Live, Laugh, Love

Dear couples, soon to be couple, and those who still wondering where your other half is....

Monday is always a happy day to start a fabulous week. We chose the word LOVE and LAUGH for our story today because our lovely couple are so in love each other and keep happily laughing during the photo shooting.

This shiny morning, Amanda and Bali Photo Romance team are very happy to welcome our lovely and happy couple who came all the long way from Japan to do their Wedding Photo Shoot in the island which has been a favorite destination of the bride, Bali. It's her 4th times to Bali but the most meaningful and exciting to her because she came with her lovely husband.

The happy couple arrived at Amanda Pavillion around 8:30 in the morning. The beautiful bride has been scheduling to try the 3 wedding dresses chosen at our fitting room, while the groom happily waiting to see his bride in the other room. Soon as they both found the perfect dress, the bride moved to our make up room to have her make up and hair do done by our professional Japanese make up artist. tik....tok....tik....tok..... taraaaaa....... here comes our lovely bride and groom ^-^

the happiest man

and..... here comes the happiest bride

2 hours later....... We started our wedding photo session at our beautifully designed chapel, one and only Amanda Chapel for 30 minutes. Our talented Bali Photo Romance photography team executed the project perfectly as always. Ya.... ya.... we know you are curious about the portraits we took.... therefore we are very happy to share the love and happiness captured with you....

“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. -When Harry Met Sally-

to love, laughter, and happily ever after

if love is a treasure, laughter is the key -Yakov Smirnoff-

bless is those who are meant to be together..... 

sunny day+laughing lovely couple+beautiful chapel= a portrait from the heart 

Tik...tok... It's a wrapped for the photo session at Amanda Chapel, couples! A lively and creative session full of laughter and joy. Ok..... then... off we go to the beach!

Sun cream✓ , cold water✓,  cold towel✓ checked, beach hat✓ let's go!☺

Our Bali Photo Romance team has chosen the amazingly beautiful Tegalwangi beach in Jimbaran Bay area for today beach wedding photo session. The beach is next to Ayana Resort & Spa, the property where our couple was staying. Wow.... very nice choice, team! ☺ Crystal blue water and clear blue sky is the heaven on earth for every photographers. Please enjoy these portraits from our Beach Wedding Photo session with the loving couple from Japan.

love under the Bali sky

Together is a wonderful place to be...

that loving kiss....

and.... it's a wrapped everybody! We drive our happy couple home to their hotel at Ayana Resort & Spa and our wedding staff assisted the couple to change the dress and tuxedo at the couple's room. Time flies and now it's the time for us to say goodbye. Thank you very much dear happy Bride & Groom for choosing Amanda for your wedding photo shoot in Bali. It's an honor and a pleasure to serve you.

Special thanks to you,  dear couples, soon to be couple, and those who still wondering where your other half is.... thank you so much for reading... hope you enjoy our working story....

don't miss our next story! :)


with LOVE and Laugh....


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Groom : Mr.  YJ.
Bride  : Mrs. HY.
Make up & Hair do by: Amanda Japanese Professional Make up artist
Photographed by: Bali Photo Romance team

Wedding Decoration at Amanda Chapel

amanda chapel decoration

Yesterday we have couple from China. They organized their wedding by one of wedding vendor in Bali. The chapel decoration also stetted up by local decoration vendor.

At Amanda chapel, we have 1 altar, 2 standing flowers, 6 flower chairs, and also virgin road. 

If you booking wedding ceremony at Amanda Chapel you also will have fresh flower bouquet and boutonniere with same theme color withnthe chapel decoration.

welcome board

chinese couple

This couple also rent Amanda Wedding Dress. As you know, Amanda have 3 dress category and 4 color type of Tuxedo wich available for rental too.
Well, for you who want to rent Wedding dress for your wedding ceremony in Bali or do photo shooting in Bali please come to Amanda office. Our dress rental price is very reasonable.

Comemmorative Wedding at Amanda Chapel

Balinese girl

Wedding vow

Wedding ring

Wedding cake
 

They love each other, and now theay are become one...Congratulation!!!

Event the rain can stop this wedding ceremony :)

Thank you for choose Amanda for organized your wedding day.

Romantic Dinner behind the scene

Darren & Annie

Romantic Dinner photo shooting behind the scene

The Soekasada Ujung Water Palace

The Soekasada Ujung Water Palace, the Mute Witnesses to the Golden Age of the Kingdom of Karangasem
 
One of the legacies of the golden age of Karangasem kingdom is the Soekasada Ujung Water Palace, which was built in 1919 when I Gusti Bagus Jelantik (1909-1945) who later hold the title of Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem governed the kingdom. The water palace was inaugurated in 1921. At first, it was built simply as a moat for punishing people accused of practicing black magic, called the moat of Dirah. When discovered that the place had a magnificent view and in addition the moat is fed by several springs, the king enlarged and decorated the place and later it was called the Soekasada Ujung Water Palace.

The Water Palace consists of seven important parts, namely: Balai Gili (small isle pavilion), Balai Kambang (floating pavilion), Balai Bundar (round building), Balai Kapal (ship building), Balai Lunjuk (ceremonial building), Kolam Air Mancur (fountain with moat) and Balai Warak (rhino building). The Balai Gili stands on “promontories” (“gili” means “small island”) in the middle of the moat, two bridges connected Balai Gili with the place for relax for the royal family. The Balai Gili or “Taman Gili” is also called the hanging garden by locals because it looks floating on the water surface. The Balai Kambang stands in the middle of another moat in the southern part of the Water Palace, connected with one bridge, serves as the place for meetings or for royal dining for the guests of the kingdom. From here the view to the distant Bukit Bibis looks very beautiful.

In the middle of the Water Palace stands the round building or Balai Bundar, made as a blend of Balinese and European styles. The colored glass that decorates the building reminds us to the decorations we used to see in European churches. Reliefs made from concretes that tell Mahabharata and Ramayana epic poems decorate the entire Water Palace. The Balai bundar serves as the place when the king wants to meditate. On western side on the main entrance gate of the Water Palace stands an old building called the ship building or Balai Kapal that serves as the place to monitor the ships passed in Lombok Strait. The view to the sea and to the mountains also looks beautiful from here. On the northern side of Balai Kapal, there is the Balai Lunjuk, located on a terrace connected by two stairs, from western side with seven steps, while from east side there are 97 steps. This is the place where Rajah used to give orders to the high officials. The place has a commanding view to the entire Water Palace.

The other two building, i.e. the Kolam Air Mancur (the fountain with moat) symbolizes the prosperity of the kingdom, while the Balai Warak, the rhino building, stands on a small hill at 300 meters to the north of the Balai Lunjuk. The Balai Warak has spiritual function, as the place for the nyegara gunung or cremation rituals held by the royal family. The Manikan temple here was built in the same time with the Water Palace. Inside of the temple there are two statues, rhino statue and bull statue from where flows the holy water. The water is fed by a holy spring still considered holy and the holy water is still frequently used in the rituals.

Ujung village is a small fishing village located near the Water Palace with distinct Hindu and Moslem quarters that symbolizes the harmony and tolerance among different religions in Bali, especially between Hindu and Moslems who for centuries live side by side here in harmony. The Moslems living here serve as fortress against foreign invasions.
The Soekasada Ujung Water Palace was destroyed firstly by Japanese Army who took out all the iron fences to be used for arm materials. The Mount Agung eruption in 1963 destroyed most of the building and the big earthquake of 1976 in Seririt, North Bali, made the place flat to the ground. Fortunately the local government with the financial help from World Bank restored the place from 2001 until 2003 so now the Water Palace regain its old splendor as in its golden age and it’s absolutely worth a visit now. So don’t miss to include the Water Palace in your itinerary while visiting Bali.

This palace is also nice to be background of your prewedding or engagement photo shooting. The ticket price to have prewedding photo shooting is Rp. 750.000,- The locket open start from 7 a.m.