And so the wedding adventure begins
Greece is home to an astounding range of destinations and impressive landmarks suitable for any type of wedding. With its numerous islands and its glorious Mediterranean climate, Greece has been a hugely popular wedding destination hub for years. Couples travel from all over the world to experience the ideal Mediterranean sun and sea holiday that Greece is so well known for. But Greece has become much more than an ideal beach wedding destination. It is home to magnificent mountain areas that are popular with future brides and grooms interested in adventure and sport. Its cultural heritage and religious sites lend themselves to those couples interested in history and religion. Its thermal springs attract partners in search of a spa and wellness holiday. Gastronomy and wine loving couples visit to experience the Mediterranean cuisine, one of the most popular diets in the world. To put it simply, Greece has something for each and every couple for a unique wedding experience. But with such a vast array of beautiful locations, it can be hard to choose exactly where to host your special day. Although Greece offers many different types of wedding venues, hotel weddings remain, without fail, the most popular choice among couples who are looking for a magically special day with the sense of being in a home away from home. Greece has a wide range of hotels in various types of surroundings; the hotels come with top notch wedding services needed for a unique wedding and offer wedding packages that are cost effective.
Something for everyone
From vibrant city centre hotels, to traditional suite hotels in picturesque villages, remote self-catering hotels to central luxurious penthouse suites, Greece has accommodations of all star ratings, to suit each couples budget and style, in locations that meet all preferences and tastes. Crete is the biggest island in Greece and is home to an extensive number of hotel venues experienced in destination weddings. Although there are many exceptions, you will find a lot of high end hotels and large resorts on the North coast of Crete and many deluxe boutique and apartment hotels on the South coast of Crete. Are you looking for a deluxe hotel? Look into Elounda, Georgioupoli, Hersonissos and other small water front towns on the North Coast of the island. Some of the hotels in these places offer fitness centres, spas, tennis and golf courts, infinity pools and even helipads. Are you in search for a more intimate affair with a boutique hotel or a niche luxury hotel that will give you privacy? You will find it on the Southern Coast of Crete. Plakias, Matala, and Paleochora are places you might be interested to look into. Remote or urban, intimate or grand, mountain or beach, it all depends on how you and your other half envision your special day. One thing for sure is that, regardless of your chosen hotel venue, having your hotel wedding in Greece guarantees that you will have an incredible blue sky above your head, a beautiful sunset every evening of your stay, clean sparkling waters nearby, delicious Mediterranean food and the experience of hospitality at its best.
Old hands in the wedding industry
A huge advantage of having a hotel wedding in Greece is because of the top notch services the hotels have on offer, to ensure your wedding experience is enjoyable and runs smoothly. On the whole, hotels in Greece are situated in accessible locations with good transport connections and parking areas to ensure you and your wedding party can come and go as you please. Another benefit of having a hotel wedding is that most hotel venues in Greece come with a work force that is seasoned with experience in wedding procedures. This will give you the freedom to worry less about wedding minutiae and enjoy spending your time with your special person, family and friends. Typically hotels in Greece have a big staff force that will be able to assist you if and when needs be. In most cases, the hotel will have an expert wedding planning team at hand, including a wedding coordinator, to guide and assist you and ensure your special day runs without any glitches. After all, spending time with you and celebrating your love is why your wedding party travelled so far. What better way to say thank you then to enjoy a hotel’s extra facilities with them? Staying and hosting your special day in a hotel in Greece means that you and your loved ones will have a wide range of entertainment options and activities at hand. You can all enjoy a morning dip in the swimming pool, followed by a spa treatment and perhaps spend the afternoon on the tennis court or golf course. Hotels offer a huge package of entertainment and activity options which will ensure that you and your other half will have time to unwind before the big day and your guests will be entertained.
The wedding menu of your dreams
When planning your wedding you will have many details to decide on such as your attire, venue décor, menu, flowers and photography. One of the most important elements that makes a unique wedding is the wedding menu. Greece is famous for its cuisine all over the world because each dish consists of delicious, locally sourced, organic ingredients. Due to the Mediterranean climate and rich fertile land that produce is grown in, there is a plethora of fresh and organic vegetables throughout the year that makeup the vast range of dishes that cater to all tastes. Generally speaking, hotels in Greece, particularly the more cosmopolitan ones will be able to offer you and your wedding party a wide range of wedding dining menus. It all depends on your number of guests and your wedding parties’ tastes and preferences. Old hands in the wedding industry, hotel work forces in Greece have the experience and contacts to source everything you need locally, to create your perfect wedding menu and this will ensure your guests remember every morsel of it.
Value for money
A question on every future bride and groom’s lips is that of cost and all those stressful logistics that come alongside budgeting. Is a hotel wedding in Greece affordable? With such a huge array of hotels, there is a hotel in Greece to suit every budget. Many of the hotels here are spacious and have the capacity to accommodate large wedding parties. Staying in a hotel with your wedding party and hosting your wedding on site will lessen the cost of accommodation and transportation as you get to share the space with family and friends and you will avoid travelling between two venues. Most hotels in Greece offer wedding packages which consist of a one off payment. It is easier after all, to stick to a budget with one substantial payment and avoid smaller costs building up. Many hotels also offer wedding payment plans for those more comfortable breaking the cost down into manageable payments. You will also save time by liaising with one provider, the hotel, that will take care of everything, rather than coordinating a dozen of intermediaries to source everything you need for your special day. So you can in fact save precious time and money and still be able to have an unforgettable wedding if you decide to have a wedding in a hotel in Greece.
Are you looking for space, facilities and entertainment options to make your destination wedding dream come true? Does the idea of the assistance of a team of expert wedding planners sound good to you? What are your thoughts on that unforgettable wedding menu that will keep your guests talking for a long time? A hotel wedding in Greece might be the best choice for you and your special person on your special day. If you are considering a unique hotel wedding in Greece, do not hesitate to get in touch and we in turn will make your wedding vision a reality.
