Wedding, East Meets West Bali Style
After searching the web for a “Bali Style” Wedding, I was disappointed that all the hotels only offered you a standard “White dress and Tuxedo” service. We wanted something more “Bali Style”, and something that our friends would travel from the US and Japan to be a part of. We found just such a “East meets West” format at the Puri Saraswati, in Ubud. Being on the old palace grounds, with the Lotus Pond and Stage next door, this hotel was the perfect venue for a wedding.
The trick was to have a Christian Pastor actually perform the religious ceremony, whereas all the decorations and music were pure Balinese. We dressed up in rented authentic Royal Balinese wedding attire and had a wedding precession down the “runway” at the Lotus Pond and Stage. This to the music of a Balinese Gamelan ( we chose the Women’s’ Gamelan, with young dancers). A Balinese buffet dinner followed at the hotel, next door.
The hotel hired a videographer to video the whole event. This was edited and tranferred to DVD the next day ( it plays fine here at home ). The event was so colorful and spectatular, we have watched the DVD several times now. Thanks to the staff of Puri Saraswati Bungalows for arranging the entire event.
Actually, we were celebrating our 40th Wedding Anniversary !
Sue and Don Bennett, California U.S.A.
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