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Bride price list
Priced list, savings until the day and preparations
Couple: [GROOM'S NAME] and [BRIDE'S NAME]
Ceremony: [DATE AND PLACE OF THE CEREMONY]
The list
Item Qty Unit price Total
Bride price envelope (bride's parents) [QTY] [PRICE] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
Envelopes for uncles, aunts and brothers [QTY] [PRICE] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
Wrappers for the mother and aunts [QTY] [PRICE] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
Crates of drinks (beer, soft drinks) [QTY] [PRICE] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
Wine, whisky and spirits [QTY] [PRICE] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
Goats [QTY] [PRICE] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
Foodstuffs (rice, oil, salt, soap, sugar) [QTY] [PRICE] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
Outfit and gifts for the father (suit, cutlass, lamp) [QTY] [PRICE] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
Reception: meal per guest [QTY] [PRICE] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
Transport for the delegation [QTY] [PRICE] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
Total [GRAND TOTAL] FCFA
Savings until the day
Already put aside: [AMOUNT] FCFA
We put aside: [AMOUNT] FCFA a month, from [FIRST DEPOSIT] to [LAST DEPOSIT] — [NUMBER] deposits.
Date Deposit Saved so far
[DATE] [AMOUNT] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
[DATE] [AMOUNT] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
[DATE] [AMOUNT] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
[DATE] [AMOUNT] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
[DATE] [AMOUNT] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
[DATE] [AMOUNT] FCFA [TOTAL] FCFA
On the day
☐ Spokesperson for the groom's family chosen (an uncle or elder)
☐ List from the bride's family read through and priced
☐ Envelopes prepared and labelled
☐ Wrappers and the father's outfit packed
☐ Drinks and foodstuffs delivered the day before
☐ Goats bought and transported
☐ Delegation and transport confirmed
☐ List signed by both families after the handing over
☐ Date of the civil wedding at the council fixed
The delegation
Name Role Phone
Spokesperson
Carries the envelopes
Drinks and foodstuffs
Transport
Family notes
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Every family and region has its own list: the lines and amounts are yours. Examples are fictitious.