What it costs.
Most venues don’t publish a price, and the ones that do rarely price the same thing. Here is what those prices cover, what moves the number, and how to get a real quote.
What moves the price.
Two venues can both say “from €20,000” and mean completely different weddings. These are the things that change the number most.
Nights, not just the day
Many estates rent for a minimum stay rather than a single day. Borgo Stomennano asks for two nights on weekdays and three at weekends.
Weekday or weekend
The same estate can price the week differently. Borgo Stomennano’s €22,000 is for two nights from Monday to Thursday.
Who sleeps on site
A day rental and a stay that beds your guests are different purchases. Villa Montanare’s price is for the wedding day without accommodation; Borgo Stomennano’s includes beds for 38.
Exclusive use
Some venues only host a wedding when you take the whole place. At Locanda Rossa every room and suite is booked for your group.
Catering on top, or included
A hire fee often leaves out the food. At Borgo Stomennano catering comes from recommended caterers, from €150 per person.
The size of the place
Scale moves the price more than anything. Borgo Finocchieto, which seats 250 and sleeps 44, starts from €300,000.
A Tuscan wedding, worked through.
Borgo Stomennano lists €22,000 for two nights’ exclusive use for 38 people, Monday to Thursday. Catering through its recommended caterers starts from €150 per person.
For 38 guests that is €22,000 + 38 × €150 = €27,700 for the venue and dinner. Drinks, flowers, music, photography and a planner come on top.
At Villa Montanare the wedding-day rental starts from €7,000, without accommodation, so guest rooms are booked separately. At the top end, Borgo Finocchieto starts from €300,000.
In the venue’s own currency.
We show every price in the currency the venue quotes it in, and we never convert. Exchange rates move, the venue invoices in its own currency, and a converted figure would be ours, not theirs. That is why a destination outside the eurozone appears in its own currency, and why prices in different currencies are never set side by side.
| Destination | Currency | Venues with a price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bali | Indonesian rupiah | 4 | IDR 52,000,000 | IDR 326,000,000 |
| Florida | US dollar | 4 | US$1,250 | US$23,000 |
| Tuscany | Euro | 4 | €7,000 | €300,000 |
When there is no price.
Two in three venues in our atlas don’t publish a price, including Borgo di Pietrafitta Relais, Castel Monastero, Certosa di Pontignano, Il Salviatino Firenze and Locanda Rossa in Tuscany. “On request” usually means the price depends on the date, the number of nights and the number of guests. Give those three when you enquire and we forward it straight to the venue.
Venue prices, place by place.
Real prices from the venues we list, with catering, drinks and minimum stays where venues give them.
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