Six Senses Laamu

Six Senses Laamu is on Olhuveli Island in Laamu Atoll, the Maldives. You reach it by a 65-minute seaplane flight from Malé, which is half the charm for guests who have not done it before.

The resort has beachfront villas set among greenery and over-water villas on the lagoon. It is also a working conservation base, home to the Maldives Underwater Initiative, which partners with the Manta Trust, the Blue Marine Foundation and the Olive Ridley Project. For couples who want a wedding with a purpose behind it, that story is hard to match. The Maldives has 1,192 islands, and the coral gardens close to the Chill Lounge are part of the draw here.

The resort has a wedding team, and its Experiences Team helps plan the ceremony, location and catering from the early stages. A real wedding story on the resort site shows a beach walk with drummers and guests scattering petals.

Dinner options include East-West cooking and a plant-focused Blue Zone menu, plus the Chill Lounge and Bar for the evening. A beach lobster barbecue grilled by a personal chef is on offer, which could suit a welcome night before the wedding. The resort welcomes up to 100 wedding guests. Ask the team about legal requirements for UK couples, ceremony spaces beyond the beach and the music curfew.

The resort offers on-land and over-water villas. Ask the team about the total villa count and whether the whole resort can be taken over for a wedding. Days around the ceremony fill easily. Guests can learn to surf with Tropicsurf at the famous Yin Yang break, snorkel or dive in the coral gardens, spot dolphins, rays and parrotfish close to shore, or join a sunset dolphin cruise on a traditional dhoni. There is a spa and wellness offer too. Seaplanes fly in daylight only, so guests should land in Malé by 3pm. A domestic flight and speedboat can be arranged on request.