Our wonderful wedding in Sanur Bali

by Christine & Anthony Hanwell
(United Kingdom)

Having fallen in love with Bali many years ago we decided it had to be the place to declare our love for each other.

A most wonderful warm feeling reminds me of a beautiful wedding ceremony, the weather well, the worst seen in September for a long time, but having spent the morning in the spa, and been offered an umbrella to get from the Jacuzzi to the spa villa to stay dry!

Relief just as I left the complimentary dressing room with my balkanise attendants the clouds parted and the sun came out. Waiting in the beautifully decorated bamboo atrium that I could ever have imagined was my dream man.

We had chosen a traditional Balinese ceremony - very unusual but so spiritual, the joining in different ways of minds, hearts minds and lives, we were blessed and cleansed before entering the idyllic area, before us was the most spectacular table laid will offerings, alive with the most vibrant colours that I have ever seen, we had an interpreter to guide us through this ceremony and at one stage I ended up looking like "wonder woman"!

The second part to exchange our vows and rings was with a Christian priest, repeating those vows in such a romantic setting is something I will never forget. It makes me shiver just thinking about it.

Suddenly apart from our friends who were with us (they had also got married two days earlier we had a huge congregation of hotel staff and guests, who then watched us toast each other with sparkling wine and cake - so simple and pretty.

After 700!! photographs taken around the grounds, hotel and beach we enjoyed sipping cocktails and eventually a romantic meal.

The whole process was extremely simple to arrange, a fantastic staff member, Panarma, at the Bali Hyatt help us both to arrange everything from the UK, a quick visit to the consulate for a legal signature and everything was arranged with just the exchange of e-mails.

We found the most fantastic photographer on the internet, who produces the most amazing album and all photos on CD's - pictures and memories that will never be forgotten

Value for money? you bet, we would never have experienced anything like it in the UK – nothing was too much trouble, a complete package, would i recommend it? always