Why My In-Laws-To-Be Didn't Want Us to Do a Wedding Ceremony - M.I

Nigerian rapper M.I. Abaga earlier this year, in April, surprised fans and supporters everywhere when he announced that he and his wife to be Eniola Mafe are now engaged. As you can imagine, everybody was very happy for M.I. For the longest time, a lot of people thought that he was just going to be a bachelor for life and never get married, but alas, that wasn't the case and he is now getting married.

But with getting married comes planning a wedding and M.I is realizing now just how stressful and expensive it is. During a new sit down interview with The Beat 99.9FM, M.I. opened up about why exactly he announced his engagement, the overwhelming response he got in return, and why his in-laws-to-be didn't want him to do a wedding ceremony. Here is what M.I. said.

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Speaking about his engagement announcement, how people responded, wedding planning, and why his in-laws-to-be didn't want him to do a wedding ceremony, M.I. Abaga said:

When I shared my engagement announcement, I thought it was going to be like a birthday post where it'll be like "congrats" and then the next day they move on. So I posted by 7 o'clock on a Sunday evening. Naïve me. Yo, when I tell you I woke up the next morning and I was like what the heck is happening? My phone was going crazy. It was everywhere. But I didn't want, because we had gotten engaged and she was already wearing a ring, I didn't want someone else to tell the story and that happens. It had already started leaking out here and there, so I was like, let me say it. Cuz she's not in the entertainment business so I have to be responsible for a little bit of how she is received and perceived.

Life is life. This year, we are planning a wedding and everything and it has been a lot of stress. Weddings are stress. You know what's funny? When we first got engaged, her parents told us, they were like "go to Vegas or go to an Island and just do it and then whatever anybody wants to give you, they can just give it to you and you guys can just start your life", and I was like "Get out of here! Ain't nobody doing that." [But now], BRO! If you're getting married this year in Nigeria, go to the registry and marry. Because it is [stress]. Especially in a year when the dollar is going crazy.

It sounds now like M.I. may be giving that warning a second thought oh! Indeed planning a wedding is no small feat. If person can honestly just go to registry and do the wedding, maybe call a small group of family and friends, then share packs of food, e no go bad. Especially during these times that we're seeing.

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