In accordance with Law No. 1 of 1974 concerning marriages in Indonesia (Article 2 (1): “a marriage is legitimate if it has been performed according to the laws of the respective religious beliefs of the parties concerned.”

wedding formalities procedure

Any couple who are of one of the five (5) religions recognized by the Government of Indonesia as follows: Christian Protestant and Christian Catholic, Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism may be legally married in Indonesia. However, the preference is that the couple be of the same religious belief . The marriage should be registered with the district Civil Registrar and the ceremony must be performed under religious rites.

Only one religion accommodate the religion differences as long one of the couple has Catholic religion. Even though some paperwork need to be done.