The bride in her wedding dress

The bride in her wedding dress

Unlike western wedding which the bride wears white wedding gown and the groom wears suite, Balinese bride and grooms wear colorful wedding costumes with many attributes that has its own philosophy. Their wedding costume is not chosen by themselves, but it is already chosen according to the caste of the family. The typical material of Balinese wedding costume is Songket, with golden threads layers, the color of the material is normally bright colors like blue, yellow, orange or red which represent happiness and celebration.
The traditional real golden plated headpiece weights three kilos which she has to wear for three days on her head.
The luxurious Songket also shown how wealthy the family and how high the level of the caste is. Other than the dress, the groom wears some kind of head cover that tight to the head while the bride wears some kind of crown with golden decorations. The higher the crown, the higher the caste of the family is.