England just had its Royal Wedding earlier this year, and Yogya already made its own history in October 18, 2011 became the setting for the second Java’s own grand royal wedding between Princess Gusti Raden Ajeng Nur Astuti Wijareni, youngest daughter of the Sultan of Yogyakarta, and Achmad Ubaidillah from Lampung , Sumatra, following the marriage of the first daughter of Sultan several years ago.
The entire festivities will last four days from , with the actual wedding ceremony scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 18 October 2011. The date chosen for this memorable occasion was carefully determined and calculated through ancient Javanese rules based on the dates of birth of both the bride and the groom.
Festivities are expected to be rich in royal Javanese tradition and culture which have been well preserved.. Prior to the wedding, the bride was knighted and given the name K P H Yudonegoro, and for the groom, her new royal title is G K R Bendoro.
Thousands of residents and well wishers lined along Jalan Malioboro on Tuesday to watch the newlywed
The ceremony was the culmination of three days of rituals and weeks of preparation.
After exchanging their wedding vows, the couple performed the a ritual, where the bride washes her new husband’s feet as a symbol of service and respect.
The groom then carried the bride, with the help of her uncle, symbolizing patience and responsibility toward his wife.
The royal wedding also coincided with Yogyakarta’s 255th anniversary celebrations. Congratulation !.
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