Your destination wedding planner for Sicily
Vows on a terrace above the sea, dinner in a candlelit courtyard, Etna on the horizon. The biggest day of your lives, on an island built for it.
Marry legally at Thalos, a casa comunale between Catania and Siracusa.
Whether you want the whole day planned or just the hardest parts handled, we find your venue and bring the trusted local team together, with you from the UK and on the ground in Sicily. And if you want to marry legally on the island, not just celebrate there, that is exactly what we're built for.
Got a quick question? Message us on WhatsApp. We reply fast, usually within a couple of hours, not next week.
Or start with the free guide: both legal routes step by step, where the money really goes, what to book first, and the traps of planning from 1,500 miles away.
Which Sicily?
Taormina and the east coast: drama, sea views and Etna on the horizon.
Around Palermo and the west: historic villas and palazzi, all faded grandeur and formal gardens.
Inland: masserie and country estates, made for long tables and an unhurried, rustic feel.
The Baroque south east, Noto, Ragusa and the island of Ortigia: honey-stone streets and cinematic light.
As for when, a strong case can be made for almost any month, so the real question is what suits you.
Late spring and early autumn (May into June, September into October) are the gentlest on the heat and carry the loveliest light, which is why they are the most sought-after and the best venues there go earliest.
High summer is glorious and, of course, hot, with ceremonies that move to the cool of the evening; it is also the island's peak holiday season, so flights and rooms cost more and book up sooner.
The cooler months are the quietest and the best value, if you do not mind a less certain forecast.
We help you match the month, and the corner of the island, to the wedding you have in mind.
The legal bit
Many couples marry legally at a UK register office first, a short statutory ceremony booked in advance, then hold the wedding they're dreaming of in Sicily. That means no Italian paperwork, no sworn translations, no consulate appointments, and complete freedom over venue, celebrant and timing.Prefer the legal moment itself to happen in Sicily? That is the work we're set up for. Italian law asks one main thing: a civil ceremony must take place at a location authorised by the comune, a casa comunale. That once meant the town hall; today it includes places like the amphitheatre gardens at Thalos and the beach at Blasé in Marzamemi, both pictured on this page, and Taormina's fourteenth-century Palazzo dei Duchi. We handle the whole process: the certificate of no impediment, the apostille and certified Italian translations, the declaration before the registrar a few days ahead, and the interpreter and witnesses Italian law requires, all dealt with in Italian on your behalf. Civil unions follow the same rules at the same venues, so every couple has the same choice. Every local comune applies the rules a little differently, and your own circumstances shape the route, so we confirm your exact checklist with the town hall before you book anything.Wondering where the legal ceremony itself can happen? See a selection of authorised venues, from the only place you can legally marry in Taormina to a casa comunale on the beach.
What a Sicilian wedding costs
Accurate numbers can be hard to find, so here are ours, as ranges rather than quotes. An elopement, the two of you and a handful of guests: roughly €5,000 to €12,000 all in. An intimate celebration for 20 to 30: €12,000 to €30,000. A classic wedding for 40 to 80: €30,000 to €60,000. A full villa production for 80 to 120 or more: €60,000 to €120,000 and beyond. Sicilian venues mostly price food and wine per head, commonly from around €80 to €150 depending on the venue, the menu and the level of service, which is why guest numbers move the total more than any other choice.In the UK, a budget like this often buys a marquee or a hotel function room. In Sicily, the same money can reach a noble villa or a castle with a sea view, the kind of setting your guests will still be talking about years later.
There is no single Sicily, which is the joy of it. The island you marry on depends on the day you are dreaming of.
Blasé, Marzamemi: a beach authorised for legal civil weddings
What we help you avoid
Planning a Sicilian wedding from the UK may look simple until you start. You cannot tell a good caterer or florist from a beautiful website, and the big Italian wedding directories are pay-to-play, so the names at the top paid for their position rather than earned it. Contracts and deposits arrive in Italian, every site visit means a flight, and the venue, the directories and the suppliers all answer to themselves.We answer to you. We are not tied to any one venue or agency, which cuts both ways: if you already have a place in mind, we will work with it and make sure it is right; if you are starting from a blank map, we look right across the island for the one that fits your day and your budget. Either way, we personally vet and bring together the team around it. And when something needs putting right two weeks before the wedding, there is one English-speaking person who can pick up the phone in Italian and do it. Nowhere is that worth more than on the legal route, where the comune's checklist, the translations and the timings trip up couples who go it alone, and where many planners will simply steer you back to a symbolic ceremony.
How it works
Three clearly defined services, each with a fixed fee agreed before you commit, never a percentage of your budget:
Full planning: led personally by Dom, in the UK and on the island. Design, budget, the right Sicilian suppliers brought together around your wedding, and coordination of the day itself, so one English-speaking person is responsible from the first conversation to the last dance.
Partial planning: we find, vet and secure your venue and suppliers; you keep the reins, with the hardest part already done.
Elopements and micro-weddings: an intimate ceremony and celebration for the two of you or a handful of guests, arranged end to end, so all you do is turn up and marry.
Marrying legally in Sicily? Legal coordination can be added to any of the three: documents, comune, certified translations and the interpreter, handled end to end for a fixed fee agreed up front.No hidden commissionsYou pay us one agreed fee, set out before you commit. We take no commission from the venues or suppliers we introduce you to, so our recommendations are about your day, not our margin. You see each supplier's real price, with nothing marked up behind the scenes.
Who we are
Married in Sicily is a destination wedding planner led by Dom Hebblethwaite, bilingual in English and Italian, based in the UK with a long history of helping English speakers get things done across Italy, Sicily foremost among them. He deals with the comuni, the contracts and the suppliers in Italian himself, so nothing is lost between what you expect and how things really work on the ground. Clearly defined services, straightforward pricing, and a real person who replies when you get in touch.
More than a day
A wedding in Sicily is not only your day. It is a few days you give the people you love: long lunches in the shade, evenings that run late, a corner of an island most of them would never have seen. For many couples that is the real reason they choose it. Not just to put on a show, but to gather everyone somewhere worth travelling for.
Talk it through
Tell us about the wedding you're dreaming of in Sicily. We'll talk through possible locations, the practical challenges and likely cost, so you leave knowing whether a Sicilian wedding is right for the most important day of your lives.
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Last updated: June 2026.