--- title: "Igba Nkwu Highlight Video for Igbo Weddings | WeddingEditor" url: https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/igbo/igba-nkwu/ last_updated: 2026-10-11 --- # An igba nkwu highlight, from the kola nut to the dance Igba nkwu, wine carrying, is the Igbo traditional wedding ceremony, usually held at the bride's family home after the families have agreed the bride price. The bride's father gives her a cup of palm wine and asks her to find the man she is marrying; she searches through the guests, finds the groom, kneels and offers him the wine, and once he drinks the couple dances while guests celebrate and spray. Details differ between communities. Upload the igba nkwu as its own WeddingEditor project, list its moments and people, and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes the edit. The edit uses only the footage you upload and the notes you write. [Start your first wedding](https://app.weddingeditor.ai/sign-up?redirect_url=/dashboard) ## How to get a highlight of the igba nkwu 1. **Upload the igba nkwu as its own project** Create a project for the ceremony and upload every camera's files from it: the guests arriving, the kola nut, the father handing over the cup, the search, the kneel, the dance and the gifts. Check that each file has finished, or has been left out on purpose, before you check out. 2. **Name the people and the order** In the people question describe the bride's father, the groom, the umunna elders and the bride's friends who escorted her. In the moments question list the rites in order, and in the avoid question note anything the family prefers not to show. 3. **Receive the highlight and refine it** Use One Wedding or a plan credit and start processing; the edit usually arrives in 24 to 72 hours. Watch it in the app, download the 1080p MP4, and use up to two email revision rounds for anything missing. ## Moments of the igba nkwu to list Write these in the moments question in the order they happened. - **Welcome and kola nut**: Guests seated under the canopies, an elder breaking the kola nut and praying. - **The bride's entrance**: The bride coming out in her george wrapper and coral beads, often escorted and dancing. - **The father's cup**: The bride's father filling the cup with palm wine and telling her to find her husband. - **The search**: The bride moving through the guests while friends and relatives tease her or try to distract her. - **The kneel and the drink**: The bride kneeling before the groom and offering the cup; he drinks, and in many families she sips after him. - **Dance, spraying and gifts**: The couple dancing back to her father to show the choice, guests spraying, and gifts presented. ## What happens at an igba nkwu, in order A common shape. Communities and families vary the details, and some combine it with other stages on the same day. - **1. Gathering and kola nut**: Families and guests gather at the bride's family home. An elder breaks and blesses the kola nut, and there may be introductions and speeches. - **2. The bride comes out**: The bride appears in her traditional attire, often accompanied by friends, and greets her family. - **3. The search with the wine**: Her father gives her a cup of palm wine and asks her to find her husband. She searches the crowd while guests playfully offer themselves. - **4. The choice confirmed**: She kneels before the groom and offers the wine. He drinks, signaling acceptance, and the couple then presents itself to her father. - **5. Celebration**: The couple dances, guests spray money, gifts are given, and the celebration continues with music and food. - **One edit for the ceremony**: An igba nkwu project yields one Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or one Social Teaser. ## Parts of the igba nkwu and what to note in the preferences | Part | What it looks or sounds like | What to note in the preferences | |---|---|---| | Kola nut | An elder speaking with the kola nut, guests quiet | "Keep the kola prayer briefly." | | Entrance | The bride dancing out, friends around her | "Feature the bride's entrance in red george." | | The cup | Her father handing over the palm wine | "Must include the father giving the cup." | | Search and kneel | Laughter as she searches, cheering as she kneels | "Keep the build-up and the kneel." | | Dance and spraying | Couple dancing, notes falling, band playing | "End on the couple dancing to her father." | ## What is igba nkwu? Igba nkwu, meaning wine carrying, is the Igbo traditional wedding ceremony in which the bride, given a cup of palm wine by her father, finds the groom among the guests and offers it to him, publicly confirming her choice, followed by celebration. Not the same as: It is not the iku aka knocking visit or the bride price negotiation that come before it, and not the church wedding many couples hold separately. ## Igba nkwu video questions ### Can I get a highlight of just the igba nkwu? Yes. Upload that day to its own project; it produces one edit separate from any church day or reception. ### Will the search be kept long enough to feel tense? Say how much of the search you want in the moments question. The AI editing follows your guidance on pacing. ### Can I show who the bride's friends tried to hand the cup to? Yes, if you filmed it. Mention those moments; they often bring the biggest laughs. ### Will the kola nut prayer be in Igbo? Whatever language was spoken stays in the recording. Point the edit to the prayer so it is not cut short. ### How much does an igba nkwu edit cost? One Wedding is $119 one-time for one wedding for the project, or use one plan credit. ### Does WeddingEditor decide what is appropriate to show from the igba nkwu? No. The elders and the family decide what may be shared from the wine carrying and the blessings; WeddingEditor does not decide it. Its AI editing follows your notes, so write any limits in the avoid question. ## More for Igbo weddings - [Igbo wedding video editing](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/igbo/): The whole wedding - [Igbo wedding highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/igbo/highlight/): All the stages in one highlight - [Igbo wedding teaser](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/igbo/teaser/): A short Social Teaser - [Nigerian traditional wedding highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/nigerian/traditional-wedding/): Traditional weddings across Nigeria - [Yoruba traditional wedding highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/yoruba/traditional-wedding/): The Yoruba engagement - [All cultures](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/cultures/) ## Keep the cup, the kneel and the cheer Create your account, upload the igba nkwu as its own project, and list the moments in order. 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