dBard: Nice..
but really not practical in d typical Naija setting.
For e.g, am planning my wedding n keeping it low keyed, but still expecting approx 400+guests f white n 200+ f trad.
Somethings can't b helped.

Was really hoping f tips I could use.

Doing d S.A.P but d waistlines not bin cooperative

lol @dbard. 400 guests isnt low key again o! Tips? Start by cutting down on the no of guests, then you will save more on food,drinks and decor.

You dont have to spend a lot on your dress too.

At the end of the day, it all boils down to individual taste. I know i will have spent more if i had had the wedding in Naija, despite the fact that it was small.

thank you.

Congratulations, all so beautiful, elegant and classy, everything so on point and well detailed.

Happy wedding anniversary TV01 May God continue to keep and bless your home.I so feel your 'one of' wedding anniversary days thing We have 3 but just choose to celebrate the white as the main the main.

Ladygogo you have given me the confidence to go ahead with ordering weaves off Aliexpress.Been told by 1 or 2 other people but was still wary but now you are now a 3rd witness.Will see if by adding custom duty that DHL or UPS often add when importing still makes it cheaper than just buying from uk retailers.

ladygogo:

lol @dbard. 400 guests isnt low key again o! Tips? Start by cutting down on the no of guests, then you will save more on food,drinks and decor.

You dont have to spend a lot on your dress too.

At the end of the day, it all boils down to individual taste. I know i will have spent more if i had had the wedding in Naija, despite the fact that it was small.

thank you.

Lol.. u can say that again
Not wat I had in mind , but a really fair estimate based on d no of 'well wishers', that'll pop in albeit uninvited.
Trying t cut costs as much as possible but....


It is well

Congrats lady go go. So classy. no time for plenty crowd . Esp these days of Ebola. Every one planning weddings should go for this.

Anyway, umunna should stay in their place while we wire their food for them.


At Damiso. I got some weaves from the Ali express. Be Careful though, check comments and ratings before you buy.

The cheapo ones comes of easily but generally most are cheap and great.
If the weight is greater than 120g or something, I think you will be charged to pay some tax on them.

I

Bootybuttchic: beautiful dress u had dere ....happily married life



so u spent 479k ...its still an expensive wedding o,if it were in naija,u will still cook friedrice,buy eva wine,ur tailor will organise you of wedding dress of at most 20k,if u negotiate well, ....wen i saw low budget,i wont lie i was expecting like a less dan 100k kinda wedding.....maybe its cos of were u guys stay tho,.....so a beautiful wedding u had,may God may u people always hapy,providd u all ur heart desires,peace and harmony be yours......hml

Lolo. ok. if you say so o. 20k for a proper wedding dress? e go hard for that naija o. Is that including the material you will use?

Less than 100k. Omo you go go registry for naija and call it a day . Which is completely fine by me anyway..

Again, it all boils down to your taste.

Thank you dear.

ladygogo:

Lolo. ok. if you say so o. 20k for a proper wedding dress? e go hard for that naija o. Is that including the material you will use?

Less than 100k. Omo you go go registry for naija and call it a day . Which is completely fine by me anyway..

Again, it all boils down to your taste.

Thank you dear.

haaa...stay dere....some people dat dia tailor is more life a family freind...and talking of material the one you bought is it made of gold or diamond.....d fact is every expensive thing has its own cheap type too(duplicate) ......in naija u can be average and live rich....if u can budget well....spending 500k aint budget,for 18 guests its too much....work dere and come down to naija and live like d rich u are...u dont av to be rich in anoda country and still live doing *budget"



just saying tho

damiso: Happy wedding anniversary TV01 May God continue to keep and bless your home.I so feel your 'one of' wedding anniversary days thing We have 3 but just choose to celebrate the white as the main the main.

Thanks & a big amen to your prayer, may The Good Lord smile continuously on your home.

I think of the Naija Trad as the day, my wife prefers this - the church - one. I still managed to not get cards both days ! I find cards so pointless, but I know I should make the effort as she loves them - and of course she got me one. I need to make amends.


TV

bellong:

Happy Married Life Ladygogo, may your home be an habitation of peace, mutual love, respect and an example to others.


Meanwhile, by my cost standard, your wedding is still expensive .

I spent only about N850,000 for mine with guests of about 200 or more, not too sure. I took and stand and stood by it. Fortunately for me, my parents-in-inlaw are of the same ideology with me in terms of ceremony.

bellong, the best money-manager in the world. i still marvel at how you could have achieved this. surely, there are some stuff you musta forgotten you spent money on. N0.85m looks so small with the number of guests you invited.

GboyegaD: Good for you cos you could control the number of guests which is almost impossible in Nigeria.

Thank you Gboyega.

cococandy: Happy married life ladygogo
All the best wishes dear.

Thank you LorettaU.

Bootybuttchic: same thing i tot....but u know its diaspora not naija...dat may look cheap to dembut u know dats aw nigerians are....if u plan a wedding of 50k,with few guesst,people will believe its cos u dont really have dat money,even ur family members,but dont worry,dey will stil call deir freinds,and wen dose freinds are coming,dey will cook food,bring drinks to your own wedding and be like no shaking,dey will bring deir own band gan sef ....dats naija for u ooosame thing i tot....but u know its diaspora not naija...d[b]at may look cheap to dem[/b]

Not neccessarily o.

happy married life, ladygogo....
hopefully, i would get an invite when the first set of your quintuplets arrive.

TV01:
Hearty congratulations to both you & your husband, as well as your respective families.
May it be permanent, frutiful and fulfilling.

It happens to be one of my two wedding anniversaries today so I had to extend my sincerest regards !


Did you not cost for your rings (if you used them) or your honeymoon (if you had one)?


TV

Nice! Happy Wedding Anniversary. May God continue to bless your home.

I did. Although i'm not exactly sure how much he spent.

No honeymoon. Na housemoon we do

Thank you TVO1

bellong:

Happy Married Life Ladygogo, may your home be an habitation of peace, mutual love, respect and an example to others.


Meanwhile, by my cost standard, your wedding is still expensive .

I spent only about N850,000 for mine with guests of about 200 or more, not too sure . I took and stand and stood by it. Fortunately for me, my parents-in-inlaw are of the same ideology with me in terms of ceremony.

Thank you so much bellong.

Hmmmm. ok o.

Damn! How did you pull that off in Nigeria? Are you an Accountant? Cos i'm one too and was feeling cool with myslef that i was able to save some money.

You be original Aka gum!

BananaBender: Congratulations!! Yay!


You look fit ....... wishing you the best married life has to offer

Thank you dear. Who are you sef? I think you had an old moniker.

Thank you. au naturale. Good genes babe.

damiso: I love your wedding gown very simple and elegant and the exact amount I bought mine x years ago Team bargain hunters

Happy Married life by the way.God bless your union

As for the size more difficult in Nigeria .Nigerian parents can like to take over your wedding How will I have 15 guests when my mum's aso ebi was worn by over a hundred people

I pray I don't become like that if my daughter says 15 people 15 people I shall try to make it.These days I hear people say to their parents you can do what you like with the traditional wedding but insist on the white wedding their way . Guess that's what giving rise to destination weddings for those that can afford it

Thank you Damiso. Abi now.

Oh yeah it is. If i had it in Nigeria it would have been more expensive and definitely had more people.Unless you put your foot down like bellong mentioned.

Yes o. I think our generation will be different. I see a lot of that now.

Congrats, ladygogo

God bless your home

You can't try this if you are in Naija especially if you are the first daughter or only daughter

I argued with my mom so tey I tire and just let her be God bless her

i like the idea of cutting on hair, the dress, make up etc. It is very pointless spending so much on them.

Yorubas even have this hand cut we use for our trad; it is very expensive and after that day, it is useless

I got a very beautiful lace for mine I can still nack anytime, got my gown and shoes from aliexpress; got my hubby's colleague to make up for me.

Abegi, there is still a home to build

Your pictures are very beautiful.

sailormoon: Beautiful dress

Thank you.

aisha2: Congratulations, all so beautiful, elegant and classy, everything so on point and well detailed.

Thank you Aisha.

damiso: Happy wedding anniversary TV01 May God continue to keep and bless your home.I so feel your 'one of' wedding anniversary days thing We have 3 but just choose to celebrate the white as the main the main.

Ladygogo you have given me the confidence to go ahead with ordering weaves off Aliexpress.Been told by 1 or 2 other people but was still wary but now you are now a 3rd witness.Will see if by adding custom duty that DHL or UPS often add when importing still makes it cheaper than just buying from uk retailers.

It isnt bad at all. Most of the retailers order wholesale from these chinese websites anyway and sell at an exorbitant rate. you should definitely compare the rates and make sure you read the reviews too.

dBard:

Lol.. u can say that again
Not wat I had in mind , but a really fair estimate based on d no of 'well wishers', that'll pop in albeit uninvited.
Trying t cut costs as much as possible but....


It is well

Please do. Good luck bargain hunting o.

it is well.

Chillisauce: Congrats lady go go. So classy. no time for plenty crowd . Esp these days of Ebola. Every one planning weddings should go for this.

Anyway, umunna should stay in their place while we wire their food for them.


At Damiso. I got some weaves from the Ali express. Be Careful though, check comments and ratings before you buy.

The cheapo ones comes of easily but generally most are cheap and great.
If the weight is greater than 120g or something, I think you will be charged to pay some tax on them.

I

Thank you Chillisauce. crowds makes me dizzy. Mba. Lol @ ebola


you this woman.

Congratulations and Happy Married Life Lady Gogo.

Beautiful dress too. You look great in it.

Bootybuttchic: haaa...stay dere....some people dat dia tailor is more life a family freind...and talking of material the one you bought is it made of gold or diamond.....d fact is every expensive thing has its own cheap type too(duplicate) ......in naija u can be average and live rich....if u can budget well....spending 500k aint budget,for 18 guests its too much....work dere and come down to naija and live like d rich u are...u dont av to be rich in anoda country and still live doing *budget"



just saying tho

Ok. It doesnt have to be made of gold or diamonds for it to look good, and at the same time musn't look obviously cheap and tacky. I dont do that. id rather go to the registry and call it a day. It isnt compulsory in my books. Oh yeah expensive things have duplicates.At the end of the day, we all know whats important to us.

Just do you dear.

coogar:

bellong, the best money-manager in the world. i still marvel at how you could have achieved this. surely, there are some stuff you musta forgotten you spent money on. N0.85m looks so small with the number of guests you invited.

I wonder how he pulled that off.

I think so too.

That reminds me. My cousin actually paid for my dress.

coogar:

bellong, the best money-manager in the world. i still marvel at how you could have achieved this. surely, there are some stuff you musta forgotten you spent money on. N0.85m looks so small with the number of guests you invited.

I already told my people that the budget I have can only cater for numbered guests, so the cost for the additional guests will be on them.

I already told my wife that she should choose one of traditional or church wedding. Unknown to me, my father-in-law does not give a damn about traditional marriage. We only took the stuff to their compound with selected people to join in the prayer traditional ceremony. Nothing was shared as it was strictly a prayer program with rendition of hymns.

Cutting cost should be an agreement between the two parties with the family. If we couldn't agree on something immaterial like budget for ceremony, how then can we agree on more complex issues that can mar or make destiny?

Even if my parents were to be a multi-billionaire, I still wouldn't subscribe to frivolity as the money can be better spent to touch lives and destiny than merriment that profits little.

coogar: happy married life, ladygogo....
hopefully, i would get an invite when the first set of your quintuplets arrive.

Thank you coogar.

Lol. I dont have that kind of strength abeg.

nice thread....mod frontpage

ladygogo:

Thank you so much bellong.

Hmmmm. ok o.

Damn! How did you pull that off in Nigeria? Are you an Accountant? Cos i'm one too and was feeling cool with myslef that i was able to save some money.

You be original Aka gum!

Far from being an accountant but values accountability ....

I already summarized how I did it above. I didn't spend more than I quoted because I made the budget and didn't borrow a dime to supplement.

The case was more of I cut my clothes according to my material. No time comparing life with another.

Contentment is one important virtue everyone must imbibe, it gives peace of mind.

ladygogo:

Thank you coogar.

Lol. I dont have that kind of strength abeg.

u will gve birth to 3set of twin

TV01,

Bon anniversaire.... May your home keep soaring like an eagle. It shall be a blessing to generations