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Society 1 month ago

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Marriage takes backseat for Indonesia’s Gen Z

Once widely seen as a rite of passage, marriage is being redefined by Indonesia’s Gen Z, who are increasingly choosing to wait or keep celebrations modest as rising living costs and evolving personal values reshape their priorities.

Market Pulse 4 months ago

Uniquely yours: Jakarta weddings are getting smaller and more personal

Forget the 3,000-guest ballroom blowouts, couples today are curating something a little more intimate.

Weekend Five 4 months ago

Beyond ballrooms and banquet halls: When the usual wedding venues just don’t feel right

From city halls to fast food restaurants, Jakarta’s young couples are experimenting with smaller, quirkier and way more personal wedding celebrations.

Lifestyle 2 years ago

Are post-pandemic weddings returning to lavish extravagance?

Designers and experts in the industry talk about emerging wedding trends in post-pandemic Indonesia.

Community 4 years ago

Catholic man asks for Marriage Law review after failing to marry Muslim partner

Unable to marry his Muslim girlfriend, E. Ramos Petege from Gabaikunu Village, Central Mapia, Papua submitted a judicial review of Law No. 1/1974 on marriage to the Constitutional Court.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

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In sickness and in health: Couples finally wed after restrictions loosen

Engaged couples have waited for their special moment since last year, wondering when they could seal their love amid the raging pandemic.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

The wedding that sparked a backlash

Indonesia's most popular YouTuber got married last weekend. The guest of honor? President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his former political rival, Prabowo Subianto. Some praised it as a gesture of unity, while others were predictably less chill.

City 5 years ago

Jakarta may allow public wedding receptions starting next week

The capital had banned public wedding receptions as part of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), allowing only small wedding ceremonies at religious affairs offices (KUA), civil registry offices or the couple’s home.

City 5 years ago

Jakarta to crack down on wedding receptions as new transmission clusters emerge

During the PSBB period, the Jakarta administration bans residents from holding public wedding receptions, allowing them only to hold a small ceremony at religious affairs offices (KUA) or civil registry offices.