Antaran Wedding

Though Antaran weddings are not small affairs, they tend to be informal. The ceremonies themselves differ widely based on the faiths of the couple involved. More traditional religious marriages are often held in temples, but less traditional marriages and civil marriages are usually held outdoors, often on the beach in the parties live in a coastal city (most people marry in the city they live in or one nearby.) Marriages are so informal that most people attend in every day wear, and while the couple getting married may dress nicely for the wedding, they too, generally wear every day type of clothing, including going barefoot. There is a common saying in Antarand that the most well-dressed person as a wedding is the officiant.
When not wearing traditional religious clothing, a woman usually wears a sarong and a gauzy shirt, while a man usually wears a sarong with a button-up shirt or no shirt at all. The couple being wed usually wears leis to differentiate themselves from the guests at a wedding. These leis are often exchanged during the ceremony. Even seating is informal at Antaran weddings, with many weddings happening without chairs. Guests instead bring blankets or towels and watch from the ground.
Legally, a marriage in Antarand requires an exchange of vows and paperwork completed by the two newly-weds and the officiant. Though the gender of the marrying couple is of no import, marriage is legally restricted to only two people. Among the Xurguwi in the country, legal marriage is therefore usually reserved for romantic/sexual partners and larger marriages are held among the temple, though they have no legal significance. There is some push among the Xurugwi to alter this law, though this will likely first require full Antaran independence.
The wedding ceremony is usually followed by a reception, at a temple, someone's house, or even as an outdoor picnic or barbecue. Weddings in Antarand are rarely professionally catered, with food more commonly provided by family, friends, or a temple community. Gifts are sometimes given for weddings, but not always. This often depends upon the beliefs and cultural practices of the marrying couple.
Antarand has both at fault and no fault divorce, and can occur through a simple signed agreement or as the result of a long litigation process.