hi all,
Me and my partner travelled to Bali 4 years ago and loved our trip so much that we are looking at getting married there at the end of next year. I have done some research on the internet however I would like a little feedback on best places to hold ceremonies, costs and problems which may arise.

cheers
nick

If you are after an Internationally recognized legal marriage you have to be careful as there are strict requirements. The best religion to declare is Protestant (you can only be Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Catholic or Protestant in Indonesia as no other religions or variations are recognized), as Catholics have to produce more documents (Baptism certificate). So you need to pick your event organizer really carefully. This will require your sending them passport, etc. details (divorce papers if applicable, birth certificates) to get a statement of non-impediment from your nation's consul in Bali / Indonesia; this means you will also need to plan to go to the consul to collect this as they will not give it to anyone but you (in case it is for identity theft by another person). If you do not have a consul in Bali, they may have arrangements with a country that does so you may still not need to go to Jakarta if this is the case.

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My daughter is getting married in Bali in May so we have already done our research. I would suggest you search in all the forums as there is a mountain of info available. For ease, she has decided they will actually do the legal bit at home, ie registry office and have a ceremony in Bali. The actual wedding is at a villa outside Ubud. No one else will know they are married except a couple of their friends who can't attend in Bali and will act as witnesses. The villa management will do all the arranging, ie minister, catering, flowers, arrange hair dressers etc. 10 family members will be staying there for a week with another 10 friends visiting for the actual wedding. The villa was decided upon basically so you don't have uninvited guests in their swim suits attending. This may not be an issue for you.

The Padma at Legian seems very popular if you want a hotel wedding.

Whatever you choose I'm sure it will be wonderful!

hi,my wife and i got married at bali garden last march we had 9 in the bridal party and 30 guests and was looked after fantasticly.we payed 250 us for the set up on the beach but they have put a wedding bale up since .you can see the photos on bali gardens web site ours are under mark and racheal and would highly recommend this hotel as the could not do enough to help us in any way,good luck.

hi we were married at the australian consulate in bali almost 14 years ago (1st march) it was a small private ceremoney with us chosing one friend from australia to come and one of the balineseworkers was our witness we then went to a beautiful garden for photos then went back to our hotel and went on a pub crawl that nite which was great fun,we also had a wedding when we came back to australia for all of our family to attend,as we were originally eloping thats why we decided to get married in bali.i know a hotel in tuban called the bali gardens hotel and spa does have wedding ceremoneys there also the sanur beach hotel also has weddings there.good luck for your future together

Have a look at Bali Harmony Weddings It's run by an Australian lady living in Bali. I think it's much easier to leave the organisation in the hands of professionals to make sure you have a stress free wedding. From all reports their prices are reasonable compared to some of the others.

Yes definately contact Bali Harmony Weddings! I got married in Bali in August 2008 at Legian Beach Hotel and Bali Harmony Weddings were fantastic. They will ensure that everything runs smoothly and everything is completely organised. They will take the stress out of the day for you.

Must be a very futuristic wedding

My wife & I were married in Bali 20/10/00 (nice easy date to remember). We pretty much got a company (I think it was Tour East from memory) to organise everything but you could probably do it yourself through a hotel or perhaps as others have mentioned there may be some companies who specialise in this. Everything went really well but the only thing annoying was it took some time once we were there to go over all the details & go to the Aust. Consulate to get final approval.

We decided upon the Bali Cliff Resort which is perched on a cliff top overlooking Ulawatu. The hotel was stunning & they set up a beautiful arrangement with a floral archway & flowers, traditional umbrellas & a decorated table overlooking the infinity pool. After the ceremony we went down the cliff to the private beach for more photos. The whole thing was perfect!

We then pilled the guests back into the vans for a seafood banquet on Jimbaran bay.