Premium Times reported in July that the couple had completed their traditional marriage rites weeks before announcing their white wedding date. The distinction matters because the traditional marriage process and the white wedding are separate stages of the couple’s publicly documented marital journey. The announcement followed the completion of their traditional marriage rites in Benin City. Their engagement, traditional marriage, civil wedding and white wedding preparations have all attracted media coverage. Yet the available evidence does not establish that the haircut was a required component of her traditional marriage.