Waiting Morning

At last...LEGITIMATE!

A week after the wedding, Akbar and Beena held a traditional event at their respective residences before finally holding a wedding reception.

The event began with a procession of masang tarub or tratak in the yard of Beena . The Javanese philosophy of tarub comes from the Javanese tata ben kethok murub (stylized to look shining or luxurious), as a sign that there will be a manten hajat.

The next procession is the handover. The handover is the family of the groom giving goods to the family of the bride. Various parcels contain a complete set of clothing, jewelry, rice, coconuts, household appliances, farm animals, and some money.

Handover aims to help prepare the wedding and provide some items that have philosophical value as well as a symbol of hope to God.

After the handover procession is continued with custom siraman. This Siraman intends to cleanse the body (body) and spirit before holding kabul ijab. Siraman is done by 7 (pitu) people who in the philosophy of Java is pitulung (relief). This means that through this flush the groom and bride will seek help from God.

The first water was started by Hadi's father, Halimah's mother, then there was Arief mas and Raya tea, Zaki mas and Naely mbak and Ramy's mother.

Continuing with the midodareni custom, midodareni is carried out on the night before kabul ijab where the bride and the mother, father, and wife are together, and his friends prayed that Ijab kabul and the wedding party the next day went well and the bride looked beautiful like an angel.

Before praying together, the two parents feed their daughter as a symbol of the last bribe (repetition concluded). At that time there was also a redemptive event of twins mayang or sekar maneka colors (various kinds of flowers). Twins as a symbol of the well-being of the universe.

The next procession is, the core sacred event of a wedding is the process of ijab qabul at Beena residence with the presence of family and neighbors around the Beena house. Before the kabul ijab began, it began with a wedding sermon brought by Abah Zul who came all the way from Yogya specifically for Beena.

Ijab was spoken by Beena's own father as guardian, witnessed by the marriage registry officer from KUA where Hadi's father worked first.

With the same dowry, cash amounting to Rp. 21,500 as per Beena's request. The words of the qabul that Akbar spoke sounded fluent and fluent in Arabic.

With one breath, Akbar replied "Qobiltu nikahaha wa tazwijaha Maryam Tabeena bint H. Noor Hadi alal mahril madzkuur wa radhiitu bihi”

"How are the witnesses, legitimate?"

"Well.alhamdulillah"

Once answered legitimately by the audience, closed with prayer solemnly indicates the process of kabul ijab has been completed.

Continue the process of grilling or meeting manten. Here for the first time Akbar will see his wife after the process of pingitan bride. Beena walked out of the room, using a very graceful white kebaya.

By sticking his hand on his forehead his wife Akbar recites the mantra of God "Allahumma innii as aluuka khaira haa wa khaira maa jabaltahaa alaihi wa 'audzubika min syarriha wa syarri maa jabaltaha alaihi"  

Then there is the custom of weighing weights (This symbol that the bride's father has received his son-in-law well and considers him as his own son), then there is a nanem jero procession, kacar kacar kucur, homecoming, until the sungkeman.

The day after the ijab event, followed by a reception held in a hotel ballroom in Semarang.

Magnificent and elegant decoration with full shades of flowers adds to the beauty of the pelaminan. Guided by MCs from 2 famous artists who were deliberately prepared by FirstTv, along with a pair of special MCs of Sword Pora ceremony prepared by the Marine TNI unit added to the impression of service.

The sound echoed typical MC procession Sword Pora suddenly quiet and solemn atmosphere in the hotel ballroom. The tradition of a special wedding ceremony consisting of 15 TNI soldiers with the status of virgins became officers of the gate sword, led by Yoseph Bensan Alliputty and as ceremonial inspector General Bram and mother Rossa.

Pachelbels’s canon instrument accompanies Akbar's dashing steps using a white uniform equipped with a sword. While Beena looks elegant and so beautiful with a purple dress. They walked past the archway.

The atmosphere added shahdu when pronouncing the pledge of the hero of Akbar and Beena facing the position while holding the sword surrounded by soldiers who pointed their swords upwards forming an umbrella barricade.

“ O God, bestow upon us the strength of faith. Show us the right path. Perfect our religion through this sacred promise. Complete my life to always be by your side, practicing your sapta margamu. “ Reply Beena .

Pronunciation promise with a backsound piano instrument owned by Richard Marx, right here waiting song is a song that gives a deep impression for both.

The event continued the inauguration of the bride as a large family of TNI and jalasenastri by the inspector of ceremonies.

“ On behalf of the leader of TNI AL corps Marine sister Maryam Tabeena, S.S wife of Lettu Mar Syaeful Akbar, S.H I inaugurated into a large family of AL and jalasenastri”

General Bram graciously welcomed Beena as a new member of the TNI AL family.

The excitement doesn't stop there. After the sword dance event was completed, there was a surprise event presented by colleagues in purple beret striped giving a flash mob dance performance with a song performed directly by dangdut artist Evie Tamala.

A meaningful 1001-day song for TNI soldiers and couples.

The boisterous sound of applause from the entire room, the melodious voice of the artist who was specially prepared by mbak Mia hypnotized all the invited guests.

The series of events has been carried out by the bride and groom, invited guests and families gradually leave the hotel. Now only the two brides rest after a day of doing various wedding processions.

Akbar and Beena enjoy free facilities from the hotel in the form of a day stay there.

Akbar takes Beena to the suite room.

"Capek bee?"

"Lumayan mas"

"Do you want me to carry?"

"I'm not a keleus patient"

"Let ala bridal style darling"

Akbar had mounted the horses to carry Beena.

"No.no..." Beena sped up her steps half-run towards the door of the hotel room, avoiding Akbar.

Akbar shook his head, "This time you escaped bee, look at it later" murmured Akbar.

The suite room door is opened by Been, the type of room above the junior suite room measuring approximately 80 meters with luxurious facilities complete with mini pantry like apartment rooms.

Visible king size bed that has been decorated with roses makes Beena blush can not imagine the shame if in Akbar tease.

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