10 Nigerian Wedding Customs That Prove These Brides Know How To Party

We've all seen images of bright coloured Nigerian weddings and it's widely recognized that if you're after an event filled with dancing and music; this culture does it best. But, I bet you didn't know these other, lesser known Nigerian traditions

1: Double The Fun
Nigerian brides gets double the fun, often having two weddings. A cultural wedding and a religious wedding

2: Open Invitation
Nigerian weddings generally aren't regulated, so, everyone's invited!! This means that wedding can turn into events with hundreds and thousands of guests

3: Get Your Shopping List Ready
In the igbo tribes, the bride's family give the groom a list of different items as a dowry and if he cannot get every single item, he's not permitted to marry.The list can include some big tickets purchase like a new car, or some hard to find trinkets like the tooth of an alligator

4: The Brighter, The Better
Nowadays, some Nigerian brides are choosing to have a western wedding with a white dress, but many girls opt instead for the traditional igbo attire which features a lace blouse, brightly patterned wrapper (a kaftan like skirt that wrap around the body), coral beads and head tie

5: Money Everywhere
Nigerian spray money onto the bride as gift at the wedding. As the bride dances, the guests throw large Bill's at her. However, the custom is only performed on the female, never the groom.

6: Wait In Line
Traditionally, Nigerian men aren't allowed to get married until their older brothers are, making it tough for the younger siblings if their older brother has decided to be a bachelor for life

7: No Pain, No Gain
In the Hausa tribe, the groom has to prove his love for the bride by enduring a hundred lashes. If he takes the beating without complaint, the wedding can go ahead

8: Drink Up
In Nigerian village wedding, it's a ritual that the groom and the bride must drink from the same cup of palm wine. The bride is given the cup and then must go from guest to guest until she finds her husband to offer him a drink as well.

9: Matching Outfits
It's common in Nigerian weddings for the bride and groom's extended family to wear the same color of fabric at the bridal party

10: Mum's Cooking
Nigerian weddings are often catered for by the bride's mother and her friends

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