Just came back from Nirwana Resort Hotel and want to share my experience with this forum. Nirwana Resort Hotel is part of Nirwana Gardens, which consists of some other resorts and restaurants.
This outdoor photoshoot was part of my wedding bridal package with White Link. Got this through one of their promotions. My wife and I have seen enough of outdoor wedding pictures taken at Sentosa, so we decided to have something different but still within our budget. Hence, this Nirwana trip fits our requirement. The original package includes a 1-night stay, but we extended it by another night.
Have learnt from one of threads in this forum, mineral water is not cheap at Bintan. So before we board our ferry, we bought some at the ferry terminal @ $1.20 each. If you want to save some more on mineral water, wait unit you get through the customs. At the DFS shop, you could get it at $0.95 and buy-3-get-1-free.
For those who have never been to Bintan, the ferry ride is slightly less than a hour. Though the sea was not rough, both my wife and I felt quite nauseatic. Fortunately, our recovery was quite "speedy" and did not really affect our photoshoot.
We headed straight down to the beach after our make-up were done and that was about late morning. It was really nice to be there during the off-peak season. There was hardly any one at the beach and it was as if we owned the whole beach. Luckily, that was the case. My wife is quite a shy person and will surely feel very uncomfortable if there were a lot of people looking at us during the photoshoot. I have "thicker skin" so I have no problem with that.
After changing 3 sets of suits and gowns, our outdoor photoshoot ended off with a casual beach wear outfit. We took quite a number of photos at the poolside. With the pool overlooking to the sea, I would say the scenary really looked great. You can view the Nirwana website to have some idea...http://www.nirwanagardens.com/Default.aspx?Page=NRhome. Hope my pictures would turn out to be as nice.
We had our dinner at the Kelong resturant which is within Nirwana Gardens. Getting around within Nirwana Gardens is easy. There is a free shuttle service at regular time intervals. You can check out the schedule at the lobby. Food is not bad, though it is a little expensive. A set dinner of 2 ranges from $80-$200.
This outdoor photoshoot was part of my wedding bridal package with White Link. Got this through one of their promotions. My wife and I have seen enough of outdoor wedding pictures taken at Sentosa, so we decided to have something different but still within our budget. Hence, this Nirwana trip fits our requirement. The original package includes a 1-night stay, but we extended it by another night.
Have learnt from one of threads in this forum, mineral water is not cheap at Bintan. So before we board our ferry, we bought some at the ferry terminal @ $1.20 each. If you want to save some more on mineral water, wait unit you get through the customs. At the DFS shop, you could get it at $0.95 and buy-3-get-1-free.
For those who have never been to Bintan, the ferry ride is slightly less than a hour. Though the sea was not rough, both my wife and I felt quite nauseatic. Fortunately, our recovery was quite "speedy" and did not really affect our photoshoot.
We headed straight down to the beach after our make-up were done and that was about late morning. It was really nice to be there during the off-peak season. There was hardly any one at the beach and it was as if we owned the whole beach. Luckily, that was the case. My wife is quite a shy person and will surely feel very uncomfortable if there were a lot of people looking at us during the photoshoot. I have "thicker skin" so I have no problem with that.
After changing 3 sets of suits and gowns, our outdoor photoshoot ended off with a casual beach wear outfit. We took quite a number of photos at the poolside. With the pool overlooking to the sea, I would say the scenary really looked great. You can view the Nirwana website to have some idea...http://www.nirwanagardens.com/Default.aspx?Page=NRhome. Hope my pictures would turn out to be as nice.
We had our dinner at the Kelong resturant which is within Nirwana Gardens. Getting around within Nirwana Gardens is easy. There is a free shuttle service at regular time intervals. You can check out the schedule at the lobby. Food is not bad, though it is a little expensive. A set dinner of 2 ranges from $80-$200.
