I have always thought about the idea of having a small wedding or just eloping because being the last kid in an African household, a wedding would mean spending so much money, after all, it's about me and my partner and not the world but my mom would kill me, she already has plans about everything. I don't think I want to have over 200 guests at my wedding so I might just do a destination wedding and call that a compromise though.
Anyways I love your tale about your wedding, I laughed and smiled all through. Happy Anniversary to you and yours.
Is 200 considered a small wedding? :D
A destination wedding would have been nice, but we didn't have the time to arrange one and we probably would have had to get married in country at the magistrates office anyway as well to have it legally binding. In Finland, there is little to gain from a marriage, it is far more token gesture.
I don't know much about other culture's wedding traditions - is it normal for mothers to plan everything?
Tiny. That would barely get the relatives in for an Irish wedding. never mind the relatives and friends. You are looking at 400+ for a decent party. It should then last 3-7 days depending on location and time of year.
Insane! In Finland 100+ is considered large - except for in one area where the entire town turns up, so 400 is normalish.
Is the 3-7 days the party time - or the hangover recovery? ;D
My immediate relatives and partners would bring it up to about 120 straight away. Then my girlfriend another 50 maybe. They might not all be invited or be able to go but your looking at 150ish to start. We do big weddings here. About 400 is average seated, then you get a crowd in for the late part with music where you would invite more external contacts. Loose friends and work people.
It's a big deal so a lot of people these days do go out foreign to avoid the huge day out. Go to Portugal with 50 people that you are really close to and book a villa.
About 5 days for the party and another two to recover. 😅
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ENGAGEtokens.200 guests is a lot of people and in Nigeria or at least most families, mothers want to do everything especially in their daughter's weddings
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