Can I be "Tush" and have a wedding theme?

Yes you can dear!
As an educated and modern "bride-to-be", you would most certainly have tried to Google "how to plan your wedding, "wedding decor ideas", even downloaded planning apps and all manner of ideas they may never fly in Nigeria.

In all this research, you would have come across the phrase "wedding theme" and further research made you understand that it an "oyinbo wedding" thing.
You are thinking! "Who is going to allow me bring all this weirdness into my wedding? " Definitely, your mum and relations won't take it from you. They want to have the wedding done the way everybody does it, no more no less.

Now as the bride, it's your day, we all know that and it has to be a special day for you and your partner. You really want to have a theme, so everything can be looking all "tush" and in that foreign pattern you have always dreamed of.

What can you do?
First, you have to realise that your first consideration in creating a theme for your wedding, especially in Nigeria is the COLOUR OF THE DAY.
I like to call it the "colour theme" of the day. Whether you like it or not, a wedding with a colour code is already themed.
To give it a little spice, you can search for the origin of these colours or things associated with them, and create a great wedding theme.
This is actually one of the easiest ways to theme a nigerian wedding, without putting off parents and relatives.

Another way to theme is using items peculiar to our environment. You cannot have a summer or winter themed wedding in Nigeria, doing that would only make you look like you are trying too hard to prove a point.
Great and easily accessible items and ideas like flowers, lights, butterflies, some shapes, cultural items, night theme, can make lovely wedding themes.
The fact that most event decorators mix up light and flowers doesn't make it wrong, being specific about what you want to predominate in the decor would potray your theme properly to your guests.

Bringing a city to life in your wedding reception can make a great theme too. It could be Paris, Vegas or even a city in Nigeria that inspires you.
The decor would include duplicated landmarks from these cities.
In all, having a wedding theme isa great idea, even greater when you have a very creative wedding planner and event decorator.
Whatever it is you want to theme your wedding with, remember to be realistic, creative and keep it simple!
Don't choke your guest in the name of having a theme.
Still confused? Or you have a great idea you wanna bring to life? Holla. Cheers.