On Sunday night I was kindly 'invited' to an Indonesian wedding reception. I'm not sure whether the bride and groom were aware of my invitation but it was great to be there to experience a traditional Ache ceremony. Ache is found in the north of Sumarta, and the reception was lavishly decked out in gold and velvet, with traditional costumes and dancing.
My understanding is that Indonesian weddings usually take up the whole day from around 5am (or sometimes many days), and the reception in the evening is the chance for all friends and family friends to come and give their best wishes. The bride and groom were led into the room by the Ache dancers, and took their place on two thrones on the stage. After some short announcements guests were welcomed up in an almost orderly fashion to great the happy couple and their parents. Then followed the main event, a buffet feast with numerous different foods on offer to try and devour.
Oh, and there was time for many photos. This one is the brides ex work collegaues ... and me.
My understanding is that Indonesian weddings usually take up the whole day from around 5am (or sometimes many days), and the reception in the evening is the chance for all friends and family friends to come and give their best wishes. The bride and groom were led into the room by the Ache dancers, and took their place on two thrones on the stage. After some short announcements guests were welcomed up in an almost orderly fashion to great the happy couple and their parents. Then followed the main event, a buffet feast with numerous different foods on offer to try and devour.
Oh, and there was time for many photos. This one is the brides ex work collegaues ... and me.
Pete if the bride and groom were not aware of your invite when it came to the greetings I can only imagine a scene out of wedding crashers....also from the looks of the picture they would never have noticed you anyway. Ru
ReplyDeleteWhy are you the only man in the back row?
ReplyDeleteHe's not. There's the groom too (unless that's a trannie...)
ReplyDeleteYou seem to be the only European at the wedding. What an honour for you to be invited!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you do not only mix with lots of expats.
M x
hi hi peterr..
ReplyDeletethis Astrid, the bride!! Thank you for coming to my wedding party.. I'm happy that u seem enjoyed the party, even thou it was not a big one. It was almost a very traditional wedding, not much of young people want to have it that way nowadays.
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