#Brides From #Africa #CameroonianBride #TraditionalEngagement

Welcome to Brides From Africa!

It is great to be back with Brides From Africa. On today's ride, I have beautiful photos of brides from the West African country of Cameroon.

In my search for scoop, I stumbled across a traditional wedding inspired invitation. It is unique and lovely.

Invitation is courtesy of Artbecomeyou

In Cameroon, the traditional engagement starts when the groom approaches the bride's father to get his initial approval to court his daughter.

Once the two families meet, an engagement will be officially announced and the bride's father will decide on how much the marriage payment will be. It is paid as a sign of respect and good faith.

The groom pays a bride price to the bride's family. The bride price consists of 10 tins (250ml or 60 gallons) of palm oil, a barrel of meat, cash for bride price, as much firewood as the groom's friends can provide, and a married woman’s outfit.

The groom's family offers kola nut and alcoholic drinks to ask for the bride’s hand in marriage, as a mark of friendship and honour.

After the sharing the kola nut, the groom is asked to recognize and choose his beloved among other women. Salt is also presented by the groom to the bride's family as a symbol of friendship, loyalty, abundance and fertility.

After the groom identifies the bride, her father asks his daughter to share a glass of drink with the husband to be.



The couple is attired in Aoghu, particular to the North Westerner part of Cameroon

After the official wedding ceremony, the bride will return to her parents' home to be cleansed and covered with camwood, then she will officially be "handed over" to her husband.

I want to leave you with a popular Cameroonian proverb - Beauty is an empty calabash.

Find out more about Cameroonian traditional engagement on Africanweddingtraditions & Cameroonwedding.

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#Brides From #Africa #IgboBride #RomanceQuotesMonday36

We are celebrating Romance Quotes Monday with Brides From Africa!

I have missed bringing you beautiful brides from all over Africa. 

But first, I have two marriage quotes to melt your hearts.

RomQuotes #1
"Love me without fear. Trust me without wondering. Love me without restrictions. Want me without demand. Accept me how I am. A love like that, will be eternal!"

RomQuotes #2
"May our last kisses be many years from now and taste of one another's lips."

Today, I have several photos of Igbo brides from South Eastern Nigeria.

The traditional marriage ceremony is called Igbankwu, or wine carrying. It involves the bride carrying a cup of palm wine to her groom.

Both sides of the family bring along dancers to entertain the guests. Here, the bride's troupe prepare to do the honours while she retires to change outfits.

The bride then makes her second entrance with her ladies-in-waiting. In this part of the ceremony the bride must hunt for her fiance amongst the crowd of guests.

When the bride finds her groom, she presents him with a cup of traditional palm wine while being distracted by the invited guests. By drinking from the cup, he accepts her into his family and they become man and wife traditionally.

The bride makes one more costume change before the cutting of the cake - shaped like a gourd. Note how the groom's hat always matches the bride's outfit.

At the reception dance, the bride is sprayed with money.

More marriage quotes from Lovingyou.com

For more on Igbo weddings, click here.

Photos are courtesy African Sweetheart and BBC.

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#Brides From #Africa 5 #HausaBride #Northern #Nigeria

Welcome to Brides From Africa.

There are weddings bells ringing around the globe and Northern Nigeria isn't an exception.

I bring you stunning brides from Northern Nigeria in West Africa.

In the northern states of Nigeria, brides undergo the wedding Fatiha ceremony.  At the Fatiha, the groom formally asks for the bride’s hand in marriage and her bride price is paid.

To enhance the bride's beauty, her body is adorned with lali, a form of body art. Unlike a tattoo, the lali is temporary and washes off after sometime. See the beautiful lali on the bride's hands and feet.

More photos @ Heartminders.co.uk and @ Bellanaija.com

The bride undergoes Budan Kai. This means “Unveiling of the Bride”. This is organized by the groom's family to honour and welcome the bride to her new family.

You can find more @ NigerianWeddingBlog.com

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#Brides From #Africa 1- #BiniBride #Edo #Nigeria

Welcome to Brides from Africa

 

 

Every so often, I will share photos of brides from different parts of Africa. In addition, I will reveal one or two facts.

On this first slot, I have photos of brides from my native place of Benin, Edo state, in South-South Nigeria in West Africa. The people of Benin speak Bini language.

Courtsey of Tripdownmemorylane

Bini brides wear several layers of red coral beads (called Ivie) as an adornment on their heads, neck, wrists and fingers.

The beaded coral crown on the bride's head is called okuku.

IVIE is another specie of coral beads, an important type of jewelry worn by Edo chiefs. This kind is described as precious coral. It has a hard core that can be polished to bring out beautiful red, rose, or pink colours.

On the wedding day, The OKA EGBE (eldest male) of the woman's family would normally preside over the ceremony. Kola nuts and wine are presented. Prayers are said and the kola nuts are broken and shared.

The marriage ceremony involves the DOWRY payment which includes a small sum of money. Gifts for mother of the bride and IROGHAE - members of the extended family would be part of the settlement. 

During the ceremony, a few 'fake brides' march in for the groom to choose his bride. As expected, he rejects each woman.

Then, his bride is heralded in with traditional music in a her majestic bridal outfit.

Amidst prayers, laughter and sometimes tears, the bride would be carefully hoisted on the lap of the OKA EGBE of the groom's family or her father-in-law.

And afterwards, she is also hoisted on the groom's laps. 



There would of course be a lot of merriment on the day of marriage as the bride and the bridegroom are presented openly to the two families.

Read more at Edofolks, Facebook.com & Raceandhistory .

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