Villa Markisa — ocean views wedding venue in Bali, Indonesia

The estate

A place to begin everything.

The case for Villa Markisa is the horizon. The villa looks out over open ocean, a view with no middle distance to manage and no arrangement required — the water is simply there, from the first arrivals to the last of the evening. An aspect of that kind tends to reduce what a wedding needs: fewer structures, less scaffolding, more attention on the line where sea meets sky. Within the property, a day can spread at its own pace. Sixty guests is the maximum, small enough that the celebration stays in one piece: a ceremony placed to keep the water behind the couple, tables set where the ground suits them, an evening that softens as the light goes. A preparation suite for the bride sits indoors, and a covered area holds the plan together should the sky change. The villa is taken exclusively, one wedding at a time, with house and grounds closed to everything else for the day. Rates start from IDR 57,371,600. Food and drink, flowers, furniture, sound and crew are priced apart from the venue and quoted as their own costs. What remains is a straightforward proposition for couples decided on Bali and unwilling to compromise on water.