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Seven couples marry at Tugu station
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Initiated by the Indonesia Taaruf Forum (Fortais), seven couples married at Tugu Station on Tuesday and were provided with all the necessities. (Shutterstock/File)
Seven couples from diverse backgrounds were wed at Tugu Station in Yogyakarta on Tuesday.
Initiated by the Indonesia Taaruf Forum (Fortais), the couples were provided with free dowries, wedding rings, attire, documentation, hotel bridal stays and wedding gifts.
"Once we opened registration, there was quite a high demand. However, only seven couples met the requirements," said Fortais chairman Ryan Budi Nuryanto in Yogyakarta on Tuesday as quoted by Antara news agency.
Six of the seven couples exchanged their wedding vows at the east entrance of Tugu Station, while the youngest couple, namely Crysna Marsono, 23, and Kania Restu Fauzi, 20, were wed aboard the Prambanan express train.
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One of the couples, Slamet Purwanto, 42, and Budi Murwanti, 46, met during a matchmaking event organized by Fortais. Budi said she had met her husband only twice prior to deciding to marry him. "Hopefully, we will have sakinah [happiness], mawadah [prosperity] and rahmah [peace] as a family," she added.
State-owned railway company PT KAI operational region VI Yogyakarta executive vice president Hendy Helmi said the event was part of efforts to acknowledge Yogyakarta as a cultural city. "This is the first time joint marriages have been conducted in Tugu Station," said Hendy, adding that a train station could serve not only as a transportation hub but also as a center of public activity. (kha/kes)
