Aloy.Emeka:

Why are you people scared of making extra akpu na rice for wedding crashers?. I don't think it's the food that makes a wedding expensive rather it's the costumes, hotel and other trivial things the bride    add to jack up the budget.

@OP, yes you can have a private small wedding in Naija. In igboland, it's called 'morning mass wedding' or 'father, abeg doam quick quick'.

kobomoje:

My wedding is coming up in a couple of months and my plan all along was to do it in a small way (personally i dnt lik elaborate things), so i planned to go to the registry here in the uk and just gather some friends after that for some chops.

My in-laws all of a sudden said No, that i have to come down to Nigeria to do it, and now its been blown outta proportion.

Now im really scared cos the bills my wife-to-be has been sending to me on things we need to do is too high for me
and i still have a lot to spend on after the wedding

$osisi:

my brother long time

how about the people tripping over themselves and about to "assasinate" those sharing out the free umbrellas and clocks.
It's a miracle I didn't die in my hometown last December

how about the people tripping over themselves and about to "assasinate" those sharing out the free umbrellas and clocks.

Pittbaby:

only possible if all parties are on board with keeping it hush hush , if not all I will say is pick your battles not worth having a throw down fight with you inlaws over how many uncle labajas can attend your wedding, when at the end of the day even the people you invite will bring their friends sister's cousin and all her 15 kids,

TOYOSI20:

Absolutely . . . for whatever reason, whether it be cos of a limited budget. . . .Or privacy or what have u,

plan well, invites strictly by invitation and most importantly a small setting would greatly help, . . . .

Cos u wouldn’t rent a huge hall and expect folks not to turn out . . . .It’s all about planning ahead and being savvy!!

SUKKIE:

I think in-laws play a huge role in this;the couple might prefer a quiet wedding which I certainly do.However,more often than not in-laws literally take over the wedding plan, tellling u " nevermind wedding is just a once in a life time event so let's invite all and sundry." Then comes aso- ebi committee that signals the complete take-over,u are in for it mate.

Pittbaby:

LOL , @aso ebi committee , what exactly is it with men and hating Aso ebi,

tombola:

Just do your thing as much as you wont go borrowing.

romeo:

Best way is to shift venue to a different city and avoid attending other people's wedding unless you want them to be in your own wedding.

I am not a fan of weddings, infact i don't attend. But i know close to a thousand will be at my wedding if i celebrate mine at Enugu. Some will come to count the number of wine bottles on the tables, some the kind of shoe, some the wedding gown, and some if the food was enough with enough enough meat.

But they are in for a big disappointement. i am celebrating it in Conakry, My Fiance is from there and their wedding needs no fanfare or too much money and crowd. I will just go there with about 5 members of my family and i am married.

Yeah, good one and prepare yourself for rebuke. Always tell your mates/pals your views about marriages and weddings. They in turn will respect ur plans and ideas when the time comes. I will never have a problem with anyone on that. I appreciate good union not its ceremony.

Lol, small wedding in Nigeria, with these greedy young women constantly influenced by Citi People and Ovation, why una dey deceive una selves