So You're Getting Married SYGM: Recent Episodes
Tavershima G Ayede
A show where I offer person perspectives to brides and wives, grooms and guys on things to consider before walking down the aisle...as well as lessons that will endure before and after the wedding ceremony.
Distractions often mask fractures in our relationships. We have to be vigilant to the stresses that are putting pressure on our day-to-day relationships. This is one of the strategies for making sure that our marriages remain healthy once these distractions are gone.
Getting your mum or mother in law to comply with the colour scheme on the wedding day can be a hassle if they have strong opinions on what is stylish and sophisticated. This episode begs the question...is that such a significant issue after all?
Keep in touch with your wedding vendors! Because you have other events to plan on the future.
Having your sense of validation from your partner isn't a bullet proof idea. No one is perfect! We all have shortcomings!
Arguments aren't always what they seem. Pay attention to your partner's interests and assumptions instead of being hung up on the position of the argument.
The pomp and pageantry, feasting, music and dance, and the honeymoon are not essential for having a valid wedding. But wedding photography is! Hire a photographer!!
Yes we are the chief actors in the wedding ceremony, but laws and church traditions require a minister or officiant to be present to administer the oath.
Marriage changes most men for the better when it comes to personal hygiene. If you're wife can't make you do it, the kids definitely will!
The bride and the groom are the reason for why we're gathered at the forum. Because of this we have to walk this path alone and none can stand in for us!
The proper place for conducting marriages in Nigeria? This is a matter determined by law...and is the first essential ingredient for conducting a marriage we're looking to on the podcast.
How do you get married on a budget? Scrimp? Save? Or maybe just stick to the absolute requirements for a valid marriage!
There's no point in wracking your brains over 9 to 5 versus "stay at home wife" if you haven't come to grips over what the goal of marriage is in the first place!
Whether our wives work or stay at home, there are some insecurities and assumptions that have us coming from a position of fear. We have to put our cards on the table with candid discussions on what we're running from and where we're running to.
Whether your spouse is an entrepreneur, home builder or holds a regular 9 to 5 comes with certain assumptions and fears. This episode is the opening salvo of things to look out for in determining what's optimum for you as a couple.
Women have the biological imperative of carrying the kids but that doesn't mean that men don't have a role to play in child and home care.
Is item number 7 an essential part of s traditional wedding? And what should we do when our in-laws serve food we don't like?
Do the elders have anything useful to say during the native/ traditional wedding ceremony? Shouldn't we cut out the entreaties entirely?
This episode explores the changing perceptions over what makes a woman "old" and whether it is a helpful way to broach the idea of getting along in life.
Is it a make break whether we go to the villa for the nuptials? Or is it okay if we party in the city instead?
This episode looks into the role of "appeasements" and "settling" in the native wedding process.
This episode examines what the essential requirements for a valid traditional marriage are.
This episode looks into what a traditional marriage is and what it's relationship to the "court" and "church" marriage is.
In this episode I riff on ideas and look into whether traditional notions of marriage have anything to offer to those of getting married in the modern era.
Whether you're trying to save money or being coronavirus compliant, all you have to do is meet the essential requirements for a marriage and you'll be just fine! You won't need to spend a ton of money, invite the whole.circus along to your ceremony.
You shouldn't worry too much about whether the choice of a spouse is part of God's particular will for your life. Focus on God's universal will for all mankind and discern with your pastor or.spiritial director on your calling for marriage and what that means.
Some folks think Nigerian parents are hostile to "young love" ....maybe they're just hostile to young people having sex without appreciating the seriousness of the act and what is required to maintain conjugal love.
Welcome back old listeners and new listeners please enjoy the topics we're scheduled to go over on the return of this podcast on marriage and relationships from Abuja based event and wedding photographer Tavershima George Ayede.