Dear Nairalanders,

What is your take on this picture taken from a wedding in Nigeria?

They are obviously praying!

Praying
for deliverance or what?

Ujujoan: They are obviously praying!

Mcfemad: Praying
for deliverance or what?

Someone's leading them in prayers. Someone who was not captured by the camera . . . a preist, pastor, family member . . could be anybody.

People getting married usually get 'prayed-for'!

looking at the picture closely, I think I would need to agree with you on this!

Ujujoan:

Someone's leading them in prayers. Someone who was not captured by the camera . . . a preist, pastor, family member . . could be anybody.

People getting married usually get 'prayed-for'!

Mcfemad: looking at the picture closely, I think I would need to agree with you on this!

Maybe you should have looked at the picture closely before wasting cyber-space. . . . Just saying!

The men are having second thoughts. Too many face palms. The ladies are praying that the jazz on the men doesnt come off before the pastor seals the deal. LMAO.

Hahahaha I did look closely. I just didn't think in that direction. I'd not witnessed something like this either in a registry or church. This picture was taken at a marriage registry, hence I do not see the possibility of the couple being prayed for before the marriage rites at first.

Ujujoan:

Maybe you should have looked at the picture closely before wasting cyber-space. . . . Just saying!

Considering how crappy service in any Nigerian Civil Service Agency is, if I were to guess. . .I'd say the guys are just tired of waiting.

They probably told them to get to the registry at 8am and being eager beavers they got their at 7:30am. 8am nacks and no official has shown face, about 15mins to 9, the receptionist. . .a sourpuss faced looking university dropout strolls in, keys in hand, no apology whatsoever.

After opening the office, she takes her time putting her purse and the jollofrice she brought for lunch away. Then and only then does she acknowledge them with a

"Yes, 'ow can hi 'elp you" even though she can clearly see they are their to get married.

One of the guys tells her. . .err. . .they are there to get married and she probably replied "You will haf to old hon, the hofficiating minister his not yet 'ere"

"But they told us to come at 8am" They probably say trying not to show their impatience.

"ehn, that his when we hopen naa, e does not come in hat that time"

"okay, when will he be here?"

"Do hi look like is timekeeper? Just old hon when e gets ere, e will do hall hof you together" Her phone rings. . .Pasuma ringer without excusing herself, she picks it up and starts to chat with her friend about the mugu from last night.

The Grooms go back to the waiting room, hopefully the officiating minister will be here soon. . .they think, fingers crossed.

4hrs later, the OM is still a no show. They are tried of waiting but they can't leave.

The Smacking of the receptions lips as she eats her iru ridden jollof rice is not helping matters either and it is only by the grace of God they haven't killed her.

That FRUSTRATION is what has been captured in the picture.

^^^

OP - where is it written this wedding took place in Nigeria.

You are such a time waster - do something nice with your time.

Mr Man/ Woman, The wedding took place in Nigeria. Simple!. You should address the topic not otherwise.

werepeLeri: OP - where is it written this wedding took place in Nigeria.

You are such a time waster - do something nice with your time.

lol@sisi kill's interpretation...
Sounds like the most probable one for the picture though...

Sisi_Kill: Considering how crappy service in any Nigerian Civil Service Agency is, if I were to guess. . .I'd say the guys are just tired of waiting.

They probably told them to get to the registry at 8am and being eager beavers they got their at 7:30am. 8am nacks and no official has shown face, about 15mins to 9, the receptionist. . .a sourpuss faced looking university dropout strolls in, keys in hand, no apology whatsoever.

After opening the office, she takes her time putting her purse and the jollofrice she brought for lunch away. Then and only then does she acknowledge them with a

"Yes, 'ow can hi 'elp you" even though she can clearly see they are their to get married.

One of the guys tells her. . .err. . .they are there to get married and she probably replied "You will haf to old hon, the hofficiating minister his not yet 'ere"

"But they told us to come at 8am" They probably asked trying not to show their impatience.

"ehn, that his when we hopen naa, e does not come in hat that time"

"okay, when will he be here?"

"Do hi look like is timekeeper? Just old hon when e gets ere, e will do hall hof you together" Her phone rings. . .Pasuma ringer without excusing herself, she picks it up and starts to chat with her friend about the mugu from last night.

The Grooms go back to the waiting room, hopefully the officiating minister will be here soon. . .they think, fingers crossed.

4hrs later, the OM is still a no show. They are tried of waiting but they can't leave.

The Smacking of the receptions lips as she eats her iru ridden jollof rice is not helping matters either and it is only by the grace of God they haven't killed her.

That FRUSTRATION is what has been captured in the picture.

Lmaoooo ..
You ought to start writing scripts for comedy shows.
Op, i think ujujoan is right. Seems like a prayer session to me too.

I agree with uju...they're obviously praying.

Its no longer news that some churches in Nigeria wed up to four couples in a single day (Saturday)...I guess this is one of such cases.