Marriage is bliss, or so they say. However, what happens if the intended marriage is flawed with disagreements, even from the very outset?

It's a real shame actually, but more often than not the sad reality is that the sacred institution of marriage as pre-ordained in almost every single religion of the world tends to be reduced to mere trivialities, such as, Economics. The fact is, many marriage plans may have been pre-emptively destroyed simply because the two parties can't agree on the issue of Belanja Hantaran .

In its simplest sense, Belanja Hantaran, or to be loosely translated here as 'Bride Price' (or in some places it's referred to as Belanja Hangus translated literally as `burnt expenses') is the amount of money payable by the bridegroom to the bride upon solemnization of their marriage vows. It is different from (hence not to be confused with) Mas Kahwin which is the minimum compulsory amount to be given to the wife. Hantaran is considered to be more of a gift from the future husband to his future wife.