Why I Chose To Wear Black On My Wedding Day-Nigerian Woman

24-year-old   Lisa-Rinret Moses-Scouty  has decided to break with tradition by wearing black on her wedding day.

 This was against the tradition of walking down the aisle in a white gown.

 ‘I like that the ‘White Wedding’ is put in quotes. This is because I am black and not white (laughs).  That is on a lighter note. I don’t know if there is a set rule that a white dress must be worn on wedding day. I see the wedding day as a day of joy and so a person should go ahead to do what makes him or her happy on that day.

For the record, black is my favourite colour.  If I had worn any other colour other than the black dress I wore, I am not sure the day would have been joyful for me. This is because I will just be doing what others are doing, and that is one thing I am not known for. I always like doing things differently; I love changing the narrative. I believe someone used a white dress for her wedding and other saw it and copied it. So, I feel it is only fair to allow every bride use her choice of colour for her big day,  hence my decision to wear black.

My husband was fully aware. At first, I was looking for a way to tell him I didn’t want a white gown for my wedding but I didn’t have the courage to do so for fear of what he might say. But, one day, when we were making plans for the wedding, he brought up a random talk, saying he would be more than happy if I wore a black dress on our wedding day. I was not sure I heard him clearly. He repeated it, ‘Do you know how happy you will make me if you wore a black dress for me on that day?

My joy knew no bound that day. I had already bought a white material and my friend was already working on a white gown, but with this new development, I immediately called her to hold on with that.  We had to go  and buy a black material and made that instead of the white one we had earlier planned to use. His uncle was also aware of the arrangement and didn’t object to it’ she said.

 Lisa-Rinret Moses-Scouty is from the Mwaghavul tribe, Mangu Local Government , Plateau State and she got married to Moses-Scouty Gulu last week.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned the wedding was held at the Evangelical Church Winning All, Jenta Mangoro, Jos, Plateau State.

‘The church did not have a problem at all with  what we chose to wear.

The Reverend told me on the day I asked him what he thought about me wearing a black dress as against the white wedding dress for my wedding that he didn’t mind wedding me. He was like, ‘Even if you come dressed the way you are right now, I will wed you, because what a couple wears at their wedding has nothing to do with the marriage’ she added-  Team@orientactualmags.com
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