It’s an honour to be invited to a wedding and know that a couple wants you to be part of their celebrations. But accepting your invitation brings responsibilities with it as well, and we’re not just talking about buying a wedding present. You need to do your bit as a guest to make sure that the bride and groom have a day they’ll remember for all the right reasons and this brings us to this subject"Wedding Ettiquete".
Wedding etiquette refers to what is typically “expected” at a wedding, either from the host or the invited guest. Here are some of the etiquette expected from a wedding guest ;

Do respect the seating plan
You may wonder why you’ve been put on a certain table with a load of people you don’t seem to have much in common with but the event Cordinator will have thought carefully about the seating plan and there’ll be a reason for it. And if there’s a seating plan at your actual table then stick to it; don’t swap the place cards to sit next to somebody you fancy. Sorry, but you really can’t.

Do not bring a Plus One on your discretion
Unless there is a crystal-clear ‘plus one’ addendum on the invitation, please do not come with anyone else including your boyfriend, girlfriend, bestie or child. The couple makes their budget and plan according to the invitations sent out and affirmed, and so, bringing extra people just makes things a lot more difficult as regards seating and catering so help the couple by abiding with the mode of the event.

Take a gift to the wedding
The norms for Naija Owambe is to go to the wedding, dance, eat and go home. Unless they are related to the bride or groom, they hardly attend with a gift. A few , especially those in Lagos, justify not gifting the bride and groom with the excuse that they paid for Asoebi or they will spray cash on the dance floor, but should that suffice? Unless the invitation specifies “no gifts”, it is important that you take a gift in honor of your invitation.

Go easy on Souvenirs!!
Souvenir time is always a bit chaotic in Nigerian weddings. No matter how negligible the package or empty the goodie bag, wedding guests tend to see it as a gold medal and go extra lengths to secure even more than one for themselves. Some people even now take some part of the decoration, like a floral arrangement or centerpiece on the table, home. It is important to note that weddings are not a grab and go opportunity. Wait for your turn when souvenirs are being distributed.

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