Villa Rose — garden wedding venue in Bali, Indonesia

The estate

A place to begin everything.

Villa Rose belongs to the inland half of Bali's wedding map. The setting is garden — cultivated greenery, lawn and open-air space rather than sand and surf, with planting instead of a view providing the enclosure. A garden reads differently from a coastline: the eye stops at the foliage instead of running out to a horizon, and the effect is containment rather than expanse. Containment suits a small wedding. The villa and its gardens take sixty guests, and the entire property is reserved for one celebration, so lawns, house and planting are in the hands of a single party from morning until the end of the night. A bridal preparation suite sits within the villa. A covered space forms part of the hire, which counts for as much under trees as anywhere else on the island. Rates start from IDR 67,106,600 for the property. Caterers, florists, lighting, furniture hire, sound and the people who run all of it are costed apart, venue and production kept as distinct quotations. Villa Rose will appeal to couples who have looked at Bali's beaches and decided against them: green, shade and a quieter sort of afternoon, held inside a private garden rather than staged along a shore.