Blessed in Bhutan: A Traditional Wedding Ceremony
Exchange vows in a traditional Buddhist blessing ceremony led by a lama, dressed in gho and kira, surrounded by butter lamps and prayer flags.
A Buddhist astrologer chooses your most auspicious day and hour. A lama leads the ceremony in a temple in the Punakha valley, where you offer white scarves, receive blessings and light butter lamps together, before a celebration dinner with music.
Please note: the ceremony is a symbolic Buddhist blessing, not a legally registered marriage in Bhutan. Many couples marry at home and come to Bhutan for the blessing, or to renew their vows.
Highlights
- An astrologer chooses your auspicious date
- Dressing in gho and kira
- Hanging prayer flags together at Dochula
- A lama-led blessing ceremony
- A riverside picnic for two
Day by day
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Day 1
Arrive in Paro
A private transfer to your lodge and a quiet evening.
Paro valley · Photo: Doctor 17, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Day 2
Astrologer & fittings
Meet a Buddhist astrologer to choose your auspicious date and time, then be fitted for your gho and kira.
Rinpung Dzong · Photo: Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 -
Day 3
Paro to Punakha
Hang prayer flags together at Dochula on the way to the Punakha valley.
Dochula · Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0 -
Day 4
Your ceremony
A lama leads the blessing in a valley temple: prayers, the offering of white scarves, blessings and butter lamps, followed by a celebration dinner.
Chimi Lhakhang · Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Day 5
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Day 6
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Day 7
Depart
A private transfer to Paro airport.
Paro International Airport · Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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