In today’s world, it is fair enough to say the divorce rates across the world are decreasing according to hernorm.com, so people are making better choices with their spouses. However, it is also fair enough to say marriage rates are decreasing so it is uncertain how that affects the divorce rates.
Divorce Vs Commitment
Research by the NBCI shows the most commonly reported major contributors to divorce were lack of commitment, infidelity, and conflict/arguing.
The most common “final straw” reasons were infidelity, domestic violence, and substance use. More participants blamed their partners than blamed themselves for the divorce.
Getting to know your partner well is an intimate experience between the two of you. It is not an entertainment show, nor a spectacle you need to put on for your loved ones and enemies only to soon divorce. Hence why it is very necessary to consider how you execute your wedding ceremonies.
Many Waste Money On Weddings They Can’t Afford
Time after time again, especially here in Africa, lovers are pressured to execute phenomenal ceremonies to impress family members and friends.
Their events are filled with ridiculous dance moves, piers doing the most of show off their cars, and the odd one or two people that bring as many notes to shower any outrageous act on the floor.
Most of them seek assistance from family member to be able to fund the ceremony, hire a lot of services that end up letting them down at the last minute, and worst of all exhaust themselves to host an event where half the people they invited did not attend but it’s replaced with a group of unknown individuals that came in for the jollof rice.
In other words, they go through a lot of pressure and stress only for the couple to carry the burden of the tension into their relationship.
Do You Really Need All Of That Stress?
Here is a little secret you don’t. In 2021 marriage has taken a totally different transformation over the years and it is now just a way to let people know you are capable of executing a great wedding. But are they getting married or are you and your spouse getting married?
Fiances should take every chance to discuss what they really want in a wedding. Why not get a meaningful location and make sense of your marriage there. Some ideas could be a waterfall, or a beach, or even a beautiful architectural landscape where you can produce tremendous pictures.
The picture could possibly carry more sentimental and intimate memories that will live with you for a life time.
Small Wedding By The Waterfall
You don’t need everyone to be there, we are in the age of social media remember? They can gladly cook their own jollof rice at home, scroll through your images, and congratulate you.
Better yet, if you are so adamant about them being there in spirit, why not stream it live and send them the zoom link invite.
Give Yourself More Room For A Unique Wedding
Just imagine the money saved from hosting the typical white wedding, and traveling to a country or a monument you wish to wed at, and getting the perfect, happy, and most romantic scenery for just you and your lover.
It might not even be a case of money saved, it could even be a matter of money spent on something more creative and memorable.
Maybe you have a bridesmaid or a best man or even a few more. At which point the question is now focused on, are you and your lover happy? Instead of, are the guests liking the Jollof?
A Small Wedding Might Be Essential For Your Marriage
Marriage is an important stage in your life, between you and your lover, not you and your lover and your bank account and everyone else. Focus on the longevity of your happiness and then decide what type of wedding will dictate that.
In most cases, a more intimate experience works best. and in a fast-moving world with social media and lack of privacy, a close-knit wedding or even a wedding with only the lovers, a preacher, a videographer, and a photographer may be all you need.
With that said, enjoy images of the newly wedded couple @beautyisang & @westindianroots who executed a beautiful wedding in Jamaica.
Hope this article can guide your union, and ensure you check out this beautiful piece we did on bridal gowns.
Ghana Celebrity WatchAll The Wedding Gown Styles And Their Meaning For The New Bride
UPCOMING TOP EVENTS!
Volta Fashion Week, Awards and Honors will be happening this year from 10th-12th February at the serene Holy Trinity Spa and Hotel in the Volta region Of Ghana. Having an array of spectacular designers from both Ghana and other parts of Africa showcasing. This year’s event is fused with a special massage package for VIP guests. Ticket cost ranges from 50 cedis for students, 100 cedis single, 150 cedis double, 1000 cedis VIP and 1500 cedis for VVIP.
The International Fashion Festival in Togo (FIMO 228) has established itself for nine years now as a benchmark fashion event that promotes the talents of designers from all over the world. Like every fashion event, FIMO 228 reflects the art in fashion and all the cultures of the countries represented by the designers present. Presently on the FIMO 228, creators, models, photographers, journalists, national and international media. But it does not stop there. Each year, FIMO228 is part of a logic of commitment to solving the problems of our society. Thus, the 10th edition of FIMO 228 has the social theme “Fashion is committed to protecting the environment” and the artistic theme “Féérie”. Now the dice for the 10th has been rolled; 
All-African Leather Fair (AALF): the trade show organizing by The Ethiopian Leather Industries Association
(ELIA) from the first edition in 2008 up to 12th successfully. AALF brings together tanners, footwear and
other leather goods manufacturers, in addition of equipment and technology suppliers, chemical and
inputs suppliers, manpower training institutions, trade promotion organizations, etc from all over the
world.
African companies and organizations are expected to constitute the largest attendance. The Fair is a
specialized one designed to promote the African leather industry and to enable it create an interface with
its partners within the continent and around the world. There is side events included occurring parallel
with the show Panel discussion, Fashion show, Fashion Zone, Leather Talent show.
Due to the Global market situation and the pandemic impact the leather sector in Ethiopia and Africa at
large heavily affected. It is expected that the upcoming AALF trade fair will play its role in motivating the
sector in market expansion, facilitating inter Africa business relation .Investment Attraction, Technology
transfer and etc… To motivate the sector The government starts school shoe and bag project under the
initiation the manufacturing sector “Let Ethiopia produce “ “ Ethiopia Tamret“ as the sector dependent
on inputs such as chemical, accessories and component supplier will be expected in wide participation.
Considering these AALF2023 will Have new components fashion show will be including some Africa
countries participations, Fashion Zone(where many designers will participating by showing the Fashion
trends) Talent show (leather products creativity, any innovation creativity in the sector ) in addition to this
Ethiopia Leather journal upgraded to Africa Leather journal (sector based studies ,research and potential facts for Africa will be published inspirational descriptive motto also included .
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