Is spending 15M on a wedding too extravagant?

oge okonkwo

March 1, 2016 1:44 PM

According to the anonymous man, his girlfriend showed her true colors after her proposed and the wedding planning proper began

A traditional Nigerian wedding held at The Dorchester pictured in Channel 5 documentary Eamonn & Ruth: How The Other Half Lives

A story recently broke online about a groom-to-be complaining about his bride-to-be wanting an extravagant wedding thats costing up to N15 million.

According to the anonymous man, his girlfriend showed her true colors after her proposed and the wedding planning proper began.

READ: See world's lavish weddings where brides spend up to N12M on gowns

He alleged his girlfriend who used to be very calm about glamorous weddings, is going overboard about wanting to have a very lavish wedding with all the money contributed by families and friends of the couple when the initial budget for the wedding was N5 million.

Weddings are meant to be extra special for both brides and grooms since it's just a day remember for the rest of your lives.

But does it mean you should be too frivolous or too tight fisted while planning your wedding? What do you think of the groom's story, do you think his bride-to-be is being too extravagant, or he's just being selfish about their wedding?

oge okonkwo

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