Being made up.
All completed except lip colour.
Even Roberto needs make up.
Lining the brows.
Dresser Dayu working on my hair as I sit in the base of the outfit.
Attaching the first of many head pieces.
The outfit consists of many pieces of sarong pinned together.
Roberto being dressed by Dayu's husband.
The final touch - the royal hat.
Lip colour and earrings, how macho!
King and Queen for the day.
With our little prince, we slept through most of the ceremony.
Posing in a Garden Villa of the Viceroy Bali.
Beginning of the ceremony.
Fire is used to cleanse us before we can enter the 'home'.
Cleansing in progress.
The mangku (priest) as he goes through his incantations.
Fingers touching some of the offerings, which are supposed to symbolise some things.
Gathering incense toward us.
Toppling over the items with our feet. Supposed to symbolise something as well.
Entering the 'home', which is actually CasCades Restaurant, after the cleansing.
Table laden with offerings for the ceremony. Total cost: Rp 1.5 million (approximately S$230).
Next stage of the ceremony happens at the table.
Being blessed with holy water.
Accepting something to be eaten.
Last part: husband takes food off the table and puts it on two plates held by wife. I am guessing it means husband has to provide for the wife and family.
Guests tuck in to the fare!
With pak Made, our landlord in Ubud and person who helped contact the mangku.
With our Belgian friends (L-R) San, Peggy and Patsie who planned their holiday in Bali so that they could attend the ceremony.
With the girls Nadia, Tia and Ida, who is holding a friend's adopted daughter.
With Anthony, General Manager of the Viceroy Bali, who generously provided the venue.
With Casella, really funny Italian.
With Pino Confessa, Honorary Consulate of Italy in Bali.
With world-famous Rio Helmi, a wonderful friend!
With Margaret and Stephard.
Some staff of Barefoot Multimedia.
