Venue · Uluwatu
Real wedding · Clifftop
Paper cranes over the ocean on Tirtha’s Glass Stage
Rachel & Yugo
- Where
- Tirtha Uluwatu, Uluwatu
- Ceremony
- Multicultural, with Japanese and Balinese touches
Rachel and Yugo brought four heritages to the Uluwatu cliffs: Dutch, English, Indonesian and Japanese. Guests were asked to come in their own traditional dress, so kimono, kebaya and Dutch costume shared the lawn with at least one British punk.
The ceremony took place on Tirtha’s Glass Stage, a platform that seems to float above the ocean, under hundreds of hanging paper cranes, a Japanese symbol of long life and happiness. Tall Balinese penjor and woven bamboo greeted guests at the gate.
After dinner the party moved indoors to a room styled as an enchanted forest, with cascading greenery and mirror balls of every size for a 1970s disco.
The details
- Welcome dinner in the Glass House, with the bride in her grandmother’s batik and a gold and peach kebaya
- Groom in a Japanese kimono for the ceremony
- Paper cranes hung over the Glass Stage
- Balinese penjor and woven bamboo at the entrance
- A first dance that started slow and switched to an upbeat track
- After-party styled as an enchanted forest with mirror balls
- The film was shot on digital and Super 8
The team
Also on the team: Carol Budiman (hair and make-up), Hanamizuki by Tirtha (decoration).
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