Weddings in Amed
Intimate weddings in Amed, far-east Bali, with black-sand beaches, calm diving waters, and Mount Agung views, well off the tourist trail.
Featured wedding venues in Amed
The Griya Villas & Spa
A hilltop villa resort over Lipah Bay in Amed, east Bali.
Amed Lodge by Sudamala Resorts
A seven-cottage beachfront lodge on Jemeluk Beach in Amed, east Bali.
Hotel Uyah Amed & Spa Resort
A black-sand beachfront resort on working salt pans in Amed, east Bali.
Mimpi Resort Tulamben
A ceremony deck between the pool and the black pebble bay at Tulamben.
Santai Hotel Amed
Toraja-style bungalows in a tropical garden on the Amed coast, east Bali.
Tauch Terminal Resort Tulamben & Spa
The dive resort at Tulamben that marries couples underwater, on the reef.
Villa Bukit Segara
An eight-bedroom seaside villa estate above the beach at Bunutan, Amed.
Amed is a run of small fishing villages on Bali’s far northeast coast, two and a half to three hours from the airport, on the eastern flank of Mount Agung. Black sand, outrigger boats pulled up on it, coral reef a few metres offshore, and almost none of the machinery of a resort town.
What it is for
Eloping, essentially, and diving. Amed is the most remote wedding location we plan for on Bali itself, and the reasons to come are the reasons it is difficult: it is quiet, it is undeveloped, and nothing here has been arranged for visitors.
For two people, that is close to perfect. The elopement shape of day, one photographer and no guest list, suits this coast exactly. For a full wedding with a hundred guests, it is not the right choice and we will say so.
Where you can marry here
- The black-sand beach with the jukung fleet drawn up behind you
- Small cliff and headland spots along the coast road
- Dive resorts and boutique properties with their own frontage
- The salt flats and dry hills inland for portraits
Sunrise and the volcano
Amed faces east and northeast. The sun comes up out of the sea and Agung sits behind the villages, usually clearest in the first few hours of the day. Mornings here are the good part, and the afternoon light on the black sand is harsher than most couples expect.
What travels three hours
Nearly everything. There is no florist in Amed, no hair and makeup artist, no rental company, and no wedding caterer. All of it comes from the south, which adds transport cost and requires a firmer schedule than you would need in Canggu.
Accommodation is limited too. The properties here are small dive resorts and boutique places, so a group of more than about twenty will be split across several of them. If you want quiet without the three-hour drive, Candidasa and Karangasem is the closer version of the same idea.
None of that is a reason to rule it out for a small wedding. It is a reason to plan it further ahead than you would a beach ceremony in Jimbaran. If you are weighing the quiet coasts against each other, the region by region guide sets out how Amed compares to Candidasa and the islands.
Good to know
A working fishing coast
Amed is a string of villages where the jukung outriggers still go out before dawn and come back onto the sand at breakfast. The boats lined up on black sand with Agung behind them is the photograph people come for.
Some of the best diving in Bali
The reef here drops close to shore and the Liberty wreck at Tulamben is twenty minutes up the coast. For a group of divers it is the obvious place on the island to get married.
Agung, very close
You are on the volcano's eastern flank. On a clear morning it rises directly behind the villages, and the scale of it from here is something photographs struggle with.
Almost no infrastructure
This is the honest part. A handful of small properties, a few restaurants, and everything else travels three hours from the south. It shapes what is possible and it is why we plan Amed for two, not for eighty.
Good to know
Common questions
Is Amed realistic for a wedding?+
For two people or a very small group, yes, and it is beautiful. For a conventional guest list it is a stretch: limited accommodation, few vendors, and a three-hour transfer at each end. We are straight about that rather than selling you a logistics problem.
How long is the drive?+
Two and a half to three hours from the airport on a good run, along the coast road through Karangasem. It is a scenic drive rather than a grim one, but it is long, and we would not ask guests to do it twice in a day.
What is the sand like?+
Black volcanic sand and pebble in places, with the fishing boats drawn up on it. It is striking rather than soft, and it is not a lie-down-with-a-book beach. The water is clear and the snorkelling starts a few metres out.
Can we dive around the wedding?+
Most couples who choose Amed do. The house reefs are good and the USAT Liberty wreck at Tulamben is a short drive north. We build the dive days around the wedding rather than the other way round, and we keep them off the morning of.
Where would our guests stay?+
Small boutique properties and dive resorts along the coast, most of them modest in size. There is no large hotel here, so a group of more than about twenty will be spread across several places, which is worth knowing before you commit.
