It is hard to imagine a more romantic wedding than exchanging vows as the sun sets over the South China Sea. Standing side-by-side in an elegant thatch-roofed Wedding Pavilion set beside a pristine beach, surrounded by lush tropical gardens and a chosen cast of friends and relatives, life as man and wife begins like a dream. Couples seeking a day of enchantment to treasure forever might well consider breaking the mould and doing something really different, like opting for a wedding at Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort. Set on a glorious beach near Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, this luxurious resort is embraced by forested hills and offers a unique ambience for both the wedding ceremony and a subsequent honeymoon. It is all so surprisingly easy. In fact, it could be a lot simpler conducting a marriage here than at home. A resident wedding planner looks after all the details, right from the initial planning stages to the successful conclusion of the day. As well as organising everything from the flowers to music, the Civil Marriage Celebrant, photography, wedding cake, cocktails and dinner, the planner can also make the all-important arrangements for an official marriage license from the local authorities. Who needs any more reasons to decide upon holding their wedding in paradise?