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.

BridalAssistant:


500k for all the listed services for 350 guests? I'm afraid that won't do, good sir. My vendors are also of the N300-to-the-dollar economy. And they've also got costs to cover to produce quality service in said economy.

montezz:

Bravo! TY our fight don end o. U make sense die!

cooooooks:
I didn't know wedding events were closely tied to imports.

agarawu23:
You call 900k budget?
I guess the 350 guest will feed the couples after the event

cooooooks:
I didn't know wedding events were closely tied to imports.

Sacluxpaint:


Thanks for bringing me here, I don't think I want many people to attend my wedding. After all big celebs only invite less than 10 people for their special days.

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

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

agarawu23:

Exactly,
Mod for don ban all of us sef cos the thread is meant for advert and not suggestion/debate.

She is indeed worth the job.

Jahblessme:
Many people also spent 20k on wedding and are separated today.
@Op good job at defending your biz.Seems you have a target market, pursue with all your might and then expand if you want to.
The 900k could reach over 2m if an expensive hall and clothing are factored in.So basically you are looking at middle class consumers cos this ain't a budget for someone scraping by..

Good luck o and great job on keeping your composure.

diva90:


I'm married, wedding was in Lagos and we spent almost 10 million if not more on both trad and white wedding. Just decor alone for the white wedding was 1.7 million. Cost almost a million to rent the hall, food and drinks more than 3 million for both weddings etc luckily we had the support of both parents. So it was a success!

diva90:


I'm married, wedding was in Lagos and we spent almost 10 million if not more on both trad and white wedding. Just decor alone for the white wedding was 1.7 million. Cost almost a million to rent the hall, food and drinks more than 3 million for both weddings etc luckily we had the support of both parents. So it was a success!

diva90:
I don't recommend offers like this to any couple that have money. If you have money, invest in quality because it's a once in a life time wedding. You can only imagine the quality of services that will be offered to you at such a budget. The cost of all these on a regular day at an average Lagos/abuja wedding of 350-400 guests is nothing less than 3 million. If you decide to have 500k wedding, you already know it's Fanta, Coke and zobo that your guests will be drinking.

tomdon:



shutupuu!!!
how much was your own contribution inside the 10million naira
mcheewwwww

agarawu23:
[b][/b]
Yes! We need to know
Bridalassistant, are u single?

agarawu23:
I am coming to break down the op cost and bring a low budget wedding when I am back from work. Not this "gbese" own way op call budget.

agarawu23:
[b][/b]
Yes! We need to know
Bridalassistant, are u single?

Charleebro:
First thing I've noticed is how incredibly well-spoken this BridalAssistant is. Well articulated and adequate responses. Are you single? Lol

monievecakes:
Very interesting thread. Bridalassistant is really patient.

kevoh:
350 guests? For what reason? Is it a novelty football match? 50 to 70 guests are ok, the rest of you(the remaining 280 guests) can celebrate with me on Facebook, twitter,Instagram,Nairaland by clicking likes and typing comments like Congrats and Happy Married life on my wedding pictures. Haters can also join by clicking unlike button if provided or troll the pictures with silly comments.

tpiah2:
Plan B for the cake could be having minicakes from another vendor, perhaps same design.

Alternatively, using plastic models of cakes is also an option, just in case.

BridalAssistant:




Lol. Thanks guys. I am single actually. Not that i'm open to advances oh.

Acidosis:

BridalAssistant:




Lol. Thanks guys. I am single actually. Not that i'm open to advances oh.

BridalAssistant:

You find this surprising?

BridalAssistant:


Different strokes. But you can't tell some parents you only want 50 guests oh. Not when they have church members, club members, office colleagues, brothers, sisters, inlaws, neighbours to invite. They'll nod and say "ok". And the next thing you know, they've gone and printed their own IVs and turned your "small wedding" into a full-blown carnival with people who don't even know your name. Hahaha.

Acidosis:


Yeah,

so why did you make this statement: " Not that i'm open to advances oh."?

agarawu23:
wow
I am single too,
Can we hook up and tie the knot asap?

BridalAssistant:


Er, no.

BridalAssistant:

Funnily enough, you haven't submitted your budget oh.

BridalAssistant:


I believe the alternate expression would be "single but not searching"...