Living in Nigeria and getting married traditionally will expose you to a lot of new traditions that you may not have known even as a local but there are so many traditions that we are equally unexposed to by not researching other cultures and ways of life outside the country. Here are some interesting wedding facts that you don’t know:

For Good Luck
•    The Hindu regard rain as good luck on their wedding days
•    The Egyptians pinch brides on their wedding days for good luck
•    Throwing peas at newlyweds is a tradition of the Czech

Choosing your bridesmaids is one of the first decisions about your wedding that you make, sometimes before you even know who you’re going to marry! Your bridesmaids are your support system, your front line, your squad and your hype men. Being a bridesmaid is exactly like having a job- responsibilities, sacrifices and expenses- with no reimbursement except your happiness and gratitude.

A fancy menu is always desired at a top-notch wedding ceremony full of Lagos’ finest entrepreneurs, big families and even celebrities. However, if you do not wish to ball out on the food and drinks being served on your special day, here are seven suggestions for saving money:

Signature Cocktail
Think about your favourite cocktail or visualise one and bring it to life on your special day. Champagne cocktails with a piece of juicy fruit never get old!

Heavy Appetizers

It’s time to find some new ways to have fun and surprise your friends that are due to walk down the aisle! These seven bridesmaid games and activities will show you that bridal showers do not always have to be about finger food and cocktails:

Burlesque Dancing
Plan a surprise with all the bridesmaids and take the bride -to-be to a sexy burlesque class. Get your dancing heels on and keep an open mind to get your acrobatic prowess on with some chairs, dancing heels and a clean floor to express your inner “Sasha Fierce” on!

Not every relationship leads to marriage, and not all relationship lasts for long. As such, there are some signs that you should look out for to prevent a "story that touches the heart".
Here are signs you should look out for.

1.    Little or no communication
Human relations is sustained through effective communication and as such a relationship cannot survive without communication.

Every lady loves to have beautiful nails, but the reality is that we end up with not so beautiful nails due to some bad habits we find hard to let go. Also, because our nails are exposed it makes it easy for bacteria to feed on and it makes sour nails look unattractive.
How can one then have a beautiful and also healthy nails? Here are few ways to achieve this.

1.    Make sure you wear hand gloves when working with your hands (Gardening or during house chores) This will help protect your nails from germs and infection.