How to Have the Perfect Santorini Dream Wedding

Full planning starts from €2,000 for up to 30 guests and from €4,500 for up to 100 guests. Essential elopement packaging starts from €7,700. Premium starts from €9,700. Full bridal beauty is booked separately from €560 unless a package already includes it.

Yes. The U.S. Embassy in Athens lists typical documents as a passport, an apostilled birth certificate with official Greek translation, and divorce or death evidence if applicable. Some town halls also ask for a single-status affidavit. Contact the Municipality of Thira for the current local list before you travel.

A local planner keeps venue, photographer, beauty and the day-of run sheet in one place. You can book vendors yourself, but stairs, wind, sunset slots and hidden fees are easier with someone who already works on the island.

Peak July and August dates often need 12 months or more. Shoulder months need about 8 to 12 months. Off-season can be shorter. Sunset caldera slots still go first.

Yes. That is an elopement, not a 30-guest intimate wedding. Essential packaging starts from €7,700 and already includes bridal hair and makeup. A legal civil ceremony still needs two witnesses.

Both exist. A civil ceremony at the Municipality of Thira is legally binding once the licence is issued. A symbolic caldera ceremony has no Greek legal effect. Many couples do the legal step at home and keep Santorini for the photographs.

Guests usually need more than one night because transfers, stairs and sunset timing fill a day. For a civil ceremony, add working days for the town hall. The U.S. Embassy notes registration at the local civil registry within 40 days.

The Municipality of Thira states that a marriage licence is issued one week after the application. MITOS lists licence validity of six months. Some planners ask for at least one working day after the ceremony for certificate steps. Confirm the current Thira timetable when you open the file.

Yes. There is no residency requirement. You still need apostilles or consular legalisation, official Greek translations, and time for the public notice and licence. Same-sex couples use the same civil process under Law 5089/2024.

Book the season and the ceremony slot first, then the beauty team and the rest of the vendors. June and September are often easier than July and August for crowds and heat. Book beauty with someone who works on the island, not a look built for a city salon.