The best wedding venues in Europe are the places where the landscape is the altar: the cliff of the Santorini (the caldera, the sunset, and the white church with the blue dome, the most famous wedding photograph in the world), the castle of the Scottish Highlands (the Eilean Donan, the 13th-century castle on the island at the meeting of the three lochs, the most beautiful castle in the Scotland, and the wedding that takes place on the bridge, the piper, and the sense of the history that is the thousand years old), the vineyard of the Tuscany (the Castello di Vicarello, the 12th-century castle, the vineyard, the view of the hills, and the best wedding venue in the Italy. ~€15,000 for the exclusive hire of the castle and the 12 bedrooms for the 3 days), and the château of the Loire Valley (the Chenonceau, the château across the river, the formal gardens, and the wedding that takes place in the gallery over the Cher. The venue is the bookable only through the specialist wedding planners, and the cost is the “if you have to ask, you cannot afford it”). Here are the best destinations for a romantic wedding.

Best Romantic Wedding Destinations

• The Amalfi Coast, Italy, the terrace of the infinity: The Villa Cimbrone in the Ravello, the Terrace of the Infinity, the view of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the cypresses, the statues, and the most beautiful view in the Italy, is the most beautiful wedding venue in Europe. The villa is the 5-star hotel (the ~€500–1,200/night), and the wedding on the Terrace of the Infinity (the ceremony, the view, and the sense of standing at the edge of the world) is the essential Amalfi Coast wedding. The essential alternative: the Villa Rufolo (the 13th-century villa, the gardens, the same view, and the Wagner connection, the composer visited in the 1880 and declared that he had “found the garden of Klingsor”). The wedding at the Villa Rufolo is the €3,000–8,000 for the ceremony and the reception. The essential town: the Ravello is the quiet, the beautiful, and the best wedding destination on the Amalfi Coast, the Positano is the more famous, the more crowded, and the more “vertical” (the ceremony on the beach, the reception in the hotel clinging to the cliff), and the choice is the style. More Italy →
• The Isle of Skye, Scotland, the wild and the beautiful: The Quiraing, the landslip on the Trotternish Peninsula, the most beautiful landscape in the Scotland, is the essential Scottish wedding location: the elopement, the celebrant, the piper, the view of the sea and the mountains, and the photograph that is the most dramatic wedding photograph in the UK. The Isle of Skye is the elopement destination: the couple, the celebrant, the photographer, and the landscape, the no guests, the no reception, and the wedding that is the most romantic and the least expensive (the £3,000–5,000 for the celebrant, the photographer, the piper, the accommodation, and the travel). The essential venue: the Kinloch Lodge (the 17th-century hunting lodge, the Michelin-starred restaurant, and the best wedding hotel on the Skye. ~£8,000 for the exclusive hire for the 2 days). The essential tip: the weather, the Scotland is the “four seasons in the one day,” and the wedding on the Quiraing must have the backup plan (the tent, the lodge, and the most important sentence of the Scottish wedding: “The weather is the part of the experience”)
• The Santorini, Greece, the sunset ceremony: The Santorini is the most famous wedding destination in Europe, and the essential venue: the Dana Villas in the Imerovigli (the caldera view, the sunset, the white, the blue, and the most beautiful wedding venue on the island. ~€5,000–10,000 for the ceremony and the reception for the 20–40 guests). The essential time: the September (the best month, the crowds are gone, the weather is perfect, and the sunset is the 7.30pm). The Lagrasse, France, the medieval abbey: the village of the Lagrasse in the Languedoc (the “Most Beautiful Village in the France,” the 8th-century abbey, the river, the bridge, and the most beautiful village wedding in the France. The wedding at the Maison Ornat, the restaurant on the river, ~€8,000 for the reception for the 50 guests)