Traditional marriage eve😁😑

If you’ve been following my posts lately you’ll know I had to leave school because my family was doing a traditional marriage in the neighboring state. I finally got there yesterday which was Thursday, and honestly it felt weird at first. New environment, new faces everywhere, people talking in dialect I barely hear back in school. I just sat there trying to get used to it all 😕 Like you know that feeling when you enter somewhere and everyone already knows each other except you? That was me yesterday. Today was the eve though, so there was no time to be shy. The whole house was busy from morning. This is a matti guy eve, so it’s that serious part before the actual traditional wedding tomorrow. Aunties were in the kitchen, uncles were outside arranging chairs and canopies, cousins were running errands back and forth. I just got drafted into everything 😂 One minute they’re telling me to go buy something, next minute I’m helping to arrange the drinks and gift items. It was a lot of running around. We had to sort out the bride price list, make sure the kola and drinks were complete, and confirm who was going to represent the family tomorrow. People were shouting instructions, the kids were everywhere, and the compound was just loud. But in a good way. You could feel that wedding energy already. Even with how tired I was, it was nice seeing the family come together like that. By evening we were all just sitting outside tired but laughing. Tomorrow is the main day so everyone kept saying “rest well, tomorrow go tough”. For me it’s still a bit new, but I’m settling in now. Getting here Thursday felt random, but being here for the eve makes it make sense. Hopefully tomorrow goes smooth. I’ll update you guys after the traditional wedding. Thanks for visiting