Wedding in Mykonos

The short answer. Mykonos is for couples who want a Cycladic wedding with a lively evening: a ceremony against whitewashed walls and the Aegean, then a dinner and a party that carry on well after dark. It suits a smaller, mobile guest list that is happy to treat the wedding as part of an island holiday, more than a large family gathering that needs everyone under one roof. Most of the planning comes down to three things: a venue that can cope with wind, accommodation close to it, and getting guests to the island at the height of the season.

What the island looks like. The heart of the island is Hora, the main town, with narrow paved streets, whitewashed houses and its churches. On the water's edge, Little Venice has houses with colourful wooden balconies built right against the sea, and next to it stand the windmills that have become the island's trademark. Beyond the town the landscape is chapels, dry-stone walls and beaches, and Mykonos is also known as the island of the winds. That nickname matters more for a wedding than any other detail on this page.

Where you can marry legally. Greek law allows two kinds of legally valid wedding. Under the Greek Civil Code, a civil wedding is a public declaration by both partners, in front of two witnesses, to the mayor of the place where the wedding is held or the mayor's lawful deputy. On Mykonos that means the Municipality of Mykonos. Greek municipalities set their own procedure for foreign couples. As an example of what to expect, the Municipality of Rethymnon on Crete asks for proof from your own country that you are free to marry, a birth certificate and a passport, with an apostille or Greek consular legalisation depending on the issuing country and an official Greek translation, and it asks citizens of some countries for the no-impediment confirmation from their consulate in Greece. Ask the Municipality of Mykonos for its current list, deadlines and fees, and for the places where its civil ceremonies can be held, before you fix a date or a venue.

Church weddings and symbolic ceremonies. The Civil Code also recognises a wedding blessed by a priest of the Orthodox Church or by a minister of another religion known in Greece. The conditions for that rite are set by the church's own rules, so a ceremony in one of the island's chapels is a question for the church, not for the venue. A civil wedding does not rule out a church blessing of the same marriage. The third route is to marry legally at home and hold a symbolic ceremony on Mykonos, which leaves you free to choose any setting and any time of day. Symbolic or legal wedding abroad explains what each choice means for your paperwork.

Hotel terraces. A hotel with a terrace over the sea is the simplest set-up: ceremony, dinner and rooms on one property, with staff who handle the evening. It is the natural choice when a good share of the guests are older or are travelling with children, because nobody has to cross the island at night.

Private villas. A villa gives you a private ceremony and dinner with the closest guests sleeping on site. Ask early how many people the villa may host for an event as opposed to how many it sleeps, what its rules are for music and finishing times, and where the rest of the guests will stay.

Beach venues. A ceremony on or above a beach, followed by dinner and a party at the same place, keeps the whole evening in one setting. Check what the venue offers when the wind is up, whether the ceremony area is sheltered, and how guests get back to their hotels late at night.

Town settings. Hora and Little Venice are the backdrop for photographs and for a pre-wedding evening. These are public streets and waterfronts, so agree the timing and route with your photographer in advance rather than on the day.

How guests get here. Mykonos airport is one of the regional airports operated by Fraport Greece. According to the Greek National Tourism Organisation, flights from Athens take about 45 minutes and from Thessaloniki about 1 hour 10 minutes, so guests without a direct route can connect through either. By sea, ferries sail from Rafina, one of the ports of Athens, to Mykonos. Ask guests to book early for summer weekends, and give them the ferry option as a backup if a flight changes.

When to marry, and the wind. The meltemi is the seasonal north wind of the Aegean. The National Observatory of Athens describes it as blowing through the warm part of the year, at its strongest from mid-June to early September, from the north over the central Aegean where Mykonos lies. It typically reaches 6 to 7 on the Beaufort scale and sometimes 8 to 9 in the central Aegean, peaks around midday and in the afternoon, and weakens in the evening and at night. In practice that means two choices. Either marry in late spring or from mid-September onwards, outside the strongest weeks, or marry in high summer and hold the ceremony in the evening, in a sheltered spot, with decor and flowers that cannot blow away and a covered plan for the dinner.

What it costs. We do not yet have enough Mykonos briefs to quote a figure, and we would rather leave this blank than print a range we cannot stand by. Ask each venue for a written quote that states what is included, the minimum guest count and the finishing time, and compare them for the same date.

Highlights in Mykonos

• Beach club vibes
• Lively
• Beautiful windmills
• Luxurious

Who is Mykonos for?

Couples who want party and glamour

Wedding costs in Mykonos (our estimate)

€12,000 - €34,000

An estimate, not measured. Replaced by the median budget from couples' briefs once we have at least five.

Our tips

Book in May-June for lower prices. July-August is extremely expensive and full of partying tourists.

Our recommendation for Mykonos

We recommend Mykonos for couples who want a Cycladic wedding with an evening that continues after dinner and a guest list happy to travel. Choose a hotel terrace for the easiest logistics or a villa for privacy, and plan around the meltemi: late spring or mid-September onwards, or an evening ceremony with a wind plan in high summer.

Editorial team, Wedding Abroad · Updated: October 2026