The form of pada gelahang marriage was chosen for those who could not hold biasa marriage and nyentana marriage, as each bride and groom was born as the only child in their family.
Manut uger adat ring bali, sang mapikuren pada gelahang ngelaksanayang swadarma negen inggih punika ring desa pekraman sang meraga lanang lan ring desa pakraman sang meraga istri.