Choosing the right venue for your wedding in Santorini can be made easy once you have some basic knowledge about the venues’ policies. There are dedicated wedding venues that only do weddings and can be hired for your day. Usually they offer a space for both the ceremony and reception and you can choose both or one of the two. Most hotels also provide wedding venue services if a number of your guests and the couple stay there. Some venues offer a beach view and others a sunset view. Secluded beach view venues have no sound restrictions so they are a great option for long parties. Sunset view venues have an amazing view but there are sound restrictions that vary from venue to venue. A very popular option is booking a sunset view venue for the ceremony and having the reception in a venue, not necessarily overlooking the sunset, but offering other advantages. Venues overlooking the sunset without sound restrictions are the most sought after and they are very few.
Things to consider when choosing a venue
- Location: Although we divided venues in only two categories, overlooking the beach and overlooking the sunset, there are great differences between venues falling in the same category. Sunset view can greatly vary depending on the exact location of a venue.
- Facilities: Each venue offers different facilities like a dance floor, an outdoor area, a bar etc, that may or may not suit your needs
- Menu and drinks options: This is an equally important decision with location and facilities. Some venues offer diverse menu choices and drinks packages. Depending on your budget you can also choose to offer your guests an open bar or set a limit to the amount of free drinks your guests can have.
- Restrictions: Make sure you are familiar with the venue’s policy. Number of guests, children, noise regulations, mandatory drinks packages, fireworks and plate smashing are, amongst others, regulated by wedding venues in Santorini.