Pretty Nigerian woman wears ankara-styled gown on her wedding day

- A Nigerian fashion designer, Chioma, used her marriage ceremony to make a big fashion statement that wedding gowns can be in ankara

- Photos of her ankara-styled gown generated massive reactions on social media as many said wedding dresses do not always have to be white

- There were a few tweeps who believed that ankara should only be for traditional wedding ceremonies

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A Nigerian woman and fashion designer, Chioma, has given many people things to talk about after wearing an ankara-styled gown on her wedding day.

The whole social media was set abuzz by the creativity as many people said the style was such a bold move.

People who are close to the bride took to social media to share snaps from the wedding ceremony as they expressed how great Chioma's dress looked.

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Read her friends' tweets and compliments below:

As at the time of writing this report, her photos have gathered thousands of engagements online with over 10,000 likes.

Below are some of the reactions from tweeps:

@blessingogahbo said:

"I thought the ankara or traditional dresses were meant for the traditional wedding."

@TunboMcwise said:

"So nice! Wished the groom had used African fabric too."

@EbereAkunyio said:

"The beauty and uniqueness for me."

@_taurieI said:

"This is what I want to see. White dresses are so expensive if they would be this beautiful. Boring cliche most times. Ankara is so beautiful, I wish we could do more of these. It's so nice on her."

@MikeIkenwa said:

"I thought it's called white wedding because she wears white gown, or because it was introduced by the white, I don't get where the white came in this wedding."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a short video of a white man dancing passionately at a Nigerian wedding went viral as many wondered where he learnt his moves.

In the clip, the man slugged it out with a young lady as he danced to a popular Nigerian instrumental used by most DJs.

As the beat came on, the white dancer stretched out his arms and shook his head vigorously, winning applause from the crowd.

Source: Legit.ng