Yoruba wedding video editing, from the alaga's first call to the last dance
A Yoruba wedding often has a traditional engagement led by two professional masters of ceremony, the alaga, with the groom and his friends prostrating before the bride's family, the bride dancing in and placing the groom's cap on his head, and prayers from both families. Many couples also hold a church wedding or a nikah, and a reception. With WeddingEditor you upload one day or all of them as a project, say who and what matters, and get back a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser made by WeddingEditor's AI editing.
The talking drum, the alaga's banter and the prayers stay as your cameras recorded them. Your audio preference decides how voices and music share the film.
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Last updated October 2026
How to get a Yoruba wedding edited
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Decide how the days become projects
The engagement, the church or mosque ceremony and the reception can be one project with one highlight, or one project each. Upload every camera's files into the project you choose. A project can hold as many files as you shot, and each file can be up to 5 GB.
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Brief the edit on the people and the rites
Name the alaga ijoko and the alaga iduro, the parents, and the friends who prostrated with the groom. List the rites that must be in, such as the reading of the letters and the cap, and describe the aso oke and aso ebi colors so each family can be found. Questions you skip are left blank, not guessed.
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Pay, watch and revise
For this Yoruba wedding, use One Wedding or a plan credit and start processing, which typically takes 24 to 72 hours. The edit is made by WeddingEditor's AI editing, then lands in your project as a 1080p MP4. Up to two revision rounds by email are included.
Preference notes videographers write for a Yoruba wedding
The more specific the names, colors and order, the closer the edit comes to what the family remembers.
The two alaga
"Alaga ijoko (bride's side) in purple aso oke with a silver gele; alaga iduro (groom's side) in wine. Keep their exchanges when the groom's family is asked to prostrate again."
The groom's friends
"Groom and six friends in cream agbada and blue fila. Must include all of them flat on the floor in the dobale."
The letters
"The bride's youngest sister reads the proposal letter; the groom's niece reads the acceptance. Keep both reading moments short."
The bride's entrance
"Bride enters veiled with her friends in coral, dancing. Keep her finding the groom and placing the fila on his head."
Sound
"Talking drummers outside the canopy. Let the drums carry the entrances, but keep the parents' prayers clear."
Leave out
"Avoid the long counting of the engagement items and the guests eating."
What Yoruba wedding footage usually includes
An introduction, then an engagement
Many families hold an introduction where the families formally meet, then a traditional engagement, sometimes on the morning of the church wedding and sometimes on a separate day. Practice varies between families and faiths.
Two alaga run the engagement
The alaga ijoko represents the bride's family and the alaga iduro the groom's. They direct the ceremony, make playful demands and keep the crowd laughing, so much of the sound is their voices.
Respect shown in body
The groom and his friends prostrate in dobale before the bride's family, and the bride kneels for her parents' prayers. These are moments families often ask to see.
Aso oke, gele and fila
Couples commonly wear hand-woven aso oke, with gele head ties for women and fila caps and agbada for men, while guests wear aso ebi in the families' colors.
Recorded sound and music, balanced
Talking drums, juju or fuji bands, praise singing and prayers stay in the edit as recorded, with music in support as your audio preference sets.
One edit per project
Each project produces one edit, a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser.
Yoruba wedding parts and what to note in the preferences
| Part | What to film or flag | A preference note for it |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | The two families meeting formally, often smaller and earlier | "Feature both fathers at the introduction." |
| Groom's arrival and dobale | The groom and friends prostrating, sometimes asked to do it again | "Keep the friends flat on the floor and the laughter." |
| Letters | Proposal and acceptance letters read aloud | "Keep a short part of each letter." |
| Bride's entrance and the fila | The bride dancing in, finding the groom, placing his cap | "Must include the fila going on." |
| Engagement items | Items such as kola nut, honey, yams and a Bible or Quran presented | "Two or three shots of the items only." |
| Prayers | Parents and elders praying over the kneeling couple | "Keep the prayers unhurried." |
What is a Yoruba wedding video edit?
A Yoruba wedding video edit turns the footage of the introduction, the traditional engagement, the church wedding or nikah, and the reception, or any one of them, into a short film. With WeddingEditor it is a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser, built from your footage and made by WeddingEditor's AI editing.
Yoruba is one of Nigeria's many ethnic groups, and Yoruba communities also live in Benin, Togo and the diaspora. An Igbo or Hausa wedding follows different customs; see the Nigerian and Igbo pages.
Yoruba wedding editing questions
Can the engagement and the church wedding be separate films?
Yes. Put each day in its own project. Each produces one edit and uses one purchase or plan credit.
Will the alaga's Yoruba banter stay in the edit?
The sound recorded in your footage stays as it is. Since the AI editing may not understand Yoruba, point out the exchanges that matter and roughly when they happened.
How does the AI editing know which alaga is which?
From your description. Name each alaga, the side she represents and what she wore.
Can the edit keep the groom's friends prostrating?
Yes. List the dobale in the moments question, and say whether you want the repeat if the alaga asked them to go down again.
Does WeddingEditor know Yoruba customs?
No. It edits your footage and follows your notes. Which rites belong in the film is decided by the couple and by you.
How much is a Yoruba wedding edit?
One Wedding is $119 one-time for one wedding per project, or a credit from a monthly plan.
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