Venice wedding venues

Everything newlyweds need to know about the most beautiful venues in Venice Italy.

The 'Venice Wedding Locations Guide' is a guide to the best wedding locations in Venice.

If you have decided to get married in Venice and have not yet chosen your dream location, we offer you a simple Guide to the best wedding locations in Venice, to find the most beautiful locations for your wedding reception... enjoy!

Now you can start planning your fairytale wedding!

Table centrepieces, menus, transport and entertainment all need to follow a common theme, the first thing to decide is the wedding reception location - where will I get married?

In this guide we will try to help you choose a location in Venice, we will show you our favourite venues, from stately palaces to beautiful gardens overlooking the Grand Canal.

Reception & Ceremony in Venice

The first thing to consider when choosing a wedding reception location in Venice is the proximity to where the civil, religious or symbolic ceremony will take place.

Don't forget that the priority things to define initially for your big day are: The ceremony and the wedding reception.

As for the ceremony, a church wedding is still the preferred choice for many couples who want to get married in Venice, this romantic city is full of churches, from the smallest and most romantic to the largest and most majestic. We will give you more information on all the churches in Venice in the 'Venice Wedding Churches Guide'.

Care must be taken that the reception is well planned and organised, especially in the vicinity of the ceremony venue. In Venice, it is possible to hire a boat or a romantic gondola to transport the bride and groom and their guests from the church to the reception.

If you are thinking of a civil wedding in Venice, it is possible to have the civil ceremony in a beautiful historical palace overlooking the Grand Canal, we will give you all the information in the 'Guide to Civil Weddings in Venice'.

How many people will you be?

To decide on the most suitable location for your wedding in Venice, you need to define beforehand the number of guests. Below you can read our proposals, from smaller locations for intimate and reserved weddings, to larger ones for more majestic weddings.

Location capacity:

It may seem obvious, but before you start your search you should at least have an idea of the number of guests!

If your wedding is among a few close friends and relatives, 4 to 20 guests, you can organise your wedding reception in one of Venice's most famous and historic restaurants in the historic centre or even in St Mark's Square.

If you are planning your wedding and Venice and the number of guests will be around 20-50 people, the most suitable solution is to book rooms on a piano nobile in one of the splendid historical palaces full of art and magic, with a splendid view of the Grand Canal .

If you have decided to get married in fine weather and want a slightly more special wedding, there are some fantastic hidden gardens overlooking the Grand Canal in Venice. In these green corners, hidden from the public, you can organise your wedding reception and, for those who wish, even a romantic symbolic ceremony.

If there will be more than 50 people at your wedding in Venice, the best choice is to organise the reception in a majestic hall or in a historic Venetian palace near St Mark's Square or Rialto, or for those who are more reserved, in a quieter, hidden and less touristy area of Venice.