If you’re preparing for your Igba Nkwu and searching for the best and trending Igbo brides traditional wedding dress styles or asking ‘what does an Igbo bride wear on her traditional wedding day?’, this post is for you.
Swipe down to see our editorial picks of beautiful Igbo Traditional Marriage Attires for Women – get to see trending Igba Nkwu fabrics and colour combinations, coral bead hairstyles, and bridal Ichafu (Gele) styles that match.
#1, 2: Strapless Fit n Flare Mermaid-Style Long Gown Igbo Bride Traditional Wedding Dress
The brides above look charming in red and gold trumpet-style long Igba Nkwu Igbo Princess gown and navy blue and gold fishtail long gown made from George fabrics.
STYLE NOTES: Above Igbo brides look picture-perfect in their fishtail- style attire that is fitted on top and flares out from the hips or leg area. If you choose to go with this Igba Nkwu bridal wear, be sure to complete the look with a traditional Igbo packing-gel updo hairstyle with coral bead hair ornaments (hairpiece).
Style Variations: The above styles are also popular in off-shoulder sleeve style (pictures below) and one-shoulder style, whereby everything is the same but the only difference is in the sleeves or hands.
#3, 4, 5: Off-Shoulder Long Fitted Gown with Fish Tail – Igba Nkwu Attires
Princess-Style Off-Shoulder Mermaid/ Fit and Flare Igba Nkwu George Material Long Gown Attires for Igbo Brides on Traditional Wedding Day
STYLE NOTES: (Left) Coral and white off-shoulder trumpet-style fit and flare long gown attire for Igbo marriage introduction or traditional engagement. | (Middle) Fuschia pink and white off-shoulder fit and flare/ fishtail-style long gown for Igbo traditional marriage ceremony. | (Right) Red off-shoulder mermaid-style Igbo traditional wedding maxi gown with beaded top.
All the above brides accessorized with statement bead necklaces, well-tied Ichafu (gele) headtie or coral bead traditional bridal head-crown. The bride on the left also added a native Igbo horse-tail for added glam.
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Please can I use 400k for the celebration of my traditional and white marriage same day,please good event planner should advice,if possible DM me ur direct contact let’s chat.thanks for the warm advice and way forward
Hello Peter, yes – you can have a decent wedding (traditional and white wedding on same-day) for N400k (four hundred thousand Naira) in Nigeria.
1) The surest way to make sure you don’t spend more than N400k is to invite a few guests. Do not invite more people than your budget can feed. Doing a budget breakdown will give you an idea of what to spend on food and drinks.
2) Budget Breakdown: I also recommend to set a spending limit of different major expenses (listed below), before you spend a kobo. Our free Nigerian Wedding Budget calculator will automatically give you a breakdown once you type in your 400k budget amount.
-Catering budget (food, drinks, cakes)
-Venue hire, hall decoration, chairs rentals, ushers
-Fashion budget – couple’s attire (bride’s dress, groom’s suit, trad attire, shoes, etc.), wedding rings, makeup & hair, groom’s grooming
-Souvenirs and Stationeries
-Wedding Vendors fees: Planner, hall decorator, photographer, DJ, MC, etc.
-Miscellaneous: For any need that was forgotten
*For your N400k budget, you can set your food and drinks budget at around N150k. That should give you an idea of how many people you can feed, depending on per-plate or per-person cost your caterer agrees with you. N2k per person on food and drinks means you can invite 75 guests. If your caterer charges N1,500 per person on food and drinks, it means you can feed 100 guests.
Our wedding budget calculator page will also give you an idea of how much to spend on venue – so that you look for nice wedding halls that are not go above that amount (okay to spend below that).
*We here (and me) do not offer wedding planning services. We focus on creating awesome, practical tips to help about-to-wed couples plan their wedding on their own. You can easily find a good planner by asking around – ask wedding photographers, wedding cake bakers and dress rental shops, as they all work together. I believe you will find a suitable planner.
Now, go to our budget calculator page to get your N400k suggested expenses breakdown. Leave me a comment to let me know you used it.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.