When it's the first day of the rest of your life, you simply must set forth from paradise...

A glimpse of a wedding day,

    the traditional

                                                   Sri Lankan way...
WEDDING CUSTOMS

A glimpse of Sri Lanka wedding Buddhist customs and your own wedding day the traditional Sri Lankan way
Sri Lankan Buddhist wedding customs
If marriages are made in heaven, nowhere is this more true than in Sri Lanka where the traditional Buddhist wedding depends on the alignment of stars and planets.

The proposal goes with the suitor's horoscope and only if this is compatible with the prospective bride's is the match agreed upon.

Wedding rings are exchanged and astrologically auspicious times are decided upon for the wedding day. Among the more sophisticated urban society, the couple may be married at a hotel.

In a village wedding, according to traditional Buddhist custom, a marquee is created and decorated gaily with buntings, coloured paper and flowers. 
Inside, the Puruwa, the ceremonial wedding platform, is set in front of an artfully decorated backdrop reflecting Buddhist religious and cultural motifs - a triumph of village artistry.

the bride and bridegroom arrive at their prescribed auspicious times for the wedding and a beautiful exchange of vows to confirm their union proceeds, witnessed by the three elements of earth, wind and fire.