The Aceh region is one of several ethnic regions, namely Aceh, Kluet, Alas, Aneuk Jamee, Gayo, Singkil, Simeulu, and Tamiang. Each tribe has different customs, and this is a privilege and part of the culture run by the community.
One of the most sacred cultural performances and cultural traditions of Aceh is the wedding ceremony.
Marriage is a very sacred thing in the cultural tradition of Aceh because it relates to religious values. Marriage has its own celebration that is highly respected by the community. The stage of the wedding ceremony in Aceh starts from the stage of mate election, engagement to the wedding ceremony.
Aceh wedding custom is one of the wedding procession in Indonesia. In the Marriage Adat of Aceh, the process of applying for a girl will be done by a person who is considered wise by the male family, usually called seulangke (intermediary). seulangke will investigate the girl's status, if it is still (unmarried), seulangke will try to apply for the girl.
On the occasion of the customs of aceh wedding that has been determined by the day, usually from the side of the men will come along with the elderly to the house of the girl with various conditions such as pineung reuk, gambe, gapu, clove, banana raha, and aceh custom clothes. After the application process is completed, then the woman will ask for time to discuss this application to his daughter. Whether or not a man's application will be accepted depends on the women's family deliberations. Furthermore, if the application from the side of the men received, then there will be some procession to be done before going to the wedding. To find out more about the marriage customs of Acehnese people, the authors are interested in creating a paper entitled "The Marriage Customs of the Acehnese People".