The royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday has come and gone, the wedding was obviously ‘’the talk of the town.’’ The event will remain a topic of discussion for years to come, trust me. The ceremony which was deep-rooted in British tradition had so many glitz, glamour, and of course, lessons to take home.
So in this article, I have decided to focus more on the lessons I think can be learnt from the wedding, And From Prince Harry & Meghan Markle. You already saw the wedding pictures, and maybe, the videos of the events. But if you haven't, See some of the photos below:
Watching the wedding ceremony on Saturday I saw a wedding ceremony that was well-planned, a ceremony that was simple but colourful, and most importantly, a wedding that “broke the rules.’’
The following are some of the lessons I think should be learnt from that event.
1. Rules are made by humans and not the other way round: Societal rules are made by fellow humans, they weren’t handed down by the 24 elders of heaven! Let that sink! Who said an older lady can’t marry a younger partner? Who instructed that as a divorcee, you can’t have a better second marriage? Where is it written that it must be the father of the bride that will walk the Bride down the aisle? Listen, Prince Harry married a much older lady, He is British, from a royal family marrying a mixed racial (American) lady who had divorced from her previous marriage. Meghan’s father was absent at the wedding, Prince Charles (her father-in-law to be) walked her down the aisle. Who said rules don’t change! Prince Harry and his Ex dated for 7 years and it didn’t end in marriage. He met Meghan in 2016 and they are married two years down the line! There are no rules to these things! Rules are made by the human being and this wedding has shown that societal rules and beliefs can be changed, tweaked, and repealed when necessary, especially when it not convenient for the human being it was made for.
2. Toxic family members and friends shouldn’t deter you from pursuing your inner peace: Your inner peace should be the first priority. From Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle, being indecisive about whether he would turn up at the wedding to when he said he had had a heart attack… Or to Meghan’s half-sister, Samantha, continuously talking to the press about paparazzi staged photos and everything else in between. It was pretty dramatic but Meghan and Harry didn’t let that stop them from going ahead to say I do. Pursue your peace of mind.
3. Simplicity is the ultimate Sophistication: Although I hate drawing comparisons from the western society because we are a different type of people with a different type of culture and a whole different type of orientation, but the simplicity at the Royal Wedding is mind-boggling and trust me it cant go unnoticed! And if you ask me, i think it’s worthy of emulation. They kept everything simple. Look at the bride. It was her big day… she was marrying a prince for God’s sake! Yet, she kept her wedding gown simple (designed by Givenchy), her make up natural, her bridal bouquet small and simple and restricted the colours to being mild yet elegant. I was just imagining a Nigerian royalty wedding, from the pre-wedding photos to the bridal shower, too expensive Aso-ebi’s, down to even the bride’s heavy makeup, Nigerians go on spending so much money on frivolities. Forgetting that there is a day after the wedding! The simplicity of the event was even reflected in the dressing of the guests. Everybody dressed responsibly. A wedding in my country will have ladies who virtually have their breasts out on the table! When I heard that the wedding guest list had just 600 guests on it! I marvelled at such simplicity! Like The whole world doesn’t have to be at your wedding. In Nigeria, it’s all about friends, family and a large number of acquaintances and enemies full at our weddings. I mean, the Royal Wedding 2018 had just 600 guests. Did you hear me?
4. Time is Money: Heaven knows a typical wedding in Nigeria could go on for dayzzzzzzzzzzzzzz if not interrupted by hunger, thirst, toilet calls, weariness or frustrated faces! For what? I don’t know. Preachers down here would use hours to give the wedding sermon saying the same message all over again. Messages like woman please make sure you cook for your husband, Man make sure you take care of your wife bla bla bla! Is almost sounding like a broken record! Bishop Michael Curry used just 15-20 minutes to dish out one of the most powerful and the unprecedented sermon Brits have ever witnessed in St. George’s Cathedral history and the entire wedding still ended in just about an hour. Besides the sermon, the guests, groom, the bride and even the Queen was right on time! If the Queen can respect time, then who are you? The other day in my country while attending a famous politician’s daughter’s wedding, the service didn’t start until after 2 hours later because the HONOURABLE hasn’t come yet, and the pastor had to wait for him to stand a better chance of recording a fat offering. Lass Lass, We shall all be okay in this country!
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