African weddings are often a jol. Usually, there's no need to worry about wedding etiquette, RSVPing, guest lists and whether kids are allowed. If there's a tent, you're invited – the more, the merrier.
But Covid-19 and young couples' desire to have more lavish weddings with fewer guests are changing the game. Even if having a small guest list is not about renting a posh venue, money is tight (those revellers are not going to feed themselves!). And now, with Covid-19 restrictions a part of our lives indefinitely? Etiquette is everything.
Newlyweds from Negril, Jamaica, created a furore after they sent their “no call, no show” guests, Doug and Degra, a wedding reception invoice, scolding them for RSVPing then not bothering to attend their nuptials.
