Picture credit to blog owner : Nurmadihah Khalil
The Bersanding, literally “the day of completion” , which also involves the bersanding or ceremonial seating on the decorated ‘Pelamin ‘, is considered the biggest part of a Malay wedding.
Before
the bersanding ceremonial, the bride will change into the wedding gown , or
wedding clothes, and various fashions may be tried out in selecting the dress
to be worn for the bersanding. Popular and well known bersanding fashions and
styles usually come from the Minangkabau tradition, Kelantanese styles , styles
that are based from the West and many more.As time passes by , the Bersanding
style will change according to time and season.
The bridegroom is not permitted
to enter the bride’s house before the bride sends him a arranged betel leaf
known as sirih latlat or sirih genggam. This is a sign that the bride now
awaits the appearance of the bridegroom. The bridegroom walks slowly
towards the house of the bride, he is led by womenfolk. This is the
ceremony of berarak, or walking in crowd. Behind them come the group of
musicians playing various types of drums, especially the hand-held kompang, as
well as bearers of decorative flowers (bunga manggar).However , nowadays , there
will be a DJ playing various songs and music
in the ceremony.
Both the bride and the
bridegroom are invited for the bersanding ceremony.They will be seated
on their chairs on the platform (pelamin) the couple are blessed with scented
water, henna, sandalwood paste and rice flour paste. The bersanding publicly
ratifies both of the newlywed couple.
Picture credit to blog owner : Nurmadihah Khalil
Following
the bersanding the newly-married couple will come down to the halaman
rumah for lunch or dinner (kenduri), to which guests will be invited.This is called as Makan Beradab , where the foods served to the wedding couple will be a bit different and special from the foods served to the guests.The foods also will be decorated nicely and exclusively. Further activities including light entertainment or traditional dance sessions may take place in
the evening to conclude the Malay wedding.After that , the couple will go
to the guests to thank them for their availability to come at their wedding
ceremony
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