Comments on: Wedding plans http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/ lah dee dah Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:36:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: man2man http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-6088 man2man Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:41:36 +0000 http://goodnaijagirl.com/?p=2234#comment-6088 At first I thot u had found the man and was already preparing for the engagement. In anycase I wish u d best. At my trad weddn my wife was made to sit on my lap 7 times...however at d white weddn when it was time to feed d groom she knelt down to feed me....i dont think there is anything wrong with that....it didnt belittle her in anyway she still remain my precious jewel.....so by doin same for ur hubby to be shld not difficult for u afterall like kabi said he must have knelt down to propose to u abi? At first I thot u had found the man and was already preparing for the engagement. In anycase I wish u d best. At my trad weddn my wife was made to sit on my lap 7 times…however at d white weddn when it was time to feed d groom she knelt down to feed me….i dont think there is anything wrong with that….it didnt belittle her in anyway she still remain my precious jewel…..so by doin same for ur hubby to be shld not difficult for u afterall like kabi said he must have knelt down to propose to u abi?

]]> By: Kemi http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-6077 Kemi Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:48:06 +0000 http://goodnaijagirl.com/?p=2234#comment-6077 Hey GNG! I used to fuss over the kneeling bit but one day when we were talking my fiance was like "well, i had to kneel in front of an open field of strangers and remained on my knee till you said yes, so it's payback!" lol. After thinking of it like that i just let it go....he kneels sometimes i kneel sometime it's all good that's the essence of marriage right? I have to say I always thought it would feel weird but it didn't at all....not even a little bit. It felt like we were in our living room and he was sitting on the couch and i on the floor like we always do (i like sitting on the floor don't ask why lol) and i look up and give him a kiss like we always do anyway. meh... Hey GNG! I used to fuss over the kneeling bit but one day when we were talking my fiance was like “well, i had to kneel in front of an open field of strangers and remained on my knee till you said yes, so it’s payback!” lol. After thinking of it like that i just let it go….he kneels sometimes i kneel sometime it’s all good that’s the essence of marriage right? I have to say I always thought it would feel weird but it didn’t at all….not even a little bit. It felt like we were in our living room and he was sitting on the couch and i on the floor like we always do (i like sitting on the floor don’t ask why lol) and i look up and give him a kiss like we always do anyway. meh…

]]> By: goodnaijagirl http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-5889 goodnaijagirl Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:08:22 +0000 http://goodnaijagirl.com/?p=2234#comment-5889 ►pink-satin hehehe...so your'e like me! Hopefully not for long though! ►ise Oh, I like that idea. In fact we need to share best practices among ourselves regarding tips and tricks to keep the wedding day from financially crippling us! ►Anoda Phase I like to think it's planned but there is one main element that's missing... ►rethots Amen! I can't wait for that to be a certainty. I know now from talking to this guy I know that faith is key! ►pink-satin
hehehe…so your’e like me! Hopefully not for long though!

►ise
Oh, I like that idea. In fact we need to share best practices among ourselves regarding tips and tricks to keep the wedding day from financially crippling us!

►Anoda Phase
I like to think it’s planned but there is one main element that’s missing…

►rethots
Amen! I can’t wait for that to be a certainty. I know now from talking to this guy I know that faith is key!

]]> By: rethots http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-5872 rethots Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:08:30 +0000 http://goodnaijagirl.com/?p=2234#comment-5872 "...need to find the groom..." oh, have found 'him'. “…need to find the groom…” oh, have found ‘him’.

]]> By: Anoda Phase http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-5864 Anoda Phase Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:27:34 +0000 http://goodnaijagirl.com/?p=2234#comment-5864 nice...u got it all planned right? I like that... nice…u got it all planned right? I like that…

]]> By: ise http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-5840 ise Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:44:08 +0000 http://goodnaijagirl.com/?p=2234#comment-5840 well, i had a say in the whole event, not just me my wife and i agreed on how we want our day to be and the venue we wanted for the trad and reception. but we did all in one day, saved us cost, time and energy! as for your wedding plans, i find alot of nigerians staying outside the shores of our nation doing it the way ur are dreaming of doing yours, i wonder why? are there trying to appease someone or they miss the partying lifestyle of the naija peoples? well, i had a say in the whole event, not just me my wife and i agreed on how we want our day to be and the venue we wanted for the trad and reception. but we did all in one day, saved us cost, time and energy!
as for your wedding plans, i find alot of nigerians staying outside the shores of our nation doing it the way ur are dreaming of doing yours, i wonder why? are there trying to appease someone or they miss the partying lifestyle of the naija peoples?

]]> By: pink-satin http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-5838 pink-satin Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:53:52 +0000 http://goodnaijagirl.com/?p=2234#comment-5838 lol...couple years back i had totally planned my wedding and i knew all the details..one thing was missing.... the groom!!lol lol…couple years back i had totally planned my wedding and i knew all the details..one thing was missing…. the groom!!lol

]]> By: goodnaijagirl http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-5827 goodnaijagirl Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:15:45 +0000 http://goodnaijagirl.com/?p=2234#comment-5827 ►kay9 Thanks! I don't have a groom yet o; hope I remember to invite you! ;) ►Kabi Are you recently married then? If so, congratulations! Lol I still maintain that kneeling before just you is different from kneeling before him <em>in front of hundreds of people</em>. Oh, I like the idea of keeping things small...I think compared to the average Nigerian wedding mine will be relatively small, but I guess the groom might have a say in that. All the best to you! ►Anike Love Wow, your event sounds like it's going to be the go-to thing, the kind of stuff I love to see pictures of after the fact! I think as a Nigerian, even if you marry a non-Nigerian your groom has to be open to at least some Nigerian elements in the wedding. If not, I'd be suspicious of him! lol at cringeing at the thought of having to explain it all to him. But thinK: if he cares enough to go through it all, you might have a keeper! ►RepressedOne No, wedding planning isn't easy. I think those of us who are looking forward to it are keeping our eyes on the prize – a great groom who makes us happy and vice versa. Well, if you have a typical mom or mother-in-law to be I'm sure they would love to have you leave things in their hands! ►Myne Whitman How I wish that was the case, that I had been hiding my fiancé all this time! No such luck! Oh, you sound like a dream DIL...smart girl! Always a pleasure to comment on your blog, ma'am! ►Cynthia It'll be cool to see what you decide regarding the tea ceremony. I know that people who are not familiar with that tradition they would love to see it! ►Favoured Girl How I wish you were correct! Thank you for the sweet words...I can always count on you for that, can't I? :) Of course I had to bug you for more details so it's great to learn more about how you and your husband sorted things out. ►kay9
Thanks! I don’t have a groom yet o; hope I remember to invite you! ;)

►Kabi
Are you recently married then? If so, congratulations!

Lol I still maintain that kneeling before just you is different from kneeling before him in front of hundreds of people.

Oh, I like the idea of keeping things small…I think compared to the average Nigerian wedding mine will be relatively small, but I guess the groom might have a say in that.

All the best to you!

►Anike Love
Wow, your event sounds like it’s going to be the go-to thing, the kind of stuff I love to see pictures of after the fact! I think as a Nigerian, even if you marry a non-Nigerian your groom has to be open to at least some Nigerian elements in the wedding. If not, I’d be suspicious of him!

lol at cringeing at the thought of having to explain it all to him. But thinK: if he cares enough to go through it all, you might have a keeper!

►RepressedOne
No, wedding planning isn’t easy. I think those of us who are looking forward to it are keeping our eyes on the prize – a great groom who makes us happy and vice versa.

Well, if you have a typical mom or mother-in-law to be I’m sure they would love to have you leave things in their hands!

►Myne Whitman
How I wish that was the case, that I had been hiding my fiancé all this time! No such luck!

Oh, you sound like a dream DIL…smart girl!

Always a pleasure to comment on your blog, ma’am!

►Cynthia
It’ll be cool to see what you decide regarding the tea ceremony. I know that people who are not familiar with that tradition they would love to see it!

►Favoured Girl
How I wish you were correct! Thank you for the sweet words…I can always count on you for that, can’t I? :)

Of course I had to bug you for more details so it’s great to learn more about how you and your husband sorted things out.

]]> By: Favoured Girl http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-5825 Favoured Girl Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:22:47 +0000 http://goodnaijagirl.com/?p=2234#comment-5825 Hey GNG! I thought you had secretly gotten engaged without telling us when I saw the title. LOL. You are not alone in planning/thinking ahead to your big day, a lot of ladies do it! It doesn't hurt to know what you want and what you don't well ahead of time. I hope your dreams come true very soon, and that wonderful man comes into your life, and drops down on his knee with your ring! Make sure you send me an invite to the wedding o :) Planning my wedding was fun and stressful in equal measure. My parents and in-laws did everything with the engagement in Nigeria, while hubby and I planned the white wedding ourselves in London. That way everyone was happy :) Hey GNG! I thought you had secretly gotten engaged without telling us when I saw the title. LOL. You are not alone in planning/thinking ahead to your big day, a lot of ladies do it! It doesn’t hurt to know what you want and what you don’t well ahead of time.
I hope your dreams come true very soon, and that wonderful man comes into your life, and drops down on his knee with your ring! Make sure you send me an invite to the wedding o :)
Planning my wedding was fun and stressful in equal measure. My parents and in-laws did everything with the engagement in Nigeria, while hubby and I planned the white wedding ourselves in London. That way everyone was happy :)

]]> By: Cynthia http://goodnaijagirl.com/wedding-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-5819 Cynthia Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:47:10 +0000 http://goodnaijagirl.com/?p=2234#comment-5819 I don't know much about traditional Chinese engagements. People just don't do things the "old way" anymore (i.e. arranged marriage - girl doesn't see boy until the day of, and she doesn't get to party with boy). What *IS* still done is the tea ceremony, where the bride and groom have to kneel to the parents (both sides) and serve them tea. The bride and groom then receive money (bride might get jewellery, too). I *STILL* haven't decided if I"m going to do this or not. I don't like kneeling (and I'm also not getting a Chinese gown)! I don’t know much about traditional Chinese engagements. People just don’t do things the “old way” anymore (i.e. arranged marriage – girl doesn’t see boy until the day of, and she doesn’t get to party with boy). What *IS* still done is the tea ceremony, where the bride and groom have to kneel to the parents (both sides) and serve them tea. The bride and groom then receive money (bride might get jewellery, too). I *STILL* haven’t decided if I”m going to do this or not. I don’t like kneeling (and I’m also not getting a Chinese gown)!

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