MarryWithBTC: My Journey to Paying Bride Price with Bitcoin

[MarryWithBTC]

Hello, Bitcoin family!

My username here is "MarryWithBTC," and the name have a very special meaning. This year, by God’s grace, I plan to do something I think will make me be remembered in Bitcoin history—I want to pay my bride price using Bitcoin!

Let me share the inspirations behind my decision.

My Father’s Story vs Today’s Reality:
My dad always tell us how he married my mum with just 50 naira back in the days. But today, if you want to marry a woman in Nigeria, you need to spend from 1 million naira to 3 million naira, depending on her tribe. That is like 20,000 to 60,000 times the naira’s value lost over the years!  
Now, imagine I pay bride price with Bitcoin today, and some years later, Bitcoin price increase like it always do. That means, in the future, it will look like I married a whole queen with what the bride price worth!  

Marriage With a Value to Look Back On:
In 20 years, me and my wife can sit down and look back at how much Bitcoin I used for the marriage. It will be fun to check how much that Bitcoin would be worth in the future. It will make the marriage even more special and memorable.

Regret or Excitement, I Want the History:
We all know the story of the guy who bought pizza with a lot of Bitcoin years ago. Well, I want to make my own history too. Maybe me and my wife will regret it or maybe we will laugh and be excited about it in the future. Either way, it will be our story!

First in Africa? Maybe!
So far, I haven’t heard of anyone in Nigeria or even Africa who paid bride price with Bitcoin before. If you have heard of it, let me know o. But for now, I want to believe I might be the first. Imagine my unborn children hearing that their father made history with Bitcoin. What a legacy!

A Wedding Anniversary Tradition with Bitcoin:
To make it sweeter, I plan to keep the wallet or address I used to pay the bride price very safe. Every year, on our wedding anniversary, me and my wife will check the price of Bitcoin. It will be a fun way to celebrate and remember our journey together.

The Journey Starts Soon!
This big step might happen anytime this year, maybe even before the end of March. I will update this forum about my progress, from the negotiations with her family to how the Bitcoin payment happens. I want to carry you all along with me on this journey.

Wish me luck as I prepare for this historic moment. And if you have any advice, ideas, or even jokes about this, please share them here. Let’s make this thread fun and engaging!

Maybe, after hearing my story, some of you will also consider marrying with Bitcoin!

Much love,
MarryWithBTC

[WovenStrands]

This video is the only exposure I've had at all with such a concept as paying a price for a bride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMoo4NVPNZU 
My father in law is in the hospital with a stroke, and I'm certainly feeling like my marriage to his daughter is much healthier. What happens when the bride bought isn't worth money that will last for an entire life and even eternity?

[philipma1957]

This video is the only exposure I've had at all with such a concept as paying a price for a bride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMoo4NVPNZU  
My father in law is in the hospital with a stroke, and I'm certainly feeling like my marriage to his daughter is much healthier. What happens when the bride bought isn't worth money that will last for an entire life and even eternity?

e

you are negative mindset.

so I say what happens when the bride is far better than you ever imagined and even if you paid 0.01 btc or 1000 usd at the time

in twenty years youn know she was worth 10btc or 1 million usd in 2025 money.


not sure what 3 million nairia is in usd 2025 money i will look it up

looks like 1920 usd

so he may need to pay 0.0190 btc in 2025 coin price

[MarryWithBTC]

This video is the only exposure I've had at all with such a concept as paying a price for a bride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMoo4NVPNZU  
My father in law is in the hospital with a stroke, and I'm certainly feeling like my marriage to his daughter is much healthier. What happens when the bride bought isn't worth money that will last for an entire life and even eternity?

e

you are negative mindset.

so I say what happens when the bride is far better than you ever imagined and even if you paid 0.01 btc or 1000 usd at the time

in twenty years youn know she was worth 10btc or 1 million usd in 2025 money.


not sure what 3 million nairia is in usd 2025 money i will look it up

looks like 1920 usd

so he may need to pay 0.0190 btc in 2025 coin price

Thanks for your input and also noting that my wife to be could actually worth more than 10btc or 1 million usd. it is another point that could be looked back at and have a good smile.

[MarryWithBTC]

This video is the only exposure I've had at all with such a concept as paying a price for a bride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMoo4NVPNZU 
My father in law is in the hospital with a stroke, and I'm certainly feeling like my marriage to his daughter is much healthier. What happens when the bride bought isn't worth money that will last for an entire life and even eternity?

Thank you for sharing this great movie. i am johny lingo. what johny lingo did is what i am planning to do and the memory could last for an entire life or even eternity.
while many people, including mahana's father thought mahana was worth nothing or just one cow as every other girl. mahana's father decided to try his luck and proposed 3 cows, johny lingo surprised the entire village by offering 8 cows. in johny lingo's statement

then, always and forever, when they speak of marraige settlements, it will be remembered that johny lingo paid eight cows for mahana

thanks once again for sharing and i gave you a merit for this.

[Cryptohygenic]

Marriage With a Value to Look Back On:
In 20 years, me and my wife can sit down and look back at how much Bitcoin I used for the marriage. It will be fun to check how much that Bitcoin would be worth in the future. It will make the marriage even more special and memorable....

Regret or Excitement, I Want the History:
We all know the story of the guy who bought pizza with a lot of Bitcoin years ago. Well, I want to make my own history too. Maybe me and my wife will regret it or maybe we will laugh and be excited about it in the future. Either way, it will be our story!

It is only Worth to look back wba you have achieved now from the past if only it gives you future hope such as improvements in your Incomes or personal profile.
Your bitcoin is your asset and it is not worth making jerk of fun about.
You are either not making a unique form of utilizing bitcoin of it is just on the form of having it to pay your wives bride price. That is still alternative form of making payments in place of the fiats.
This though will create an impact to how various means bitcoin can be accepted for payments but then, this your ideal will only be possible to come through if your in-laws (wives family) will agree to accept the bitcoin.
I am an African and specially a Nigerian which I know this proposed of paying your wives bride price will be an event involving extended family members which as a result may be deliberated among them if everyone are not in support or it.
I also know that this marriage traditions involves the elder councils who might not have had the knowledge of what bitcoin is all about so, I don't see this happened so easy but still can be possible as though.

[AmaGold70]

I can see that you are a Nigerian too so I have these few questions for you, is paying the bride price with Bitcoin acceptable? Do you think your lnlaws will buy the idea of paying with Bitcoin? In Nigeria I know that paying a bride's price is not just about the bride's family alone, there are people that are involved in the whole thing and it isn't appropriate to do this. There are many ways to achieve this your aim of being remembered, if you want to give your in-laws a part of your asset then I suggest you do it after the whole marriage is done then you can use Bitcoin to appreciate your in-laws for raising a great daughter.

[MarryWithBTC]

I can see that you are a Nigerian too so I have these few questions for you, is paying the bride price with Bitcoin acceptable? Do you think your lnlaws will buy the idea of paying with Bitcoin? In Nigeria I know that paying a bride's price is not just about the bride's family alone, there are people that are involved in the whole thing and it isn't appropriate to do this. There are many ways to achieve this your aim of being remembered, if you want to give your in-laws a part of your asset then I suggest you do it after the whole marriage is done then you can use Bitcoin to appreciate your in-laws for raising a great daughter.

if i gift my inlaws bitcoin after the marriage, how will the history be made. I am surprised why this idea sound so strange to people and it appears to them unachievable. If i send bitcoin to my inlaws, there is no law stopping them from converting it to fiat. To me, this is not a problem at all.

[Kelward]

I'm wishing you the very best as you plan to pay your bride price with Bitcoin and I hope that your future inlaw understands how Bitcoin works. If your future inlaw doesn't understand the concept of a decentralized digital cash then I think you have work on your hands to educate him. Remember that Bitcoin is a volatile asset, so he won't collect the bride price and it happens that Bitcoin price dumps. He might think you scammed him if the value of the BTC that you paid him begins to diminish as we're experiencing presently. If he knows about the potentials of Bitcoin and that it will continue to increase and reach ATH in the future, he'll be very delightful to give his daughter to you in marriage.

Maybe other father inlaws will learn from him and begin to include the option of bride price of their daughters in Bitcoin. Who wouldn't like to collect a bride price that'll keep increasing in value .

[Dunamisx]

I can see that you are a Nigerian too so I have these few questions for you, is paying the bride price with Bitcoin acceptable? Do you think your lnlaws will buy the idea of paying with Bitcoin? In Nigeria I know that paying a bride's price is not just about the bride's family alone, there are people that are involved in the whole thing and it isn't appropriate to do this. There are many ways to achieve this your aim of being remembered, if you want to give your in-laws a part of your asset then I suggest you do it after the whole marriage is done then you can use Bitcoin to appreciate your in-laws for raising a great daughter.

if i gift my inlaws bitcoin after the marriage, how will the history be made. I am surprised why this idea sound so strange to people and it appears to them unachievable. If i send bitcoin to my inlaws, there is no law stopping them from converting it to fiat. To me, this is not a problem at all.

Not that the idea is sounding strange, but people were skeptical on its acceptance for the bride price, which they also expect to see the result of the outcome you will pass through in doing this, so do endeavor to put us through on an update as it goes with the planned wedding, how it all went through, if you could remember well, that dealing with the in-laws could be based on their own criterial and request and not from what we want form our own end, because we are the ones seeking to marry their daughter, so they dictate in most cases except for few.

[Gozie51]

I can see that you are a Nigerian too so I have these few questions for you, is paying the bride price with Bitcoin acceptable? Do you think your lnlaws will buy the idea of paying with Bitcoin? In Nigeria I know that paying a bride's price is not just about the bride's family alone, there are people that are involved in the whole thing and it isn't appropriate to do this. There are many ways to achieve this your aim of being remembered, if you want to give your in-laws a part of your asset then I suggest you do it after the whole marriage is done then you can use Bitcoin to appreciate your in-laws for raising a great daughter.

Acceptance or not is not the challenge or problem here because as it stands now in Nigeria, I believe most families would have young people who understand bitcoin and how to go about it, at least marriage is about extended families. Even if it is in the village, there are family members that would come from city to attend. I guess Op just want to save the wallet address where he sent the btc out from and probably start showcasing it on anniversaries.

But Op should understand and know that when he says pride price, that will include marriage rites and all the food, drinks on the list for the woman including merriment. So all those preparation will be done as soon as he transfers his bitcoin a week or two before the D-DAY to enable preparation. That bitcoin will not be in your in-laws's or third party wallet for the purpose of hodling for it to appreciate and value risen. So it is going to be used immediately after conversion.

Therefore, it might not be of any meaning to them but stress to convert it. You are just going to benefit in your bid to create your own history as someone who paid out bitcoin for the celebration of your marriage.

[Slimzeee]

My brother where you even see the 1 – 3 million naira wife make I rush go pack like 3.
have a few concerns about it, though.
Has this idea been discussed with your in-laws?
Will they calculate the bride price in BTC, or will they provide an equivalent in the local currency?
Or are these just speculations for the future?

[AmaGold70]

I can see that you are a Nigerian too so I have these few questions for you, is paying the bride price with Bitcoin acceptable? Do you think your lnlaws will buy the idea of paying with Bitcoin? In Nigeria I know that paying a bride's price is not just about the bride's family alone, there are people that are involved in the whole thing and it isn't appropriate to do this. There are many ways to achieve this your aim of being remembered, if you want to give your in-laws a part of your asset then I suggest you do it after the whole marriage is done then you can use Bitcoin to appreciate your in-laws for raising a great daughter.

if i gift my inlaws bitcoin after the marriage, how will the history be made. I am surprised why this idea sound so strange to people and it appears to them unachievable. If i send bitcoin to my inlaws, there is no law stopping them from converting it to fiat. To me, this is not a problem at all.

Of course to you it is not a problem and it is not a problem for me either, but what about your in-laws? In my place, you must present a visible currency to your in-laws as the bride price for everyone to see and even before you present this money there will be a little negotiation on the exact amount you are supposed to present before everything can be finalized. Maybe you should have a proper conversation with your in-laws first and try to educate them on the importance of Bitcoin before the D day so you don't sound like you are trying to scam them, we have different tribe in Nigeria and maybe your tribe can accept paying with Bitcoin but my tribe would never, I am Igbo and the igbos take bride price very serious. I would like to be a part of this marriage agreement just to see if it works out for you and I hope it works out for you.