The silat group, Silat Seni Gayong Pasak has a long and rich history which till today still practiced by many under the silat gayong style. The group performed for Nazrin and Ramlah’s actual day wedding and I had the pleasure of photographing for the group their demonstrative performance of the traditional Malay martial arts for the day.
After the long evening of the solemnisation ceremony, the actual day wedding reception of Nazrin & Ramlah was swarmed with relatives and friends of the bride and groom and even Taufiq Batisah was there. The couple chose a traditional Malay Muslim wedding costumes (red some more!) with the bride donning a beautiful tall traditional headgear. The reception was filled with Javanese style performances like the Kuda Kepang, Malay dance and silat accompanied by loud ensemble of the Malay percussion group (hadrah a.k.a kompang). The groom’s father is a silat guru and silat is part of the family’s blood, hence, every guest was looking forward to the silat performance by the fellow friends and the Silat Seni Gayong Pasak…
The wedding ceremony of Nazrin and Ramlah was a 2 days and 1 one night affair. The solemnisation ceremony a.k.a “akad nikah” in malay, was a simple yet generous ceremony held at the bride’s place. It was a night full of gold and purple with the couple, Nazrin & Ramlah, donning themselves in traditional Javanese style wedding costumes…
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