Ayana Resort and Spa

AYANA Resort Bali covers 90 hectares in Jimbaran, on the island's southern peninsula, overlooking the Indian Ocean. The estate holds four hotels, AYANA Villas, Segara, the Resort and Rimba, and a dozen wedding venues indoors and out.

Start with SKY, a 7,500 square metre platform at Kubu Beach, 35 metres above the sea, with 180-degree ocean views and ceremonies at 10:00 or 17:30 for sunset. Tresna Chapel is a glass chapel by the cliff that seems to float on water. For smaller weddings, KISIK Pier and Asmara Gazebo are worth a look, and the ballrooms give you cover if the weather turns.

The resort publishes seating for each venue. Tresna Chapel takes 70 for a ceremony, Asmara Gazebo 50, KISIK Pier 30 and the Orchid room 22, while Champa Garden goes far larger. For SKY, the venue list and the SKY page give different numbers, so confirm the figure with the team.

Rock Bar, the resort's best-known landmark, takes up to 20 for a private vow exchange above the waves. The wedding offer includes spa treatments for the couple before and after the day, music and a themed cake. Ask about dinner venues, ceremony times beyond SKY, which package fits your numbers and the music curfew.

With four hotels on one estate, guests can choose different styles and budgets and still be close to each other. Ask the team for room totals and block rates.

The estate has more than two dozen restaurants and bars, Kubu Beach Club among them, and AYANA Spa lists over 40 treatments. The resort says the airport is about 20 minutes away. Down the road, Jimbaran Bay is known for its seafood cafés on the beach, where you choose snapper, prawns or lobster from the day's catch and dine barefoot as the sun goes down. Bali's dry season runs from April to October.