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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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luttz wrote:Life is about "give and take". This applies to my friends and even relatives and weddings are no exception. I can contribute if I believe its a worthy investment. Next time, it will be your turn; not to contribute to my wedding but to my other life needs (not necessarily financial. As long as one is able, contribution to Sickness, & fees, should not be counted. Yep, all one needs to do is set a maximum beyond which they won't contribute. Say you want to give 2000 bob. Do not give more than this even if the wedding is for 800k. The couple will sort themselves out on the bal.
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/24/2009 Posts: 130
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Rank: Elder Joined: 8/11/2010 Posts: 1,588
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Lolest! wrote:theman192000 wrote:
I'm not sure how true this is, but a radio presenter invited folks for his wedding, then after the photo session outside the church, he waved goodbye and they went to have lunch with the best couple! (yes just the 4 of them) The invited guests were shocked. There was no reception or evening party. Habari ndio hiyo.
You guys are giving me nice ideas!!  Sasa wacha nitafute dame. I can wed by end of next year!! Lolest! Lolest! Lolest! Dearest Lolest! You want to get married because of a wedding? Sigh...... 
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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YW, wedding keeps me away from marriage.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/24/2007 Posts: 1,805
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My two pence on why weddings are unnecessarily expensive. Men live beyond their means to impress women. Women live beyond their means to impress other women.You agree with your fiance that your wedding will cost 300K. And she is good with it. Then she meets her friends and tells them that she is about to get married....boy, your chic comes home and shrieks every time you mention a 500K wedding. She wants a 1M wedding..( Someone posted on another thread 'when two women talk, the devil sita aside and listens and learns..) I Think Therefore I Am
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,331 Location: Masada
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bwenyenye wrote:My two pence on why weddings are unnecessarily expensive.
Men live beyond their means to impress women. Women live beyond their means to impress other women.
You agree with your fiance that your wedding will cost 300K. And she is good with it. Then she meets her friends and tells them that she is about to get married....boy, your chic comes home and shrieks every time you mention a 500K wedding. She wants a 1M wedding..( Someone posted on another thread 'when two women talk, the devil sita aside and listens and learns..) So the sole purpose its appears of doing a wedding is to impress the weaker sex? Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/10/2008 Posts: 9,131 Location: Kanjo
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Rank: User Joined: 5/3/2011 Posts: 559
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For kenyans in Diaspora it is even bad, one day another guy called me and ask me to be part of his wedding committee and my first question was, Are you marrying another wife? the reason I asked so is because my understanding was they were married since they'd live together for like 10yrs and they had three kids. The dude decided that since they didn't have a wedding in Kenya, they wanted to travel to Kenya and have a wedding.... I never attended any meeting! Alot of harambee go on everyday in diaspora, if you cuzo from your sister inlaw, step brother's antie from another marriage dies people call for harambees!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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Ugandans care too much for image!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/10/2008 Posts: 9,131 Location: Kanjo
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i thought this piece fits here Till fitina does us aparti.am.back!!!!
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/24/2011 Posts: 833
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Drunkard wrote:For kenyans in Diaspora it is even bad, one day another guy called me and ask me to be part of his wedding committee and my first question was, Are you marrying another wife? the reason I asked so is because my understanding was they were married since they'd live together for like 10yrs and they had three kids. The dude decided that since they didn't have a wedding in Kenya, they wanted to travel to Kenya and have a wedding.... I never attended any meeting! Alot of harambee go on everyday in diaspora, if you cuzo from your sister inlaw, step brother's antie from another marriage dies people call for harambees! first time ever i agree with drunkard, these are unnecessary michangos
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/1/2010 Posts: 3,024 Location: Hapa
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Anne Kansiime's take on expensive weddings  Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. - Muhammad Ali🐝
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi
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kelele.com wrote:some months ago I attended a "Goat eating" fundraiser for a colleague to raise money to pay his dowry. Now the wedding preparations are underway, and I am needed in the wedding commitee " so that I and others can pledge what to give towards the wedding, on the wedding day am expected to give a present to the newly married......haiyaiyaiyae, things are getting out of hand, we fund you dowry, we fund ya wedding then we stock your new matrimonial house!!!! Nonsense, I will never sit in a wedding committee. People should learn to fund themselves or conduct simple weddings, like I did, mine didn't even cost 90k!! Why didn't you say "no thank you?" The problem with us Kenyans is we feel hard pressed to be honest with ourselves. At least the guy had a plan, did you tell him it was a bad idea or you nodded at the moment and went to tell the other story behind his back?
BBI will solve it :)
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Rank: Chief Joined: 5/9/2007 Posts: 13,095
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/4/2008 Posts: 1,703
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YesuWangu wrote:I have just been invited by sms, by a cousin to contribute some money (3,000) for her wedding. I am not even in the committee. I never knew she even had a man friend.
Maybe if I maintain silence she just will go away.
Honestly I don't have time for these feel-good one-day ventures.
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