Destination Wedding in Venice, Italy

Destination Wedding in Venice, Italy

Lunga vita all'amore! Choose a Destination Wedding in Venice to celebrate love in the most romantic city in the world! Get married in Venice and with the assistance of your wedding planner Brilliant Wedding Venice you will have no problems when it comes to preparation and arrangements.

Venice is a floating city with no streets or cars but only canals, so that the only available means of transport are boats or gondolas. The weather is cool in the winter and very warm in the summer; anyway, each of the 365 days of the year can be simply perfect for a romantic destination wedding in Venice.

Why get married in Venice?

This lovely city offers the right atmosphere and the most picturesque scenery for the wedding. Venice teems with beautiful places where to hold a unique wedding: there are splendid churches, grand palaces converted into hotels, pretty villas and exotic gardens, or exquisite terraces providing amazing views over the Venetian Lagoon. But if you really want to make your exchange of vows extraordinary and special, get married on a gondola!

Experiences in the city of lovers

Every couple dream about tying the knot in a distant wonderful place like Venice, Italy. It will look like a dream for you and your lover to walk along historical streets, discover canals on a gondola or wear a Carnival mask during a festival. You can explore ancient buildings and find out many hidden gems in the city. You can enjoy watching happy families bonding in St. Mark’s Square while you gaze at the beautiful sunset. Look inside an ancient Palace for a traditional Venetian look: admire the colourful façade adorned with sculptures, the 14^th-century arch-shaped windows and arcades on the ground floor. There are terraces overlooking the Grand Canal, with oversized windows and well-lighted bright salons decorated with expensive precious tapestries and classical paintings. Dancing in a palace with the love of your life surrounded by such unique beauty will look like a dream!

Destination weddings in Venice

Venice, Italy, welcomes all kinds of weddings and all of them could be easily arranged with the invaluable service of Brilliant Wedding Venice.

Religious Ceremonies

1. Catholic ceremonies are held in ancient churches like St Mark's Basilica, one of the most famous churches in Venice exemplifying the Byzantine architecture. The bride resplendent in her white gown can march down the aisle accompanied by her father, towards an altar of magnificent beauty. 

Other possible churches are: Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, one of the largest churches in Venice with an extravagant Baroque façade and a decorative interior, ideal for large weddings; the lovely Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, an example of Venetian Renaissance architecture, displaying both an exterior and interior of coloured marbles. 

2. The Greek Orthodox church San Giorgio dei Greci solemnises weddings for eastern Orthodox members in Italy, being the most important centre of today’s Christian Orthodox monasticism in Venice. Venice weddings in San Giorgio dei Greci are very elegant as the church is extremely sophisticated, and historically it is also the most important church of the Orthodox Diaspora. 

Built during the Venetian Renaissance, the church has a white façade and a dome that make it perfectly blend with the other monumental churches created in the same era. A delicate dome caps the adjoining separate bell tower. The couple will exchange their vows under the opulent mosaics created by Thomas Bathas from Corfù, and the gorgeous iconic paintings by the Cretan artist Michael Danaskinas. A gallery or loggia is located at the bottom of the bell tower and it is the only remnant of what used to be the closed cloister.

3. The monastery of San Lazzaro degli Armeni welcomes visitors in a monastery nestled in a flower garden, surrounded by cypress trees and exotic peacocks displaying their elegant tails. Today, the residents include monks, seminarians and Armenian students who are studying the Italian language and culture, together with the Armenian culture and history. Couple can hold their religious rites in the monastery of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, with its extraordinary collection of books, religious treasures and artefacts.

4. In Venice, five beautiful Synagogues were built before 1700 and they are all available for weddings. The wedding is officiated under the chuppah, symbolising the home that the newly Jewish couple will build together as husband and wife. A Reform Rabbi will perform the rite and it will be possible to hold an outdoor ceremony in a private place. Since the Synagogues are sometimes closed, it is recommended that you always make an advanced arrangement for your marriage schedule.

Jewish weddings’ receptions are full of vitality: for example, there is always the lively dance considered as an important part of the wedding! Aside from the dance, Jewish weddings also include other customs revealing their beliefs and history, such as the presence of the chuppah or shattering wine glasses.

5. Protestant ceremonies in Venice, Italy, can be solemnised in Saint George's Anglican Church, a restored and renovated antique Patrician palace. The church entrance is an ordinary double door made of wood, featuring a semicircle stone cover from Istria, a bas- relief on the top with Saint George killing the dragon and then two bronze lateral panels.

For your wedding, you can select floral decorations for the church and the music to be performed during the ceremony.  The last part of the ceremony will be a photo session around Venice, with magnificent settings and historical corner spots of the town as backdrop.

Symbolic Ceremonies

The most romantic and unforgettable moment of your life is the symbolic wedding you celebrate with your lover in the charming Venice, Italy! This city is known worldwide for its historical past and for all the architectural monuments that give each visitor that magical feeling of returning to the old glorious Venetian times. You can imagine the famous seducer Casanova walking at night along the narrow canals or having a ride on a gondola. The Grand Canal, the Rialto Bridge, Saint Mark’s square and the Bridge of Sights are all enchanting places for your symbolic ceremony.

Brilliant Wedding Venice will help you decide the best venue for a symbolic wedding in Venice. You can choose among a wide range of beautiful locations where to hold your ceremony: a garden for an outdoor wedding, a lovely villa or a medieval castle, a luxurious hotel or even a gondola! Symbolic ceremonies can take place on terraces, in gardens, Venetian palaces and private islands.

Wedding venues

You can choose to have the ceremony solemnised in a medieval palace with luxurious interiors, in one of the Venice’s 5-star hotels or in a secret garden with incredible views. 

If you are looking for an exclusive setting for your wedding in Venice, the Grand Palace is the ideal venue as it is only reachable by gondola or water taxi. The palace hides a special and very rare pearl in Venice: the secret garden. This real jewel is owned by a historical Venetian family, and it keeps all its authentic features. The garden is fantastic and very few palaces have this kind of garden in Venice. Your wedding planner Brilliant Wedding Venice can make all the arrangements to use it for the ceremony or after, for a cocktail or the evening party. Music is allowed, but loud music is possible only until midnight due to the local law.

Wedding reception venues

With the help of Brilliant Wedding Venice, you will find your best reception venue according to your budget and tastes. Wedding parties can be arranged in any of the following settings: Luxury Hotels, Venetian Palaces, Romantic Terraces and Secret Gardens. 

In particular, Luxury Hotels are top in hospitality as they were used to serve royal receptions in the past. The number one chef of the hotel creates a both traditional and international cuisine to satisfy all kinds of palates. The best wines served come from neighbouring wineries and the climax of the menu is the most grandiose Venice wedding cake! The reception will have lots of toasting, dancing and music. Luxury hotels have wonderful suites overlooking the Grand Canal, available for newlyweds and their guests.

Boat tour along Grand Canal

Your wedding planner Brilliant Wedding Venice will arrange a boat tour that will clinch the wedding on a luxurious speedboat. You can either sit inside and listen to your English-speaking guide’s commentary, or stand outside and take the best photos. Every guest is provided with a headset, so that they can hear the guide while you are standing outside or relaxing inside. Venice boat tour is a relaxing time for the newlyweds and guests after a hectic wedding. You will be far from the madding crowd and experience the best that the city has to offer. From the Rialto Bridge to the most secret spots, your guide will tell all the stories woven into the fabric of the city, and your experience will be extremely authentic and deep. You will end your tour feeling relaxed, refreshed and with so much more knowledge and appreciation for this fascinating island city!

After a grand wedding in Venice, Italy, the new married couple will come back home to face the real life, but memories of that wonderful experience will never be forgotten. But this is not the end: the couple can contact Brilliant Wedding Venice and start to prepare for their first wedding anniversary in Venice!