Mykonos wedding venues sit in five parts of the island, each with its own feel. The right one depends on your guest count, your ceremony and how guests will get around. Wedded Wonderland compares ten venues here on the same terms, so you can weigh them fairly. For the wider picture, read our guide to Greece wedding venues or browse our curated Greece wedding collection.
The list runs from the west coast near Mykonos Town, along the south coast to Elia, then up to the north coast, and ends with a dedicated event venue. It is not a ranking.
Venue | Area | Type | Ceremony options | Largest published capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Santa Marina | Ornos | Beachfront resort on a private peninsula | Whitewashed stone chapel and sea-view venues | Ask the venue |
Katikies Mykonos | Agios Ioannis | Five-star hotel | Upper deck, marked for wedding ceremonies | 50 seated, 100 standing on the Upper deck |
Mykonos Grand Hotel & Resort | Agios Ioannis | Beachfront hotel | Hilltop chapel; religious weddings only for Christian Orthodox couples | 25 in the chapel, 100 outdoors |
Saint John Hotel Villas & Spa | Agios Ioannis | Hotel and villas | Agia Fotini Chapel, sunset balcony or deck | Up to 800 guests |
Mykonos Blu, Grecotel | Psarou | Beachfront resort | The Ocean Balcony | 60 at the ceremony, 120 at the reception |
Petasos Beach Resort & Spa | Between Platis Gialos and Psarou | Resort on a private peninsula | Ask the venue | 280 banquet, 500 cocktail at the pool |
Myconian Ambassador | Above Platis Gialos | Hotel; recommends its Elia sister hotels for grand banquets | A small chapel, then the beach or entertainment deck | Ask the venue |
Royal Myconian and Myconian Imperial (Myconian Collection) | Elia | Resort hotels | Small whitewashed chapel; all denominations | 270 seated, up to 550 cocktail in the Horizons Ballroom |
Grecotel Mykonos Lolita | Agios Sostis | Small hotel on a private beach | Religious, civil and symbolic at the chapel | Ask the venue |
ZeNIT Events Center | Hilltop above Paradise beach | Event venue, no rooms | Pool terrace, two terraces, central hall | Set by layout |
Every venue on this list hosts weddings. Three questions then separate them: what kind of place it is, where the ceremony happens, and how many people it holds and houses.
Most venues here are resorts and hotels that host weddings in named spaces: a chapel, a balcony above the sand, a ballroom, a pool deck. That suits a guest list that wants to stay together and treat the wedding as a week away.
The scale varies widely. Mykonos Blu lists 103 guest rooms on the Psarou waterfront, while Grecotel Mykonos Lolita calls itself "a little hotel on a secluded private beach after Agios Sostis". Katikies Mykonos welcomes children above 13, which matters if your guest list includes young families.
One venue works differently. ZeNIT Events Center is a hilltop event venue with no rooms, so guests stay elsewhere and come together for the day. You trade a resort's convenience for a space built only for events.
If a venue offers its own wedding package, our guide to Greece wedding packages sets out how to compare it with booking the venue on its own terms.
Several venues pair a chapel ceremony with a beach or sea-view reception at the same property; Where the chapels are sets out all six.
The ceremony type is the detail to check first. Grecotel Mykonos Lolita offers religious, civil and symbolic weddings at its chapel. The Myconian Collection assists in officiating ceremonies across all denominations. At Mykonos Grand, a religious wedding on the hotel premises requires both partners to be Christian Orthodox.
Others offer a terrace rather than a chapel. Mykonos Blu holds its ceremonies on the Ocean Balcony above Psarou beach, Katikies Mykonos uses its Upper deck, and ZeNIT uses its pool terrace, two terraces and central hall. Where a venue does not name a ceremony type, ask before you fall for the view.
Published ceremony capacity runs from 25 guests inside the Mykonos Grand chapel to 60 on the Mykonos Blu Ocean Balcony and 100 outdoors at Mykonos Grand. For a larger reception, Petasos lists banquet seating for 280 at its pool, the Myconian Collection's Horizons Ballroom seats 270 at round tables, and Saint John organises weddings of up to 800 guests. For a guest list in the hundreds, the published options are Saint John (up to 800), Petasos (up to 500 for cocktails at its pool) and the Horizons Ballroom in Elia (up to 550 for cocktails).
Rooms matter when most guests fly long-haul. Mykonos Blu is the only venue here that publishes a room count. The others list rooms, suites and villas without a total, so ask how many your guests can hold on your dates.
Few venues on this list publish exclusive use. Katikies Hotels lists a hotel take-over among the event types it takes enquiries for, across its Santorini and Mykonos hotels. For every other venue here, ask whether the wedding spaces, or the whole property, can be closed to other guests.
Add four questions to every list: is there a step-free route between rooms, ceremony and reception; can the venue organise transfers for guests who would rather not drive; what is the plan on a windy afternoon; and what time must the music stop?
Details such as curfew and minimum nights need an answer in writing before you commit.
Six venues on this list have a chapel in the wedding plan. Here is where each sits and what it holds, where the venue says.
Agios Ioannis and Ornos. Santa Marina has a traditional whitewashed stone chapel on its peninsula at the southern tip of Ornos Bay. Mykonos Grand's chapel, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is perched on a hill looking out over Agios Ioannis beach; it holds up to 25 guests inside and frames outdoor ceremonies for up to 100. Saint John offers the Agia Fotini Chapel as one of three ceremony settings.
Platis Gialos. The Myconian Ambassador pairs a small chapel with a reception on the beach or its entertainment deck. The hotel does not say where the chapel sits, so ask whether it is on site or a short walk away.
Elia. The Myconian Collection offers vows in a small whitewashed chapel, followed by a reception on the beach or in a restaurant overlooking the Aegean and Mykonos Town.
Agios Sostis. Grecotel Mykonos Lolita has a private chapel above the Aegean and holds religious, civil and symbolic weddings there.
No chapel publishes a guest count except Mykonos Grand's. If your guest list is larger than a chapel holds, keep the ceremony small and gather everyone for the reception that follows.
Mykonos is "the island of the winds", in the heart of the Cyclades, and the five areas on this list each answer a different question about your wedding. See Visit Greece for the island overview.
The west coast: Agios Ioannis and Ornos. These bays sit near Mykonos Town. Santa Marina describes itself as "just minutes from Mykonos Town", and Katikies Mykonos puts itself about 4 km away. Saint John calls Agios Ioannis one of Mykonos's sunset spots, and Mykonos Grand looks across to the island of Delos.
Choose this coast if guests want evenings in town between wedding events.
The south coast: Psarou and Platis Gialos. Two neighbouring beaches with three venues between them. The Myconian Ambassador sits above Platis Gialos, 5 km from Mykonos Town, with Psarou within walking distance. Petasos sits on a private peninsula between the two.
Choose this coast for beach receptions, with Psarou within walking distance of Platis Gialos.
Elia. Further east, the Myconian Collection's Elia hotels look over a "long stretch of golden sand" beneath "rugged Cycladic hills". Choose Elia for the largest published ballroom on this list.
The north coast: Agios Sostis. Grecotel Mykonos Lolita sits on a secluded private beach, off the beaten path, near Agios Sostis and Panormos beaches. Choose the north for a small wedding on a secluded beach.
Above Paradise beach. ZeNIT stands on a hilltop above Paradise beach, with views over the Aegean to Delos. Choose it when you want an event venue for the whole celebration and are happy for guests to stay elsewhere.
A simple rule: if guests want to be near town, start on the west coast. If you want the beach in every photograph, look south. If you want privacy and a chapel, look north.
The west coast holds four of the ten venues, from a resort on its own peninsula to a hotel that hosts weddings of up to 800. Three sit at Agios Ioannis, where Mykonos Grand and Katikies Mykonos look across the water to Delos.
Santa Marina, a Luxury Collection Resort is a beachfront retreat on a private peninsula at the southern tip of Ornos Bay, and is marking 40 years. Its team of wedding planners works on everything from intimate gatherings to grand celebrations, including elopement parties.
Setting: Rooms, suites and villas with Aegean views, infinity pools and a private sandy beach, "just minutes from Mykonos Town".
Ceremony: A traditional whitewashed stone chapel, and venues with panoramic views of the Aegean Sea.
Rooms: Rooms, suites and villas. No total room count is published.
Standout: A 2026 wedding brochure and event menus are available to download, so you can read the options before you enquire. The resort also has the Elais Restaurant, private dining and the Ginkgo Spa on site.
A chapel, a private beach and a planning team on one peninsula make Santa Marina a natural fit for a guest list that wants to stay in one place.
Katikies Mykonos is a five-star hotel above Agios Ioannis beach. The Katikies group offers micro weddings in Mykonos, small ceremonies "featuring classic Cycladic architecture".
Setting: About 4 km from Mykonos Town, roughly a 10-minute drive. Every room and suite looks to Agios Ioannis beach, and most have sea views to Delos.
Ceremony: The Upper deck is the space marked for wedding ceremonies, as well as private dinners and cocktail receptions.
Capacity: The Upper deck seats 50 and holds 100 standing. Two dining spaces each seat 50, and the Private Balcony seats 20.
Rooms: Rooms and suites; no total room count is published. Children above 13 are welcome, and younger children are directed to the sister property, Katikies Villas Mykonos at Elia beach.
Exclusive use: Katikies Hotels lists a hotel take-over among its event enquiry types. Ask whether it applies to Katikies Mykonos on your dates.
Standout: Four named event spaces at one small hotel, so the ceremony, dinner and a private balcony gathering can each have their own setting.
The published figures top out at 50 seated, so Katikies Mykonos suits a micro wedding or a small celebration.
Mykonos Grand is a five-star beachfront hotel on Agios Ioannis beach, opposite the island of Delos, with "Cycladic charm" and a private beach section for hotel guests.
Setting: On Agios Ioannis beach, facing Delos.
Ceremony: A whitewashed chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, "perched on a hill looking out over Ayios Yiannis Beach". The hotel's rule is that both bride and groom must be Christian Orthodox for a religious wedding on the hotel premises.
Capacity: Up to 25 guests inside the chapel; outdoor ceremonies with the chapel as backdrop for up to 100.
Rooms: Rooms, suites with private pools and the Mykonos Grand Villa. No total room count is published.
Standout: An open-air amphitheatre, and an evening shuttle to Mykonos Town for guests who want a night in town. The hotel liaises with your wedding planner and arranges music, video and photography, beauty and flowers.
If one or both of you is not Christian Orthodox, ask the hotel which ceremony it can hold at the chapel for you before you plan around it.
Saint John offers a range of wedding venues and event spaces in Agios Ioannis, which it counts among Mykonos's sunset spots.
Setting: Every venue has full sea views and panoramic views of the Aegean.
Ceremony: Vows at the Agia Fotini Chapel, the sunset balcony or the deck.
Receptions: Theatraki, 1001 Nights, Ilios or Thalatta, with Ilios and Thalatta suited to indoor celebrations.
Capacity: From intimate gatherings to weddings of up to 800 guests, with welcome cocktails through to five-course gala dinners.
Standout: The scale. Up to 800 guests is the largest published figure on this list. The hotel works with wedding planners for flowers, candles, DJs, photography, video and fireworks, at additional charge.
With two indoor reception spaces, Saint John also has a ready answer for an evening when the wind picks up.
Two neighbouring beaches on the south coast, with three venues that range from a resort with 103 rooms to a hotel with its own small chapel. From the Myconian Ambassador, Psarou is within walking distance.
Mykonos Blu is a Grecotel beachfront resort on the Psarou waterfront that hosts weddings and vow renewals, with dedicated wedding specialists and customised menus.
Setting: Cycladic architecture on the Psarou waterfront, which the hotel describes as "a Cycladic settlement on the waterfront", with suites and villas with private pools.
Ceremony: The Ocean Balcony, "perched just above the pristine beach of Psarou", with an uninterrupted sea view.
Capacity: Up to 60 guests on the Ocean Balcony, and the wedding table and party for up to 120 in the L'Archipel restaurant and pool area.
Rooms: 103 guest rooms.
Standout: The BLU cave pool, a signature of the resort.
The jump from 60 at the ceremony to 120 at the reception suits couples who want a smaller ceremony and a bigger party.
Petasos Beach Resort & Spa is perched on a private peninsula between Platis Gialos and Psarou, with indoor and outdoor venues for weddings and other events.
Setting: Direct beach access, a private beach called La Petite Psarou, and "timeless Cycladic design with whitewashed curves, handcrafted stonework, and elegant pergolas".
Ceremony: Ask which space the resort uses for ceremonies and which ceremony types it holds.
Capacity: The Swimming Pool takes 280 for a banquet, 350 for a reception and 500 for cocktails; the V.I.P. Restaurant 180, 220 and 300; Le Club Restaurant 70, 90 and 110. The Amphitheatre has no published capacity.
Rooms: Rooms, suites and private-pool villas. No total room count is published.
Standout: The two-level saltwater pool with waterfall, and the 500 sq m Aqua Marine Spa with a thalassotherapy pool for the days before the wedding.
Petasos gives a capacity for each space and layout, which makes it easy to match a guest list to a room.
Myconian Ambassador is set above Platis Gialos beach, 5 km from Mykonos Town, and is part of the Myconian Collection. It offers vows "in a small chapel, followed by a reception on the beach or our entertainment deck".
Setting: Above Platis Gialos, with Psarou within walking distance.
Ceremony: A small chapel.
Capacity: For grand wedding banquets, the hotel recommends its sister hotels in Elia.
Standout: Efisia, the hotel's fine-dining restaurant, and a team that presents itself "as experts in romance and discretion".
This is the intimate option on the south coast. If the guest list grows, the same group's Elia hotels are the next step.
Elia is the Myconian Collection's home for larger weddings, with a long sandy beach and a ballroom that seats 270. The group's Myconian Ambassador recommends these hotels for grand wedding banquets.
The Myconian Collection names its hotels in Elia as its wedding hotels, and plans weddings for them as one team. Royal Myconian and Myconian Imperial are two of those Elia hotels, so they share one entry here.
Setting: Elia's "long stretch of golden sand" beneath "rugged Cycladic hills". Myconian Imperial sits immediately above Elia Beach with a saltwater pool; Royal Myconian has rooms and suites with private balconies or terraces, a panoramic pool deck and a spa.
Ceremony: Vows in a small whitewashed chapel, then a reception on the beach or in a restaurant overlooking the Aegean and Mykonos Town. The group assists in officiating ceremonies across all denominations.
Capacity: The Horizons Ballroom seats 270 at round tables of 8 to 10, takes 380 to 400 in a banqueting layout and up to 550 for cocktails.
Rooms: Rooms, suites and villas across the Elia hotels. No room counts are published.
Standout: The Horizons Ballroom is semi-open, covered from above, with sliding doors onto a small balcony, and divides into four sections for a smaller dinner. The kitchens are certified halal and kosher, and a South Asian chef cooks traditional Indian cuisine.
The team can either set the stage for your own planner or run the whole event, down to fireworks over the bay. For a multi-day celebration or a multicultural wedding, the halal, kosher and Indian kitchens are worth a close look.
The north coast's one venue here is a small hotel on a secluded private beach. Choose it for a small wedding with a private chapel above the Aegean.
Grecotel Mykonos Lolita is "a little hotel on a secluded private beach after Agios Sostis", off the beaten path.
Setting: A whitewashed setting above the Aegean that the hotel calls "a striking Cycladic setting for weddings and celebrations", near Agios Sostis and Panormos beaches, with a path down to the sand.
Ceremony: Religious, civil and symbolic weddings at the hotel's private chapel, overlooking "the deep blue and crystal-clear waters".
Rooms: Six room and suite types, from the Classic Room to the two-bedroom Grande Suite for four adults, many looking over Panormos Bay, plus a private villa, Villa Thea. No total room count is published.
Standout: The Veranda, a tiny restaurant above a cliff, and an infinity pool with hydro massage.
This is the only venue on the list that names civil weddings at its chapel, so ask the hotel how a civil ceremony there works for an Australian couple.
One venue on this list is built only for events. It has no rooms, so it pairs with a hotel or villa elsewhere on the island.
ZeNIT Events Center is a multifunctional events venue on top of a hill at Paradise beach, with panoramic views of the Aegean Sea and Delos.
Setting: Hilltop, facing the sea and Delos.
Ceremony: "The pool terrace, the two terraces and the central hall can host each moment of the day." The venue also offers a traditional-style wedding drawing on Mykonian culture.
Capacity: No fixed figure. Capacity depends on the layout, and the venue proposes a set-up once it knows your guest numbers.
Rooms: None. ZeNIT is an events venue, not a hotel.
Standout: A 20 m infinity pool facing the sea and Delos, two cocktail bars, an open-view kitchen and a central indoor hall. Ask whether the hall holds your full guest list if the weather turns.
On the day: The venue's own services include a physician and medical room during events, security with CCTV, and guest transfers that ZeNIT runs itself for up to 16 guests.
Guests fly into Mykonos Airport (JMK). Flights from Athens International Airport take about 45 minutes, and from Thessaloniki about 1 hour 10 minutes.
From the airport, a bus runs to Mykonos Town (Chora) and other destinations from a stop in front of the terminal in the Arrivals area, with tickets bought from the driver. A taxi stand sits outside the Arrivals terminal. See the airport's travel information.
Distances to town vary by area. Katikies Mykonos is about 4 km from Mykonos Town and the Myconian Ambassador 5 km. Most venues do not publish a distance from the airport, so ask each for its transfer time before guests book, and how long the trip takes for older guests.
The wedding date shapes everything from the dress fabric to the ceremony time. Ask every venue which of its spaces are open on your date before you settle on one.
Heat. As at November 2026, Smartraveller says heatwaves are frequent in Greece over the summer months and can cause heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and that many major tourist sites have little shade. For a summer date, that means a shaded ceremony spot, a later start and water for every guest.
Wildfire. Wildfires occur in Greece during the extended summer, from June to September, including near tourist areas, and can start with little warning and travel quickly. Agree a covered or indoor fallback with your venue in advance; Saint John, the Myconian Collection and ZeNIT all publish indoor or covered spaces.
Swimming. Smartraveller also advises care when swimming because of boat traffic, coastal hazards, strong currents and marine life, and suggests patrolled beaches where possible.
Wind. On "the island of the winds", an exposed ceremony spot needs a plan for a breezy afternoon. Ask how each venue handles it.
A date outside the summer months sits outside the heatwave and wildfire season. Confirm that your chosen venue and its ceremony spaces are open on that date.
Decide early whether the ceremony in Mykonos will be your legal marriage or a symbolic one. Some venues say which they host: Grecotel Mykonos Lolita lists religious, civil and symbolic weddings at its chapel. If the legal marriage matters to you, plan the paperwork before you choose the terrace.
Proving you are free to marry. As at November 2026, Smartraveller says some countries ask you to prove you are free to marry, most often with a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI) and registry certificates. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade can issue a CNI in Australia, but some local authorities accept only ones issued in their own country. Ask the destination's embassy or consulate:
whether you need one
whether you can get it in Australia
whether it needs an authentication or apostille.
In Athens. The Australian Embassy in Athens witnesses CNI applications, issues CNIs, witnesses notices of intended marriage and legalises documents by authentication or apostille. All notarial services need an appointment, though apostille and CNI documents can be sent by post, and legalised documents and CNIs are ready within two working days. The Embassy gives no legal advice, and fees apply.
Back home. An overseas marriage cannot be registered in Australia, but in most cases it is legally recognised if it was valid where it took place and would have been valid under Australian law. A foreign marriage certificate is usually accepted as proof of marriage but may not work as proof of a name change. Read Smartraveller's guide to getting married overseas.
The full steps for marrying in Greece as Australians are in our guide to Greece wedding venues. For the customs around the day itself, read our piece on Greek wedding traditions.
The right Mykonos venue is the one that fits your guest list, your ceremony and the part of the island you want to wake up in. This list gets you to three or four names. The next step is finding out which of them are free on your date, on your terms.
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