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bali destination wedding photographer | alila uluwatu

I often get asked, “Of all the places you have shot, what’s your favorite venue?”  Fortunately, I get to share photos from one of the top contenders today – the Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali.  In case you missed it, this gorgeous wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty last week!  On top of this amazing venue, Natalia (EnEn) & Tata are also very talented wedding photographers, so I knew I was in for a treat.  They had impeccable attention to detail – from film canisters as invitations to film strips in their bouquet & boutonniere…

His wedding band was made up of 4 individual bands, each made of a different metal:

My favorite part about their wedding is how people flew in from all over the world to celebrate with them.  They hosted everyone at this gorgeous resort, so it was such a fun atmosphere to have the entire resort to yourself.  I got to hang out with everyone and seeing this next photo just makes me miss them all so much:

Their ceremony was held on a cabana that floated off a cliffside and over the ocean, and was full of nothing but baby’s breath.  It’s like a breath of fresh (bali) air.

Gorgeous ceremony at sunset:

Bali light!!  *dies*

Her gorgeous lace dress was custom made by her friend!

This was seriously an experience of a lifetime for me.  Looking back at these photos brings me back to the tropical weather, relaxed atmosphere, and doing (naturally) hot yoga in the open air.

Photography: Caroline Tran | Wedding Coordinator: Gusri | Stationery: The Wagyu Story | Cinematography: One More Pictures | Groom’s  Ring: Boucheron | Bride’s Ring: The Canary Diamond | Wedding Gown: Florence Kurniadi | Bride Shoes: Salvatore Ferragamo | Bride’s Jewelery: Vintage | Groom Suit at Church Ceremony: Agus Lim | Groom + Groomsmen Suits at Reception: Raymond Gunawan | Grooms shoes: Alain Delon | Groom’s Camera Cufflink: Chenzi | Bowties: The Tie Bar | Groom’s Belt: Jeff Banks | Best man and Groomsmen’s Food Cufflink: Shay Aaron | MOH and Bridesmaids Dresses: Florence Kurniadi | MOH and Bridesmaids shoes: Zzolangii | All Bouttoniere and Bouquet: Christy | Dress + Suit Hanger: Whiskey & Wedding Bells | Make Up Artists: Christine Liu + Momiji | Music: Lchromed Job Rusli | Choir: VOGM | Wedding Car: Jos Dharmawan | Decoration: Lotus Decoration | Lighting: Focus Production | Confetti: The Wagyu Story | Hotels: Alila Uluwatu + Le Grande Suites | Dinner: Alila Uluwatu | Late night Food Stand: Sate Plecing + Naughty Nuri’s | Juice: Kedai Juice and Teppanyaki | Wedding Cake: Ixora | Dessert: Es Puyer + Bali Bakery | Souvenirs: The Wagyu Story +Ateja, crafted by Hana

Camilla Kirk - April 15, 2013 - 2:19 pm

Most amazing thing ever!

Kimberly Chau Lee - April 15, 2013 - 3:10 pm

Oh Caroline! This wedding is so beautiful! I’d love to visit Bali one day too!

Therese De Jesus - April 15, 2013 - 6:55 pm

beautiful wedding! I love how they incorporated photography details.
i want to visit Bali!

Tommy Gaddi - April 15, 2013 - 7:05 pm

Excellent as always.

James Vilayil Kurian Jinson - April 16, 2013 - 7:13 pm

wedding photographyis a unique combination of every type of photography….. I shoot with an entry level canon and have gotten some awesome…

Moch Snyder - April 18, 2013 - 6:10 am

beautiful caroline. simply beautiful.

Sarah Vogel - April 18, 2013 - 3:15 pm

WOWWWW! The Locations and your talent makes the photos sooooo beautiful. All your photos! Sarah Vogel Photographer from germany.

   

bali travel photography

This past winter, we got to escape the cold (…LA) and head to tropical Bali to photograph a special destination wedding.  We were fortunate enough to bring Cameron along, who wasn’t two yet so still flew free!  The whole time, I kept thinking, “He will probably not remember this trip! …How can I document this for him?”  This is actually what I constantly think when I’m behind the camera.  I want anyone who looks at the photos to feel what it was like to be there…  I try to document the setting, the food, the climate…

The first resort we stayed at is where the wedding was held… Alila Uluwatu.  It was an amazing wedding, by the way – it’s getting featured on Style Me Pretty this Friday!   This is one of my favorite hotel rooms I’ve stayed at so far… totally open concept from living space straight into our own private pool.

There’s even an outdoor shower.  And the entire room has glass walls that fully slide open.

Each villa also had their own cabana nestled in the hill.  Ours was one of these below…

We got in early to soak up the environment, and one of my favorite memories was swimming with Cameron in our private pool and then having lunch in our cabana.

And you can’t go to Bali without having seafood at Jimbaran:

Two photos of shrimps:

The sunset as we dined:

After the wedding, we headed up to Ubud.  Just 2 hours of a drive away, but totally different atmosphere!  We exchanged the beach for the luscious rain forest.  We decided to have a more authentic experience this time, so we rented a house in one of the local villages…  It was a long and narrow walk to the house itself.  It was a little shocking when the taxi took us to the farthest it could, and realize we had to lug all of our luggage on a 15 minute walk down a narrow path…

But the house was totally adorable.  I love how it was also an open concept.   Above was our living room!  Below is a local villager.

I really miss the tropical fruits there.  Among my favorites were Mangosteen & Passion Fruit:

Cliff side dining:

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Kimberly Chau Lee - April 10, 2013 - 2:47 pm

Caroline, Bali looks amazing! Love these photos you took on your trip!

Lucka Slezakova - April 10, 2013 - 9:00 pm

Love it, every single shot! After I saw your photos I definitely need to visit Bali!

Jennifer Chong - April 10, 2013 - 9:47 pm

looks so beautiful, I LOVE mangosteen I wish they were readily available (and as good ) in the states!

JChong Studio - April 10, 2013 - 9:47 pm

looks so beautiful, I LOVE mangosteen I wish they were readily available (and as good ) in the states!

Fotograf Fanny Hansson - April 11, 2013 - 4:54 am

Bali seems to be a wonderful place! I hope I get the chance to go there someday.

Sofia Soffinoff - April 11, 2013 - 5:14 am

Tycker du ska kopa biljett. Tic, been there, done that, got the T-shirt ;)

Fanny Hansson - April 11, 2013 - 5:43 pm

känner du ingen som ska gifta sig där?!

Caroline Tran - April 19, 2013 - 6:28 pm

i know!!! i’m craving them right now…

   
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