Alila Villas Uluwatu

Alila Villas Uluwatu stands on a raised plateau in Pecatu, on the south coast of Bali's Bukit Peninsula, where limestone cliffs fall about 100 metres to the Indian Ocean. There are 65 villas, and the look is modern and pared back, with eco-minded architecture and very little tropical cliché.

For weddings, the draw is that setting and the scale. The resort keeps dedicated spaces for smaller celebrations with family and close friends, including a cabana on the cliff edge, and with a two-night buyout of the whole resort the central pool can serve as your aisle. Gardens are used for receptions, and a team of event specialists works with you from the first conversation.

Choose between the cliff-edge cabana and, with a resort buyout, a walk along the pool for the vows, with open ocean beyond. Indonesia's tourist board lists three starting points, a cabana wedding, an intimate villa wedding and an exclusive resort option shaped around you, and says legal assistance is part of the packages.

Alila lists the Cliff Edge Cabana for up to 50 guests, exclusively from 5pm to 7pm, the Cliff Edge Cabana Lawn for up to 350, and the Main Pool for up to 300, offered only with a two-night buyout of the whole resort. CIRE has a private room with ocean views that suits a rehearsal dinner. Ask the team about ceremony times and the music curfew.

With 65 villas, a small wedding party can stay together on site. The two and three-bedroom cliffside villas have private pools, and there is also an infinity-edge pool, a spa and a gym. Ask the team how many guests the villas sleep in total.

For a bigger guest list, look at other hotels around Uluwatu and ask the team for recommendations. The resort is about 25 miles by road from Ngurah Rai International Airport, so ask for the transfer time. Pura Luhur Uluwatu, a temple on a 70-metre cliff known for Kecak dance at sunset, is also in Pecatu and makes an easy outing between events.