missbronze:
Dear, dont mind them.

With half of that money, u can comfortably do both white and trad wedding.

And, pls dnt look at what your friends did on their wedding, Do what u want and can afford.

I wont forgive myself if i allow my man waste a million naira on a wedding.

Haba, times are hard ooo.

Even if he is the richest guy on earth.., i will rather prefer he sow it into the lives of d less privileges, than, on a day wedding.

Medunah:
So u also rented hall from that 30k? Bought tux and wedding gown from 30k?? With a budget of 30k, reception wasnt necessary, jzt church wedding that will consist of family members and close frnds, after taking ur vows, u share the food in the church and dats all.

blackbeau1:
typo? how do u mistakenly type 'drums of water*. besides,if we r to go with the false story we've just been told,you would realise he was actually talking about drums of water

Ishilove:

Na condition make crayfish bend

The mind boggles, though

I reject that kind of poverty wedding

menix:


WOW!!!!
I cant blive this...
If truly u re a female, u re blessed nd a Wife...

zomoears:


Oga, wedding is not marriage...it is only d beginning. when we emphasise wedding above marriage...

That said, op is married with N50k. If u like, spend N10m, u will only end up married. Same as him. QED.

menix:


Broz u nah Baker??

blessingee:


If u believe this, then I can tell u Ajegunle is the name of a town in China and u will believe it!

tenry:

Stop abusing him. We cannot all be d same. Let individual organise his/her party as he or she deem fit. I budgeted about 700k for my wedding, I ended up spending 1m. Yet I have a friend who spent 350k for his wedding and there was no difference from mine.

frisky2good:
I just reason am say Galilee near where the incident happen pass Agege. Na ordinary guess o, I wasn't there.

menix:


Seriously, ur Kind re very rare..
All d best..

blessingee:


So u believe this poo? Overheating dey do u o

Acidosis:
No photographs?

Drums of water, concortion rice and bonga fish on a wedding day? You should have settled with Court wedding or Home based blessings.

While trying to play some "IJEBU'' stunts on your guests, you shouldn't have embarrassed yourself.

Meanwhile, I can bet with my head on the fact that OP is an IJEBU man. Those guys are unpredictable.

menix:
Ow I wish I can ve such courage.

Had a funny experience, budgeted 1.5million last year buh had a million jan. 2014 instead of proposing nd takin d bull by d horn.
Had 2 postpone d proposing till I get d extra 500k.
While I waited she did not wait nd now I don't even ve d million box nd ve lost out on her.

Wish we culd really learn to cut our boxers to size us..

nedu2000:
Africans & their "I must marry mentality".....you never get money & ur relying on hope,why not wait till the white collar job comes first,that's how we bring children into this world to suffer!!!*hisses*

missbronze:
Dear, dont mind them.

With half of that money, u can comfortably do both white and trad wedding.

And, pls dnt look at what your friends did on their wedding, Do what u want and can afford.

I wont forgive myself if i allow my man waste a million naira on a wedding.

Haba, times are hard ooo.

Even if he is the richest guy on earth.., i will rather prefer he sow it into the lives of d less privileges, than, on a day wedding.

dkronicle:

stop thinking like a rabit

isalegan2:


You were waiting to have enough money until you could do the 'right thing.' Meanwhile she's thinking you lost interest or were just dragging ur feet? Just a thought. Nevertheless, the 'right one' will come along. Hopefully she accepts you for you and not what you have in your account. Be more upfront next time. Be candid. Goodluck.

onismate:
I have always been a good Christian. To me my faith permits marriage but I can’t just marry anybody. At 35, marriage was already on my mind. I need it, my body needs it. I have abstained from sex for too long. I had to do something before I fall into the evil hands of the sons of Lucifer. Even though my finances were a little bit low I prayed fervently to God to give me the right person.

Two weeks later I was returning from evangelism, I saw a very beautiful young lady preaching to some group of young menu in the neighbourhood. I decided to come closer to listen to her message very well. I began enjoying her message, she was so fluent. Her beauty didn’t attract me as such, what attracted me the most was her charisma and the way she preached. I decided to sit on one of the empty chairs at the back. After the message, I approached her, we exchanged pleasantries and introduced ourselves, I requested that I should walk her home and she agreed. We chatted and talked as I walked her home. I got to her house and we spent over 2 hours talking. I really enjoyed her company that I requested if we could do a joint evangelism together, she agreed.

As we go to evangelism together we became closer and fond of each other. I was not comfortable with our relationship as just friends. I wanted us to move to the next level.

Behold it happened. I asked her to marry me. She appreciated my courage but asked for little patience for her to go and pray to God about it. On my mind I was very sure that she is the right one for me.

A month later as we were going to visit some of our new converts, she broke the news to me. That she has agreed to marry me. I was just so happy about the good news.

We courted for about 6 months and started the preparations for the traditional rites. It proved a little difficult when we (me and my family) went to see her parents.

They insisted that all the drinks we must bring will be alcohol (ogogoro, sepe), because they are from isoko in Delta state. Isokos love taking alcohol a lot. I totally refused buying any alcohol because it’s outside my faith.

I gave them my own option of what I will do. I told them I can’t buy them alcohol, I will rather give them the money so they can make do with anyhow they like. They refused my offer, they still insisted that I must buy the alcohol if I must marry their daughter. I myself refused too, I told them that in fact I wasn’t interested in the marriage any more if I have to buy alcohol for them. Later on they called me back after 3 months. They said they don’t want anything to stand on their daughter’s way of happiness. They accepted my offer to take the money, and the traditional rites were completed.

We started planning our wedding immediately after the traditional rites, I didn’t want to waste much time about it. I had wanted it to be a month after the traditional rites. Even though I didn’t have much money for the wedding, I had to make do with the little I have. My “wife to be” had just graduated from the university some few months back. She was yet to get a job. I myself was an NCE holder and a class teacher. I only had about N50,000 in my account. I was determined to carry on with the wedding, to manage the little money I have, I had already told her we wouldn’t borrow or beg. We budgeted N30,000 for that wedding while the other N20,000 will be for our upkeep after the wedding while I wait for the result of the interview I did which I believe and sure I would pass very well because they had informed me that before the end of the month they would call me back for the appointment. It is a good, well-paying job. Not forgetting that my fiancé will look for job too to reduce the responsibility on me.

I was so sure that we would have much guests, even unwanted guests too, because it’s a village. I told fiancé is either we give them biscuits and drinks or rice and fish with water as refreshment. We had to cut our coat according to our material.

On the wedding day, our guess was actually right because we had over 700 people as guests including uninvited once. The whole reception hall was packed full. The wedding vows were taking in a scanty church. But the reception! It was a massive turnout.

We made a very beautiful small cake worth N2000, though we didn’t share it because it will not get to everybody. We kept it for just the traditional “Cutting of the cake.” After cutting it, our helpers took it away. Thank God we made use of rice and fresh fish, the people sharing just had to manage it little by little so it could get to everybody. It was 2 bags of rice.

We made available about 7 drums of water. After eating you take water. No drinks or meat were provided. Infact we didn’t have high table and chairman of the occasion.

Finally am happy I was married to the love of my life and the wedding was successful. To those who spent or are spending big budgets for wedding/marriage, borrowing for people to be impressed, at the end of the day all of us have one thing in common! Which is, “We all got married.”

http://www.hovabuzz.com/frontline/978-my-wedding-story-how-we-met-and-did-our-wedding-with-just-little-money-we-had