In this story, I can assure you that it will be my family who will spend more than my boyfriend !
As a Caucasian-Canadian who was invited to attend a wedding “party” and had no idea what to bring as a present, I came across your article which have me so much more insight into the wedding process. The family of the bride and the family of the groom sit in separate seating areas of chairs where large canopies have been set up to protect the crowd from the sun. Brides change their poofy pink or pagne dresses for a white Western-style one. Sometimes the bride comes first and has to find her husband, once with the crowd singing in Lingala, “Make sure he’s handsome! As a congolese girl(from Zaire) I have been having a hard time explaining the stages and steps of congolese weddings to my BF(white) and his family…this article just puts everything into perspective for me without having to go the extra mile and rambling when i talk about it.This is really good. thanks much Anyway, Congolese marriage is a traditional ceremony in order to formalize the loving relationship. The boy’s family brings drinks and a gift of money at this initial ceremony. it really helped me understand the various stages.
After a man has announced his intention to marry the woman, her father, uncle and mother get together and come up with a long extravagant list of things the husband-to-be must bring their family. At most weddings I’ve attended, the couple already has multiple children. Thus, emotionally they invest a lot in the people that they marry. Traditional aspects of theCongolese fashion have come to blend with influences from European or American fashion culture. But in that letter, there also is, the conditions to marry with me.– 4 black africans cloth ( the quantity depends of aunt of father’s side)– 4 scarfs, according to the number of aunt on father’s side– if the husband wants to live with his partner, he has to pay 50 000 CFA– Fine for cohabitation before the traditional marriage : 50 000 CFA– black africans cloth quantity of WAX depends of paternal aunt– 5 scarfs according to the number of father’s side– Wedding authorization request 5000 CFA approximatlly 7.62€– Dowry : fix by the family with minimum 91,47€ approximately 50 000 CFAFirstly, thank you for your interest for my web page !
the rent of the balroom etc).Therefore, african tradition does not considerate the woman like an object, is like an offering between both families, that’s it. The dowry, is an exchange between two families, my future husband might as well my familly will give goods.
Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:– Fine to have made the children before the traditional marriage : 50 000 CFA OR VIDEO CALL ASWELL. Getting married to a Congolese citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps. While there may or may not be a ring involved, the process here goes a little like this: the boy and the girl like each other and decide they want to go for it. My husband and I just did the civil wedding and I am trying to find ways to introduce him to the dot life without scaring him off already lolThank you so much for writing this. I really think I'm on to something, I just may be apart of the congolese culture.
The husband will be recognized in the eyes of his in-laws. This family clearly had a sense of humor and brought out a woman with a huge veil covering her face- upon lifting it the groom discovered it was his bride’s cousin! Everyone burst out laughing and chanted at him to choose well. So here you have it: the foreigner’s guide to Congolese Weddings.Just a few weeks ago one of our interns in the office was officially engaged. Make sure he’s kind!” When the couple is found, they are taken to a couch where some speeches are made and they then have to give each other a drink (like the American tradition of feeding each other a piece of cake).There is then the presentation of gifts from guests and family members, often The dot is a big deal, but it doesn’t stop there.