KOLZY:
Its just Nigerian... Spending so much is more important than what the real essence of marriage is.

felixxy:

Calculating wat u will spend 2 rent 2 or 3 bedroom flat nd also furnishing ur home plus wedding expenses, dat 1 na millions of naira

blueseacats:
back to the discussion, I just think Nigerian girls place too much emphasis on wedding ceremonies as if making it the talk of the town is their bucket wish. You hardly hear guys talking about how they want to impress in their wedding, but listening to Nigerian ladies discuss wedding details you will think that's what they live for.

sokunji:
Guys please take this seriously.it is not worth spending so much on a wedding even if you can afford it.. it's a worrisome trend, some homes have broken up because of accumulation of debts in marriage cos of a mere wedding. Churches should really help counsel couples in this regard.

Flyingngel:
I spent abt 1.6million naira and it was one of d most moderate marriage. In Akwa Ibom State, it is d traditional marriages that takes d lion share.

sheubaba2013:
What a lengthy write up. AlhamduliLlah for being a muslim. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) said; the best of marriage is the one with the least expenses.

nkemjacob2:
Dats y we are waitin for buari and efcc to come probe wedding spendings in dis country

elrony:


[b]Cretineous [/b]mindset, but it's their headache anyway!

Let the "you go show" reflect on the marriage,instead!

toksbunny:
Most tym it's the ladies that want the show off...I got married last year to my friend....after d traditonal ceremony...our white wedding cost little...it was strictly by invitation.
Wedding hall....35k
Wedding dress,shoe,accessories...21k
Wedding suit/shirt/tie and shoe...20k
Cake....30k
D.j...8k
Mc...8k
Catering...45k
Decorations/hiring of chairs..40k
Water,juice,wine we spent 10k...most where given to us by frnds
Card invite.....5k
Photo grapher...40k.....
All for seventy guest.....No asoebi...bridal train...grooms men.....no outstanding debt.

delpee:


And then live in a rented apartment or do I assume the groom has his own house? With that amount, you can build a small 2/3 bedroom bungalow in a suburban housing estate and live happily thereafter. Too far? You can let if out to subsidise your rent in the city.
The wedding is just an event preceeding the marriage which is the real deal. Invest for a joyful and less stressful future together if you have that much. Avoid debt as your expenses are bound to increase after the wedding. Be wise!

Clone2020:
I like how people always wanna tell you how to spend your money. This is a good advice but if you can afford a very good wedding, go for it. Left to me, an average wedding should cost btwn N5-7 million.

Clone2020:
I like how people always wanna tell you how to spend your money. This is a good advice but if you can afford a very good wedding, go for it. Left to me, an average wedding should cost btwn N5-7 million.

nbright:
Will a typical naija babe agree to a 150k wedding? They don't care if he has to borrow, the wedding must be the talk of the town wedding. Most won't even contribute to it.

Angelberry:
Like 3 million will be OK

herboshedhe:
3million for wedding? bae,can you allow your guy spend that on wedding?

babyfaceafrica:
Na imo wedding cost past...especially orlu and ohajia....if you don't have 2 million ....na God go help u

metrosexual:
The high cost of marriages all boils down to the fact that women have excessively worshipped marriage over the years and therefore the ceremony has gotten utterly expensive.

What annoys me the most is how women take been married as something more important than oxygen or something.

Ask any Nigerian girl above 18 what's her goal or dream in life, the first thing you hear is "Marriage"

Like seriously, are Nigerian women this purposeless? You'd rarely hear an American or European young lady mentioning married as her dream or ambition once she clocks 18. No wonder why foreign women are the ones shaking the world while our Nigerian women watch them on TV.

I'm not against marriage but its this facade which make ladies underachievers in life, its this which makes women to be portrayed as the "weaker sexes", and its because of this most ladies are lazy and looking for the random Joe who would bear all their financial needs and excesses under the guise of marriage.

Be a woman of class, have a dream, have a goal, have an ambition other than marriage, something you wanna conquer or achieve before you hit 30.

metrosexual:
The high cost of marriages all boils down to the fact that women have excessively worshipped marriage over the years and therefore the ceremony has gotten utterly expensive.

What annoys me the most is how women take been married as something more important than oxygen or something.

Ask any Nigerian girl above 18 what's her goal or dream in life, the first thing you hear is "Marriage"

Like seriously, are Nigerian women this purposeless? You'd rarely hear an American or European young lady mentioning married as her dream or ambition once she clocks 18. No wonder why foreign women are the ones shaking the world while our Nigerian women watch them on TV.

I'm not against marriage but its this facade which make ladies underachievers in life, its this which makes women to be portrayed as the "weaker sexes", and its because of this most ladies are lazy and looking for the random Joe who would bear all their financial needs and excesses under the guise of marriage.

Be a woman of class, have a dream, have a goal, have an ambition other than marriage, something you wanna conquer or achieve before you hit 30.

herboshedhe:

umuahia own sef no be for here,I witnessed one while serving in ABIA state last 4 years,onto say the bae don gt belle,even microwave and deep freezer dey inside the gifts, e no easy to marry IBO Babes o...no discrimination biko,cos I trust some go wan blast me

agarawu23:
Spend millions on wedding If u wish The wife isn't different from the one i married with 150k .
Infact she can cook and do all the house work with 100% satisfaction.
You will need to employ house help for your wife u married with millions of #.
Who gain? Who lose?

agarawu23:
I satisfy her sexually and take good care of her.

makabulchi:
I go use dat bar buy land for ikorodu...

Angelberry:
yes, my dream wedding

bet9jaguru:

thats almost 2 million naira and you call that "moderate"

lemme ask you sumtyn
at the point of marriage how much did you hav in your:
1. savings/stock/bonds/mutual funds account 2. retirement/pension acount
do you own a landed property?
or run a business of your own?

Lets be realistic Nigerians

toksbunny:
Most tym it's the ladies that want the show off...I got married last year to my friend....after d traditonal ceremony...our white wedding cost little...it was strictly by invitation.
Wedding hall....35k
Wedding dress,shoe,accessories...21k
Wedding suit/shirt/tie and shoe...20k
Cake....30k
D.j...8k
Mc...8k
Catering...45k
Decorations/hiring of chairs..40k
Water,juice,wine we spent 10k...most where given to us by frnds
Card invite.....5k
Photo grapher...40k.....
All for seventy guest.....No asoebi...bridal train...grooms men.....no outstanding debt.