As Chinom pointed out, kinsmen tend to disregard every kind of marriage but the traditional one. The safe (and economical) thing to do then would be to first conduct a quiet marriage at the registry, witnessed only by those who need to. Afterwards a traditional marriage may be staged to impress the tribesmen.

The cultural ceremony will in no way affect the legal status of the marriage. Where there is any disagreement between the customary law under which the marriage was conducted and the Marriage Act, the statute will prevail.

Do court wedding and be legally married

Do white/church wedding and be religiously married(if you care about religion o)

Do traditional wedding and be happily married.

ogugua88: I'd hope to only do one. I don't know which is the best, but my preference is a court wedding or a traditional one. The selfish me would love a very small court wedding. The nice me will do a trad and invite people. I'd put traditional weddings above court.

I no send church/white weddings.

Hmmm

kenraj: In this global age, it has always bothered me which form of marriage do we take cognisance of and regard as the most important.. Please your view counts.


Which is the most important form of marriage (a) traditional (b)court (c) church or mosque.

All the weddingS/marriages that took place in the Bible are traditional; Jesus Christ attended a wedding in the house of the bride where He turn water into the best wine ever


My Igbo girl from Abia knows I will only do one: TRADITIONAL then My Pastor go Bless am

Traditional wedding is the best,couple needs only parental blessing and after that they one soul but if u ve ur money for church wedding is not a crime u may proceed.But u can't go to church without couple parent blessing

GlobalVillager: Do court wedding and be legally married

Do white/church wedding and be religiously married(if you care about religion o)

Do traditional wedding and be happily married.

PERFECTLY SAID

Court wedding only. Thy Lord is my strenght

ngosayogie: Let's say tonnes of people find themselves i this situation and so they decide to resolve it by doing both (Church and traditional or court and traditional). In our modern age, tradition is turning into something that is more moral rather than being legally binding. So if you do a traditional marriage and no registry, then in the eyes of the law, you are not married...let's say something comes up latter in life and you need to prove your marriage or something, then traditional marriage would not really hold much ground...but because of our traditional heritage, the bride's parents would likely want you to have one (That's if they don't mind, although in rare cases). Church weddings are legally binding just like court weddings because the couples to be need to fulfill legal requirements first. In the days of old what our forefathers did were just their normal weddings which we now come to know as traditional weddings today because then the laws of the white man had not taken over our ways of life like today. Since today it's all about the law, I'd advice you to go for one of the two earlier stated options that's if a traditional wedding is still at the back of your mind. Although it's up to you.

WHITE WEDDING AS IT IS CALLED IS A WHITE MAN'S TRADITION NOT OUR TRADITION. EVERYBODY NOW WANTS TO PUT ON WHITE AFTER LIKE SIX ABORTIONS FOR THE GUY?

THE BEST NOW, WELL, DUE TO ECONOMIC SITUATION IS TRADITIONAL THEN REGISTRY

I perfer A and B.

if u no pay bride price u neva marry o

Traditional marriage is d bam! Wedding is just party to me and court marriage...,for any unforseen circumstance.

As for me, I'm gonna do boTh Trad and whiTe. Then my church will register my wedding with a regisTry, simple.

When I imagine myself geTTing married, I see myself in a very lovely wedding gown, with my ever loving dad holding my hand. That is a dream that musT come True.

kenraj: In this global age, it has always bothered me which form of marriage do we take cognisance of and regard as the most important.. Please your view counts.


Which is the most important form of marriage (a) traditional (b)court (c) church or mosque.

shey when oyinbo dey do their wedding shey dem dey do traditional join? if we do our traditional wedding(indigenous wedding) there is no need for anyoda one. the rest na waste of resources.

gluv01: https://www.nairaland.com/496724/traditional-church-wedding-wchich-more

That's from 2010.

vivianc: As for me, I'm gonna do boTh Trad and whiTe. Then my church will register my wedding with a regisTry, simple.

When I imagine myself geTTing married, I see myself in a very lovely wedding gown, with my ever loving dad holding my hand. That is a dream that musT come True.

Amen oooo. Asoebi tinz

I'm a christian,but biblically,d most acceptable wedding ordain by God is Traditional wedding. Pls,read how Sarah,Rebeeca,Leah,Rachel & even Pharoah's daughter that married Joseph all got married in d Bible. if u observe,d bride all have d consent of dia parent(s).

All 3 are good but let's look at their importance.
1. Traditional wedding is the most important because you get the consent and blessings of both (bride/groom) parents. By this you are already married even before God.
2. Religious wedding came with the advent of Christianity and Islam. This is done to solemnised the union or what people call holy wedding so that before the church and God the people will recognize them as couple. Really, in an ideal situation a learned Pastor/Imam will not conduct a religious wedding if you have not gone to the registry and have not received the blessing/consent of both parents.
3. Registry or what some call court wedding is basically to legalize the union and for the children or products of the union to be recognized as legitimate, they can inherit what the parents leave behind,etc

My opinion: I think the most important one is the traditional wedding while registry is non-negotiable and if you can afford it because of the society, though it shouldn't be expensive do the religious one too. God's blessings is already on your marriage the moment you received the consent and blessings of both parents

still thinking, pls reserve a space for me am coming

abeg,mek i ask;dat certificate dat church said one must bring from d welfare office before dem go wed u,wetin be dat one?

The one where he would come and prostrate in the presence of my papa and my papa go hold him ear tight nd tell him the 21 rules of taking me away...which one is that


That's your answer.
All others are just for the sake of others.

I think traditional wedding is still the best anytime and anyday. For a good wedding photography for all type of wedding visit www.facebook.com/xcelphotos

N_girl: To be sincere, in our time, court wedding is the most important.

pls can you explain why

chumakk: Please do court wedding if you are a lady because it will protect you well incase...

pls sign prenup cos it will protect you incase...

I'l only do d trad/court weeding, God forbid say i do church weeding. Chei waiting 4 d lucky girl to say amen.

Pls, some people here are saying church wedding is important because of God's blessing. Does it mean that those who got married b4 xtianity was brought to Africa didn't ve blessed marriages?
Pls lets be Africans when we marry. Theses nothing bad about it. And we can should sign marriage registry afterwards.
And even the traditional/native marriage doesn't come cheap nowadays.

Nickydrake: As Chinom pointed out, kinsmen tend to disregard every kind of marriage but the traditional one. The safe (and economical) thing to do then would be to first conduct a quiet marriage at the registry, witnessed only by those who need to. Afterwards a traditional marriage may be staged to impress the tribesmen.

The cultural ceremony will in no way affect the legal status of the marriage. Where there is any disagreement between the customary law under which the marriage was conducted and the Marriage Act, the statute will prevail.

you speak unwise. You want to count three b4 one? You try what you are suggesting in other to get reduction in the list of items to present. Just pray you are not dealing with people where the extended family and village heads have a say in what the list would be like.Imagine being married and later your wife is taken from you because your in-laws decided to get cynical with the list of items you would ve to present.

One has no choice here, Traditional is a must in an African setting, Church is also a must for the christian fateful, while court marriage is optional and either for the stingy ones, those that are so much in a hurry or into what is called "Abuja marriage". Lol

mechummy: Amen oooo. Asoebi tinz

You can say That again baby. *winks*

Its 2013, so people still use the term COURT MARRIAGE ,Plz who here had gone to a court for a wedding??

haitto99: if u no pay bride price u neva marry o

You are so Right