Ceremony As the Yoruba Traditional Engagement commences and proceeds, there are various stages a groom and his family get to where certain fees will need to be settled.
For example for any “marriage” talk to even begin, permission will need to be sought from the elders and the parents of the bride. There is also the stage where after all intentions have been stated and understood that the Bride’s family requests a transportation fee to fetch the her. Interestingly she usually comes by airplane! *Blushing*
A Groom Should hold this amount of money in preparation for a Yoruba Engagement Ceremony:
Owo Ori (The Bride Price) – depends on the family
Owo Ijoko Agba (Money for the elders consent) – N,1000
Owo Baba Gbo (Money for the bride’s father’s consent) – N,1000
Owo Iya Gbo (Money for the bride’s mother’s consent) – N1,000
Owo Ikanlekun(Door knocking fee) – N1000
Owo Isiju Iyawo (Fee for unveiling the bride) – N1,000
Owo Aeroplane (“Air fare” required to bring the bride) – N1,000
Owo Iyawo Ile (Money for the Wives in the family) -N500
Owo Omo Ile (Money for the Children of the household) – N500
Owo letter kika (Letter reading fee)-N500
Owo Telephone (Fee to call the bride out) – N500
Owo Isigba(Engagement gifts unveiling fee) – N500
Owo Alaga Ijoko(Master of Ceremonies fee) – N500
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