Destination Weddings: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is one of the world’s top three destinations for a wedding ceremony overseas. Indulge in a traditional Sri Lankan wedding or opt for a quiet ceremony by the beach.
A gem in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is blessed with golden sands, plodding elephants and emerald green forests as far as the eye can see. Whether you want to lay on a tropical beach, go white water rafting or tour a tea plantation, you'll find what you're after in this tropical paradise.
In Sri Lanka you can have a Civil wedding, Christian wedding, Buddhist wedding, Hindu wedding or Muslim wedding. Traditional is the Sri Lankan Poruwa ceremony. Most couples getting married in Sri Lanka have a basis of this ceremony either after their religious ceremony as a blessing or combined into a civil ceremony. The stages of the entire traditional marriage Poruwa Buddhist ceremony in Sri Lanka takes about 45 minutes.
Top wedding locations include; Nisala Arana – Bentota, Sri Villas - Induruwa, The River House - Balapitiya, Aditya - Hikkaduwa, The Kandy House – Kandy, Vil Uyana - Sigiriya, Ceylon Tea trails - Dickoya Hill Country, Cinnamon Mount - Mirrissa, Southpoint - Koggala, Taru Villa – Bentota