The Wedding was announced (to family and relatives)around mid July, to take place at Serrata Hotel, in the city of Semarang, Indonesia, on September 17th, 2011. 500 invitations were printed around the beginning of September, and the last delivery (courier service) was the day before the wedding ! On the wedding day, there were about 700 people attending. Incredible !
There was live music and many selections of traditional food as well as 'imported' creation. Buffet tables and barbeque were set up inside the hall and outside by the swimming pool. Guest register was attended by at least 4 students from Diponegoro University. Greeters in traditional costumes lined up along either side of the red carpet which stretched from the guest register all the way to the 'throne' where the bride and groom are sitting or standing to receive handshakes from guests.
So, how was it done without hiring a wedding planner?
Around mid July (2 months prior to the wedding), the bride's mom gathered some family members and close friends (around 50 adults) and asked them to be in the wedding committee. Each person is given a task, such as negotiating with catering service, costumes coordination and finding a dress maker, transportation arrangement, getting ceremonial nick nacks, attending guest books, coordinating a team of beauticians for the bride and the bride's maids, finding a team of decorators for the ceremonies at the bride's house and the wedding venue at Serrata's. I am assuming that the venue was already picked and reserved at this time....
Everyone works as a volunteer and is happy to do the job. So, is it the Mom who has such tremendous social power? Is it the bride? Or ..... is it the culture?
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