The romantic setting of Crete, standing outside a Turkish fort with panoramic views over Souda Bay ... this could be the wedding with a difference that you are looking for ...
Six years ago we organized our first wedding in Western Crete... starting with the booking of the church, the arrangements for the service, flowers, a decorated car, the reception meal ... and ending with a display of Cretan dancing and live Cretan music in the village square of Megala Horafia. Sixty guests flew out to witness the wedding of Jim and Mary Davies, and all had a wonderful time ... not just on the wedding night, but for the whole two weeks, including the Stag and Hen nights around Chania town ...
How the wedding of your dreams can come true in a quiet corner of Crete.
WHY get married in Crete?
- It's fun! - from the traditions to the dancing to the great food!
- It's different!
- The Climate in Crete!
- What you spend on a wedding in Britain you spend on a whole holiday in Crete!
- A honeymoon for you and a holiday for your guests all-in-one!
- No conveyor belt weddings as in smaller islands in Greece
- The island of Crete still enables a very personal, unique and individual wedding
- A wedding experience you and your guests will never forget!
A Special Wedding in Crete
Getting married in Crete can be a wonderful solution to your wedding planning problems. Near enough to be an affordable destination for your wedding guests, the island offers all kinds of entertainment for a two week holiday for all ages and a special honeymoon for you. Many travel companies offer you a two week holiday with your marriage. A package wedding is like a package holiday - the same product designed to be sold over and over to many different people. Your wedding will be ‘planned’ by a holiday rep.
If you are looking for something a little more exclusive than a package wedding, Weddings in Crete offer you something different.
There is no fixed formula to a marriage organized by Weddings in Crete. Each wedding is different - the venue, the location and type of reception, the decorations and flowers to suit your colour choices... and a honeymoon somewhere you yourself have chosen; like a few days in the volcanic island of Santorini; or a cruise around the North Western tip of Crete; or a converted old Venetian hotel in the heart of Chania ... or of course your own holiday villa.
We can plan Greek Orthodox weddings in Church (where one of the couple is Orthodox). We also plan Civil ceremonies, Blessings and Marriage Renewal vows. We arrange weddings for people from many countries ... UK, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, USA, Romania, Russia, Greece and many more.
With Weddings in Crete, you can choose your own accommodation, helped by us if you like.
You tell us your wedding dreams ... and we do the rest ...
Here are some of our recent couples who chose Weddings in Crete to plan their perfect day. Click on the photos to open a new tab and see their gallery.
Michael and Sharon from Scotland, married in Rethymnon on 7 October 2011
Jimmy and Lizzie from the UK, renewing their vows after 40 years, in Agia Pelagia
Tony and Fiona from the UK married in Herssonisos on 17 June 2011
Morten and Bente from Norway married in Kalives on 3 June 2011
Tim and Natalie from the UK married in Kalives 12 August 2011
Ryan and Gemma from the UK married in Aptera 14 July 2011
Our Special Day in Crete
Dear Elizabeth and Rose,
We have been meaning to write to thank you for the exceptional job you did
on our wedding day. The whole day went perfect; we are still getting tons of
complements on how beautiful the whole wedding was.
We cannot even imagine how we ever would have made it through our wedding
without the help of you and your team. From all the complicated administrative
arrangements months before our wedding to setup of the ceremony and taking care
of every single details of decoration, flower arrangements, wedding favours,
music, photograph, and dealing with vendors at our wedding day - everything was
arranged with such a great care and professionalism so that the only thing we
had to worry about was to enjoy the best day of our life to the fullest!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your dedication and care.
Nashmil and Sylvain who were married in Crete on July 9, 2010
Traditional Cretan weddings used to last for three or more days ... after all, relatives had to journey from surrounding villages, sometimes from across the White Mountains, on donkeys. At this time the Cretan diet was mostly vegetarian, as poverty made meat a luxury. Thus the wedding feast was always huge, with plenty of meat: boiled lamb and rice pilaffi, roast lamb and many other accompaniments.
Let us arrange your wedding in Crete
elizabeth@weddingsincrete.co.uk
Michael and Sharon (from Scotland) married 7 October 2011
Katherine and David (from the UK) married 17 September
Nikki and Richard (from the UK) married 16 September
Vaiva and Todos (from Lithuania) married 20 August
Tim and Natalie (from the UK) married 12 August
Nicky and Craig (from the Isle of Man) married 1 August
Ryan and Gemma (from the UK) married 14 July
Don and Debbie (from South Africa) wedding blessing 9 July
Graham and Lara (from the UK) married 8 July
Brian and Pam (from the UK) 24 June
Tony and Fiona (from the UK) 17 June
Jimmy and Lizzie (from the UK) 40 year vow renewal 12 June
Alrik and Emmanuelle (from France) 6 June
John and Laura (from the UK) 4 June
Morten and Bente (from Norway) 3 June
Ged and Jane (from the UK) 1 June
Tracey and Shaun (from the UK) 27 May
Jesper and Dorthe (from Denmark) 24 May
Paul and Casey (from Australia) 5 May
Jon and Laura (from the UK) 20 April
Thune and Jeanette (from Denmark) 16 April
Bespoke Weddings
Because Every Bride Deserves the Best