Nigeria is an interesting country, with a peculiar culture and numerous traditions. But despite the obvious fact that the whole African continent is now increasingly oriented towards European standards, Nigerian wedding still preserves traditions have been saved among the local population.
Today we’ll show you the best Nigerian wedding pictures. But how did we choose them? How should it look like?
How should Nigerian traditional wedding look like?
The first step in the wedding process is the first meeting of both families, where they can get to know each other. The groom’s family gives presents to the bride’s family. The presents mainly consist of vegetables, livestock or money. After that, the bride moves to live to the groom’s house, and if the family likes her behavior, they allow them to marry. After all, it is believed that the bride marries not only for the groom but also all his family.
Today’s Nigerian weddings are a fusion of two cultures – they are held in churches, there are European dresses, and in traditional style, in national costumes, with traditional food and music. One of the required attributes of the Nigerian bride is Gele, a kind of crown of the bride.
Women’s beauty according to the local people has always been associated with the impressive size of a woman. Thickness was the guarantee of a very successful marriage. Before getting married, the bride should \ add some weight, and then the bridegroom with all her relatives will approve her. Since the age of 12, the future bride has been ruthlessly fattened.
A Nigerian boy who wants to get married must go to his bride through a living corridor from her relatives. To prove that he is ready to endure all the hardships and difficulties of the future life, the bride’s family must beat him with sticks.
During the wedding ceremony of the Yoruba people, before the bride is concealed under the veil, the groom and his friends fall prostrate before the members of the bride’s family.
There is no such variety of wedding traditions, as in Nigeria. Here, according to different data, you can find about 300-1000 nationalities, and each one has its own traditions.
For example, a small city of Shao, Kvara. There live a few different nationalities. In this town, there is one day in the year when a ‘big wedding’ is arranged. On this day, loud noises of horns, bugles, and tamtam announce the beginning of the holiday, when all the girls and young men who have reached maturity marry. During this celebration dozens, and often hundreds of young people take part. This day takes place in October.
And the Yoruba and other tribes related to this tribe have no such tradition, but their weddings are very extraordinary and interesting. Preparations start in advance. The main role is given to the groom and all his relatives. All their activities should bepided into 3 stages. They are:
For the young man, the bride is looking for all the female relatives of the guy. The major requirement is the absence of hereditary diseases. Often the preference is given to the families who have no debts. Although the bride’s relatives and she herself do not show activity, still they decide.
According to all these facts, we’ve created a list of Top 10 Nigerian weddings of all times. How do they look like?
10. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Cynthia Obianodo wedding
Famous media personality, EbuEbuka Obi-Uchendu and Cynthia Obianodokahas already joined the list of married Nigerian celebrities. He married his longtime girlfriend, whose name is Cynthia Obianodo. The couple organized their traditional wedding ceremony in Anambra state in 2015.
9. Dolapo Oni and Gbite Sijuade
Described as the grandest marriage ceremony of 2015, TV girl, Dolapo Oni got her fancy fairy-tale marriage ceremony as she walked down the aisle with her charming prince , Adegbite Sijuade, the son of late Ooni of Ife. The customary wedding ceremony was conducted in Lagos in summer. There wereEkiti state governor, Senator Buruji Kashamu, Ayo Fayose, and a lot of others in presence. The pair moved to London on Saturday, October 10 where they had their snow-white wedding.
8. Mimi Orjiekwe and Charles Billion
Only two years after proposing to a girlfriend during a lucxurious vacation in Tanzania, Charles Billion, famous Nollywood actor, married his fiancée and mate actor, Mimi Orjiekwe in a customary marriage ceremony which held in Umuelem village in Enugu state in 2015.
7. Tonto Dikeh and Churchill Oladunni
After several controversies and speculations, Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh lastly got hooked to her boo, Churchill Oladunni on Saturday, August 29 in a hidden wedding ceremony in Port Harcourt. The pair is however expected to hold their snow-white wedding ceremony sometimes next year as Tonto has already named her bff, favorite stylist, Swanky Jerry as her man of honor.
6. Kas
Famous vocalist, Kas also got married in 2015 to his beloved girlfriend who he met 8 years before, in 2007. The couple got married in a customary service which held on the 10th of January 2015. The wedding ceremony was a lowkey one and DJ Zeez was the only celebrity spotted at the service. Kas and Tare already have two boys together, a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old.
5. DJ Xclusive & Tinuke
Rotimi Alakija, mostly known as DJ Xclusive, got married to his attractive girlfriend, Tinuke. The customary marriage ceremony held sometime this month and had in presence several a-listing celebrities.
4. Tiwa Savage and Tunji ‘TeeBillz’ Balogun
Nigerian superstar, whose name is Tiwa Savage married Tunji ‘TeeBillz’ Balogun who is also her manager. And while people were looking at the pictures of their huge wedding cake and been searching for various news about their wedding, there appeared their first video clip from the beautiful wedding.
3. Femi Brainard and Uche Nwokocha
Femi Brainard, a popular cross-over actor, straddling both the English and the Yoruba genres of Nollywood has starred in several movies and produced his own.
Uche Nwokocha also has a degree in Cell Biology in Genetics (impressive) from the famous University of Lagos.She works as an OAP and also a producer at Top Radio 90.9. A lady was a contestant in the popular AMBO, Amstel Movie Box Office, 7 years ago in 2008 and got fourth place in the contest. They organized their traditional wedding on the 24th of November, 2012.
2. Nse Ikpe-Etim and Clifford Sule
The pair dressed in Gold attire looked definitely knockout from the pictures. The actress who has starred in many films which include Journey To Self, Mr & Mrs, Phone Swap, Broken and much more, opted for a standard cut gold gown which is a different take on the customary blouse and wrapper or the very customary wrapper bejeweled with c0ral beads. The bride’s hair was braided and decorated with customary heirloom hair pins. Vocalist Waje, who is still an actress’ close friend, sang some songs at the wedding ceremony.
1. DJ Tira and Gugu Khathi
Afrotainment’s DJ Tira and his beloved girlfriend Gugu Khathi married in a charming Zulu customary service on Saturday. Unlike other celebreties , the couple decided not to hold back from sharing photos of their wedding ceremony with the fans on social networks. Tira shared photos of himself slaughtering a cow before the traditional ceremony, however, without mentioning that it was done for his wedding ceremony.
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