In short: a wedding in Italy costs roughly €6,000 to €15,000 for up to 20 guests, €30,000 to €60,000 for 50 to 80 guests, and €45,000 to €90,000 or more for 100 guests, according to the planning guides below; our own line-by-line estimate for 50 guests comes to about €22,000 to €92,000. The Italian consumer association Federconsumatori puts a traditional 100-guest wedding at €48,018 to €118,072 in 2026. The biggest lines are the venue and the food, and the Amalfi Coast and Lake Como cost more than Puglia, Sicily or Tuscany. All figures below come from sources we opened and linked, and many are from planners describing their own market, so treat them as indications and ask for written quotes.
As of November 2026, the numbers in this guide come from a May 2026 report by Italian consumer groups, planner and venue price pages published in 2026, the EU’s VAT rates table, and the official fee pages of four governments. Venue and supplier prices for 2027 change often, so check each quote against the date you want.
How much does a wedding in Italy cost, by number of guests
Nobody publishes a clean national average, and a planner who writes the guide has a reason to quote a wide range. We put the published ranges side by side so you can see where they agree.
| Guests | Range | Source and what it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 20 | €6,000 to €15,000 | Weddings Abroad Guide, updated January 2026, elopements and micro weddings |
| 20 to 40 | €18,000 to €35,000 | Princess Apulia, a planner, updated October 2026, professionally planned |
| 50 to 80 | €30,000 to €60,000 | Same Princess Apulia guide |
| 100 | €45,000 to €90,000 or more | Same Princess Apulia guide |
| 100 | €48,018 to €118,072 | Il Sole 24 Ore, 23 May 2026, reporting the Federconsumatori observatory on a traditional wedding |
The same Il Sole 24 Ore report says costs rose 4% to 11% on the year before, and that the venue is the largest cost at about 42% of the spend, up to €35,000. It puts photo and video at more than €5,000 and a cancellation insurance policy at about €200, covering up to €15,000.
a small wedding is not a tenth of a big one. Fixed costs such as the planner, the paperwork, the photographer’s day and the venue’s minimum do not shrink with the guest list, so 20 guests cost far more than a fifth of 100.
Silvio & Erika · Sorrento · see the full wedding →What each budget line costs in Italy
These are the ranges from the cost breakdown in Princess Apulia’s October 2026 guide, a planning company, so they describe professionally planned weddings built around about 100 guests. The same page’s 100-guest table gives slightly different venue (€5,000 to €20,000 or more) and flowers (€4,000 to €15,000 or more) figures. We add other sources where they exist.
| Line | Range | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Venue | €4,000 to €30,000 or more | Hire only, before food |
| Catering and bar | €150 to €300 or more per person | Open bar €50 to €100 per person, per Weddings Abroad Guide |
| Planner | €5,000 to €12,000 or more | Full service |
| Flowers and styling | €3,000 to €15,000 or more | Rentals and design |
| Music | €1,500 to €10,000 or more | Band or DJ and sound |
| Hair and makeup | €350 to €1,200 or more | Bridal beauty |
| Transport | €1,000 to €4,000 or more | Shuttles and cars |
| Photo and film | from €2,780 with us | See the photo and film section below |
| Legal paperwork | €300 to €1,000 | Legal fees and translator, per Weddings Abroad Guide |
How much does a wedding in Italy cost for 50 people
Here is a sum you can check. We took the low and the high end of each Princess Apulia range above for 50 guests, added the €400 to €800 civil registry fee quoted by Weddings Abroad Guide, and used our own 5-hour and full-day photo and film prices.
| Line (50 guests) | Low end | High end |
|---|---|---|
| Venue | €4,000 | €30,000 |
| Catering and bar (€150 to €300 x 50) | €7,500 | €15,000 |
| Planner | €1,500 | €12,000 |
| Flowers and styling | €3,000 | €15,000 |
| Music | €1,500 | €10,000 |
| Hair and makeup | €350 | €1,200 |
| Photo and film (5 hours / full day) | €2,780 | €4,380 |
| Transport | €1,000 | €4,000 |
| Civil registry fee | €400 | €800 |
| Estimated total | €22,030 | €92,380 |
The planner low end of €1,500 is the day-of coordination price in BeachBride’s May 2026 guide; the high end is Princess Apulia’s. This is our estimate, not a quote. Most ranges come from a guide built around 100 guests, so fixed lines such as flowers and music may come in lower for 50. Nobody pays every low or every high at once, so a real budget lands somewhere between the two. Guest hotels are not included. Add the 10% to 15% buffer that Weddings Abroad Guide recommends, or about 8% to 10% uncommitted, as Princess Apulia suggests.
Wedding in Italy cost by region
Region moves the total more than almost anything. Princess Apulia gives these ranges for professionally planned weddings of 80 to 100 guests.
| Region | 80 to 100 guests | Rough rank |
|---|---|---|
| Puglia | €35,000 to €70,000 or more | Lower |
| Sicily | €35,000 to €70,000 or more | Lower |
| Tuscany | €40,000 to €80,000 or more | Middle |
| Amalfi Coast | €50,000 to €100,000 or more | Higher |
| Lake Como | €70,000 to €150,000 or more | Highest |
Source for the table: Princess Apulia, a Puglia planner, so its Puglia figures are the ones it knows best.
Amalfi Coast wedding cost, including Positano and Ravello
BeachBride (May 2026) reports luxury weddings for 60 to 80 guests at €120,000 to €150,000 or more on the coast, and says that is roughly 20% to 50% above comparable Tuscany weddings. It also says off-season dates can save about 20%. It cites one Ravello couple, from an online forum, who paid about €7,000 for planning a welcome party, the wedding day and a farewell brunch for 50 to 80 guests. We have photographed weddings and elopements in Positano, for example Kyrisma and Benjamin at Villa Dalu. Steep access and narrow roads are general reasons why shuttles and timing cost more on the coast.
Sorrento wedding packages and prices
We found no published Sorrento package prices that we could open and confirm, so we will not quote one. Ask each hotel for a written quote that says what is included. We photographed Silvio and Erika at Hotel Mediterraneo in Sorrento. When you compare hotels, ask for the per-guest price and any exclusivity fee separately.
Lake Como and Lake Garda wedding cost
Weddings Abroad Guide says a villa on Lake Como can run from about €5,000 a day to more than €100,000, catering is €200 to €300 or more per person, and a small wedding of 30 to 80 guests is roughly €30,000 to €70,000. We found no reliable published figures for Lake Garda, so ask venues directly.
Tuscany and Florence wedding cost
Princess Apulia puts professionally planned Tuscany weddings of 80 to 100 guests at €40,000 to €80,000 or more, and Weddings Abroad Guide gives about €40,000 for 50 guests in Tuscany. For Florence, Wezoree’s guide gives totals in dollars: $27,000 to $48,000 for 20 to 40 guests and $32,000 to $65,000 for 50 to 80 guests. It prices exclusive use of an agriturismo (a farm stay) from about $4,800 a night off-season to about $8,600 on peak summer weekends, usually for two nights or more, and catering at $110 to $270 a person.
Puglia and Sicily wedding cost
Both sit at the lower end in the table above, at €35,000 to €70,000 or more for 80 to 100 guests. We found no Sicily venue price list we could open. We have worked at Casina Calò in Puglia and at a wedding in Sicily.
Sardinia, Portofino, Capri, Venice and the Dolomites
We found no published, sourced wedding budgets for these places, so we will not guess. Ask planners and venues for itemised quotes, and expect island and cliff locations to add boat, shuttle and setup costs. Our destination wedding cost guide for Europe compares countries.
Wedding venue prices in Italy: what venues publish
The Tulle Team’s October 2026 list of Florence venues collects prices that venues share. These are venue marketing figures, not statistics.
| Venue (near Florence) | Published price | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| Villa Merlo Nero | €4,800 to €5,800, event only, 2027 | Includes 10% VAT; catering and a coordinator extra |
| Villa Castelletti | €5,500 to €6,500, 2026 rental | Catering from €110 per person; rental plus 22% VAT |
| Villa Corsini a Mezzomonte | €8,500 to €12,500, 2027, up to 100 guests | Plus VAT; catering separate |
| Villa La Selva | €12,400 to €17,500 a night | Three-night minimum; catering extra |
| Four Seasons Palazzo del Nero | From €20,000 a day | Dinner menus from €285 per person, plus 10% VAT and service |
For a small wedding of 20 guests with rooms, Villa Il Poggiolino lists a price from €10,500 that includes a three-night stay for 20 people (price verified September 2026), with catering priced separately. Small villas like this are the usual answer for the Tuscany wedding venues with prices people search for.
Italy wedding packages: what they include
A package bundles several lines. One example from DestinationWeddings.com is a small Tuscan villa package for up to 20 people from $16,999, with a symbolic ceremony, dinner, a DJ and four hours of photography, but no accommodation and no legal ceremony. A legal wedding costs extra, and it adds a 10% surcharge for 2026 dates. Always check whether accommodation, VAT, the legal ceremony and the photographer are inside the price.
Kevin & Sara · Lake Como · see the full wedding →Wedding planner in Italy: how much does it cost
BeachBride (2026) gives €1,500 to €3,000 for day-of coordination, €4,000 to €15,000 for partial planning and €15,000 to €35,000 for full service, and says planners often charge 10% to 15% of the budget. Princess Apulia says full service is €5,000 to €12,000 or more. Ask whether the planner also takes a commission from vendors, because a low fee plus commission can cost the same as a higher flat fee. Our list of wedding planners in Italy and how they work explains the roles.
Costs people forget
- VAT. Italy’s standard VAT (IVA) rate is 22%, with reduced rates of 10% and 5% and a super-reduced rate of 4%, according to the EU’s Your Europe VAT rates table (checked July 2026). Which rate applies depends on the service: in the Florence venue quotes above, venue hire carries 22% and catering 10%. Some venues quote with VAT and some without, so ask every supplier “IVA inclusa or esclusa”.
- Music licence. Weddings Abroad Guide puts the SIAE music licence (the Italian copyright charge) at €100 to €500, depending on the music. Ask your venue or band who pays it.
- Tourist tax. Italian towns set their own nightly tax on hotel stays. Sky TG24 reported in April 2026 that 1,411 towns apply it in 2026, 24 more than in 2025, that 53 raised their rates from 1 January, and that some rates are between €5 and €10 a night. Check the town where your guests will sleep.
- Overtime and setup. The Wed says venues and suppliers can charge for cleaning, power, deposits and even 30 minutes of overrun.
- Late-night fees. We found no sourced figure, so ask the venue what happens after its curfew.
What photo and film cost with us
Our prices are fixed and published on our prices and calculator page. Photo and film are priced the same, each on its own, and the photo and film line in your budget is the sum.
| Coverage | Photo or film | Photo + film |
|---|---|---|
| 5 hours | €1,390 | €2,780 |
| 6 hours | €1,590 | €3,180 |
| 7 hours | €1,790 | €3,580 |
| 8 hours | €1,990 | €3,980 |
| Full day, no time limit | €2,190 | €4,380 |
There are no extra travel fees, wherever in Italy you marry. Our Italy wedding photographer page shows the work, and our guide to wedding photographer cost in Italy compares the market.
What the legal paperwork costs
The fees we could confirm are small next to the venue. The Embassy of Ireland in Rome charges €60 per Irish applicant for the certificate of freedom to marry. Canada charges CAD 50 per nulla osta and CAD 50 per affidavit sworn at the embassy. The Australian embassy lists a certificate of no impediment at AUD 177 and AUD 88 to witness a signature on a declaration. The UK’s consular fees list sets £50 for a notice of marriage and £50 for a certificate of no impediment. Town halls may also charge non-residents for the ceremony room: Wezoree lists Florence civil halls from about $670 to about $5,400. Our full guide to getting married in Italy as a foreigner lists the documents by passport.
Kyrisma & Benjamin · Positano · see the full wedding →Three ways to spend less without a worse day
- Move the date. BeachBride says off-season dates can save about 20%, and Wezoree says shoulder months can cut 15% to 25%. A Monday to Thursday date can also help: one Florence estate in the Tulle list gives 10% off weekday weddings.
- Choose a smaller guest list. At €150 to €300 per head for catering and bar, ten fewer guests saves €1,500 to €3,000 before venue size changes. See our micro wedding in Italy guide.
- Marry legally at home and celebrate in Italy. A symbolic ceremony skips Italian paperwork. Our guide to eloping in Italy explains both routes.
ask every supplier for a written quote that states VAT, service charge, overtime and what is included, then add 10% for what you forgot.
FAQ: wedding cost in Italy
How much does a wedding in Italy cost in dollars?
Multiply the euro ranges above by today’s rate. In May 2026, BeachBride’s own rounded conversions worked out at about $1.12 to $1.15 per euro, so €30,000 was roughly $34,000, but check the rate when you pay.
How much does a small wedding in Italy cost?
Weddings Abroad Guide gives €6,000 to €15,000 for up to 20 guests and Princess Apulia gives €18,000 to €35,000 for 20 to 40 guests. The gap is mostly planner, venue and food level.
How much does a wedding venue in Italy cost?
Princess Apulia puts venue hire at €4,000 to €30,000 or more. The Florence venue list above runs from €4,800 to €20,000 a day, before food.
How much does a destination wedding in Italy cost?
The ranges in the first table apply. For 50 guests our estimate gives about €22,000 to €92,000; guest flights and hotels come on top.
How much is a Dolomites trip or wedding?
We found no sourced Dolomites wedding prices. Ask hotels and refuges for itemised quotes, and see our guide to Italian venues for photos for access questions.
Is Italy cheaper than Greece or Spain for a wedding?
We have not found one study that compares them on equal terms. Our country-by-country cost guide sets each country out.
Related guides. Budgets region by region: the Amalfi Coast, Lake Como and Tuscany.
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