The Igbo Traditional Marriage Ceremony: Stages and Custom (Grooms’ Guide)

If you’re a man who is planning to marry an igbo woman, this post will get you familiar with the ibo engagement ceremony stages and process and the customary marriage rites a groom is required to complete – it’s not as overwhelming as people say it is. In this post, you will get an overview of the igbo engagement and traditional marriage ceremony process, as well as see what goes into the igbo traditional engagement list that the groom should take to his in-laws, so that you’ll know, in advance, what to expect.

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The purpose of this post is to give you an idea of what to budget for, when preparing for an igbo traditional marriage ceremony. While this is a guide for grooms who want to marry ibo women, note that the igbo custom requires that a groom is required to officially asks his in-laws for the customary engagement list. If your prospective father-in-law is alive, he is the one to ask; if not, ask your fiance’s mother – she knows how to get the list (usually, she’ll ask for it from the elders in the village).