Bali Wedding Ceremony? It can be a question for all of you who plan Bali Wedding. In your perception, is Bali wedding ceremony a kind of Traditonal Balinese Marriage?, it is right or not right. Why? as in Bali you may find some types of wedding ceremony as bellow :
Wedding Commitment
Wedding commitment is a ceremony which has no any denomination to a religion. The ceremony will be led by a celebrant. This ceremony has no any legal binding but only your commitment to each other. This type of ceremony normally also include best reading of marriage, what is marriage, exchange of vows, exchange of wedding rings, and proclamation of marriage. This type of package normally is taken by overseas wedding couple who already possesed a legal marriage in their country and has no any religion denomination.
Religious Wedding Ceremony
For Indonesian Couple, a religious marriage is a must as it is based on Marriage law of Indonesia that Indonesian couple might be able to register their marriage through Registry Office if they have already done a religious ceremony. A religious ceremony will require some paperworks as it might be requested by the Religion Offices. Indonesia is multi religion country which composed by Christian, Catholic, Hindu, Muslim, Budhism, and Confucius. Each of this religion has their own rule for running their ceremony. After a religious ceremony is done, the Religion Office will issue a marriage certificate and thus they may proceed to register it through Registry Office. The civil registry office issue a legal marriage certificate, this legal marriage certificate can be used in the future for any civil matters, such as birth certificate for baby and so on .
Legal wedding for Foreigners
As explained above that the foreigner may have their legal wedding in Bali as well, however the ceremony will be commenced with a religious ceremony, so please advise your religion .The following paperworks must be prepared for religious and legal ceremony.
Legal Ceremony for Christian :
- Copy of passport
- Copy of baptism certificate
- Copy of birth certificate, the birth certificate must be translated into Bahasa Indonesia by a sworn translator
- Either one been marriage previously must provide a divorce certificate or any other letter related and it must be translated into Bahasa Indonesia by a sworn translator
- Letter of non impediment of marriage issued by Embassy or Consulate office based in Indonesia, the letter must be in Bahasa otherwise need a translation into Bahasa Indonesia by a sworn translator
- Copy passport of witness or ID card if your witnesses are Indonesian
- Police report about your stay in Bali (it can be assisted by your wedding planner and organizer or escort you to police office on the same day as your visit to consulate office).
- After marriage the wedding couple will receive a marriage certificate in Bahasa and English
- For some countries in order for the marriage certificate which is issued by Bali Registry Office can be accepted in their country, it needs a legalization by Indonesian Foreign Affairs, Indonesian Judicial Affairs and also legalization by Embassy.
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