Filling Up My Social Calendar....with weddings

So I started a conversation with a friend by saying "it's almost wedding season in Naija" some months ago and her response was "when is it not wedding season in Naija?" Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know...when is it not wedding season in Naija? I can imagine you guys reading this and going "of course it's always wedding season in Naija"...... that's if you are familiar with with our favourite past time. A few years ago, I had some non-naija friends experience our near obsession with weddings during a one month visit to Naija. In one weekend, they were invited to 3 separate weddings that were to hold on the same day. Their initial response was let's select one we really need to attend and follow-up with gifts to the other two parties, but thank goodness their hostest quickly corrected their mistaken impression. She quickly pointed out that it wasn't necessary for them to attend the said weddings on time if they were not the bride or groom, or part of the wedding train. Why attend one when you can attend three other events that needed your attention somewhere in the neighborhood? Ahhh those were the days fah! My weekend social calendar was usually filled with traditional engagements, church weddings, receptions, and thanksgiving services. All I had to do was go thru my invitations from friends and decide which ones I would accompany to their third cousin-four-times-removed party. Then in walked the recession, and people started throwing invite only wedding parties! Invite only?!? Since when did Naija peeps start dis tin!!! I thought it took a village to raise a child and one to celebrate his/her marriage? Mmmh, they say you never know what you have till you miss it and in my case I really think I'm suffering from wedding withdrawals. Not that I don't have people inviting me to weddings oh...but it's just not the same. I should be grateful that I can now save money on asoebis and all those outfits, but hey this tin no easy at all! All I can say is thank goodness for facebook! At least I don't have to be invited to view pictures. Please don't call me a facebook stalker ooo, I'm just treating myself with the next best free medicine for my condition. Ima editors@fabnaija.com http://www.fabnaija.com/ Comments: Now this has me cracking up. "I thought it took a village to raise a child and one to celebrate his/her marriage?" is totally the funniest part to me. o dear. Yes o, where are the wedding invites in this recession. but the money is tough and u even pity the people doing the wedding sef. i say just caught down some of the other stuff and give people food to eat and fine dresses to look at. Edit Comment By: alima on May 18, 2010 at 9:58 pm Reply Sista, you had me cracking up as usual. I missed out back then ofcourse Please keep them coming. Luv ya. Edit Comment By: Fifi on May 19, 2010 at 3:48 am Reply Really loved this piece. You are right you never know what you' ve got until you've lost it. hmmm asoebis what I would give for a good reason to wear a fine one right now… Edit Comment By: Affie on May 20, 2010 at 3:30 am Reply