Yes I am going there oh! There are so many typical habits wedding guests display, I think I will mention just a few: it’s not exclusive to Nigerians but I have mostly attended Nigerian weddings so I will limit my post to Nigerian guests. How many weddings have I been to in my life?maybe 20 maybe more/less and I keep seeing this:
Wedding Crashers – I nor go lie I have crashed a few weddings when I stop to think about it, but since my own wedding, I shall endeavor not to crash any wedding again because it is not fair. You will invite 1 person to your wedding and the next thing you know your guest turns up with 5 more friends who you have no clue who they are and they know know nothing about you. How do you do that? LOL. This is why most weddings are rowdy and food nor dey ever reach yet these same mo gbo mo ya are the ones that will bad mouth the ceremony and cause chaos…weddings are meant to be intimate.
Doggy Packs – Ever been to a wedding and seen guests trying to abscond with food? Normal abi? It shouldn’t be that way. I went to a wedding once and got there early before the couple entered the hall: wetin I see? This dude was plucking all the drinks that was placed on the table he was sat and stocking them in his bag underneath the table…By the time other guests arrived the whole table was cleared…no drinks. Smh.
Rude Comments – If there’s anything you’re not happy with and you’re a guest at a wedding: keep it in your head. You don’t like the decor? Sorry oh. The food tastes like dog poop? The groom is too short? My friend, shurrrup. If you did not contribute to the wedding you have no right to pass off rude comments. The poor couple are probably dancing off thinking they’re with their loved ones, not knowing you are bad-mouthing them. I was CBM at a friends wedding and one of the guests came to complain to the bride that the people at her table have not eaten…of course iyawo flared up! Always eat before attending weddings and keep calm if the small chops pass you.
Asoebi Drama – I bet this one is just for Nigerians… you request from the Bride/asoebi vendor for the bride a sample of the asoebi, then you run off to the market to buy a similar fabric. LOL. I was warned not to show anyone my asoebi fabric until they made payment and that worked out well for me. I wish we’d do away with Asoebi though but if you must…do it jeje. The drama that comes with asoebi is too much- either too expensive or too cheap. You can’t please everybody *sips champagne
Souvenir Battle – Wedding souvenirs are a BIG DEAL! The way guests fight over them is my reason for that conclusion. These souvenirs are usually umbrella’s, notepads, paper/plastic fans, and tiny gift items but with the way some guests fight over it, you’d think they were battling over gold-plated iPhones. I remember a wedding I attended, souvenirs were only given to those who brought wedding presents and asoebi. People wan faint! LOL
Oh well, these are just a few of the habits I’ve seen at some weddings…talk your own. Abeg make I go cook for my husband… LOL
