Elopement
Bali elopement packages for just the two of you. A beautiful, fuss-free ceremony in a spectacular setting, planned end to end.
Some of the most emotional weddings we run have a guest list of zero. An elopement in Bali is the two of you, a celebrant, a photographer, and a place chosen purely because it moves you. Nothing about the day exists for an audience, and that changes what the day can be.
Places only two people can reach
Drop the guest list and the whole island opens up. A hundred chairs need flat ground, parking, toilets, and a kitchen. Two people need none of that, so the ceremony can happen almost anywhere.
The classic is a private clifftop in Uluwatu, ocean below and the sun setting straight ahead. Some venues that host big weddings will open a quiet corner of the property just for two. Inland, a waterfall or a jungle clearing near Ubud is green, cool, and completely private, the right call for couples who want nature over a sea view.
There are quieter options too: a calm stretch of east-coast sand, or a villa rooftop with a pool and nobody else in sight. If privacy matters more to you than a famous view, say so early. We will steer you somewhere different.
How the day usually runs
A typical elopement day is slower than couples expect, and that is the point.
The morning is yours: breakfast, a swim, no schedule. Hair and makeup come to you in the early afternoon, one call, no bridal party queue. We drive you to the location around 4pm, and the ceremony starts near 5pm, because Bali sits close to the equator and the sun sets between 6pm and 6.30pm all year.
That timing gives you vows in soft light and the whole of golden hour for portraits, with no cocktail reception pulling you away. Most couples close the day with a private dinner for two, booked in advance so nobody has to decide anything at 7pm.
The best-value way to marry in Bali
Elopements we plan run 2,000 to 6,000 USD, and the reason is structural: the two costs that dominate every bigger wedding, catering and venue scale, barely exist here. No dinner for eighty, no villa buyout, no event fee sized for a crowd. Nearly every dollar goes to the setting, the ceremony, and the photographs.
A typical day around 3,500 USD covers the celebrant, a spectacular location arranged and permitted, a bouquet and simple styling, a half-day photographer, hair and makeup, and that dinner for two. What a Bali wedding actually costs shows how this compares with every other size of day.
One honest note: with no guests in the room, the photographs are the only record anyone else will ever see. This is the one line we tell couples never to trim.
Legal papers, or just the vows
Most couples who elope here keep the ceremony symbolic and sign the legal papers at home, before or after the trip. It is faster, it avoids weeks of document preparation, and it changes nothing about how the ceremony feels. If you want the marriage legally registered in Indonesia instead, can you get married in Bali legally walks through exactly what that involves.
If the list starts to grow
Plenty of couples start out planning for two and end up with parents and four friends. That still works as an elopement, up to a handful of witnesses. Past roughly ten people you are planning a different day, with catering and seating in it, and our intimate wedding handles that shift properly.
For everything else the day involves, from choosing a celebrant to what happens if it rains at the waterfall, read our full guide to eloping in Bali. Then tell us the view or the feeling you want, and we will build the day around it.
Couples who want intimacy over spectacle, who dread the stress of a big day, or who simply want the moment to be theirs alone.
What's included
A celebrant
A ceremony written around the two of you, however you want it.
A spectacular setting
Clifftop, beach, waterfall, or jungle, places a hundred guests could never reach.
A photographer
Because no one else is there to capture it.
The finishing touches
Flowers, styling, and the small details that make it feel like a wedding.
What to expect
Dream the moment
Where, when, and the feeling you want. We shape it from there.
We arrange it all
Celebrant, location, flowers, and photographer, handled quietly.
You show up
All you do is arrive and mean it. Optional dinner for two to follow.
Why couples choose us
Two people is a different plan
An elopement is not a small wedding with fewer chairs. Different venues, different timing, a different brief for the photographer. We plan it as its own thing.
Nobody watches you set up
We handle arrival, access, and privacy at whichever spot you choose, so you are not saying your vows to a viewpoint full of visitors with phones.
Small, and still properly run
One car, one hair and makeup call, no seating chart. We still hold the timing, because the light and the tide do not care that the group is two.
Estimated cost
This covers the setting, a celebrant, the setup, and photography for two. Location and how long you keep the photographer are the main variables. Adding a night at the venue is usually the single biggest jump. Put a number against your own day in the price simulator.
Good to know
Common questions
Is an elopement still a real wedding?+
Every bit. Same rings, same vows, same nerves, just no guest list. Plenty of our couples say choosing it was the most romantic decision they made.
Where can we elope in Bali?+
Almost anywhere, because two people fit where a hundred cannot. Clifftops in Uluwatu, waterfalls and jungle clearings near Ubud, quiet east-coast sand, or a private villa if you value privacy over a famous view. We arrange access and permits so the spot is genuinely yours for the hour.
How much does it cost to elope in Bali?+
Most of our elopements land between 2,000 and 6,000 USD. A typical day around 3,500 USD covers the celebrant, the location, simple styling, a half-day photographer, hair and makeup, and a private dinner for two. It is the most affordable way to marry well on the island.
Is eloping in Bali legally binding?+
Only if you add legal registration, and most couples skip it. The usual route is a symbolic ceremony here with the paperwork signed quietly at home, which feels identical on the day. If you want the marriage registered in Indonesia, we arrange that as a separate service with its own lead time.
What time of day is best for the ceremony?+
Late afternoon. The sun sets between 6pm and 6.30pm all year in Bali, so a 5pm start gives you vows in soft light and the whole of golden hour for portraits. Waterfall and jungle ceremonies run earlier, because the valleys lose their light before the coast does.
How far in advance should we book an elopement?+
Far less runway than a full wedding needs. A couple of months is comfortable, and we have put elopements together in a few weeks when the ceremony stays symbolic. The photographer is usually the first thing to lock, since the good ones book out.
Can we celebrate with family afterwards?+
Yes, and many couples do both: a quiet ceremony here, then a bigger party back home on your own timeline. Some add a private dinner in Bali the same trip. Neither order is more real than the other.
