Malay community so hold fast to tradition as it is believed to have an impact in life.

For the
Malay community, marriage customs are so focused. A ceremony in the marriage will be
conducted with the lively and full of tradition.
Traditional Malay wedding is the most cherished traditions and the most strongly held by most
of the Malays. But in the present, not everyone knows what the real traditional Malay wedding.
Among the objectives that were discussed were:
1. to expose the depth of the traditional Malay wedding to the public.
2.Mengajak people recognize indigenous Malay wedding.
3.Mengajak community together preserve ancestral heritage
4.Memberi guidance and a bit of knowledge to those who would mengakiri their bachelor days.
5.Memupuk spirit of cooperation among group members
6.Membina self-confidence and social skills of each member of the group
CUSTOM MERISIK
In traditional Malay wedding, there are several key stages. First and foremost is the merisik.

This custom is also called a survey or visit. In the Malay culture, customs, this is an early stage
menjodohkan boy and girl, which involves a meeting between representatives of the family of
the boy's parents the girl. The meeting is considered important to respect the family of the girl, as
an expression of indigenous Malays, if want to woo her, pinanglah mother father first. The
phrase is clear that the views and consent of parents must be obtained before making major
decisions such as marriage. The purpose of this custom was to ensure that the love of her man is
still not berpunya. This is important, because in Islam a person is prohibited from engagement to
engagement of people. In addition, the custom is also intended to investigate the background of
the girl. Typically, this tradition will be carried out by close relatives such as mother of the
groom or his uncle. Procession merisik done orderly and polite to maintain the good name of
both parties.

For the girl, there are several criteria that must be considered before accepting the proposal of the
men among them is the man must have a religious background and have a good job.
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When representatives of the men arrived at the house of the girl, the male family representative
will speak about the life, work, and current issues sembil refreshments are served and delivered
himself of the Virgin. At the time the girl serving meals that the representatives of the men a
chance to see the face of the Virgin. After that, the topic of discussion was focused to serve the
purpose of starting the boy's arrival, and the poem to be heard by merisik from their
spokesperson. At this point, the boy expressed the will to "pluck the flowers are menguntum"
when the girl does not have a mate.
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Merisik poem is preceded by the boy's family who would then be repaid by the families of virgin
boy's family asked the purpose of arrival
After the boy finished reciting the poem reveals the purpose of their hearts, so the girl would
reply poem
In the Malay custom, the deceased girl usually does not directly say what the male side. After the
man berpantun representatives will be asked to give a ring split ring rod and if the girls agree
they will fix a date for the proposal. However, rarely do custom merisik because the couple