7 types of guests you would see at a Nigerian wedding Nigerian tradti onal wedding Wedding in Nigeria is not merely a party, but a lifestyl...
7 types of guests you would see at a Nigerian wedding
Nigerian tradti
onal wedding
Wedding in Nigeria is not merely a party, but a lifestyle that is embraced by everybody regardless of his or her religion or clan belonging. A Nigerian wedding, be it a grand wedding in Lagos, a traditional wedding in Kano or a garden wedding in Onitsha, is where you can find the music, the elegant clothes, the show of wealth, and everything in-between. There is much similarity about the Nigerian weddings.
In the past years, the wedding industry in Nigeria has become a million dollar enterprise. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Interior Minister declines that in 2024 alone an incredible N2.4billion was received by the federal government of Nigeria with marriage contracts alone.
In Nigeria, the availability of a free space to carry out an event on the weekend is scarce. Families come down to celebrate and the hotels are ever full. The streets are crowded with painted vehicles and crowds of individuals that are going to various destinations to celebrate another union. Nigerians will never miss the weekends, which is not only about relaxing but also going to a Owambe.
It is good to realize that each one is there in such parties due to diverse reasons. We are going to discuss the various types of people that one will find in a wedding in Nigeria today. Nobody can find people in Nigeria who are not awaiting their wedding day. Individuals who were always opposed to you are now going to feel proud of you and wish to be your friend.
Who are the kinds of people that attend a wedding?
1. Early birds
They are the ones who come even before the place has opened. They never show up late, and thus they forget that African time exists atNaija weddings. They are never the sharpest uncles and aunts of the city. They sit in the front so that they are visible.
2. Over sabi
Those over sabi may be friends, family (including distant cousins). Their heads are on the party. They feel that without them, the wedding will not turn out to be any good. They organise all of them such as the food, drinks, decorations, the clothes of the bride and so on. They are good parents to everybody in the family. They keep on questioning the couple regularly every 60 seconds of what they require. They continue telling the MC to do everything faster as the head of the family is going to the town today. Such people are valuable but they need to relax.
3. Pepper dem geng
They developed the habit of coming to display. They do not mind whether the couple is satisfied or not. To them, weddings are occasion to display their new designer bags, shoes, and jewelry. Looking at them, you will not be able to ignore their clothes. This is mainly the wealthy aunties and uncles of the couple.
4. Aso ebi ladies/ Men in agbada
These are mainly the friends of a couple. They come armed. It will depend on their mood that will make or break the party. This is the reason as to why the couple tend to take time when choosing friends to fit this category. They are the unofficial hypemen/women to the couple. They add ginger to the stream of the event as well. One of the most significant elements of a Nigerian wedding is comprised of aso ebi ladies and groomsmen. They ensure weddings look like fashion show and display their steeze and class.
5. Babe/boo hunters
Nigerian weddings are ever a market place; people are there to do one thing or the other. This may sound very funny but there are individuals who attend weddings as a way of seeking their future marriage partner. Nigerian parents are not left behind because they also take their children to weddings to ensure they can meet other individuals of their age so that they can hook up. The majority of the Nigerian love stories begin at the wedding of somebody and this is not going to change any time soon.
6. The emotional ones
Nigerian marriage is accompanied with mixed feelings. There is a neglected truth way back in the celebrations and festivities that somebody is leaving her family to build a new family. This is a reality that brides always have to be on the receiving end of and it can be too much to deal with. This causes certain emotional brides, their parents, siblings or even friends to cry during weddings.
7. That boy/girl who’s meeting most family for the first time
Naija weddings also make up family reunion. There is never a family get together where some person in the family will be attending it first. Nigerians do not like this aspect of the party since you will need to greet everybody, beginning with the head of the family to the one that is only a day older than you.