Sri Lankan wedding customs !
Sri Lankan weddings are typically celebrated as two functions in two days. In the first day, bride's family hosts the event and the poruwa ceremony takes place. 
 The both bride and groom wears the traditional Kandyan dress and most traditional customs happen in the first day.
The traditional honeymoon and the second day hosts by the groom's family and treat bride and her family with foods and entertainment. 
Minor communities in Sri Lanka are also celebrates the wedding ceremony in a similar way with slightly different functions and different traditional dresses.
Tamil people wears traditional Tamil wedding dresses and they replace poruwa ceremony with traditional Hindu wedding ceremony.
Burgher people wears western traditional dresses and they marry in church as in popular western culture. Sri Lankan Moorscelebrates the wedding with added Islam customs.
Info:Wikipedia.

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