Question 1

Why Nusa Lembongan for my wedding?

Accepted Answer

We'd love to be able to share your wedding experience with you and create the wedding of your dreams.

Nusa Lembongan is an incredible wedding destination, and much more than just another ubiquitous wedding. Weddings on Nusa Lembongan are very much an experience over a few days, and when done well will become the focus point of memories and some of the most shared stories amongst friends for years to come.

The island has this unique way of captivating people; likely you have already fallen victim to its charm which is why you are reading into having a wedding in this special part of the world, so we're preaching to the choir.

In many ways Nusa Lembongan is akin to that boyfriend or girlfriend, that you know has its flaws, but is somehow just perfect. Somehow you know your family and friends will be able to relate and fall in love with the place for the same reasons that you did.

Nusa Lembongan is naturally stunning, home to amazing people, and a tropical oasis; chances are you are introducing your wedding guests to their new favourite holiday destination that they will visit year after year. We see this happen time and time again!   A few reasons why Nusa Lembongan is an awesome place to get married include:

- The natural beauty to the island (just about everywhere on the island creates for stunning photography).

- There is so much to do for your guests of all interests and ages, and so many reasons for your guests to fall in love with the island.

- The sense of adventure that comes with being on a remote tropical island - yet not be completely off-the-grid.

- The small size of the island which makes it great fun for exploring with your special friends and family. There is none of this "I'm going to Uluwatu for the day", or "I'm going to Canggu for the day" and everyone is splinterred and no-one actually sees each other to share the experience. It's a similar charm to going to a small country town in many respects.

- Everyone is away from their familiar environment and on holidays, so they bring the best version of themselves and will be "present" for the experience.

Question 2

Why Ohana's beachfront resort & beach club for my wedding?

Accepted Answer

1. Most importantly, do it because it's what you want!

Don't let us or anyone else sell you on it.

If you are choosing to have your wedding with us on Nusa Lembongan, do it because it's what you want. It's your choice.

We're not perfect, we'll do our best, though a Lembongan wedding and a wedding at our venue needs to be because you love the island, and love what our venue represents.

We've never had a wedding (or probably even a day for that matter) go perfectly smooth. If absolute seamless perfection is what you are after, then maybe a big city wedding in a big city is for you.

If you and your significant other, have fallen in love with the island of Nusa Lembongan and feel it is reflective of the things that are important to you, then you are the right people to have your wedding at Ohana's.

We are the non-fussy, easy-going sorts, who enjoy a bit of luxury and most of all value precious times with those important to us. We enjoy the simplicity and not over-complicating things.

2. Flexibility

You'll find our approach to creating your wedding experience to be quite flexible, and not "package" based, like a lot of venues trying to cookie-cutter your wedding experience which you may find at some of the larger hotels.

We hope that this is evident through this section of our website, which is relatively informal, and is really a basis to give you some ideas for your dream wedding.

A lot of venues will want or expect you to do everything with them in a package.

We are more than happy for you you to use our venue in a variety of ways to put together your dream wedding:

- Stay with us, or don't - Have your ceremony with us, or don't
- Have your reception with us, or don't
- Have events around your wedding (welcome drinks, recovery pool parties) with us, or don't

3. Various accommodation and property size.

We have a range of accommodation to suit most budgets. We can recommend great alternatives for budgets that we don't cater to or if you have surplus requirements to what we can accommodate.

With a range of 1, 2 & 3-bedroom resort rooms and villas, our property is a great size for a lot of wedding parties to consider filling all of our rooms, which means they get exclusive use to some of the resort amenities for the duration of their stay.

It's like having a private resort all to yourself, with the island's best beachfront beach club at your doorstep!

Depending on your guests (singles, families, couples etc), it often only takes about 40 guests to book out our accommodation, though we have capacity up to 90 people.   4. All-weather reception venue

Wedding receptions are held on our rooftop bar which features a large wooden pergola to protect from the elements.   This offers huge peace of mind and reduces stress for everyone involved as it means there are no last-minute changes to set up or need to keep an eye on the weather all day.

Most reception venues on Nusa Lembongan will need to have a "back-up" option for wet weather, which can cause last-minute scrambling (trust us, you do not want this on your wedding day), or you not having your reception in the space you actually had hoped for.   5. Transparent pricing   If it's too good to be true, it probably is.   What you'll get from us is transparent pricing and quality service, no beating around the bush.   We're happy to go through the effort of working with you to create your dream wedding, and we will price accordingly.

6. The Australian owners were married on the Island

The Australian owners of Ohana's were married on Nusa Lembongan. This was before being business owners on the island (at a time when they lived in Sydney and worked in Finance).

They know what it takes to pull a wedding together on Nusa Lembongan, including the logistics and things to think about that may not be so obvious for having an island wedding.

They've been there and done it for themselves and for others. We've helped plan weddings for up to 150 people.

Whilst your wedding planner will be front and centre in coordinating most of the external "services", you can have confidence that the venue will meet expectations and will be another check and balance in place to help things go smoothly.

Question 3

Can I have Ohana's host part or all of my wedding?

Accepted Answer

Sure!

We would be pleased to be able to work with you on hosting part or all of your wedding.

Some people wish to have their entire event at our beachfront resort, whilst others prefer to stay with us and have a couple of events around the wedding at our beach club, for example welcome sunset drinks a couple of nights before the big day, and a recovery pool party the day after the main event.   It's your wedding so you can mix and match, and have us involved as little or as much as you would like!

If you book all of our accommodation, you and your group will have exclusive private use to our resort pool with a swim-up bar for the duration of your stay.

We're also happy to help organise some group activities whilst your wedding guests are on the island, such as multiple boats for a large snorkelling & island tour by boat which is often a real highlight.

Question 4

Can I book the entire resort exclusively

Accepted Answer

Exclusive use of resort areas

Approximately 50 guests is the ideal number of guests to book all of our accommodation.

Our accommodation can be fully booked by your wedding group even if you are not having your wedding at our venue.

If all of the accommodation is booked by the group, the group has exclusive use to the resort pool area with swim-up bar.   This does not include, the beach club and beachfront pool.

The beach club and beachfront pool will still be open as normal to the general public. The beach club can be rented for exclusive use for a daily rate if also desired.

Ohana’s beachfront resort and beach club consists of 23 x accommodation offerings.   1 x 3-bedroom villa with private pool (6 adults) = 6 x Suites (2 adults, with option for children in living room) = 10 adults total, up to 8 children total 4 x Junior suites (2 adults, with option for children in living room) = 8 adults total, up to 8 children total 6 x Superior garden rooms (2 adults) = 12 adults total 6 x Deluxe garden rooms (2 adults) = 12 adults total  Maximum capacity at Ohana’s: 48 adults + 16 children.   There is a bit of flexibility to this number, as we can fit more than 2 children in the suites and junior suites if required.   The 3-bedroom villa is a great option for families.   The Suites and Junior Suites are great for both couples and families with flexible bedding configurations.   All rooms can be set up as either 1 x super king bed or 2 x king singles (twin share)  Indicative rates - with breakfast included at Ohana’s beachfront resort & beach club (subject to change, please enquire for rates for your particular dates):  Deluxe garden room Rp 2.270.500 / room Superior garden room Rp 2.370.500 / room Junior suite Rp 2.555.500 / room Suite Rp 2.897.500 / room 3-bedroom Villa Rp 5.700.000 / room  Total cost for all accommodation at Ohana’s beachfront resort: Rp 61.153.000 / night

Beach club venue hire - daily rate

Groups who book all of the accommodation will have exclusive use to the resort pool area and swim-up bar for the duration of their stay (from the time of check in, to the time of check out).

The beach club and beachfront pool will still be open as normal to the general public.   The beach club can be rented for exclusive use for a daily rate if also desired.

Although not common, if groups that have booked all of the accommodation, additionally want exclusive use to the beach club (i.e. we shut the entire resort and beach club to the public) a daily venue hire fee of Rp 200.000.000 applies (subject to season).   Accommodation, food and beverage, and other fees apply.

Generally, we suggest avoiding this; having direct access to the full vibrancy of the beach club, yet also having an exclusive space for your group as the resort pool is the best of both worlds!

Question 5

Can I stay at the resort and have my wedding elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

Of course you can!

Whilst our venue is absolutely stunning, we know that people have all sorts of visions for their perfect Lembongan wedding.   If there is another venue you prefer to have your ceremony or reception at, but you want to base yourself at Ohana's, then that's completely cool with us and we've done that on plenty of occasions previously.

We have a range of accommodation within our offering that is suitable for your friends and family.

Our resort accommodation has a sleeping basic capacity of 50 people (assuming 2 adults per bedroom), though this capacity can be expanded to 70 people if the suites and junior suites are configured for sleeping in the living rooms.

We also have a range of private villas under our premier AQUA NUSA brand. AQUA NUSA has additional sleeping capacity for 20 people (assuming 2 adults per bedroom) across our mix of 1, 2 & 3-bedroom villas.

So we comfortably can cater for weddings of up to 90 people in our accommodation.

Often we find the parents and grandparents staying in some of our private villas at AQUA NUSA, and the wedding party and friends stay at Ohana’s beachfront resort and beach club; though it’s obviously your choice on what works best for your group.

The benefit of booking out all of the accommodation at Ohana's is it means you and your group of 50+ guests will enjoy:

- Being based in the heart of the main town on Nusa Lembongan
- Directly on the beach at a boutique beachfront resort
- World class surfing directly out the front on the outer-reefs
- Calm swimming at lagoon protected by the outer reef at our doorstep
- Exlcusive use of our resort pool and swim up bar
- Direct access to the beach club without needing to leave the property!

We can also make suggestions to alternate accommodation that we think is suitable to your group's requirements following discussion with you (should our offerings be above budget for some of your invitees for example).

Question 6

How long should my guests stay on the island?

Accepted Answer

We often find that couples hosting a destination wedding will put together a bit of a FAQ for their guests who may not be familiar with Nusa Lembongan.

Generally for a destination wedding to Nusa Lembongan, the majority of guests will be on the island for at least 4-days, with the close family typically staying for at least a week (so they can be around to settle in prior to the wedding).

The wedding is all about creating your dream event, and for most people that is also about ensuring their guests also have an amazing time!

To have your guests really raving about your wedding for years to come, you want your guests to have enough time to be able to enjoy the island, not just arrive last minute before the main event, and taking off 5-minutes after the reception.

It really isn't enough time for your guests to enjoy what the island has to offer, and truly experience the destination.

By having time to settle in, go on a snorkelling tour, explore the island and get in the swing of things your guests get to really experience the charm of the island.

That is likely what attracted you to having your dream wedding in this beautiful part of the world, and what will have your guests already raving about how much fun they are having even before the big day.

Trust us, it really sets the vibe for a great wedding!

If you're looking at having your wedding with us, you probably know that whilst the boat ride is part of the experience, it really isn't the best part to the whole Lembongan adventure. You don't want you're guests arriving late, being held up by a delayed boat, or having a bumpy boat ride, and then tapping out on your wedding day (it can happen).

We'd suggest encouraging your guests to stay for long enough that they can have at least two days prior to the main wedding day on the island to explore, and then leave after the recovery day (as who really wants to be packing up and getting on a boat the day after a wedding).

WELCOME SUNSET DRINKS & DINNER

WEDDING RECEPTION

WEDDING CEREMONY

RECOVERY POOL PARTY