With summer just round the corner and 40 ceremonies in my diary due to take place over the next 6 months, it is interesting to note that intimate elopement style weddings are trending in Greece. There are a number of reasons why any couple will decide to travel to Greece to celebrate their love without a plane load of family and friends to join them. The top 2 reasons for choosing an intimate elopement style wedding in Greece are.  Family issues. Fed up with trying to please everyone most couples who choose to elope do it because they believe that their wedding day is their day. They wan ..read more

More than half of the ceremonies that I write and officiate are for couples who have chosen a villa wedding in Greece. Some of these ‘villas’ are wedding venues in their own right, but others are simple beach houses, or even apartments. Wedding or vow renewal ceremonies may take place on a terrace or veranda, or poolside, or perhaps on the beach at the waters edge. All in all a villa is the perfect spot for a romantic wedding ceremony in Greece. One of my favourite luxury villa venues in Greece, the Cycladic Gem on the beautiful Island of Ios. This image and the featured image are credited to ..read more

Let’s talk about the Island of Rhodes!  Fabulous weather, wonderful blue waters, and endless venues to choose from, for any couple planning on renewing their wedding vows in Rhodes, Greece. As a celebrant I am often asked to create a special ceremony for couples who have chosen to renew their wedding vows on the Island of Rhodes. So here is a little look back at summer 2023. 6 real vow renewal ceremonies on the beautiful Island of Rhodes.   Samantha and Stephen Kiotari Beach An intimate vow renewal at a holiday villa in the area of Kiotari Samantha and Stephen celebrated 10 years of ..read more

Are you planning a wedding in Greece away from the masses?  As a wedding celebrant in Greece I am lucky enough to have performed ceremonies in many different areas of Greece. Today, let’s talk about some of the less well known Islands that I travelled to last summer to for couples who celebrated their weddings off the beaten track in Greece. Kalymnos intimate elopement Tim and Molli Featured image and this image credited to Klara Stein The Island of Kalymnos is one of the most popular sport climbing destinations in the world. So it was the perfect choice for Tim and Molli. A couple ..read more

As October comes to its end, I have just one more wedding ceremony left. I can hardly believe how fast the past few months have flown by.  So here is a little look at my life as a wedding celebrant in Greece summer 2023. How it began. So it all began back in May with an intimate elopement ceremony on the wonderful Island of Santorini where Kensuke and Christine enjoyed an emotionally charged ceremony. The venue was the veranda at Canaves Oia. What followed was 40 ceremonies in different areas of Greece. Featured image is credited to Ben and Vesna Photography. As a wedding celebrant in Gre ..read more

Summer in Greece is just around the corner and my wedding season as a celebrant in Greece is about to begin. Was it only a few weeks ago that I was in Australia?  Is it a coincidence that 50% of the couples that have booked me to write and officiate their ceremonies in Greece summer 2023 are from Australia! So I ask myself, why are so many Australian couples getting married in Greece? Gabriel and Alexis travelled from Australia in June 2022 to celebrate their intimate wedding ceremony at the Venetsanos Winery in Santorini. We all shed a tear!   The top 3 reasons so many Australian c ..read more

I often have to explain to people exactly what I do. So here goes, my name is Sarah and I am a wedding celebrant in Greece. As the name suggests a celebrant is a person who celebrates!  That’s me. I write and perform romantic, emotionally charged ceremonies and couples choose me to travel to their wedding venue and officiate their special ceremony anywhere in Greece. So back to the title ‘Why are celebrant led symbolic wedding ceremonies trending in Greece?’ Image credited to Elias Kordelakos Wedding Planner DeplanV Venue Lake Vouliagmeni Why choose Greece to tie the knot? Image credite ..read more

The beautiful Island of Rhodes is located in the Dodecanese and is known as the Island of the sun as it is blessed with more that 300 days of sunshine a year. This is the main reason why couples choose the Island of Rhodes for their wedding in Greece.  The summer season runs from April to the end of October with the high season months of July and August the hottest and most popular of all. Grande Blue beach wedding. Why you should choose the Island of Rhodes for your wedding in Greece? If you are planning a bespoke luxury wedding, or a simple water’s edge commitment ceremony then why not ..read more

Featured image taken on the beach at Lindos Memories. This wedding was planned by https://unforgettablerhodesweddings.com/ As a wedding celebrant  I travel around the country writing and officiating truly special symbolic wedding ceremonies in Greece. I hate the word officiate!  Because, perform, lead and conduct all seem like words more appropriate to my role. So, what would you choose for your wedding ceremony in Greece?  A symbolic celebrant led ceremony or the civil version? Don’t forget I am just a little biased because I am a wedding celebrant in Greece! A Santorini Elope ..read more

How to book a wedding celebrant in Greece. It’s that time of year again! There are many couples making their plans for their destination wedding in Greece for 2023 and 2024 and beyond. So today I thought it would be a good idea to talk about how to book a wedding celebrant in Greece. A sand ceremony at an intimate elopement in Santorini. Photo credit Ben and Vesna Photography. A civil ceremony in Greece. Firstly you have to decide if you will submit all the official paperwork required to have a civil marriage in Greece. If so your civil ceremony will be officiated by the local registrar or th ..read more