As we all know, weddings are a very big part of the Nigerian culture.The union of a man and a woman both traditionally and with a white ceremony, is often an occasion not to be missed.

Leading American business magazine and publication Forbes has published an article titled – “How Nigeria’s Rich Spend Over $2 Million On Their Dream Wedding“.

From the wedding planner to the dress and refreshments, a few top Nigerian wedding planners share with the publication, how Nigeria’s most wealthy dish out cash for the dream day.

Funke Bucknor of Zapphaire Events: “Our core clientèle is mainly madeup by millionaires. They will not hesitate to spend the money in order to get what they want. If they need to fly in an artist from America, or a decorator from Dubai or London, they will do so. Cause one wedding alone just doesn’t cut it. First there is the traditional wedding – the only wedding recognized by the family – followed by the white wedding, which is similar to that which we know in the West. As for the latter, the destination wedding is all the rage. Dubai and London are the most popular destinations, followed by Cape Town, Seychelles and the Maldives. Florence in currently growing in popularity.

”Elohor Aisien of Privé Luxury:“Nigerians love champagne, so the most money will be spent on drinks as well as food. On Nigerian weddings there’s food from 2pm tillmidnight. Old money Nigerians may keep things more subtle, new money Nigerians are more concerned with letting people know that they’ve arrived. Magnums of Dom Pérignon will often be their drink of choice. In a way it’s become this competition amongst brides. They’ll ask me: ‘How many bottles did she have? I need more.

I did the wedding of Reukayat Indimi, who comes from a royal Nigerian family, which hails from the north of the country. Accordingto northern tradition, the bride can't leave the house during the month leading up to the wedding. Since the bride didn’t have her wedding dress yet, I flew into London with a model who fitted several dresses for her.

Elie Saab is a popular choice of wedding dress amongst Nigerians, whereas most grooms I work with want aTom Ford total look.Vera Wang is also very much in demand, since it fits well on the Nigerian body type.”


http://www.bellanaija.com/2014/12/27/forbes-profiles-how-nigerias-rich-spend-over-2million-on-dream-weddings/

Ok..FTC

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Op, you mean like this Pic below

People invest more in wedding than in marriage. Divorce here and there after all the show offs.

Its for those who can afford it,and also depends on how you get the money.
Most folks who spend extravagantly on weddings are people with oil well licenses, folks who have connections to federal and state govts et al.
If you get made without these affiliations I doubt if u'll spend that much on a mere wedding.
This is why once they are cut of from Govt largesse, they form a political party and start acting like patriots

And after all the spending, na still divorce go end am!

true buh z it per annum or monthly

vizkiz:
that doesn't/wouldnt stop me from spending £5million on my dream wedding

invite me to the wedding o

Nigerian love party

Naija I hail thee !

Very soon i will be in the list

The duration of a marriage is not determined by the length of the wedding limo or the bridal gown/ train


The wedding isn't the marriage........ Marriage is what happens after all the 'owambe' has subsided, and the Bella-naija wedding photos hanging on your wall start looking strange to you...


Less wedding.... More marriage.. That's the way to go

Dream wedding !chai see naija money

mtchew
suffering and smiling.

Wetin man do man

Kai

Interesting. Spending so much on your wedding does not prevent divorce. So the focus shouldn't be on the dream wedding alone but on how to build a better home. The average rich Nigerian man is superfluous in nature. To us we see big weddings as a representation of affluence, plush and status.

Afterall he won't go to grave with even 1kobo,we all met money in this world and we shall all leave it in this world.

Wetin man do man
God punish poverty!
I dey go church!

Kkk

Are you gonna dance?if I show you the money.

no wonder people Dont believe when u say there is poverty in Nigeria

I went for one.. All I could say was 'Woooooooow'.

So should it be listed among the achievements of Jonathan?

calmdude:
no wonder people Dont believe when u say there is poverty in Nigeria

The rich are getting richer and the poor stays poorer.

Money must be made..

This is zerious!