{"id":294824,"date":"2025-06-15T11:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T11:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/ink-eze-talks-building-bellanaija-weddings-digital-beginnings-more-on-open-up-podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T11:32:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T11:32:35","slug":"ink-eze-talks-building-bellanaija-weddings-digital-beginnings-more-on-open-up-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=294824","title":{"rendered":"Ink Eze Talks Building BellaNaija Weddings, Digital Beginnings &#038; More on Open Up Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1711596 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/maxresdefault-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/maxresdefault-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/maxresdefault-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/maxresdefault-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/maxresdefault-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"541\">Did you know that <strong>Ink<\/strong> <strong>Eze<\/strong> started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaijaweddings.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">BellaNaija Weddings<\/a> on Instagram while she was still studying in the United States? At the time, to keep up with Nigerian time zones, she would set alarms for 1 a.m. so she could post in real time. That level of discipline and passion laid the foundation for what would become one of Nigeria\u2019s most celebrated wedding platforms.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"822\">In the latest episode of the Open Up Podcast, host <strong>Amanda<\/strong> <strong>Dara<\/strong> sits with Ink Eze to reflect on that journey. Ink, who is also the founder of Aso Ebi Bella, shares what it was like to build these platforms during a time when Nigeria\u2019s digital media space was still taking shape.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1371\">Their conversation goes beyond business. 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