ROYAL WEDDING IN PAHANG (, MALAYSIA). 

In Ausust & November 2018 another Royal wedding was held in the Malaysian Sultanate of Pahang. Yang Mulia Tengku Puteri (/Princess) Iman Afzan (26), the elder daughter of Pahang's Regent & Heir Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah with his second wife (veteran actress) Julia Rais, married to her 32-year-old first cousin once removed. The groom, Yang Mulia Tengku Abu Bakar Ahmad Bin Tengku Arif Bendahara Tengku Abdullah, is Tengku Abdullah's first cousin. His father, (also named) Tengku Abdullah, Tengku Arif Bendahara (the fifth most senior member of the royal family) of Pahang, & younger brother of the current Sultan, died on August 13 at the age of 78, from cancer. Sultan Ahmad Shah (the bride's grandfather), now 88 & reigning since 1974, is the oldest & longest reigning living Malay ruler, and had served as Yang di-Pertuan Agong (~Federal King) of Malaysia from 1979 to 1984. While Ahmad Shah is the titled Sultan, he has retired from much of his public duties, giving his place to his elder son, who has been Regent since the end of 2016.

Tengku Abdullah (Regent) - above & Sultan Ahmad Shah - bellow (in the wheelchair)

Wedding Ceremonies:

Akad Nikah (above) & Bersanding (bellow):

The actual wedding (Akad Nikah) took place on August 24 (just 11 days from the death of bridegroom's father) and was a private affair, attended only by the couple's family & close friends. Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) Tengku Abdullah reportedly solemnized himself the marriage vows between his first cousin and daughter. The elderly Sultan (not in the best of his health) wasn't seen attending the wedding at all. The final and most festive Bersanding ceremony (an evening reception in big halls with the newlyweds sitting on elevated chairs & the relatives pouring water & droping rice on their hands) was transfered a few months later, being celebrated on Monday, November 5. This reception took place in a luxury hotel, with the Princess wearing a glittering dress & jewellery, and local celebrity present. Some of the snap photos taken from the event were published few days later by Iman via her instagram account. She thanked her family for helping to organise this wedding and being always by her side, especially her mother and four younger sisters.

Videos featuring the royal wedding:

And additional links (last three in Malay - no media article in English was written about the wedding):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengku_Abdullah#Family
http://www.dirajapahang.my/portaldiraja/?page_id=7283
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/08/13/tengku-arif-bendahara-of-pahang-passes-away/
https://malayweddingservices.com/malay-wedding/
http://www.gempak.com/artikel/13034/indahnya-majlis-resepsi-pasangan-diraja-tengku-iman-abdullah-tengku-bakar
https://www.hangat.com/2018/46039/gambar-pernikahan-anak-gadis-julia-rais-tengku-puteri-iman-afzan/
https://www.hangat.com/2018/49979/tengku-iman-abdullah-nikah-neelofa-julia-rais-pun-hadir/