•   Meeting & assistance on arrival and transfer to hotel in Paro.

•   Post lunch, in Paro, visit Ta Dzong (national museum) and then walk down the trail to visit Rinpung Dzong – 'The Fortress of Heap of Jewels'.

•   Evening explore Paro local marketplaces.

•   Overnight at the hotel in Paro.

•   Full day to attend wedding celebration of your family member or friend or office colleague in the most charismatic atmosphere of idyllic Paro valley.

•   Overnight at the hotel in Paro.

•   After breakfast, embark on a fascinating excursion to famous Taktshang Monastery also known as 'Tiger’s Nest' (approx. 5 hours round trip walk).

OR

Driving excursion to Chelela pass (3,988m), to enjoy fascinating mountain views (65km, appox 2 hours round trip drive).

•   Post lunch, visit Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the oldest and most sacred shrines of the country.

•   Then drive to Drukgyel Dzong, the ruined fortress. On a clear day, there is fascinating view of Mount. Chomolhari (7314m) below this ruined fortress.

•   Overnight at the hotel in Paro.

•  After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight to onward destination.

WE CAN ALSO ARRANGE WEDDING IN AN AUTHENTIC BHUTANESE TRADITION AS DETAILED BELOW:

For Bhutanese people, the wedding ceremony is not simply exchange of vows and rings but a whole set of religious rituals performed by Buddhist monks and lamas, which is believed to tie the bond between bride and groom as well as bless the couple a lifetime of love and happiness.

The main rituals and festivities will take place in a chosen Bhutanese Farmhouse and one event in a local Buddhist monastery. An astrologer has to be consulted for an auspicious day and time to make the celebration.

On the day of the ceremony, the bride and groom will wear traditional dress, 'Gho' for bridegroom and 'Kira' for bride and traditional boot.

The Buddhist ritual sequence are mentioned below:

1) Lhabsang (Smoke ritual for purification of the place)

Early on the chosen auspicious day of the wedding, the monks chant the mantras while burning the incense and making offerings to the local deities. This ritual is performed outside the farmhouse/temple and prior to the arrival of the bride and groom. It is a general belief that if local deities are pleased, the ceremony would go smoothly and successfully, and the blessings of love and happiness would come true to the ones seeking for them. That is the reason why chanting and making offerings to the deities as a way to seek for deities’ approval are indispensable rituals of each ceremony in Bhutan.

2) Butter Lamp offering

Upon the arrival of the groom and the bride, 108 butter lamps would be lit up after 6 times prostration of the couples, 3 times at the Head Lama and 3 times at the main altar. It is believed that the lighting of a butter lamp not only lights up the house of God but also lights up one’s own life.

3)Thrisor (Sacred cleaning ritual)

After the arrival of the bride and groom, the monk and the Head lama would perform Thrisor ritual. This purification and cleaning ritual is believed to cleanse one’s body, mind, soul and more importantly all the sins and the couple to be will be purified and ready to receive the blessing.

4) Changphoed (Offering to the local diety)

Changphoed ritual is the offering of locally grown brew or Ara to the deities. After the offering, the remaining brew would be served and shared by the groom and bride in the same phoob (cup) – a traditional wooden bowl. This ritual signifies the bond that the husband and wife will share for the rest of their lives. The ritual is followed by the exchange of wedding rings.

5) Exchange of Ring

The exchange of wedding rings is done in every Bhutan wedding  and the meaning of the ritual is to bind the groom and bride forever.

6)Tsepamey Choko (Ritual for prosperous and long life)

Tsepamey is the name of the God of longevity and the ritual goes with the blessings to the Bride and Groom for a life-long happy marriage. This ritual is performed by the Head Lama.

7) Zhugdrey Phunsum Tshogpa (Offering of auspicious fruits and food for the wellbeing of couple)

The food-sharing ritual or Zhungdrey takes place during the whole process of the ceremony in a fixed order. First, the fruits and food are served to the local deities, then to God and eventually to the people gathered at the ceremony. Typically, served fruits are oranges which are considered to be attractive, delicious with intact flesh inside, representing the close bond between the couples and ensuring eternal happiness. (Note that the fruits served in the ceremony should not be refused nor wasted since it is believed to be improper to behave that way).

8) Dhar Naynga (auspicious five coloured scarfs)

Here we come to the last part of the ceremony with the presentation of Dhar Nyanga – symbolic five-color scarves. The ceremony will end with the offering of the scarves to the groom and the bride given along with good wishes for a prosperous, happy and fulfilling married life.

9) Visit to Local Monastery for Blessing

The bride and groom will drive to visit local monastery. In the monastery make prostration to Buddhas, offer white scarf and light butter lamp. After receiving the blessing then photo session with the monks outside the monastery and drive back to Farmhouse for party celebration.

10) Traditional Party and Festivities

The bride and groom are received back to the Farm House and well-wishers and neighbours come with white scarf to congratulate and wish them  Happy and prosperous life. While outside in a pitched traditional tent, folk dances will be performed to entertain the guests and lunch to be served. The bride and groom will also participate in folk dances and mix around with the guests.