Flashy Traditional Wedding Ceremony Sparks Reactions Leaving Mzansi Divided: “Love Is Expensive”

Flashy Traditional Wedding Ceremony Sparks Reactions Leaving Mzansi Divided: “Love Is Expensive”

  • Footage of a flashy South African traditional wedding ceremony has been doing the rounds on social media
  • Popular user @kulanicool also got in on the action and shared photos of the bride and her new luxury SUV gifted to her by her husband
  • The post has sparked varying views from several South Africans with some feeling the love while others questioning it

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Videos and photos of a flashy traditional wedding ceremony that took place recently left several Mzansi peeps in absolute awe.

Flashy Traditional Wedding, Mzansi, Love
Images shared on social media of a flashy traditional wedding left Saffas divided. Image: @kulanicool / Twitter
Source: Twitter

Footage from the stunning ceremony has been doing the rounds on social media. Popular user @kulanicool also shared images showing the lovely bride donned in her traditional attire and R100 banknotes as well her new luxury Audi SUV which she was gifted by her loving hubby.

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The beautiful Mrs identified as Nomthandazo Tshabalala (@nomtha.mshengu) on Instagram shared photos from the big day along with a heartfelt caption as she declared her hubby's clan names in gratitude for the grand gesture:

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“Dingiswayo, Nyambose, Magaga onsibansiba, Mfolozi emnyama inketha baweli nabawelayo bayayiqokelela. Grateful is an understatement.”

A token of love or materialism?

While the matrimonial may have been breath-taking, Saffas responded to the tweet with differing views of positivity on the one hand and harsh criticism on the other.

@TshepoTC11 reacted:

“This is love??!! You are confused, my friend. That’s playing with money. Boom end of discussion.”

@JasonKhumalo2 replied:

“I hate how Zulu people have transformed traditions into spectacles of wealth. Soon, it will be hard for any ordinary person to marry a Zulu woman.”

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@AlexHlelo commented:

“Very beautiful if niyathandana.”

@Brownxin1 said:

“Sometimes it's not real love, they can afford.”

Bride brags about lobola proof of payment

Meanwhile, Briefly News previously reported on a stunning South African woman who has taken to social media to show off her lobola payment. The image shows a beautiful lady dressed in traditional attire sitting next to a cow.

Posted by @Marothi_Vincent on Twitter, the bride’s picture has left the Mzansi digital community reacting with interest. However, some social media users are arguing that the man cannot be proud of sending just one cow for such a stunning woman.

The post had already attracted 8 000 likes and 993 retweets by the time Briefly News worked on this interesting story. The post reads:

“Umuntu ne proof of payment.”

Source: Briefly News

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Nothando Mthembu (Senior editor) Nothando Mthembu is a senior multimedia journalist and editor. Nothando has over 5 years of work experience and has served several media houses including Caxton Local Newspapers. She has experience writing on human interest, environment, crime and social issues for community newspapers. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree and an Honours Degree in Media Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, obtained in 2016 and 2017. Nothando has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Email: nothando.mthembu@briefly.co.za