Choosing between Greece wedding venues comes down to three practical questions: how many guests you are inviting, which kind of ceremony you want, and how those guests will travel. A caldera terrace in Oia suits 40 people, while a Riviera resort half an hour from central Athens hosts up to 1,000. This Wedded Wonderland guide sets out 20 venues across seven regions, with the same details for every one.
This guide groups its 20 venues by region, each with a short overview of what that part of Greece offers. Select a region below to go straight to its venues, or keep scrolling for a side-by-side table of all 20.
Greece is not one wedding destination but several, and each region asks something different of your guests.
Santorini and the Cyclades give you the caldera and the whitewashed chapel, on small terraces. Crete and Rhodes, Kos and the Dodecanese pair chapels and beaches with venue teams that help with civil paperwork. Corfu and the Ionian is greener, with gardens, decks over the water and smaller settings. Athens and the Athens Riviera suit the largest guest lists and the shortest transfers. The Peloponnese and Halkidiki are resort country on the mainland, with space and privacy, and a drive or flight from Athens rather than a ferry.
The venues below run from the islands to the capital, then out to the mainland resorts. They are not ranked, and each entry uses the same fields in the same order.
Start with the type of venue. Most venues on this list are hotels or resorts that host weddings in named spaces. A few let you take the whole hotel. One, Kokotos Estate outside Athens, lists no guest rooms.
Then compare five things: ceremony type on site (chapel, beach, terrace, or a civil ceremony at the town hall), the largest published seated capacity, rooms on site, exclusive use, and how guests reach the venue.
Exclusive use is the field most often misread. At Grace Hotel, the wedding venue fee covers exclusive use of the chosen event spaces, not the whole hotel, with a resort buyout available on request. Canaves, by contrast, sells full-property buyouts hotel by hotel. Ask every venue which one is being quoted.
Then settle the house rules, because few venues publish them. Your Wedded Advisor asks each venue on your shortlist and confirms these in writing for your date: the curfew, minimum nights, music rules, set-up and pack-down times, and the rain plan for every outdoor space. Before you pay a deposit, ask which language and currency the venue contract is in and how the deposit is held.
If an older guest or anyone with limited mobility is coming, put the same care into access. Ask each venue:
Is there step-free access from the guest rooms to the ceremony and reception spaces?
Are there lifts, and do they reach every level you will use?
On a terraced or clifftop site, how far is the walk, and how many steps are on the route?
Can golf buggies or private transfers carry guests between spaces, or from the hotel to the venue?
When most guests fly long-haul, rooms on site matter more than usual. Housing them where you marry takes a transfer out of every day of the trip.
Venue | Region | Type | Ceremony on site | Exclusive use | Largest published capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grace Hotel | Santorini | Clifftop hotel | Yes, terrace or villa | Event spaces; buyout on request | 40 seated |
Canaves Oia | Santorini | Hotel collection | Yes, three terraces | Full-property buyouts | 250 banquet (Epitome gardens) |
Katikies | Santorini | Hotel collection | Yes, named venues | Hotel takeover offered | 60 seated |
Santa Marina | Mykonos | Resort | Chapel | Not published | Not published |
Royal Myconian | Mykonos | Resort | Chapel | Not published | 270 seated (collection ballroom) |
Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas | Crete | Resort | Chapel | Not published | 430 banquet, outdoors |
Nana Princess | Crete | Resort | Chapel, beach | Chosen venue, symbolic weddings | 120 seated |
Melenos Lindos | Rhodes | Boutique hotel | Not published | Whole hotel | Not published |
Atrium Prestige | Rhodes | Resort | Chapel, beach | Not published | Not published |
Ikos Aria | Kos | Resort | Vows in the grounds | Not published | Not published |
Corfu Imperial | Corfu | Resort | Yes, three settings | Not published | 50 |
Angsana Corfu | Corfu | Resort | Yes, named venues | Not published | 200 |
Four Seasons Astir Palace | Athens Riviera | Resort | Yes | Not published | 1,000 guests |
One&Only Aesthesis | Athens Riviera | Resort | Chapel | Not published | 250 seated |
Grand Resort Lagonissi | Athens Riviera | Resort | Yes, five venues | Not published | Not published |
Kokotos Estate | Attica | Winery estate, no rooms | Chapel | Not published | 500 seated |
Costa Navarino | Peloponnese | Resort destination | Two chapels | Not published | Not published |
Amanzoe | Peloponnese | Resort | Indoor and outdoor | Not published | Not published |
Sani Resort | Halkidiki | Resort | Church courtyard, beach | Not published | 30 guests |
Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort | Halkidiki | Resort | Beach to ballroom | Not published | Not published |
The caldera is the reason couples come, and it sets the scale. Published ceremony spaces in Oia and Imerovigli seat 15 to 60, so a Santorini cliff-edge wedding suits a smaller guest list. Mykonos has more room for a larger party.
Grace Hotel is a clifftop hotel above the caldera, where the ceremony can include a unity rite mixing black and white volcanic sand, 363 metres above sea level.
Ceremony and reception: Two spaces. The Villa is a 400 sq m villa with a private pool, gazebo and outdoor fireplace on a split-level terrace; the 363 Lounge is an open-air terrace facing the sunset.
Capacity: 363 Lounge 40 seated, 60 standing; The Villa 15 seated, 60 standing.
Exclusive use: The venue fee covers exclusive use of the chosen spaces; a room block or resort buyout is available on request, with no minimum number of rooms.
Guest rooms: Deluxe rooms, suites and one villa.
Worth knowing: Every wedding needs a wedding planner involved at least three months before the date. A private lounge is available to the wedding party from 8am, and a DJ or live band is permitted for the reception.
Not published: curfew, minimum nights, rain plan.
Canaves hosts weddings and elopements across its hotels in Oia, and takes enquiries for religious, civil, symbolic and vow renewal ceremonies.
Ceremony spaces: The Panorama Balcony at Canaves Oia Suites for up to 30 guests, the Veranda rooftop at Canaves Sunday for up to 40 with 180-degree caldera views, and the Sunset Terrace at Canaves Epitome for up to 25.
Capacity: At Canaves Epitome, the Outdoor Gardens take 180 theatre-style, 250 for a banquet and 280 for a reception; the Omnia Pool Area takes 100 theatre, 150 banquet and 250 reception.
Exclusive use: Full-property buyouts: Canaves Epitome (53 rooms, up to 170 guests), Canaves Oia Suites (48 rooms, up to 120), Canaves Ena (18 rooms, up to 45) and Canaves Sunday (10 rooms, up to 22).
Worth knowing: Canaves Epitome is carved from volcanic rock, and its gardens are the answer for a Santorini guest list of more than 100.
Not published: curfew, minimum nights, whether a civil ceremony can be legally held on site.
Katikies hosts weddings at its hotels on Santorini and Mykonos, with an events and concierge team that plans every detail, and offers micro weddings. On Santorini, its hotels are Katikies Santorini in Oia, Katikies Chromata in Imerovigli and Katikies Garden in Fira.
Ceremony spaces and capacity: Botrini's Restaurant at Katikies Santorini seats 60 (100 standing); Selene Restaurant at Katikies Garden seats 55 outside (150 standing); St. Joseph Wine Cave seats 36; the Chromata Pool Bar area seats 40 to 50; the Koukoumavlos Restaurant Deck seats 20.
Exclusive use: A hotel takeover is offered as an event type alongside weddings.
Also on Mykonos: At Katikies Mykonos in Agios Ioannis, the Upper deck seats 50 and suits a ceremony.
Worth knowing: A ceremony in the Fira garden and drinks on an Oia terrace means a cross-island transfer, so keep both at one hotel where you can.
Not published: curfew, minimum nights, guest room count.
Santa Marina sits on a private peninsula at the southern tip of Ornos Bay, minutes from Mykonos Town, with its own sandy beach and the Ginkgo Spa.
Ceremony: A traditional whitewashed stone chapel on site, and venues with Aegean views.
Guest rooms: Rooms, suites and villas.
Worth knowing: An in-house team of wedding planners, with a wedding brochure and event menus published for planning ahead.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, event capacity.
Royal Myconian has its own events team, a pool terrace and a private spot on Elia Beach. It belongs to the Myconian Collection, whose Elia hotels are its wedding hotels: vows in a small whitewashed chapel, then a beach or restaurant reception.
Ceremonies: The collection assists with ceremonies of all denominations and has certified halal and kosher kitchens.
Capacity: The collection's Horizons Ballroom, a semi-open covered space, seats 270 at round tables, 380 to 400 in banquet layout and up to 550 for cocktails, and divides into four sections.
Worth knowing: The collection's transfer fleet includes 15-seat minibuses and 40-seat mini-coaches, which makes moving a large party around the island simpler, and it can arrange fireworks over the bay.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, room count.
On Crete, both venues here have a private chapel in the grounds, and Elounda Beach seats several hundred for dinner. Nana Princess is set up for small and medium-sized weddings, so the island covers both ends of the guest list.
Elounda Beach and its sister hotel, Elounda Bay Palace, host weddings, vow exchanges and private celebrations, with waterfront villas and suites that have their own decks and pools.
Ceremony: A private chapel for weddings and christenings. The wedding package covers legal and licence paperwork, a civil or religious ceremony, and an escorted transfer to the authorities to register the marriage.
Capacity: For a banquet, Artemis takes 180 indoors and 430 outdoors, Dionysos 100 indoors and 300 outdoors, and Argonaut 180 outdoors. At Elounda Bay Palace next door, Aretoussa seats 300 indoors and 500 outdoors.
Worth knowing: Traditional Cretan lyre music during the ceremony, bridal treatments at the hotel, a fireworks show and limousine transfers for guests.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, room count.
The largest figures are outdoor ones, so plan your wet-weather fallback around the indoor number for the space you choose.
Nana Princess sits on the Aegean coast at Chersonissos and is set up for small and medium-sized weddings.
Ceremony: Civil weddings on its private sandy beach, Greek Orthodox weddings in the private Chapel of St. George in the grounds, symbolic weddings and vow renewals.
Reception and capacity: The terrace of the Eternal Blue restaurant over the bay of Stalis, a poolside reception at Meat-In-Point for up to 120, and a Conference Hall for larger covered receptions.
Exclusive use: Exclusive use of the chosen room or venue for symbolic weddings.
Worth knowing: Because high-summer temperatures can reach 35°C, the hotel recommends evening ceremonies: 4pm to 6pm in April, May and October, 6pm to 8pm from June to September, and 6.30pm to 8pm in July and August.
Not published: exclusive use of the whole hotel, curfew, room count.
Three ceremony types on one property suit mixed families who want a religious rite without moving guests.
The Dodecanese suits couples who want the legal paperwork handled close to home base. All three venues here say their teams help with a civil ceremony.
Melenos is a boutique hotel in the heart of Lindos village, beside the Lindos acropolis, with in-house wedding coordinators.
Ceremony: A civil ceremony, a symbolic ceremony or a traditional Orthodox wedding. Its wedding planner handles the legal documents and the marriage licence registration, and official witnesses can be provided.
Exclusive use: The hotel suggests reserving the whole property for at least three nights, with extra guests in its apartments and studios in the village, a 10-minute walk away.
Worth knowing: Donkeys can carry the couple to the ceremony, and the options run to a rehearsal dinner on the Melenos terrace and a private boat excursion.
Not published: curfew, ceremony location, event capacity.
Atrium Prestige offers ceremonies on a private beach in the south of Rhodes.
Ceremony: The private Tsambika chapel, reached across a bridge, for a more traditional ceremony, plus the Amphitheater a few steps from the beach for larger events, Lachania Beach, the Golden Dome and the Panoramic Terrace.
Legal or symbolic: Its wedding specialist helps couples obtain a marriage licence for a civil ceremony; symbolic ceremonies, elopements and vow renewals are also offered.
Reception: Thallassa restaurant for dinner and the Kalithea main bar for the party.
Worth knowing: A sea-view bridal villa with a private pool for getting ready, and live violin, guitar or bouzouki.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, capacity for each space.
Ikos Aria is set within more than 47 acres beside white sands on Kos, with everything included in the stay. An in-house wedding planner can plan the whole event.
Ceremony: Vows can be read in one of the resort's designated wedding spots in the grounds.
Legal ceremony: The planner coordinates the legal arrangements with the local Town Hall, helps submit documents for a civil wedding and obtain the marriage certificate. A legal ceremony needs officially translated documents and two witnesses of legal age.
Guest rooms: Accommodation can be arranged for up to 30 guests.
Worth knowing: A larger guest list will need a second hotel or a written room block agreement.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, event capacity.
Corfu is the green side of Greece, and its wedding settings are gardens, decks over the water and small islets rather than cliffs. Corfu Imperial suits a smaller party, while Angsana Corfu's 196 rooms make housing a larger guest list on site realistic.
Corfu Imperial sits on the Kommeno Peninsula and offers weddings and vow renewals with dedicated wedding specialists.
Settings and capacity: Yali Waterfront Restaurant on a deck above the water, Aristos Restaurant for up to 50 guests, and the private islet Nissaki for up to 50.
Nearby for small groups: Villa Medusa on the same peninsula has six bedrooms, two private pools and a path to the beach, and suits an intimate celebration.
Worth knowing: Danilia, a private traditional village on Corfu, is offered for wedding feasts.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, Yali's capacity.
With two named settings capped at 50, Corfu Imperial suits a smaller wedding; ask what the Yali deck holds before you set the guest list.
Angsana Corfu sits on the road from Kerkyra to Lefkimi and hosts vows, anniversaries and proposals, with a wedding brochure and a real weddings page.
Venues: Oribu Garden, Vertigo Sky Bar, Starboard Terrace, Emerald Beach, Amalia Hall and three restaurants.
Capacity: 200 for a reception across 345 sq m of event space; individual venue capacities are not shown.
Guest rooms: 196.
Worth knowing: With 196 rooms, housing most of your guests on site is realistic.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, seated capacity per venue.
For a guest list flying in from abroad, the Riviera has one clear advantage: the airport is close. Grand Resort Lagonissi is about 20 minutes from Athens International Airport, and Four Seasons Astir Palace and One&Only Aesthesis are each about 30 minutes from central Athens.
Four Seasons Astir Palace is a beachfront resort on the Athenian Riviera, with waterfront venues across a 30-hectare estate overlooking the Saronic Gulf.
Ceremony and reception: Ceremonies and receptions on the estate, from intimate indoor spaces to a grand outdoor terrace; vow renewals too.
Capacity: Events from 10 to 1,000 guests.
Guest rooms: Its event specialists manage guest room blocks, menus and seating, with an in-house wedding planner.
Worth knowing: Private beach access can be part of a multi-day wedding itinerary.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, room count.
One&Only Aesthesis is set in a private pine grove on the shore at Glyfada. Ceremonies take place in its traditional white Greek chapel, with celebrations at beachfront venues.
Capacity: The Agora Ballroom seats 140 and the Agora Veranda 250, though capacity varies by set-up. The Sunset Bar takes 150 seated for a ceremony.
Season: The chapel, Sunset Bar and Horizon Rooftop operate from May to September.
Guest rooms: Rooms, bungalows, suites, villas and private villa rentals.
Worth knowing: A dedicated wedding team organises bouquets, hair and beauty, and cocktails.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, room count.
The Agora Ballroom is the indoor fallback for the summer-only spaces.
Grand Resort Lagonissi occupies a 72-acre private peninsula on the Athenian Riviera, with 5.2 km of coastline and 16 private beaches.
Ceremony and reception: Five venues: Uranus, an open-air terrace for a sunset gala; Veghera on the south water's edge; La Piscina, garden and pool; Aphrodite, for dinner with sea views; and Villa Elounda, an intimate garden steps from a private sandy beach.
Guest rooms: Main-building rooms, bungalows, suites with private pools and villas, with seven restaurants and three bars.
Worth knowing: About 20 minutes from Athens International Airport, about 45 minutes from central Athens.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, capacity per venue.
Kokotos Estate is a family winery in Stamata, Attica, close to Athens. It hosts weddings with a chapel on the estate and its own wines.
Capacity: An open-air space for 500 seated (1,000 standing), an indoor space for 450 seated and a smaller indoor room for 80.
Guest rooms: None listed; guests need a hotel block in Athens and transfers.
Worth knowing: Valet parking, access for guests with special needs, a room for the couple and a generator.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, catering terms.
The Peloponnese trades proximity for space: resorts set among olive groves and hills, a drive from Athens rather than a ferry. Costa Navarino keeps chapels, receptions and rooms in one destination, while Amanzoe is a 2.5-hour drive from Athens International Airport.
Costa Navarino in the south-west Peloponnese has four five-star resorts, with wedding venues at The Romanos among olive groves and vineyards by the Ionian Sea, at W Costa Navarino on a sandy beach, and at Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino.
Ceremony: Religious weddings in the chapel of St Samson within Navarino Dunes or St Eleni at Navarino Agora; civil ceremonies on request in town halls or outdoors, on a beach, a boat, a hilltop or beside a stream.
Spaces: Mandarin Oriental has eight indoor and outdoor spaces from 62 sq m to 868 sq m.
Worth knowing: Two chapels and four resorts in one destination mean ceremony, reception and every guest's room can stay in one place.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, guest capacity.
Amanzoe sits between hills and the Aegean near Porto Heli, with contemporary architecture inspired by ancient design, and hosts weddings of all sizes, indoors and out.
Guest rooms: Pavilions and villas, each with a private pool, and a beach club.
Season: The resort closes on 14 November 2026 and reopens on 24 March 2027.
Worth knowing: It is a 2.5-hour drive from Athens International Airport, so plan a daylight coach and a rest day before any event.
Not published: exclusive use, ceremony type, capacity.
Halkidiki, in northern Greece, is a peninsula of beach resorts on the Aegean. Sani Resort suits an intimate wedding of up to 30 guests, while Miraggio offers both a beach and a ballroom.
Sani Resort is a five-star resort in Halkidiki with an in-house wedding planner who handles arrangements, accommodation and cuisine.
Ceremony: In the courtyard of Sani Church, a stone-built Greek church in the grounds near Sani Marina, or on Ammos Beach near Sani Hill.
Capacity: Space for up to 30 guests, including children.
Legal ceremony: The wedding offer includes reserving the date and time at the local Town Hall.
Worth knowing: Receptions run at restaurants and bars across the resort, many over the Aegean, subject to availability.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, room count.
Build transport to and from the Town Hall into the day's timeline before a beach or church-courtyard celebration.
Miraggio sits at Kanistro, Paliouri, and offers ceremonies and receptions from an intimate beach gathering to a grand ballroom event.
Ceremony and reception: Beachfront ceremonies, cocktail receptions and formal banquets, with many dining spots and bars over the Aegean.
Worth knowing: A private marina and the Myrthia Thermal Spa, and both a beach and a ballroom, which gives a built-in indoor alternative.
Not published: exclusive use, curfew, capacity.
Athens International Airport links to central Athens and the port of Piraeus by express bus, metro and rail, and domestic airlines fly on across Greece. Plan the arrival as carefully as the wedding day: who meets each guest, how they reach the hotel, and where they rest before the first event.
Allow time at the airport. Since 30 March 2026 the EU Entry/Exit System has been fully deployed for non-EU travellers, passport control may involve long waits, and the airport advises arriving at least 2.5 hours before departure. Do not schedule a welcome event too close to a long-haul landing.
Ferries and large catamarans carry most visitors to the islands. As at November 2026, services can be delayed or cancelled in bad weather, mainly because of strong winds, and passengers usually carry their own luggage up and down stairs. Daily ferries connect Mykonos with Santorini, Paros and Naxos, and private yacht or speedboat transfers can be arranged.
For an island wedding, build a spare day into the itinerary so a windy crossing never touches the ceremony, and arrange pick-ups at the port in advance. Settle these questions with each venue early:
What private transfers can it arrange from Athens or the nearest island airport, for older guests or a wedding party that prefers not to take the ferry?
Who meets guests on arrival, and who carries their luggage from the port or airport to their room?
On the mainland, the drive matters more: Lagonissi is about 20 minutes from the airport, and Amanzoe is 2.5 hours.
Greece has a Mediterranean climate with plenty of sunshine and little rain, and in summer the dry, hot days are cooled by seasonal winds called the meltemi. The wind that cools a terrace can also hold up a ferry, so plan both.
As at November 2026, Smartraveller advice for Greece is to exercise normal safety precautions. Wildfires occur from June to September, near cities and tourist areas on the mainland and the islands, and heatwaves are frequent through summer. In the May to October tourist season, expect high temperatures and crowded seaports.
In practice, that means an evening ceremony. Nana Princess on Crete recommends 6pm to 8pm from June to September, and from 4pm in April, May and October. Ask every venue for its indoor plan: at One&Only Aesthesis, the chapel and rooftop run only from May to September, with the Agora Ballroom indoors.
There are three routes: a civil ceremony, a religious ceremony such as a Greek Orthodox wedding, or a symbolic ceremony after a legal wedding at home. For the customs that surround the day, see our guide to Greek wedding traditions.
As at November 2026, some countries ask you to prove you are not already married, most commonly with a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI). DFAT can issue a CNI in Australia, but some local authorities only accept one issued in their own country.
The Australian Embassy in Athens issues CNIs and witnesses notices of intended marriage, by appointment, and CNIs are ready for collection within two working days. The Embassy does not give legal advice.
A marriage overseas cannot be registered in Australia, but it is usually recognised if it was valid where it took place and would have been valid under Australian law. A foreign marriage certificate may not prove a change of name, and a lawyer can confirm validity.
Before you book, put these questions to the municipality where you will marry and to the embassy:
Which documents does the town hall need, and must they carry an apostille and an official Greek translation?
Will it accept a CNI issued in Australia, or only one issued by the Embassy in Athens?
How far ahead must the notice of marriage be lodged, and do both of you need to attend in person?
Can a civil ceremony be held at the venue, or only at the town hall?
Is a chapel ceremony at the venue legally binding for you, or symbolic?
What fees apply, and to whom are they paid?
Whether a chapel ceremony is legally binding for non-Orthodox couples is confirmed couple by couple. Your Wedded Advisor confirms current requirements.
For hand-picked venues, start with our curated Greece wedding collection. If you would like a journey already shaped around the destination, see our destination wedding packages, and for more ideas, browse our digital magazine.
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