Why do Nigerians wear suits & gowns on their wedding day instead of their native dress?
Is that also part of any Nigerian culture?
Are Nigerians losing their culture through this act?
I asked a group of people this question & majority confessed that Nigerians are not supposed to copy the Englishman's culture of wearing suits & gowns at Church Wedding. They also stressed that Church wedding is the type of union that is done under Christianity. Christian laws does not made it mandatory for couples to wear suits & gowns. Moreso, the English way of suit & gown was introduced by the white men. So therefore, it's not compulsory to wear suits & gowns to Church Wedding.
But when I asked these same people what they are going to wear on their own day? Few said they don't know, others said suits & gowns because people go yab dem (lol, maybe they are scared of being special). Another group talk say 'wedding na women's day'. So therefore, the wife must be made happy by putting on wedding gown.
But honestly, I don't know why Nigerians don't wear their traditional attires at Church weddings...In Yorubaland, the couples dress traditionally to engagements (which they call traditional wedding) while many put on suits & gowns on their wedding day. Are they not Nigerian-Yorubas? They could have worn a native dress to their Church since there is no law stopping them from doing so.
Moderators, abeg move this thread to the frontpage. I want people's opinion on this matter.

I doubt if you live in Africa or you've actually visited Yorubaland. In Africa we have three types of marriage. The court marriage, the Church marriage and the traditional marriage. All can be skipped except the traditional marriage which is the most cherished. We wear African attires on our traditional marriage day and not suits and gowns.

If you and your partner go to court and Church alone for your wedding, people in your hometown will consider your marriage illegitimate but you can do the traditional alone and will be accepted.

@Abagworo, I m actually talking abt pple nt wearing natives @ Church weding. Read d 1st coment well.

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Abagworo: I doubt if you live in Africa or you've actually visited Yorubaland. In Africa we have three types of marriage. The court marriage, the Church marriage and the traditional marriage. All can be skipped except the traditional marriage which is the most cherished. We wear African attires on our traditional marriage day and not suits and gowns.

If you and your partner go to court and Church alone for your wedding, people in your hometown will consider your marriage illegitimate but you can do the traditional alone and will be accepted.

Cosign 100%, I agree, you forgot introduction as well

@OP
There are three kinds of marraige in Nigeria. They are White wedding(Church), Court wedding and Traditional Wedding. The White wedding originated from europe with Christianity being it's backbone, so, everything that's done has to be similar to the way it's done in europe.

afam4eva: @OP
There are three kinds of marraige in Nigeria. They are White wedding(Church), Court wedding and Traditional Wedding. The White wedding originated from europe with Christianity being it's backbone, so, everything that's done has to be similar to the way it's done in europe.

The OPs question is why does it have to be the way white people in Europe did it?

@Afam4ever, so cos na oyinbo bring church wedding abi? I got ur point.

@Fulaman, I wonder why we must wear suits & gowns 2 our wedding o.

Afam interesting to hear that christianity is the backbone of "church /white weddings",any biblical backup?
@Topic,the whole idea is bullshit to me.from the white/church wedding concept itself,the dressing,the rituals performed down to the most ridiculous one;a pastor/priest,a stranger,opening his mouth wide to declare the couple man and woman. . .who gave him that authority

ifyalways: Afam interesting to hear that christianity is the backbone of "church /white weddings",any biblical backup?
@Topic,the whole idea is bullshit to me.from the white/church wedding concept itself,the dressing,the rituals performed down to the most ridiculous one;a pastor/priest,a stranger,opening his mouth wide to declare the couple man and woman. . .who gave him that authority

Apart from the dressing which is not biblical, i guess every other thing suggests that it's a christian wedding considering the fact that it's done in a church and moderated by a pastor.

I for one don't like white weddings though i like the after party even though i don't attend. I prefer traditional wedding even though i may never get to do one. Na court wedding all the way. I can stand in front of hundreds of people abeg.

afam4eva:
Apart from the dressing which is not biblical, i guess every other thing suggests that it's a christian wedding considering the fact that it's done in a church and moderated by a pastor.

I for one don't like white weddings though i like the after party even though i don't attend. I prefer traditional wedding even though i may never get to do one. Na court wedding all the way. I can stand in front of hundreds of people abeg.

Afam please mekwa dika ezi nwa Africa. Traditional is important.

afam4eva:
I prefer traditional wedding even though i may never get to do one. Na court wedding all the way.

why wont you get to do one

Abagworo:

Afam please mekwa dika ezi nwa Africa. Traditional is important.

PAGAN 9JA:


why wont you get to do one

I know tradition is very important but i may not do it for some personal reasons. I hate crowds.

^but you can have a quiet one with just extended family members from both sides and one or two close friends in attendance or won't you pay bride price

ifyalways: ^but you can have a quiet one with just extended family members from both sides and one or two close friends in attendance or won't you pay bride price

At the end of the day, it's what my fiancee wants that i'll do. I know ladies like ceremonies a great deal, so since it's a once in a life time thing, i may just summon courage and do it. But everyone should count me out of any wedding anniversary.

Afam you need to check out the trend especially with the celebrity weddings and take a cue from their hubbies who from every indication are crwod shy like you.
A good measure of kparaga(monkey tail flava),some good skunk and a dark big googles is all you need.
Come back and thnak me later.

@Ifyalways, u dy make sense jare. I dy feel u 4rm all angle. Mwah!

@Afam4eva y r u scared of crowd on ur traditional wedding? What if ur fiance want an elaborate 1. ll u deprive her of dat 1ce in a lifetime opp.

You know am really fed up, many Africans are having too much inferiority complex these days, and it is not just us Nigerians it is East Africans as well. It needs to stop. We need to be proud of our tradition and stop trying to kiss outsiders nyash.

Fulaman198: You know am really fed up, many Africans are having too much inferiority complex these days, and it is not just us Nigerians it is East Africans as well. It needs to stop. We need to be proud of our tradition and stop trying to kiss outsiders nyash.

to be honest, im not just saying this because im one myself. but its the religion also. it gives us all this inferiority complex.

PAGAN 9JA:



to be honest, im not just saying this because im one myself. but its the religion also. it gives us all this inferiority complex.

How?

ifyalways: Afam you need to check out the trend especially with the celebrity weddings and take a cue from their hubbies who from every indication are crwod shy like you.
A good measure of kparaga(monkey tail flava),some good skunk and a dark big googles is all you need.
Come back and thnak me later.

you be correct omo naija,i hail you

Okiki_Oluwa:
How?

HOW? what do you mean how those are religions brainwashed upon us b those slave masters! and they dont make sense when compared to trad. religions. we should do away with them and throw em in the bin. THATS HOW!

PAGAN 9JA:


HOW? what do you mean how those are religions brainwashed upon us b those slave masters! and they dont make sense when compared to trad. religions. we should do away with them and throw em in the bin. THATS HOW!

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K. I got ur point nw

Op, me sef no know o! Why must Africans/Nigerians wear Suits/Gowns to Church?
Infact, this thread needs to grace the frontpage.

I know and seen many Africans wear modern clothing at White weddings and native clothing at traditional weddings.

Why they do it? Because they can.

Mrs.Chima:
I know and seen many Africans wear modern clothing at White weddings and native clothing at traditional weddings.

Why they do it? Because they can.

because dey can? Didnt get u. D issue here is; why do Africans/Nigerians dat r Christians alwez wear suits/gowns 2 church weddings instead of dr native dress. Church wedding s supposed 2 b diff 4rm d whiteman's wedding Biblically.

woow great topic... we have a lot to learn

@ op. The dressing is another link in the chain of stewpeedeetee.

because they want to and its their day.

some of you seem to not understand the concept of boundaries, its not your business so why are you getting hyper?

for your own wedding, wear what you like.

tpia@:
because they want to and its their day.

some of you seem to not understand the concept of boundaries, its not your business so why are you getting hyper?

for your own wedding, wear what you like.

Too simple. How many Nigerian weddings have you seen people wearing kimomos or Lapp(Sami) costume?

adabeke12: woow great topic... we have a lot to learn

yes dear. U can also share your view on dz issue.

Tot abt dat tin. Maybe its cos d whiteman invented dat wedding