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Ida Yuliana and Wan - Bersanding

Head to toe..









Getting ready


Together

Ida Yuliana - Majlis berbedak

Rahimin and Maria - Bersanding Ceremony

Rahimin - Majlis berbedak

Rahimin and Maria - Engagement and Solemnisation Ceremony

Congratulations to Rahimin and Maria on their engagement and solemnisation ceremony that took place on Friday, 31st October 2008.

Groom's Groomer

It is a convention that the bride normally gets all the attention when comes to being made up for the wedding. The groom is normally left to the device of 'Pengangun Laki". They are normally consist of old ladies or men who have years of experience in preparing the Groom for the big wedding day. However, the role of the 'Pengangun Laki' could either be helping the Groom feeling more composed and less anxious through the bath rituals while the groomers will assist in the Groom to get ready, costume wise.

Today, there exists a new generation of young groomers who picked up the old traditions in assisting the Groom in putting on the wedding costume and possible slight make-up. Putting the wedding costume may be tricky in terms of using the 'sinjang' and 'dastar'. Therefore, the role of Groomers may prove useful and handy in assisting the Groom to look really like 'Raja Sehari' or King for the day! Make-up is used sparingly to prevent the Groom from looking pale or dull compared to the dolled-up bride.

Most of the existing Groomers do not have existing business establishments but mere recommendations from families and friends. If you know any Groomers to recommend, we would appreciate if you could email us at bruneiweddings@gmail.com so that we can feature them in the directory and would be a useful guide for Groom- to- be.

*photos courtesy of Senor Pablo

Entertainment at weddings

Entertainment at Weddings makes a good debate as many may not agree with the kind of entertainment being provided for at weddings. It is customary for weddings to have some form of entertainment as part of “Malam Berjaga-jaga” ( night watch) to keep the feelings of festivity prior to the wedding day at the bride or the groom’s residence.

In the past, live bands have been procured to provide for the entertainment. Others opted for karaoke machines and singers with good voice to provide the entertainment. During the wedding day, more subdued entertainment or musical ensemble in the form of gulingtangan or hadrah groups echo in the background of the wedding hall.

Some wedding couple opted for a post wedding reception at a hotel or hall whereby some form of entertainment had been choreographed to suit the budget and likes of the wedding couple. One Chinese wedding reception that I have attended found the groom and bride entertained their guests by singing and playing the instruments themselves. It was a pride of joy watching them performing together as I found out they have been taking guitar, piano and singing lessons together. Another Malay wedding reception that I had attended, had many of the senior guests walked out of the wedding hall when the entertainment provided that night came in the form of drag queen cabaret whereby some felt it was not their cup of tea and was too risqué having young kids around watching those performances.

What ever your opinion on entertainment being provided at weddings, I personally feel that the guests should respect the authority of the bride and groom in terms of selection. I haven’t come across a situation whereby it is compulsory to inform the guests on the kind of entertainment that will be provided, written in the wedding invitation.




At a recent wedding, I was able to witness an Arabic ensemble of musicians that hail from Pontianak, Indonesia named, Orkes Gambus Anujum that is renowned for their Middle Eastern music repertoires and Zapin performances. According to Hussin Al Hadad, one of the group members, the ensemble has been performing for the past forty years in Indonesia and Malaysia at weddings and corporate functions attended by state dignitaries. For those interested to engage the group to perform at their weddings, at an agreed price, they will travel from Indonesia to Brunei Darusslaam. They can be contacted at +6281522573448
Jln K.H.W. Hasyim, No 61 A, Pontianak, Indonesia.

Wan Hefnie and DK Noruldiana - Wedding

Congratulations to Wan Hefnie and Dk Nuroldiana on their wedding day on 13th July 2008. I promised my nephew, Wan Hefnie that I will deliver his wedding project. Here are two slides of Wan Hefnie's Majlis Berbedak and the wedding ceremony that took place at UBD.

Wan Hefnie and DK Noruldiana - Engagement and Solemnisation Ceremony

Congratulations to Wan Hefnie and Dk Noruldiana on their engagement and solemnisation ceremony that took place on Sunday, 6th July 2008. May both of you continuously be blessed with happiness and harmony always.

Zunaidi & Noorizah (Akad Nikah)

Photography by Hamdillah.

An Introduction

Wedding Photography by CPS.Brunei.
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Adina & Fakhrul (Ambil-Ambilan)

Photography by Hamdillah.

Adina & Fakhrul (Bersanding)

Photography by Hamdillah

Adina & Fakhrul (Berbedak)

Photography by Hamdillah