Malay Wedding Theme
Draw inspiration from the Malay community if you want a to be treated like royalties for your wedding. In a typical Malay wedding, newlyweds are accorded the term Raja Sehari (King for a Day) and will be treated just like royalties! Brimming with adat (customs), the newlyweds begin their royal treatment with adat berinai, where family members gather to decorate the hands of the newlyweds with henna three days before the wedding day. On the big day, the festive beat of the kompang, a traditional Malay drum, will announce the arrival of the wedding royals. Customarily, the wedding couple will be seated on a beautifully decorated pelamin, which is a raised platform decorated to resemble a throne. Family members and distinguished guests will then be invited to bless the newlyweds with rose water and bunga rampai (a potpourri of thinly sliced flowers and pandan leaves) in the upacara merenjis (blessing ceremony).