article_snippet.sent: Today's 'bersanding' or enthronement ceremony is usually the highlight of the wedding festivities, and saw the bride and groom seated next to each other, dressed in opulent traditional attire on gilded thrones in the Throne Chamber of the Istana Nural Iman palace.
article_snippet.sent: Everyone in the room is seen praying during the ceremony of the Prince and Prince Abdul Malik ( new bride .
article_snippet.sent: Part of the wedding ceremony of his son also saw royal guards entering the hall carrying ceremonial shields and spears.
article_snippet.sent: After the wedding ceremony of his son, there is expected to be a luxurious banquet in the palace's hall, which can accommodate up to 5,000 guests.
article_snippet.sent: The wedding is taking place over a period of 11 days, and started on Sunday, 5 April, with the wedding ceremony of his son.
article_snippet.sent: During this time, a representative of the groom approached the bride's family with the groom's intention of seeking the bride's hand in marriage.
article_snippet.sent: This signalled the beginning of the ceremonial events, and has been followed by a 'powdering' ceremony - when members of the families from both sides anoint the couple with powder and scented oil on the palms of the couple hand - and a gifting ceremony.
article_snippet.sent: Royal guards stood in large numbers in the Throne Hall, carrying ceremonial shields and spears .
article_snippet.sent: Friends and family, people of nobility and international dignitaries attended the wedding ceremony of his son, as the couple sat beneath in the couple gilded thrones .
article_snippet.sent: The celebration will end on 15 April, with a ceremony of thanksgiving prayers.
article_snippet.sent: The newly-weds are seen walking in the Throne Hall in The newly-weds matching gold traditional attire .