Lady And Her Husband Wear 'Isi Agu' Traditional Dresses For Their White Wedding

Lady And Her Husband Wear 'Isi Agu' Traditional Dresses For Their White Wedding

  • A Nigerian lady and her husband did something different as they appeared in traditional Igbo regalia for their white wedding
  • A video of their wedding showed them walking to the altar while dressed in their traditional Isi Agu attire
  • Netizens who came across the video had conflicting opinions as some pointed out that the lady was pregnant

A Nigerian lady shared a video on TikTok to show how she and her husband appeared for their wedding.

Instead of wearing the normal wedding gown and suit that many people use for white weddings, the couple chose to dress differently.

Lady and her husband dresses traditionally for their wedding.
A man and his bride appear in traditional attires for their white wedding. Photo: TikTok/@finared2.
Source: TikTok

In the video posted by @finared2, the couple were seen at their wedding putting on the 'Isiagu' which is associated with the Igbo ethnic group.

The lady said her husband did not like the white man's way of dressing for their wedding, so they went traditional.

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She said:

"When your husband does not fancy the white man's style of suits and wedding gown so let's do it traditional."

Some people who saw the couple said some churches would not accept such.

In her reaction to the story, Raez Jewels, a relationship coach who has a large following on TikTok said white wedding and wearing of gowns and suits was a borrowed culture.

She told Legit.ng:

"The white wedding concept and even the white gown are actually a borrowed concept of marriage from the west. So yes I fully support this couple."

Watch the video below:

Reactions as couple attend their wedding in traditional attire

Legit.ng gathered some of the comments from netizens.

@serious_ogbanje said:

"You no fancy the white man style but you do church wedding."

@JoySparkle said:

"You get belle so you can't wear white. no dey lie for here."

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@Womenemancipator said:

"That’s how the control starts."

@ada_licious2 said:

"I will not wear. Case close. He should have stopped in traditional marriage."

@Pretty Lysa said:

"Am I the only one who noticed she is pregnant and was probably asked not to wear the white gown, hence they did it this way."

@Peace_Luona said:

"What about what you want? He doesn’t fancy white man style but u still did church wedding? Is your thinking cell dead?"

@MarvelKhol | Graphic Designer said:

"But he fancy church wedding..who brought the church?"

@Ada Mbaise said:

"Even if she's pregnant she can still wear white but she won't cover her face, so I think is there choice. congratulations dear."

@Oyeeee said:

"In Catholic Church if you’re pregnant, you’re not allowed to wear a wedding gown. Your husband didn’t choose anything, that’s the catholic church rules."

Lady shares conversation she had with her ex-boyfriend

In a related story reported by Legit.ng, a Nigerian lady getting married in 2024 decided to extend an invitation to her former boyfriend.

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The beautiful lady said she was getting married in February 2024 and that her current man lived in Australia.

However, after she sent an invitation to her ex, the man insisted she must not marry the Australian-based fiancee.

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