Jewish people used to do bride price in our manner, but they have changed and evolved with time on their own. Most people in Nigeria earn less than 1.2 million Naira a year. Why are the costs of weddings more than that? Have you seen the lists from Igbo areas or the Niger Delta in general? Some families also have surprise costs. As in on that day they will ask you to pay on top of the original payment agreed. In some cultures, both families contribute to start the new family up, not collecting from only one side. In some other places gifts are exchanged. I'm also against white weddings too. Abroad, some families have stopped doing receptions. This idea about bride price not being about buying women is new. Before colonial times, some Yoruba families had stopped collecting it because they said they did not want to sell their daughter. In the story of Ruth as an example, Boaz had to transfer the option to marry her. At the end sandals were exchanged as proof of the deal, which was also used for commodities. I've asked you before if we can create a new society with old paradigms. Can we live with them in a society with equal pay and equal rights in general? Look to Kurdistan as an example. Before you reply remember you live in a country where there are communities that live without clothes, FGM still happens, women aren't educated because it's a waste and twins are still killed wedding dresses for older brides