Tone artist and viral Sheng trailblazer behind the term Top Shotter, just pulled off what might be the most unforgettable wedding of the year \u2014 and definitely one of the most talked about. The social media star tied the knot with his fianc\u00e9e Diana (aka Dee) in a bold, extravagant ceremony in Limuru that ditched tradition and embraced chaos, luxury, and personality. In a post-wedding chat with Oga Obinna, Patelo kept things playful and mysterious when asked about the budget.\u201cIt was expensive,\u201d he said with a straight face. \u201cRoughly KSh 500 million.\u201dObinna was floored, understandably. \u201cThat\u2019s half a billion!\u201dBut Patelo stuck to his guns: \u201cJust like that.\u201d Pressed for a breakdown, he started ticking off the things that cost a fortune:\u201cDid you see those cars? limos. The d\u00e9cor? Invitation cards? The food? it was a hotel buffet.\u201d Diana chimed in to say her dreamy wedding gown came straight from Dubai and cost a cool KSh 1.6 million. Patelo casually added that his tuxedo set him back KSh 1.7 million, while his friend\u2019s cost even more, KSh 2.2 million. As for the cake? Also from Dubai. \u201cIt had a lighting system,\u201d Patelo claimed. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3336"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3338,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3336\/revisions\/3338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}