Somali wedding should be changed

[Saraxnow]

^This is because the Muslims there have been influenced by the Hindu culture which largely looks at females as a burden.

LOL you want people to bring their own bariis to the wedding
I honestly don't know what you guys are complaining about..almost every wedding I have been to the families of both sides have contributed to the wedding party..
And if you cannot afford expensive aroos..luckily for you all that stuff is out of fashion: now days most xalimoos just throw a little party at for the women and that's it.

This.
Maxay la cabaadayaan, mostly it's inexpensive xaflado these days.

[Hepburn]

If she really loves you, she will allow a inexpensive wedding

There's no such thing called love in Somali weddings. It's strictly, baby machine and money making matrimony.

[Twist]

^^ Sea & Lil, just coz the guy is to take care of all the wedding financial needs doesn't mean he has to be submerged in debt. Why should everything be either extreme right or extreme left?

As the OP suggested, since the two people are starting a new life together they need most of that money and there is no need to spend it on one night trying to please people that don't usually give a rat's ass if the newly weds divorce tomorrow morning or if their house is set on fire.

If bitch needs a 'halagaa sheego' aroos then she better pay half of the cost.

Bal kan eega. Inlaa maanta haddaad Soomalia joogtid, wax waloo kaste nimanka wey bixiyan. Macal dharkeeda, macal dahabkeeda, aqalka kiridisa, oo weliba reerkay ka dhashay bu biil u qora. Markaad dibada timaadayn ayaad gaalo is moodayn oo imika leedahiin kharashka badh idinka leh I'm not saying drop 100 Gs on a wedding. I'm not saying cater to people you don't give a rat's ass about. However, if you and your wife decide on having a wedding (majority of couples do), then the tabs on you boo.

Marka hore, weddings inside Somalia don't cost a fortune. And secondly, I am not saying the man isn't responsible all the things you listed but we're talking about here these ridiculous demands from the girl (and her family sometimes). I mean, if the guy is millionaire, or a guy who has a shitload paying job then by all means. But with most people's cases, it freaking takes someone to save about 10K a year after paying the taxes and all other costs. Some people can't even save a # near that. So what's the caqli behind spending 40, 50 + thousand Dollars on a wedding when you're starting a new life together from scratch? Fuck that!

[Somaliman50]

if you're too broke to splash the cash then just call it a day. money before marriage anyday