A Santorini wedding typically starts at around €2,000 for full planning of an intimate celebration, while a fully designed elopement or proposal experience runs from roughly €4,500 to €9,700 depending on scale and exclusivity. Bridal hair and makeup sit separately, starting at €560 for the bride alone. The final number depends on guest count, season, venue and how much of the day you want designed for you versus arranged yourself.
What follows is a real breakdown, built from current 2026 package pricing, so you can plan your Santorini wedding budget with actual numbers instead of guesswork.
Santorini Wedding Cost at a Glance
Every Santorini wedding is bespoke, but most couples land in one of four categories. Here is what each starts from.
| Experience | Starting Price | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage Proposal | From €4,500 | A secret, fully designed one-off moment |
| Elopement (just the two of you) | From €7,700 | Couples who want zero logistics, full design |
| Full Planning — Intimate (up to 30 guests) | From €2,000 | Small weddings with vendor coordination |
| Full Planning — Grand (up to 100 guests) | From €4,500 | Larger celebrations needing full-scale coordination |
Figures reflect 2026 starting prices for planning and coordination only. Bridal beauty, venue rental, catering, photography and florals are quoted separately below and scale with your specific requirements.
Wedding Planning & Coordination Costs
Full planning covers vendor management, venue scouting, budget oversight and on-day coordination, so you are not chasing suppliers from another country. Pricing scales with guest count and the level of hands-on coordination required.
- Intimate Weddings (up to 30 guests): from €2,000 — venue scouting, vendor booking, budget management and day-of coordination.
- Grand Celebrations (up to 100 guests): from €4,500 — full-scale planning for larger guest lists and more complex vendor timetables.
- The Combined Experience (planning + bridal beauty in one engagement): also from €2,000, useful if you want a single point of contact for the entire day.
Elopement & Proposal Investment
Elopements and proposals are priced as complete, all-inclusive experiences rather than hourly services, since almost everything — venue, styling, photography, celebrant — is bundled into one design.
- Essential Elopement Package: €7,700 — planning, venue, dinner, ceremony arch, celebrant, cake, photography and videography, flowers, bridal hair and makeup, and transportation.
- Premium Elopement Experience: €9,700 — the same essentials with premium floral design and decoration.
- Proposal Essential: €4,500 — secret and discreet planning, venue, letters setup, arch, flowers, photography and transportation.
- Luxury Proposal Design: €6,900 — adds fireworks and a private dinner setup.
- Sailing Experience: €6,900 — a 5-hour private yacht charter with photography, dinner, champagne and transportation.
Bridal Beauty Costs
Hair and makeup are typically the most under-budgeted line item in a destination wedding. Here is what to expect for the bride, the bridal party and add-on sessions.
- Full Bridal Beauty (makeup & hair): €560 — includes skin preparation, full coverage for chest, shoulders and back, premium lashes and veil placement.
- Makeup only: €280 · Hair only: €290 · Bridal trial: €100.
- Bridesmaids & bridal party: from €170–€200 per person, with per-person rates dropping for groups of 3 or more.
- Luxury bridal packages: The Intimate Bride (€980, bride + 2), The Bridal Morning (€1,140, bride + 3) and The Bridal Party (€1,280, bride + 4 with group touch-ups) bundle the bride and her closest circle at a better combined rate than booking separately.
What Actually Drives Your Total Cost
Two Santorini weddings with the same guest count can differ by thousands of euros. The variables that matter most are:
- Guest count: full planning pricing scales in tiers (up to 30 vs. up to 100 guests), and every additional guest adds catering, seating and rental costs.
- Season: peak months (July–September) carry premium venue and vendor rates and require booking furthest in advance; shoulder-season dates can meaningfully reduce cost.
- Venue type: a private villa or caldera-edge terrace commands a different rate than a hotel courtyard — this is usually the single largest line item outside of planning fees.
- Floral & decor tier: essential versus premium design packages (as seen in the elopement pricing above) can shift the total by several thousand euros.
- Bridal party size: beauty services for a larger bridal party add up quickly, though per-person group rates help offset this.
How to Budget Wisely
- Decide on your guest count first — it determines which planning tier and venue category you need before any other cost is fixed.
- Book bridal beauty at the same time as your planning service — trial slots and peak-season dates fill first, and last-minute bookings rarely get the rate you want.
- Ask for a tailored proposal rather than working from a fixed menu — because every wedding here is bespoke, sharing your vision upfront gets you an accurate number faster than assembling one yourself.
- Consider shoulder-season dates (late April–early June, September–October) if budget flexibility matters more than guaranteed midsummer weather.
Getting an Accurate Number for Your Day
Every figure above is a real starting price, but your actual total depends on decisions only you can make: guest count, season, venue and design tier. The most reliable way to budget is to share your vision directly and receive a tailored proposal built around it, rather than estimating from package menus alone.
A full wedding planning consultation is the fastest way to turn these starting prices into a number you can actually plan around.