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Gay Wedding in Santorini
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Santorini is one of the most romantic settings in Europe. The caldera drops straight into the Aegean, whitewashed villages cling to the cliffs, and some of the island’s best hotels are designed around private terraces, plunge pools and uninterrupted sea views. For a wedding, it gives you a flawless backdrop.
Since February 2024, same-sex couples have been able to marry legally in Greece.
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That means a Santorini wedding can now be a full civil marriage rather than simply a symbolic ceremony. The paperwork for foreign couples needs planning well in advance, with official documents translated and certified where required, so this is one of the parts of the trip we handle carefully with the local wedding team.
This eight-day itinerary begins in Athens before you fly to Santorini for the wedding itself.
You have several days on the island rather than arriving, marrying and leaving immediately, which gives you time to settle in, meet your planner and actually enjoy Santorini around the ceremony.
After the wedding, return to Athens for a final night at King George before flying home.
If you want to turn the wedding into a longer honeymoon, Mykonos is an obvious addition, while Paros, Naxos or Crete work well if you want somewhere less focused on nightlife.
Day by day
This is a sample plan, not a fixed departure. Days can be added, removed or reordered, and almost every client changes something. Prices are an entry-level guide; your quote will be exact.
Days 1-2: Athens
Begin in Athens rather than trying to connect straight through to Santorini after an international flight. It gives you breathing room at the start of the trip and removes the risk of a delayed arrival disrupting the wedding plans.
Stay at Ergon House in the center of Athens and use the time to explore the city before heading to the islands. The Acropolis and Parthenon are the obvious priorities, particularly if this is your first visit, but Athens is worth more than a quick monument stop. Give yourself an evening for dinner and a little time around the neighborhoods below the Acropolis before the wedding part of the trip begins.
Days 3-6: Santorini
Fly from Athens to Santorini and check into your chosen hotel. Where you stay matters here because the hotel can easily become part of the wedding itself. Some couples want a cliffside property overlooking the caldera, while others prefer more privacy away from the busiest villages.
Your wedding planner will meet you on the island to go through the final arrangements and ceremony details. If you are having a legal civil wedding, the necessary documentation and licensing need to be organized in advance. Santorini’s municipality currently requires foreign couples to provide documents including proof that there is no legal impediment to marriage and an official birth certificate, with Greek translations and relevant authentication where applicable.
The rest of your time on Santorini is deliberately not overplanned. There is no point coming here for a wedding and spending the entire trip moving between appointments. Leave room for long lunches, time at the hotel and a proper evening together once the ceremony is over.
And yes, the photographs will look otherworldly.
Days 7-8: Athens
Return to Athens for your final night and check into King George.
For the last stay, we recommend the Penthouse Suite, which gives you considerably more space and its own private pool overlooking the city. After several days built around the wedding, there is something satisfying about having one final evening to enjoy at your own pace.
The following day, transfer to the airport for your flight home, or continue the honeymoon elsewhere in Greece.
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