Chukzyfcb:
None of y'all are looking at it from the Investment angle. Although one spends 10m, the couple can recoup back almost 80% or even more of the money spent on the wedding. Are you wondring how? Well from the cash gifts and value of all the gifts you'll be given. It all depends on the Calibre of people that visits your wedding.....if your Dad has very rich friends, and you have rich uncles and friends who will attend the wedding. Trust me, you'll recoup part of that money spent from the cash gifts you'll receive. Am speaking as an Igbo-boi wey dey observe things for my clan!

salsera:
@Bridalassistant

This is what I think, I find your budget suspicious.

First thing it makes no mention of venue that will hold 350 guests. If decoration is part of this deal then where are they decorating and what is the package for that decoration. Is the couple supposed to select and pay for venue ? Details details!
Bare in mind some venues don't need decorating.


Secondly you mentioned MC , which one who is he/she how do we know their work and skill. An inappropriate MC can mar a reception.

Same issue with the make-up artist. A lot more people can do their own makeup with so many YouTube tutorials. So if make-up is part of the deal whose the makeup artist. Is she making up just the bride or with her bridesmaids.

And photography hmmm

BridalAssistant:


The budget doesn't include venue prices.

agarawu23:
[b][/b]you can remarry now, I am available for u .



Mrs/miss,
I read your above write up and I must tell you nobody is telling you your charge is high but you shouldn't have used the word "budget" . some can even afford more than that and I wish u success in your business

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There was a day I jokingly ask my bae to tell me how much I should budget for our wedding and she happily told me 1m.

Background really matters in wedding preparation and it also depends on the social life of the couples parents. Someone like me, I imagine the look I will put on my dad's face when I tell him I am budgeting 200k for my wedding cos only his club members are up to 120 not to talk of friends and family we will invite and ofcus he will want to impress friends with the standard of the event. (So 80% cash will be coming from him because I no send am message).

I don't know if other guys has same mentality with me sha cos I prefer 100% traditional wedding, no wedding gown and suit crap ( as an African man ). I attended a wedding years ago and everything was pure traditonal and I was since then carried away by the event.

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A low wedding for average Nigeria shouldn't be more than 250-300k (e too much sef cos our minimum wage na 18k and the governors are still debating on the reduction)

For folks who don't have much.

1. We have cheap suit and wedding gown that won't cost much (that's if they are doing white cos to me, that white wedding is crap)

2. Don't pass your boundary renting hall, use your neighbours compounds, street, field or any available open space close to your neighborhood.

3. I will advice couples planning to get married to spend more money on food instead of unnecessary designs that won't feed empty stomachs that will attend your wedding. Blv me, if people are satisfied, they will give u something good and spray u well (talking from experience). Abi you think say empty stomach wey no see food chop to put hand for pocket give u money ?

4. You know you dont have much, so don't invite much guest. The more guest, the more food.

5. All that decoration are just to beautify the event so stop giving yourself sleepless night cos people can sit comfortably on ordinary chairs . anybody that's not comfortable should bring his/her sofa from home .

6. Mind you, some of these people we call guest are just there to mock u but you just need to concentrate on your ceremony and make sure everybody are served and never care about what people will say because its your life

7. DON'T EVER borrow money to do wedding o, if your budget isnt enough, delete some cos nobody will help you feed your family after the event.

8. We guys know the kind of ladies that don't care about how much you will spend on your wedding (go for them So that 2 can divide 4) . We have ladies that their mouth are so wide and they are expecting a big wedding after attending one in lekki/magodo/vgc and these set of ladies are from poor background o. Ask them how much their dad spent to marry their mother RUN for them

9. If you don't have money to do wedding, call your pastor/alfa to come to your house and join both of you together (which I blv is the main compulsory thing, others na 'jara'). When God finally answer your prayer, do a lavish wedding anniversary when the marriage is still sweet and intact after years.

Chai! I attended a wedding in festac years ago, omg! The guy spend money no be small and that's why I respect igbos when it comes to wedding ceremony. Though Yoruba's spend lavishly on parties too but Igbo ppl dey try especially the rich ones.

agarawu23:
oga

If you are talking about getting back millions you spent on wedding from rich people u invite or your dad invites, forget that side cos the more rich people u invite, the more expensive things u will buy to entertain them.

My cousin's wedding I talked about on my previous post, millions were spent and and I can tell u that his dad is well known and he has a lot of rich business associate and still yet millions weren't recovered. You think all these rich people spend money easily? They stingy die.

tearoses:


The issue with most partys is food and if you can have that covered then you are good to go

seriously if you don't do anything, just make sure that you have several trusted people in charge of food

even if you hire 1 million naira caterers they can still mess up and make you look as if you didn't spend a penny on food
one of my auntys after paying one of these efizzy caterers to cook and serve 300 plates of food, halfway through the event she was told "food don finish"
My aunty left the high table to go and speak to the caterer. The caterer was even packing up at this point.
caterer said "madam we have served 300 people"
my aunty said show me 300 dirty plates
They could only produce 170
No one told the caterer before she started offloading coolers from her van
Thats how they spoil peoples party's

tearoses:


The issue with most partys is food and if you can have that covered then you are good to go

seriously if you don't do anything, just make sure that you have several trusted people in charge of food

even if you hire 1 million naira caterers they can still mess up and make you look as if you didn't spend a penny on food
one of my auntys after paying one of these efizzy caterers to cook and serve 300 plates of food, halfway through the event she was told "food don finish"
My aunty left the high table to go and speak to the caterer. The caterer was even packing up at this point.
caterer said "madam we have served 300 people"
my aunty said show me 300 dirty plates
They could only produce 170
No one told the caterer before she started offloading coolers from her van
Thats how they spoil peoples party's

tpiah2:


ah.

BridalAssistant:


I believe that a wedding should be a memorable event to herald a lifetime of conjugal bliss. With regards to that, each couple is free to celebrate this event as they deem fit. If a couple chooses to run the show based on the suggestions you've listed, who is anybody to try to convince them otherwise?
But for those intending to engage the services of professionals in the industry whose experience spans many years and who will help create an events that lingers on in the minds of all who are present (and for all the right reasons) then the price is just right.

BridalAssistant:


A hall which can accommodate 350 people will range anywhere from 150k to 800k or even more depending on the location. That said, we haven't included hall prices as part of this specific package because the intended location for one couple's reception will vary from the next. As such we can't give an arbitrary venue. That would depend on where the couple wants to have their reception.

tpiah2:

just looking at the prices.
thought it was included in the N900k before.

Chukzyfcb:

I do not know about your cousin, if you read my post I said it based on my own "CLAN" experience. What I do know is if I spend 4million today on my wedding, I am optimistic that I'll receive 2million in cash gifts and other intangibles put together. Its all about the CALIBRE of people that attend your wedding. Morover, if you have parents or you are the type that always make sure that you attend any event of these rich people. When its your turn, they'll always reciprocate the gesture. I'm speaking from experience. When president jonathans daughter got married, [s] didn't you read where she got over 80 luxury cars? Do you know the worth of 80 luxury cars? That's over 1billion naira! Will you tell me the couples spent over 1bn on wedding? [/s]

BridalAssistant:


I gave a breakdown of all the services which will be offered in my initial post.

Chukzyfcb:

When president jonathans daughter got married, didn't you read where she got over 80 luxury cars? Do you know the worth of 80 luxury cars? That's over 1billion naira! Will you tell me the couples spent over 1bn on wedding?

agarawu23:
don't compare government officials with we civilians okay? Those people only show appreciation for contracts and gifts they received under his government and that's politics game. I am aware she got 80 cars but didn't they stole more than the 1b under his government or you are not reading news? Don't let us move into politics.

But I am telling you u can NEVER recover back how Much u spend on a ceremony even if you invite bill gate.

agarawu23:
I must commend u for welcoming critics and defending your points, u must be a patient lady/woman. Keep it up

Chukzyfcb:

Okay let's not delve into politics, cool. But Mr agaragwu, yes you can't recover it 100% but you can get a susbtantial amount in CASH and other TANGIBLE ITEMS...... .nevetheless, its wrong to put your hopes on your guest to recover your money spent on the wedding . I hope this settles it :-)

tearoses:


She is composed and Its needed for this type of job
It shows that she will not collapse if the wedding cake does not turn up, but she will be calm and quickly think of plan B
Wedding planning is not an easy job.
I don't have the patience

raumdeuter:
All these rich people sef

I know a guy who spent $100K on his wedding 3yrs ago and he is now divorced still paying the gbese for the wedding that has folded up

agarawu23:
lol

Na them plenty 'jaburata'
Millions on wedding that won't last

raumdeuter:


The websites that carried the wedding still dey sef. dem never pull down the story. Some people still dey look the story and wish they could have such wedding

agarawu23:
[b][/b]
10 gini? Na las Vegas na go do am ni?

Pictures or you know the rest

xp17:
wedding in las vegas can go as low as $50, Just pay the priest and you're good to go and you and as well file a divorce when you wake up the following day to descover you were actually drunk

tpiah2:


Bellanaija has featured hundreds or thousands of weddings, which one was yours?

scammers, ignore my post.

diva90:


I said I can't reveal my identity on this forum. The moment I give one person the link. Everybody will know who I am. The reason why I said I will drop a "Vague" clue....