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Hello,
My Husband and I are in the U.S. and he is from Benin City and we are planning our Traditional Marriage there in January 2018. I'm so lost on what steps I need to take first. I've been researching and looking at different things but I have no clue. I would really appreciate any suggestions for wedding or event planning services in Benin.. God Bless andThanks in advance

amgryl:
Hello,
My Husband and I are in the U.S. and he is from Benin City and we are planning our Traditional Marriage there in January 2018. I'm so lost on what steps I need to take first. I've been researching and looking at different things but I have no clue. I would really appreciate any suggestions for wedding or event planning services in Benin.. God Bless andThanks in advance

And where are you from ?

Thanks, I'm from Texas and we've married here and want to also celebrate in Benin by having a traditional ceremony there

With perfect Budget Events u can relax your mind, you can hve idea of my write up about Yoruba traditional marriage set up

The event is usually flamboyant, Yoruba people like to party. If you've been to any yoruba wedding ceremony you know its the same process everywhere. There's usually two Alaga's who I will liken to MC's, 1 to represent each family. One is Alaga Iduro (grooms family), and the other is Alaga Ijoko (brides family). These Alaga's negotiate and make sure the evnt flows seamlessly. They can sing, and dance very well...the funnier and well experienced an alaga is, the better. You dont want a dry wedding. Another thing...these alaga's know how to collect money trust me. They will collect almost every 5 minutes.

THE GROOM's ARRIVAL
In a Yoruba traditional wedding, the groom is always the first person to arrive, the first part of the whole marriage ceremony is to meet the families and pay bride price. Payment varies based on the bills given to pay.

It is customary for the groom to arrive with his friends and prostrate before the father inlaw 3 times, receive acceptance and prayers from them, then go to his parents and prostrate to receive their own prayers. If you never exercise, don’t dare join the grooms parade because those alaga’s go take your eyes do ween! Some will ask the groom to raise hands, stand at attention and start marching. I love Yoruba weddings.…oh yes, he begged to marry this bride. No shakara.

THE PROPOSAL LETTER
The grooms family presents a proposal letter. This proposal letter is presented to the brides family.

The bride's mom will receive it then shows it to the rest of the family, and then she kneels in front of her husband to collect money from him. She then brings out an acceptance letter which you can see her carrying and dancing, people come out to spray money again and then she hands it over to the inlaws.

The proposal letter (which is in a frame) is hung on the wall in our house)…imagine if you have 8 daughters…you’ll just display a long line of proposal letters. LOL

THE BRIDE's ARRIVAL

Now that things have exchanged hands it’s time for the bride to come out. A white transparent veil will be used to cover the face while the bride dance in. I had to go first to my parents, they prayed for me, I sat on their laps and kissed them each then I was escourted to my inlaw’s seat. I knelt down there, they prayed for me, opened the veil, I sat with them and dash them kiss too. Then I proceeded to go behind them to greet my inlaws family as you can see.

ERU IYAWO SECTION
The bride was later asked to go to the Eru Iyawo section, which is a small place set aside and decoragted with our photos, the items brought to pay the bride price i. e yams, fruits, drinks, jewelry etc and I was asked to pick what I like there. Traditionally the only thing you should pick there is a bible which is what I did, I danced with the bible to where the groom was.
I had to place his cap properly on his head as part of the traditional wedding, I swing the cap on my finger to show everybody before placing it on him. I knelt down, he prayed for his new bride and I asked him for garri money…he had to bring money from his pocket to give to me.
And that was the end, the rest was reception.


I have to give credit to the company (perfect budget events) that planned the whole events and coordinated it also perfect budgets events that transformed the hall with the latest and creative engagement deco, The hall looked very contemporary traditional. The cake was made by D pawn cakes, I called him only a few days to the wedding and he managed to deliver, even though that weekend was his dad's birthday Thank yo

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Thanks so much, This has truly been helpful.

amgryl:
Thanks so much, This has truly been helpful.

I'm a wedding MC


Watch me MC weddings here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3zNZfOwAvA