Two Greek resort packages can share a title but describe very different weddings. Greece wedding packages usually bundle the ceremony, its set-up, a coordinator and some help with the paperwork. Guest rooms, exclusive use, transfers and outside suppliers are where they part ways. This Wedded Wonderland guide shows what each kind of package covers and how to read two quotes side by side.
Greek venues that publish their inclusions tend to cover the same core, then differ in what they bundle beyond it. Most include:
A ceremony set-up (Elounda Beach, the Elounda Collection, Euphoria and Abaton).
A coordinator or wedding specialist (Elounda Beach, Nana Princess and Four Seasons Astir Palace).
Flowers and decoration (Elounda Beach, the Elounda Collection and Euphoria).
Sparkling wine and cake after the ceremony (Elounda Beach and Euphoria).
Help with the paperwork (Elounda Beach, the Elounda Collection, Nana Princess and Melenos).
A gesture for the couple, such as breakfast in bed at Elounda Beach or the wedding night at Four Seasons.
Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas in Crete publishes an indicative wedding package built around a dedicated consultant and a civil or religious ceremony. It adds the bouquet, a decorated club car, sparkling wine, a wedding cake, and a massage and breakfast in bed for the couple.
The Elounda Collection (Elounda Peninsula, Porto Elounda and Elounda Mare) goes further in its wedding packages document, with seasonal flowers, pre-recorded music, a short fireworks display and a menu tasting for two.
Euphoria Resort in Chania sells three wedding options, Elxi, Pathos and Eros, for up to 10, 20 or 30 guests. Each includes a beach or poolside venue, cake and photographs from the hotel photographer, and Pathos and Eros add your own event coordinator.
Abaton groups ceremony, coordination, photography and videography under "The Basics". In Athens, Four Seasons Astir Palace lists wedding inclusions that read like a hotel's promise: the wedding night, a menu tasting for up to four and a dedicated wedding specialist.
Paperwork help sounds alike from venue to venue but means different things. Elounda Beach and the Elounda Collection handle the licence paperwork and take you to the authorities to register the wedding. Nana Princess and Atrium Prestige guide you through registry or licence requirements.
Melenos files documents and attends to government fees, but does not say whether those fees sit inside its costing. Canaves Collection lists document preparation only as an option on its enquiry form.
Nana Princess publishes three named packages plus a bespoke option: Deluxe Dream (welcome drinks and a coordinator throughout your stay), Ultimate Passion (a tasting dinner and a massage) and Essential Elegance (a private brunch and a farewell dinner).
Abaton offers set wedding packages or a custom wedding, but its page still links the 2025-2026 brochure, so ask for 2027 terms. Melenos sends a costing sheet with deadlines instead, and Angsana Corfu ties its wedding offer to a minimum food and beverage spend.
Crete. Elounda Beach, the Elounda Collection, Nana Princess, Abaton and Euphoria all publish inclusions. See our guide to Crete wedding venues.
Santorini. Venues quote rather than publish tiers. Grace Hotel charges a venue fee, while Canaves Collection and Mystique tailor each wedding.
Mykonos. The Myconian Collection can set the stage for your own team or run the whole event.
Rhodes. Melenos sends a costing sheet, and Atrium Prestige lists its services without a named package.
Athens Riviera. Four Seasons Astir Palace publishes its inclusions. Grand Resort Lagonissi's special wedding packages link to a 2022 brochure, so ask for a current one.
Amirandes, Costa Navarino, Grecotel Corfu Imperial, Amanzoe, Santa Marina and Katikies publish no package inclusions, so ask each for a written proposal.
If you would rather start from a curated set than a stack of brochures, see our curated destination wedding packages.
The first question for any Greek package is which ceremony it is built for. Venues such as the Elounda Collection package civil, Greek Orthodox and symbolic weddings separately.
Civil. Nana Princess holds civil weddings on its private beach, and Melenos and the Elounda Collection arrange them too.
Greek Orthodox. Nana Princess uses the Chapel of St. George in its grounds, and Atrium Prestige its private Tsambika chapel. At the Elounda Collection, one partner must be Christian Orthodox, both must be baptised Orthodox, Roman Catholic or Protestant, and the wedding needs Metropolis approval. Melenos looks after Greek wedding traditions such as Jordan almonds on a silver tray.
Symbolic or vow renewal. The Elounda Collection's package includes a bouquet, witnesses, sparkling wine and cake, and states that these ceremonies are not legally recognised in Greece. Euphoria's three options include a hotel certificate of informal marriage, and Angsana Corfu's Vertigo Sky Bar hosts up to 250. If you will marry legally at home, these are the packages to compare.
To marry legally in Greece, start the paperwork early. As at November 2026, Smartraveller says some countries ask for a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI) and some accept only one issued locally, so ask the Greek embassy or consulate what you need and whether it needs an apostille. The Australian Embassy in Athens issues CNIs by appointment but does not give legal advice. A marriage made overseas is usually recognised in Australia if it was valid where it took place and would have been valid under Australian law.
The Elounda Collection's checklist shows the timing:
Every document apostilled, translated into Greek and issued within three months of the wedding.
Documents emailed for approval at least four weeks before and couriered to the hotel at least three weeks before.
The couple registers the marriage in Aghios Nikolaos within 40 days. A Friday or weekend wedding is registered the following Monday.
For the full steps, see getting legally married in Greece as Australians.
The gaps in a package are rarely hidden. They sit in the conditions, the additional services list and the line that says "subject to availability".
At Grace Hotel, the venue fee for more than 50 guests covers exclusive use of the spaces you select, plus furniture, bars, set-up and event staff. For 50 guests or fewer, it covers the chosen spaces, tableware and a wedding arbour.
Four Seasons Astir Palace offers one of four restaurants for private dining, and Abaton charges a separate fee for each named venue. Canaves Collection takes whole-hotel buyout requests, from 10 rooms at Canaves Sunday to 53 at Canaves Epitome, but publishes no buyout inclusions.
Some packages depend on rooms. The Elounda Collection requires a minimum three-night stay, and Abaton's 2025-2026 terms require 10 rooms for two nights and at least 20 reception guests, with accommodation not included. Grace Hotel sets no minimum, Melenos only suggests a three-night whole-hotel booking, and Elounda Beach publishes no condition.
Room upgrades are subject to availability at Nana Princess, Euphoria and Elounda Beach. Four Seasons includes the wedding night for the couple.
Grace Hotel's fee for more than 50 guests covers transport between the hotel and the event site for its own guests. Four Seasons arranges local transport on request, and the Elounda Collection covers the couple's transfer to the ceremony and lists boat transfers among its services. None of these packages publishes airport transfers for guests.
Grace Hotel opens a private lounge for the wedding party from 8am, and Elounda Beach gives the groom a room from 14.00. None of these packages publishes finishing times, curfews, overtime terms or set-up windows, so ask each venue to confirm them in writing.
Grace Hotel requires a wedding planner for every wedding and permits a DJ or live band, and Four Seasons will work with your florist or consultant. Euphoria and Abaton sell complete packages whose items are not interchangeable, and Euphoria offers no refund for a service you skip.
Extras sit outside the package. Elounda Beach lists lyre music, location flowers, photography, fireworks and children's entertainers as additional services, and Melenos does the same for a rehearsal dinner, live music and a private boat excursion.
The Elounda Collection's civil package excludes the Municipal fees and its Orthodox package excludes the Metropolis fee, and couriering your documents is at your own cost. The Australian Embassy in Athens also charges notarial fees, while Melenos says its planner attends to government fees.
There are three ways to put a Greek wedding together, plus a fourth if you want help. The right one depends on how much you want to hold yourself.
Venue package. The ceremony, coordinator and set-up sit under one roof and one contract. The trade-off is flexibility, since items are often not interchangeable.
Planner. You get one brief across several suppliers, and one more contract to read. Some venues expect one, and Grace Hotel requires a planner for every wedding.
Building your own. You get the most say and the most paperwork, and every quote you compare will be shaped differently.
Wedded Concierge. A single Wedded Advisor plans venue, travel, vendors and payments, with the fee agreed in writing before work begins and every inclusion confirmed in writing before you commit.
To see how a curated package sets out its inclusions, browse our destination wedding packages and destination wedding and honeymoon packages, or compare what Lake Como wedding packages include.
Two Greek quotes rarely line up on the page. Put them on the same footing first, then compare. Ask each venue to answer the same ten points in writing.
Ceremony type. Is the package built for a civil, Greek Orthodox or symbolic ceremony, and does it change if you switch?
Guest count basis. What guest number is the quote built on, and what changes above or below it?
Spaces and hours. Which ceremony and reception spaces are named, and from what time until what time, and are there step-free routes between rooms, ceremony and reception for older guests?
Exclusive use. Is the space yours alone, and is a venue fee charged on top of the package, and can the property be closed to other guests?
Rooms and nights. Is there a minimum stay or room block, and is the couple's room included?
Transfers. Which transfers are included, for whom, which are arranged on request, and are airport and private transfers among them?
Supplier rules. Must you use a planner, and may you bring your own florist, photographer or band?
Documents. Which legal or church steps does the venue handle, and which fees sit outside the package?
Currency. What currency is the quote in, and which items are quoted separately?
Deposit and cancellation terms. What do you pay to hold the date, when, and what happens if plans change?
If one quote answers a point and the other is silent, the silent one is not cheaper. It is unfinished.
When both quotes are on the table, compare your quotes with a Wedded Advisor. Your advisor confirms the inclusions in writing.
A Greek package priced abroad is paid from Australia, so check the money terms as closely as the inclusions.
Currency. Ask whether the quote, deposit and balance are all invoiced in euro, and which fees, such as municipal or church fees, are paid locally. Your Wedded Advisor quotes in AUD.
Deposit. Ask how much holds the date, when the next payment is due, what is refundable and when a quoted package becomes a confirmed one.
Insurance. Smartraveller's travel insurance advice, updated in August 2026, is to read the Product Disclosure Statement and check whether the policy covers cancellation if the advice level rises after you book. Australia and Greece have no agreement for free healthcare, so every guest needs comprehensive cover, including medical evacuation, for the whole trip. Check Smartraveller Greece before you fly.
Season. Wildfires occur from June to September and heatwaves are frequent in summer, so ask every venue for its weather back-up in writing.
A shared title tells you little about the wedding a Greek package actually delivers. The ceremony, set-up and coordinator are usually covered, so the real differences lie in rooms, exclusive use, transfers and outside suppliers. Ask every venue the same ten questions and get the answers in writing, and two very different quotes become easy to compare side by side.
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