The guides.
The practical companion to the atlas — what it costs, when to marry, and how to plan a wedding a flight from home.
What it costs
What venue prices really cover, what moves the price, a worked Tuscany example and starting prices in each venue’s own currency.
Open →The Mediterranean Wedding Playbook
A free, printable plan: choosing your coastline, what it costs, when to marry, and a 12-month countdown. Free with your email — or instant when you sign in.
Open →The Journal
Destination guides, costs and planning notes.
Open →An Andalusia Wedding: Cortijos, Haciendas & Moorish Light
Marrying in Andalusia — rustic cortijos, eco-fincas, white-walled haciendas and garden estates from Seville to Ronda, with costs, the legal route, the heat and when to go.
Read the guide →A Corfu Wedding: Green Island, Venetian Grace
Marrying on Corfu — grand seaside resorts, historic Venetian estates and olive-grove venues, with costs, the legal route and when to go.
Read the guide →A Lake Como Wedding: Villas on the Water
Marrying on Lake Como — grand lakeside villas, intimate relais and a castle above the water, with costs, boat logistics, the legal route and when to go.
Read the guide →A Crete Wedding: The Wild End of the Aegean
Marrying on Crete — Cretan farm estates, beachfront resorts and seaside design hotels, with costs, the legal route, the heat and when to go.
Read the guide →A Catalonia Wedding: Costa Brava, the Empordà & Barcelona
Marrying in Catalonia — seaside palaces and castles, rustic masías, Empordà estates and botanical gardens, with the costs, the legal route, the best months and how to read the region.
Read the guide →A Sicily Wedding: Baroque Towns, Etna & the Sea
Marrying in Sicily — grand palazzo hotels, restored baroque estates, wine baglios and seaside resorts, with costs, the legal route and when to go.
Read the guide →A Sardinia Wedding: Costa Smeralda & Beyond
Marrying in Sardinia — Costa Smeralda glamour, east-coast resorts and beachfront estates, with costs, the legal route and when to go.
Read the guide →A Paros Wedding: The Cyclades, Quietly
Marrying on Paros — design hotels, private villas and seaside estates on the Cyclades’ most stylish quiet island, with costs, the legal route and when to go.
Read the guide →A Tuscany Wedding: Vineyards, Borghi & the Val d’Orcia
The definitive guide to getting married in Tuscany — restored borghi, hilltop castles, Chianti vineyards and country houses, plus costs, timing, the legal route and how to read the regions.
Read the guide →An Umbria Wedding: Tuscany’s Quieter Neighbour
Marrying in Umbria — hilltop castles, restored borghi, country estates and converted monasteries, with costs, the legal route and when to go.
Read the guide →A Santorini Wedding, Beyond the Caldera Cliché
How to marry in Santorini and do it well — caldera-edge suites, cave venues, private villas, the real cost of that sunset view, the legal route, and when to avoid the crowds.
Read the guide →An Ibiza Wedding: Cliffs, Fincas & the White Island
Marrying in Ibiza — clifftop resorts, rustic fincas, the quiet north and beach venues on the coves, with the real costs, the legal route, the crowds and when to go.
Read the guide →A Mykonos Wedding, Without the Crowds
Marrying in Mykonos beyond the party — beachfront resorts, design hotels, private villas and beach clubs, with the real costs, the wind, the legal route and when to go.
Read the guide →A Tulum Wedding: Jungle, Reef & the Slow Caribbean
Marrying in Tulum — barefoot beach clubs, jungle venues and boho-luxe hotels on the Riviera Maya, with the seasons, the sargassum question and how the legal bit works in Mexico.
Read the guide →An Occitanie Wedding: Vineyard Châteaux & the South of France
Marrying in Occitanie and south-west France — restored wine châteaux, vineyard domaines and country mas from the Languedoc to Gascony, with costs, the legal route and when to go.
Read the guide →How Much Does a Wedding in Italy Cost? (2026 Breakdown)
What Italian wedding venues charge in 2026–27, what each price covers, three weddings worked through, and what to ask the venues that price on request.
Read the guide →How Much Does a Tuscany Wedding Cost? (2026 Breakdown)
What Tuscan wedding venues charge in 2026–27, what each price covers, and two weddings worked through to the euro.
Read the guide →How Much Does a Provence Wedding Cost? (2026 Breakdown)
What moves the price of a Provence wedding: caterer rules, rooms on site, private or shared estates, and what to give a venue so its quote compares.
Read the guide →How Much Does an Amalfi Coast Wedding Cost? (2026 Breakdown)
What moves the price of an Amalfi Coast or Sorrento wedding: private or shared venues, in-house kitchens, music hours and rooms, and what to ask for a quote.
Read the guide →How Much Does an Ibiza Wedding Cost? (2026 Breakdown)
What moves the price of an Ibiza wedding: minimum spends, open bars, packages and rooms, with real rates from an Ibiza beach venue and what to ask the rest.
Read the guide →How to Legally Get Married in Italy as a Foreigner
The practical legal route to an Italian wedding — civil vs symbolic, the documents you need, the timeline, and why most couples choose each path.
Read the guide →How to Legally Get Married in Spain as a Foreigner
The legal reality of a Spanish wedding — why most couples choose a symbolic ceremony, what a legal civil marriage actually requires, and the documents involved.
Read the guide →How to Legally Get Married in Greece as a Foreigner
The legal route to a Greek-island wedding — civil marriage requirements, the documents you must translate and apostille, and why many couples go symbolic.
Read the guide →How to Legally Get Married in France as a Foreigner
Why a legally binding French wedding is hard for non-residents — the residency rule, and how couples marry in a Provence or Languedoc château anyway.
Read the guide →How to Legally Get Married in Australia as a Foreigner
Australia is one of the most straightforward countries in the world to marry in legally as a foreigner — the Notice of Intended Marriage, the one-month rule, and why a vineyard or beach ceremony can be the real, legal wedding.
Read the guide →How to Legally Get Married in Ireland as a Foreigner
The practical legal route to an Irish wedding — the three-month notice, civil vs symbolic, the documents you need, and why so many couples marry for real at the castle.
Read the guide →How to Legally Get Married in Switzerland as a Foreigner
The legal reality of a Swiss wedding — why civil marriage is genuinely open to foreigners without residency, the registry-office rule that catches couples out, and how many pair a short registry ceremony with a blessing at the venue.
Read the guide →How to Legally Get Married in the United Kingdom as a Foreigner
The practical legal route to a UK wedding — how England and Wales's notice-and-approved-venue system works, why Scotland is the more flexible option, and why many couples still choose a symbolic ceremony instead.
Read the guide →How to Legally Get Married in the United States as a Foreigner
The practical legal route to a US wedding — how the county-by-county marriage-licence system actually works, what foreign couples need to bring, and how to get it recognised back home.
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