Man Shares His Bad Wedding Experience As His Reason For Not Attending Nigerian Weddings Anymore
Who is really to blame here? The guy who went as a plus one? The couple who did not make adequate preparations for their friends or the friend who had brought a plus-one to a wedding he was not invited to?
MY TAKE
A lot goes into planning Nigerian wedding but what many guests do not understand is that, apart from being invited to the wedding and buying asoebi, many couples don't take into consideration of all the extras.
Like feeding extra mouths that may come visiting them at the hotel or even providing accommodation for out- of- town guests.
It is generally expected that guests will take care of themselves.
As a matter of fact, the selling of asoebi may just be a way for the couple to make some extra cash to enable them pay for some aspects of the wedding.
If you haven't planned a Nigerian wedding before, believe me when I tell you that weddings no matter how small, can be very expensive.
You spend lots and lots of money and you keep spending until the wedding is over.
My advice to wedding guests, is to ensure that they fill up their stomachs before going for any Nigerian wedding.
The fact that you have been invited or bought asoebi, does not mean that adequate preparations for food and other things has been made for you.
For instance, many times small chops (appetizer) is only for a percentage of the wedding guests... except if the couple can afford to make adequate preparation for the total amount of guests invited.
And instead of getting upset that you weren't invited for a wedding, think of it as the couple trying to cut their coat according to their material.
Don't come as a plus one to a wedding you were not invited to and don't invite your friends to a wedding that they were not invited to, because sometimes, these are the issues you will encounter.
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Olamide~ The Heiress
Head Planner,
La' Heiress Weddings
I am Olamide, Lead Consultant at La' Heiress Hospitality Services. I love to cook, I love to talk and I love to write. Do I love weddings? YES! Do I think weddings are overrated these days? YES! MY TAKE: A wedding doesn't have to be expensive to be memorable.
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