Planning a wedding in Ibiza

Oh no please don't say that :-( i would be absolutely gutted if it rained :-(

my wedding is 29th jun at casa mila, mega excited now hehe. how are you transporting your dress? mines silk sort of material worried it will get creased.xx

i also booked smack for my hair and make up too.

honestly, don't worry - the rainy weddings are always the best!!

i've only had one in recent years and it was at el chringuito last september. loads of fun - here's what the bride sent me afterwards:-

"Hey Brian

We just needed to message you to say a huge THANK YOU, Friday was absolutely perfect, and the thunder, lightning and rain just seemed to add to the day!

Everybody has been ever so complimentary; most saying it’s the best wedding they’ve ever been too! The music and vibe you set played a massive part of the day.

Thanks again, it was the best day of our lives, one we will never ever forget.

Have a great winter, see you next year"

May I ask what date in September this was? I get married on the 6th!! This would be my worse nightmare but now it has been said, you worry has been cast in my mind ☹️

Michk1234...

Me and my fiance are taking a long break so will be in Ibiza for 5 weeks in total - we are doing a road trip through France and Spain and getting the ferry from Barcelona to Ibiza with our dog as well - so my wedding dress will lie in its dress bag flat in our car!

Getting so excited now - everything is all coming together!

x

Sound amazing :-)

Hi everyone!

Hi,

I am also getting married may 14 at cas mila and struggling to find and decide on suitable location and property/hotel to stay in and also recommend to friends/family.

Is anyone having there honeymoon after the wedding in ibiza any recommendations for spas or hotels?

thanks

Hi Sarah

congratulations!

ive been in touch with Candi about some of her venues....I love the look of Casa mila but could you tell me if its possible to go on to the beach there? Or is it above the rocks?

any help gratefully received!

thanks

Chloe xxx Mrs Catt-to-be!

Hi just need so information or what's best. Is there any cheap coach company's to take my guest home from cas milla all my guests staying in San antoinio bay. I guess it would be a nightmare getting 50 people home in taxis etc , so was looking to help by booking a coach . Many thanks

Hi

I am getting married at Cas mila in july this year.

All the guests are staying at Sirenis Seaview in San an bay/port des torrent. Ive been before and its really nice right next to small beach where you can get ferry taxis to san an town or further afield.

Im having my honeymoon for 4 nights (don't want to leave my little girl too long!) at insotel fenicia prestige 5 * hotel in santa elulia. Cant wait so excited x

Thanks guys will have a look at those hotels think il be booking a coach too for my guests probably better than taxis all night!

Hi everyone

First post on here - am very excited as my partner and i fly out to look at wedding venues on 11th april (also my birthday).

Its reassuring that i have been looking at similar venues, we are down to check out can talias (MY FAV), paissa den bernat, can coves villa, exixir shore(ALSO GROWING ON ME) (including meeting with vickki), can gall. Im still waiting to hear back from hotel cana xica and hostal salinas.

So excitied. i will try and take lots of pics of the venues (if im allowed) and post on here.

Gem x

you're actually very lucky in that respect, because your family can help you a great deal with your research. as eileen said, it's best to focus on the venues for now so maybe you can get your family to casually visit a few of the venues on your behalf (without giving names or a specific date). then once you have a shortlist of venues, you can consider if you would like to use a planner and which planners would be good, depending on your venues. if you are also interested in villa weddings then email the planners to get an idea of their services and costs, but don't commit to a specific villa or date before you have decided which planner to go for. after this you can arrange your formal meetings and make a trip to ibiza yourself.....

bear in mind that in some cases you may need to approach the venue through your planner, otherwise the venue will consider you to be a direct client and may then force you to use their in-house planning & suppliers.

a little bit complicated, but that's ibiza for you!!!

Hacienda are Amante are two I can think of that are best direct, Atzaro & Cap des Falco are two that are better through a planner.

did you get anywhere yet? i'm actually DJing at the Boutique Hostal Salinas opening party this Saturday if you'd like me to chase them up for you?

Hey yes they both got back to me this week, going to view Hostal Salinas on Thursday 11th - is it an actual hostal - it doesnt look like one. Cana xica have said they are not taking bookings for 2014 as they are getting some work done?? presume it must be major otherwise they would get it done over the winter months.

Thanks

Gem x

Dont suppose you know any AMAZING guitaurists do you?

It is a 'hostal' but that has a different meaning in Spain - it's not a hostel in the English sense of the word, just a different classification of Hotel. It's basically a small boutique hotel - will all make sense once you see it :-)

Great looking forward to it - do you know any guitarists on the island? we are thinking of having one play during the ceremony x

Hi gemma, i am currently in ibiza sorting out out wedding for sept 2014. We came venue hunting in october and have decided on elxir, so going there tomo to sort the deposit!

The guitarrist they recommend is antonio at ibizaflamencoevents.com but the website doesnt seem to be working at present. We are meeting with a classical guitarst that i have found online myself at the wkend so will let u know if hes any good!

Paco fernandez is amazing but i think mega bucks. He plays most fridays a villa mercedes restaurant in san antonio http://www.villamercedesibiza.com/

If you put his name in you tube theres some clips.

Hope this helps a bit! Amy x

Thanks Amy Elixir has really grown on me and when i have showed friends they dont understand why i am looking anywhere else.

Do you know if Paco is playing next friday (12th) as im in ibiza from 11th so wouldnt mind going to have a listen. Yes please do let me know about the one you have found i have had a brief look myself but didnt find that many to be honest.

Where else did you go and view if you dont mind me asking?

Gem x

Paco Fernandez is the best by far.....

what others have you got on your list?

We've got a few private villas and cas mila. Didnt plan on viewing cas mila but everyone is rating it on here thought it may be worth a visit. Do you think Paco will be playing on 12th April? x

Hi Sarah,

Not sure if anyone replied to you on this one, but yes, there are steps down from Cas Mila to the beach. Amazing sunsets from there too

Amy

Has anyone been to a wedding with Lovely Laura saxo (hed Kandi) playing? Shes on the list Candi sent us, and im wondering about booking her rather than a guitarist?

Hello girls ! I'm officially joining the Ibiza-brides-to-be community

Thanks a lot to you all for the very good info on the forum, it's super helpful !

I just had a quick question on the formalities : I read that if you got a catholic ceremony in Ibiza, you did not have to get married in city hall before as the religious ceremony would be "converted" afterwards into an international civil marriage certificate.. did any of you do it? so does it mean you don't have to do any civil wedding in the UK? (or in France, we are French but both live here in the UK)

Thanks so much!

M

I've DJed with Laura lots of times and I think she's great....

not sure i've worked there - what did you think??

that's what i have been told too. most people use a planner to arrange things for them, but some people arrange it through their local catholic church (in the UK in your case??).

it's not straightforward at all, so unless you are very friendly with your local priest already; i would definitely advise going through an independent Ibiza-based wedding planner (i.e. not an in-house planner or co-ordinator or someone that doesn't live here).

i can look back and try and find some of my previous couples for you to speak with, but i'm pretty sure all of the catholic ceremonies were arranged by a planner anyway. let me know if you want me to look into it for you.

good luck with the church and the rest of the wedding :-)

Hi,

Does anyone have a recommendation for child-minders/ baby-sitters to use during the wedding? Thanks.

i used http://www.childcareibiza.com/ for my friends last year

http://www.kidsinibiza.com/english are also popular