Video Of Ghanaian Man Acting As Bride For His Sister At Islamic Wedding Sparks Reactions

Video Of Ghanaian Man Acting As Bride For His Sister At Islamic Wedding Sparks Reactions

  • A Ghanaian Islamic wedding has raised eyebrows on social media after videos of the ceremony emerged online
  • The trending videos show two men, a groom and a male proxy who stood in for his sister, sitting at the high table
  • The unconventional 'couple' has sparked massive reactions from social media users who expressed outrage

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A Ghanaian wedding has captured attention after footage of an unusual ceremony showed the bride's brother serving as her proxy.

The wedding, held at a yet-to-be-disclosed venue, was an Islamic marriage between a young couple named Adams and Munira.

A trending video sighted on social media showed a well-decorated venue with a group of groomsmen and bridesmaids present.

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An Islamic Ghanaian brother stands in as a proxy bride at his sister's wedding. Photo source: @sikaofficial1
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The groom, dressed in agbada, sat behind a table with the bride's brother while they interacted with two men in military uniforms.

After their conversation, the groom and his brother-in-law got up to show some moves on the dancefloor while some weddinggoers sprayed money on them.

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Another video showed Kumasi-based Angel FM's Mr Katah as the MC for the ceremony.

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Why did bride send brother as proxy?

The videos have gone viral as social media folks wondered what caused a man to represent a bride as her proxy at a wedding.

However, online chatter has indicated that the bride, Munira, who is based out of the country, had taken ill before the ceremony could take place.

According to blogger SikaOfficial, family members explained that the bride's absence was due to health issues preventing her from travelling to Ghana for the ceremony.

Man serving as bride is unconventional

While it is normal practice in Ghanaian traditional weddings for a bride or groom to be represented by another person, this is not the case in Islamic weddings.

Notwithstanding the acceptance of proxies in weddings in Ghana, it is uncommon to have a person of a different gender being used as is in the case of Adams and Munira.

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Ghanaians react to wedding of 'male bride'

The unconventional arrangement has sparked widespread discussion across social media platforms, with many expressing surprise at the practice.

bigjade_official suspected foul play:

"Eyiii are they sure?"

jdwene_ghana felt they should have found a female proxy:

"Aaaaaa how? They should have let a female represent ... This is not nice."

ms_huga discounted the whole ceremony:

"Nsemhunu sei."

yesiampaakwo wondered if there were no other women available:

"So it means in the extended family there's no lady (both the mother and father side)."

abenaboat_ could not just fathom the arrangement:

"Arh how 😂😂😂."

_fafali.xx found it funny:

"😂😂😂😂 He has got no choice."

efyaenaj8 was suspicious of them:

"Dis one d33 I suspect 😏dem."

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Dressed in stunning outfits paired with luxury heels, the wealthy bride turned heads at her lavish ceremony.

After a video of the grand celebration went viral, many social media users flooded the comments with congratulatory messages for the happy couple.

Muslim bride dies weeks after wedding

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a young Ghanaian bride who was recently married died less than one month after marrying.

News of the young doctor's sudden passing left many devasted as they thronged social media to express their sorrows.

Many who came across photos of the late bride's wedding commiserated with her friends and loved ones on their loss.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of the Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 10 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA). He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh