A fun idea for your wedding, involving umbrellas.

Sawer - An Indonesian wedding tradition

The western take on the Sawer,
 as seen on the Offbeat Bride website.

This ceremony should take place in front of the 'sawer' or gargoyle. The 'water' flowing from the gargoyle indicates the continuous flow of priceless parental love for their children.

The bride and groom are seated under an umbrella in front of the entrance to the house. There are two singers, a man and a woman, who sing on behalf of the parents. 

The song, called kidung, advises the couple to treat each other well, living in harmony, and serves as a prayer to the Almighty to bless the couple.

Then the Sawer is showered on the couple.

It consists of:

- Turmeric rice - to symbolise prosperity, and yellow stands for everlasting love

- Coins - to remind us to share our wealth with the less fortunate

- Sweets - to represent sweetness and fragrance throughout your marriage. 

It is a fun tradition that people at the ceremony love to take part in, especially the children as they get to run forward to pick up the sweets and money on the floor.

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Karen Lee

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