Have you heard of Gili Meno? Of course you have, considering it is one of the most beautiful islands located off the northwest coast of Lombok, Indonesia. Lonely Planet paraphrased the Gili islands as ‘a vision of paradise’, and we cannot agree more.

Our visit to Gili Meno was to witness, experience and celebrate the sweetest destination vow renewal and 35th wedding anniversary of Desiree + Damith, Deshani’s parents.

We were so honoured to have been blessed with the opportunity to style and document their beautiful story.

Wanting something slightly different to their wedding with 300+ guests back in 1984, the loved up couple opted for an intimate celebration with just family, focusing on their love for each other creating new memories that would last this life and the next.

Desiree and Damith reignited their union at the Robinson House, which we consider to be THE most beautiful location we’ve stayed at this far.

We styled a gorgeous doorway on the property with lanterns and threw in petals of bougainvillea for this intimate ceremony.

Desiree wore a Japanese chiffon saree with a beautiful hand beaded embroidery blouse. Her daughters wore self-designed two-piece outfits in fuchsia to match the bougainvilleas all handmade, of course.

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Desiree shares:

“Damith and I reminiscing our original vows, recollected that at the time 35 years ago, we just repeated the Priest, but this time we felt more ourselves and were able to express our love and commitment in the presence of our children who have been so instrumental in inspiring us, at times making us appreciate and understand the values that we have in each other, some we had taken for granted. It was a special moment which I strongly suggest to many couples to find time to renew the old traditional vows and make your marriage experience worthwhile”

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