{ "success": true, "data": { "id": 1812176, "msgid": "viral-bride-marries-without-guardian-as-father-goes-on-holiday-1781859093", "date": "2026-06-19 15:19:00", "title": "Viral Bride Marries Without Guardian as Father Goes on Holiday", "author": "", "source": "DETIK_BALI", "tags": "", "topic": "Social Policy", "summary": "An Indonesian bride's wedding video has gone viral after she was forced to marry using a court-appointed guardian because her biological father refused to act as her wali. The father, who lives nearby, not only declined to attend but also forbade his name on the invitation and went on holiday with his new family. The case highlights complex family law and social issues surrounding parental responsibility and marriage rights in Indonesia.", "content": "

A bride has shared the heartbreaking story of her wedding, which took\nplace without the presence of her biological guardian (wali nasab). The\nstory was shared through photos and videos uploaded via the Instagram\naccount @sindigndri_<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u201c#nikahtanpawali,\u201d read the caption on the Instagram account @sindigndri_<\/span>, as\nreported by Wolipop.<\/p>\n

The marriage ceremony remained solemn despite the absence of the\nbiological guardian, with the role fulfilled by a court-appointed\nguardian (wali hakim). Tears streamed down the faces of the bride and\nthe relatives accompanying her.<\/p>\n

The post from the Instagram account @sindigndri_<\/span> subsequently went viral.\nThe wedding moment upload has been viewed more than 53,600 times.\nNetizens immediately flooded the comments section.<\/p>\n

The bride in the viral video is Sindi Gandari, familiarly known as\nCici, a 24-year-old woman from Bandung, West Java. Cici\u2019s marriage\nwithout a biological guardian stems from her complex past.<\/p>\n

Cici recounted that her parents divorced when she was still four\nmonths in the womb. Her mother and father had entered an early marriage\nwithout the blessing of her grandparents.<\/p>\n

Since childhood, Cici grew up without knowing her biological father.\nShe only discovered his existence by chance when she was in junior high\nschool.<\/p>\n

Although she tried to establish a relationship with her father\nsecretly during her teenage years, Cici had to swallow deep\ndisappointment when she planned to get married. Her father flatly\nrefused to be her marriage guardian.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was completely devastated at that point. I was traumatised; every\ntime someone got married, I didn\u2019t want to see the marriage contract\nprocess. Because for me, being \u2018given away\u2019 by a father is one of the\nrights every daughter should receive, and I didn\u2019t get to feel that,\u201d\nCici expressed with profound sadness.<\/p>\n

Cici\u2019s maternal family had actually tried hard to persuade and coax\nher father to at least attend and give his blessing. However, all those\nefforts came to nothing. Let alone attend as the guardian, the father\neven strictly forbade his name from being listed on the wedding\ninvitation.<\/p>\n

Cici\u2019s sorrow peaked when the wedding day arrived. While she had to\nstruggle to strengthen her heart on the bridal dais with the help of a\ncourt-appointed guardian, her father chose to go on holiday with his new\nfamily without offering a single word of congratulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father did not attend my wedding. Let alone attend, he didn\u2019t\neven say congratulations; instead, he went on a trip with his new\nfamily. And until now, I have never met my father, even though his house\nis only a different neighbourhood unit (RT) away,\u201d Cici explained.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/viral-bride-marries-without-guardian-as-father-goes-on-holiday-1781859093", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }