By Andromeda D Miradji

Indonesia is an archipelagic country has 33 provinces. Each region has its unique customs. One of them is Bali province. Who is not familiar with Bali? It is a small island, known as the island of the gods.
Balinese marriage is very interesting, ranging from clothes, ordinances and the food. Let us refer to with its uniqueness  …

The series of stages of Balinese traditional wedding ceremony:

Ceremony Ngekeb
Mungkah Lawang
Ceremony Mesegehagung
Madengen–dengen
Mewidhi Widana
Mejauman Ngabe Tipat Bantal
Mesegehagung Ceremony:

Arriving in the courtyard of the bride groom’s house, both down from the stretcher to prepare for the ceremony Mesegehagung meaningful as an expression of welcome to the bride, then both stretchered back to the bridal chamber. The mother of the groom would enter the room and told the bride that the yellow cloth covering his body would soon be opened in exchange for money “kepeng satakan” pierced with rope yarn Bali and are usually numbered two hundred Kepeng

Madengen-dengen:

The ceremony aims to cleanse or purify the bride and groom yourself from negative energy in both. The ceremony was led by an adat or Balian

Mewidhi Widana:

With great bridal wear, they perform Widana Mewidhi ceremony led by a Sulingguh or Ida Peranda. This event is an improved traditional Bali wedding to enhance self-cleaning has been done on previous occasions. Furthermore, both toward merajan, the shrines to pray for the permission and blessing of the Almighty. The event was led by a stakeholder merajan

Mejauman Ngabe Tipat Bantal:

A few days after the official bride become husband and wife, then on the day that has been agreed by both families will join the bride and groom bring home the bride’s parents to perform the ceremony Mejamuan / receive guests. The event was carried out to beg leave to both parents and relatives of the bride, especially to the ancestors, that from that moment the bride has been legitimately be part of a large family of her husband. For this farewell ceremony the groom’s family will bring a number of luggage containing a variety of snacks such as cakes cakes Balinese pillows, apem, alem, cerorot, possum, nagasari, kekupa, rice, sugar, coffee, tea, betel nut, a variety of fruits and Balinese dishes.

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When preparing to get married, there are lists of things you have to get in order before the big day. Searching for a Lexington wedding photographer can be difficult. Once you’ve found a wedding photographer, Lexington KY has a lot of great location options. Finding a perfect location for the photos is very important.

Though a photographer is important, there are so many aspects that make up the perfect marriage ceremony. Having the perfect number of guests is really important to make the ceremony really special. With a really large number of guests, it can be kind of overwhelming and you do not really get to spend any personal time with them. By sticking to a smaller guest list, you are able to actually see and visit with the people you love.

Another aspect of a marriage ceremony that is important to consider is finding a beautiful location that works for all weather. Though outside ceremonies are beautiful and romantic, they can be a bit impractical. If you decide to go with an outside ceremony, you need to make sure you come up with a rain plan. Having a tent of some sort is a simple rain plan, though it is not fool proof. You may want to ensure that there is a building of some sort you can use in case there is a weather problem.

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Destination marriage ceremonies also are very popular and very romantic. However, the problem with having the ceremony at a beautiful destination spot is that it can be very expensive and hard to plan. Unless you are spending a lot of time prior to the big day at the location, you do not really get to monitor the preparations for the ceremony. You could potentially arrive with only hours before the ceremony to find all sorts of the arrangements out of sort. Another problem with planning a ceremony at a remote location is that all of your guests may not be able to come. It can be very difficult to have a set guest lists when people have to create travel plans and may have last minute issues.

There are a lot of other aspects that still need to be considered. Catering is an important aspect of preparing the ceremony. With creating a menu for the reception, it is important to make sure there are options for your guests. Having a vegetarian option is very important in case you do have guests with dietary restrictions. If you do end up choosing to go with a destination marriage ceremony, a fun idea is to choose dishes from the local cuisine for the menu.

Creating your dream marriage ceremony is a lot of planning, but in the end will be a day that you will remember for the rest of your lives together. Remember that no matter what type of ceremony you decide to go with that it is an expression of your love for one another and a way to portray your love to all of the people in your life.

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