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OLisaMacaulay:
My brother I spend more then that on my own oh, I targeted 3m end up spending 4.2m my beautiful wife is from ogoni in Rivers state

for this Buhari regime? U try o. Be like say you get oil wells o.

Btw, Happy married life.

Benekruku:
It's rocket science Boss.

Let be realistic

It is not! I cook my meals myself and I don't regret it. It is better, healthier and money saving

obamartins:
I just stumbled on my marriage note where I wrote down all my expenses while I prepared for my marriage and decided to share. This topic is to guide those planning for their wedding on how much on the average they should budget for their marriage. Although the amount you will spend depends on what you want and the tribe/family you are marrying into. I actually budgeted N1,200,000 (1.2 million) but ended up spending close to 2million.

I got married November 2018 to my beautiful esan girlfriend of 4 years. Here is the breakdown:

Pre-wedding
1. Lab test for HIV, Genotype and pregnancy (as instructed by the church) - N5000
2. Transportation to take her to see my parents - N10,000
3. Ring 18 karat gold (engagement, and wedding rings) - N75,000 (from aboki)
4. Wedding certificate - N4000
5. Wedding seminar organized by my church - N4000

Federal Registry:
1. Affidavit for spinsterhood and bachelorhood-N2000
2. Main fee - N34,000

Traditional marriage
1. Drinks - N140,000
2. Yams - N40,000
3. Salt - N4,000
4. Bride price - N10,000
5. Make up - N20,000
6. Food - N200,000
7. Transportation - N20,000
8. Photograph - N6000
9. Canopy - N6000
10. Palmwine - N2000
11. Palm oil - N12,000
12. Native kola - N3000
13. Introduction - N12,000 (did introduction same day as traditional marriage)
I love esan marriage, they don't put hole in one's pocket

White Wedding
1. Drinks and food - N300,000
2. Reception hall - N105,000 (a Catholic church event hall)
3. Decoration - N50,000
4. DJ plus MC - N35,000
5. Guest house accommodation for my parents - N15,000
6. Souvenir 100 unit (Jotter, bag and notebooks) - N93,000
7. Photographer - N20,000 (soft copies)
8. Video coverage - (Hmmmm! Money no reach)
9. My wife's wedding gown - N35,000 (rent)
10. Me and my bestman's shirt and suit - N36,000
11. My wife's makeup and accessories - N50,000
12. Hotel room for after wedding panpangolo - N18,000 for 2 nites
13. My shoe - N2,000 (it's a long story)
14. Cake (4 steps) - N15,000 (my wife baked it if not e for pass that amount)
15. Transportation for my parents back home - N10,000

This are the little I could remember, I will update as soon as I get them. It was supposed to be a budget marriage but I spent close to N2,000,000 despite cutting off as much expenses as permitted. What was ur marriage budget? Did you stick to your budget or did some unforseen expenses prop up? Please share for the benefit of those planning theirs.

Lalasticlala

You really tried. During my wedding in 2014, my initial budget was 900k, but las las i spent 1m. Thank God it was successful and no debt incurred.

obamartins:
She is Esan, in Edo state. Ekpoma to be specific. Even my parent shock seff. I gave them 20k they returned 10k. They said I should use it to take care of their daughter.

Mine was 10k bride price, they returned 9k.

giftfromGod:
My husband will be in best position to this your question. But one is certain we did not borrow or form what we are not just because we want to impress the world. Beside it's just a day celebration so why kill myself over unnecessary budget.

See better wife.

you just spoke my mind bro.

TRCdesigns:
How I wish I am allowed to do a 30 audience wedding, where we will have 15 people from wife side and 15 people from my side. I see gathering crowd as a form of wasting available resources thou it is not all about the food but I hate publicity.

TRCdesigns:
How I wish I am allowed to do a 30 audience wedding, where we will have 15 people from wife side and 15 people from my side. I see gathering crowd as a form of wasting available resources thou it is not all about the food but I hate publicity.

Yes you can if your fiancée agrees the others have to comply

Oga you are a liar
Tufia gi, eze ashi

Married from KD
Bride price 80k
Canopy for village ppl 15k
One bush goat 5k
Food for hungry villagers 50k
Transport fair from PH 20k fueling
Hotel for family n friends 80k
In fact, I don forget but I no spend pass 300k

obamartins:
I just stumbled on my marriage note where I wrote down all my expenses while I prepared for my marriage and decided to share. This topic is to guide those planning for their wedding on how much on the average they should budget for their marriage. Although the amount you will spend depends on what you want and the tribe/family you are marrying into. I actually budgeted N1,200,000 (1.2 million) but ended up spending close to 2million.

I got married November 2018 to my beautiful esan girlfriend of 4 years. Here is the breakdown:

Pre-wedding
1. Lab test for HIV, Genotype and pregnancy (as instructed by the church) - N5000
2. Transportation to take her to see my parents - N10,000
3. Ring 18 karat gold (engagement, and wedding rings) - N75,000 (from aboki)
4. Wedding certificate - N4000
5. Wedding seminar organized by my church - N4000

Federal Registry:
1. Affidavit for spinsterhood and bachelorhood-N2000
2. Main fee - N34,000

Traditional marriage
1. Drinks - N140,000
2. Yams - N40,000
3. Salt - N4,000
4. Bride price - N10,000
5. Make up - N20,000
6. Food - N200,000
7. Transportation - N20,000
8. Photograph - N6000
9. Canopy - N6000
10. Palmwine - N2000
11. Palm oil - N12,000
12. Native kola - N3000
13. Introduction - N12,000 (did introduction same day as traditional marriage)
I love esan marriage, they don't put hole in one's pocket

White Wedding
1. Drinks and food - N300,000
2. Reception hall - N105,000 (a Catholic church event hall)
3. Decoration - N50,000
4. DJ plus MC - N35,000
5. Guest house accommodation for my parents - N15,000
6. Souvenir 100 unit (Jotter, bag and notebooks) - N93,000
7. Photographer - N20,000 (soft copies)
8. Video coverage - (Hmmmm! Money no reach)
9. My wife's wedding gown - N35,000 (rent)
10. Me and my bestman's shirt and suit - N36,000
11. My wife's makeup and accessories - N50,000
12. Hotel room for after wedding panpangolo - N18,000 for 2 nites
13. My shoe - N2,000 (it's a long story)
14. Cake (4 steps) - N15,000 (my wife baked it if not e for pass that amount)
15. Transportation for my parents back home - N10,000

This are the little I could remember, I will update as soon as I get them. It was supposed to be a budget marriage but I spent close to N2,000,000 despite cutting off as much expenses as permitted. What was ur marriage budget? Did you stick to your budget or did some unforseen expenses prop up? Please share for the benefit of those planning theirs.

Lalasticlala

u be poor man pikin na when go marry poor man pikin too.i gave my wife 300k for trad cloths.i did 4 separate introductions,how can u wear shoe of 2k when my Pam slippers is 25k.how many ppl are u feeding with 200k?ns beans and plantain u cook for them?u Dey use 120k buy drink for wedding how much u take Dey buy drink for ur birthday?u are on drugs bro

babyfaceafrica:
2 million is on the high side.....you must be rich

. 1. Drinks and food - N300,000
2. Reception hall - N105,000 (a Catholic church event hall)


Traditional marriage
1. Drinks - N140,000

why is the drinks different for. trad and white?..no be d same day



you are Lucky.. esan ladies are nice

You say?

prince3009:
It is not! I cook my meals myself and I don't regret it. It is better, healthier and money saving

Time and perfection is expensive.

Last time I tried it, I had a litter of pepper paste. After I finished cooking, I had 3 liters of soup. Everything was just multiplying right in front of my eyes. In summary, I made an I ocean

noted

Asleykene:
People sef!!.
Oga am Igbo
wia I come from, even if you bring 1m......the father will collect #10 give you the rest back....,our daughters are not for sale

Ok, maybe things don dey change as orna girls don dey stay long for their papa house.

Last week, I see one unmarried Ibo girl inside her papa house dey pluck off white hairs from her head.

obamartins:
She is Esan, in Edo state. Ekpoma to be specific. Even my parent shock seff. I gave them 20k they returned 10k. They said I should use it to take care of their daughter.

mine was 5k
I gave them 10k they return 5k
we married from same place
thus mine was 2014

chidooski565:
Oga you are a liar

Tufia gi, eze ashi

u are from imo state or frm ebonyi so u wont understand

ValCon888:
Bride price of 10k?
She's certainly not an igbo girl.

*make una no flog me cane o.*

That bride price is costly for an igbo girl

If I talk now many of you will not believe me. I spent less than 200,000 in my wedding.
Court wedding:
Certificate 8,000
Refreshment 6,000
Ring......10,000

Traditional wedding:
Clothes.....45,000
Food.....40,00
Drinks.....20,000

That is all

Before you shout I am poor, immediately after the wedding, I opened a clothing shop for my wife with 800,000. I started my PhD immediately after the marriage. My wife has also started her master degree. I have bought land and developing it now. We married 2017.

I can't waste money on what is not going to bring income. My inlaws told me to do what I can afford that time since I was a master student then. So I reduced everything to the extent that I have over a million after the marriage.

Some guys are still paying debt 5 years after marriage simply because they want to please people that do not matter

pocohantas:
How much was her contribution inside the 2m?

Be like say my guy shoulder the whole thing

lyricalz:
2million, so we should fry akamu abi. for him pocket.
my wedding budget is 500k, I'm a team lowkey wedding guy. if its only 20people that attends, it will still be on record that ure now a married man. me I no get time to make too much noise o, between I stay off Igbo gals, I can't come and kill myself.

me too bro ... reason why I stay off ibo girls. ..
my fiancee do tell me...I am the one delaying...
that she want a low key wedding. ..
just pay her bride price and head to the church for the blessing of marriage...
but being that I have ate other peoples food in time past....let me also feed them now it is my turn

Xisnin:
Your kid bro spent 9.5M and you still can't afford to get married.
SMH.

Deltatoto:
u be poor man pikin na when go marry poor man pikin too.i gave my wife 300k for trad cloths.i did 4 separate introductions,how can u wear shoe of 2k when my Pam slippers is 25k.how many ppl are u feeding with 200k?ns beans and plantain u cook for them?u Dey use 120k buy drink for wedding how much u take Dey buy drink for ur birthday?u are on drugs bro

keep quiet n stop bragging! Not every one must be a spoilt brat like u

Some morons out of hatred will say Igbo like money

Mac12:
I am an igbo girl, my sister's husband brought 50k as the bride price but my dad took 15k and returned the rest to him...

Which part of igbo

Don't get me wrong OP, but I think this your marriage budget is very much padded.

You said you were cutting costs abi ? Oya, let's do small analysis .

*Your traditional marriage was on a week day- Wednesday.

*the traditional marriage was held in Ekpoma, which is a village.(with the only civilisation there being the AAU)

* since the traditional marriage was held on a week day, it therefore means that lesser number of guests will turn up.

*Now you said you spent #200,000 for Food? The amount is over blotted to sound civil. That means it's about 2k food each for a guest assuming they were up to a hundred or 1k for 200 guests. While the normal budget for food for a (not poor/ not a multi millionaire ) wedding is 500 per guest. Now, working with this "normal budget" analogy, it means therefor that you had at least 400 guests for your traditional marriage ( on a weekday?? In Ekpoma OK ohh. ..!!!! Except you add a video/photo evidence of the food served and estimated number of guests, I find your food budget untrue.

You spent 200k for food and a further 140k for drinks in your traditional marriage but spent 300k for foods and drinks in your white wedding reception !!! That's a difference of about 17% less. Abi no be Nigeria you do the marriage??

When people over hype their marriage expenses it beats me what the end game is.

lawman88:
If I talk now many of you will not believe me. I spent less than 200,000 in my wedding.
Court wedding:
Certificate 8,000
Refreshment 6,000
Ring......10,000

Traditional wedding:
Clothes.....45,000
Food.....40,00
Drinks.....20,000

That is all

Before you shout I am poor, immediately after the wedding, I opened a clothing shop for my wife with 800,000. I started my PhD immediately after the marriage. My wife has also started her master degree. I have bought land and developing it now. We married 2017.

I can't waste money on what is not going to bring income. My inlaws told me to do what I can afford that time since I was a master student then. So I reduced everything to the extent that I have over a million after the marriage.

Some guys are still paying debt 5 years after marriage simply because they want to please people that do not matter

awww thanks for this.
me and my fiancee...we are both looking out not using more than 500-600k come next year for our wedding. just an indoor traditional wedding. .... few members of both families and a church wedding with reception afterwards finish.

with that amount buy fertile land 4 hectares plant cassava on it by this time next year you will come here for Thanksgiving

daddytime:
I get four of my esan sisters wey never marry...lol

Submit your cv first..

OK, I'll do it 2morrow morning! I'm very serious about it. But, wait, why are the FOUR not married? There's something you're not telling me. I'm serious oooo!

Your shoes #2k? Abeg tell us the story na

so I can't have a small wedding with a budget of 300k ?

Nice