In short: You can elope on the Amalfi Coast in two ways: a legal civil ceremony at a town hall, which costs €200 to €1,800 in fees depending on the town, the room and the day (tariffs dated 2019 to 2024), or a symbolic ceremony anywhere the owner allows it, with the legal marriage done at home. A Positano hotel’s elopement package for two with a night in a suite is listed at €4,000, and a planner’s own page puts a luxury elopement at €5,000 to €20,000 or more. Photography and film packages from €1,390. All figures are sourced below, as of November 2026.
Legal or symbolic: what an Amalfi Coast elopement means
A legal elopement is a civil wedding in a town hall room or terrace, which Italy recognises. A symbolic one has no legal effect, so couples marry at home first or later. For a legal wedding each of you needs a nulla osta, a document from your own country’s authority stating that nothing stops you marrying. The Ravello and Amalfi pages ask for documents issued abroad to be translated into Italian and apostilled, passports for you and your two witnesses, an interpreter if any of you does not speak Italian, and a declaration of no impediments signed at least two days before. Which document your country issues, and how it is certified, depends on your passport: our guides explain it by nationality, Getting Married in Italy as a Foreigner and How to Elope in Italy. Your own embassy and the town hall have the final word.
The procedures differ slightly by town. Sorrento asks for the nulla osta from your consulate or embassy in Italy, with its signature legalised at the Prefettura unless your country is party to the 1961 Hague Convention. Positano asks for passports for the two of you, two witnesses and any interpreter, and a nulla osta with an apostille or legalisation. Two witnesses are required, so ask your planner or the registry how couples with no guests arrange this. Same-sex couples cannot marry in Italy but can form a civil union (unione civile) before the registrar with two witnesses; our legal guide covers the documents.
Corey & Niky · Sorrento · see the full wedding →Town hall fees for an elopement, town by town
| Town | Fee for non-residents | Where, and tariff date |
|---|---|---|
| Positano | €1,000 Mon to Fri; €1,800 Saturday | Terrace over Fornillo, majolica hall if wet; 2024 rates |
| Ravello | €650 Mon to Thu; €850 Fri to Sun and holidays | Salone di Rappresentanza or Giardini della Principessa di Piemonte; tariff from 2019 |
| Sorrento | €750 weekday mornings; €1,000 Mon, Wed, Fri afternoons; €1,200 Saturday | Chiostro di San Francesco, Villa Fiorentino, Museo Correale; low-season list (15 Nov to 15 Mar) |
| Amalfi | €200 to €800 by room, day and season | Salone Morelli, Arsenale, former Cappuccini convent; page of September 2023 |
Positano’s ceremonies run Monday to Friday 10:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 10:00 to 18:00, per its page (updated April 2025). In Amalfi the former convent costs €300 on weekdays, €400 at weekends and €200 from 3 November to 31 March, plus €1,150 for a terrace or €1,650 for the cloister, plus VAT, paid to the hotel that runs the site. In Sorrento a symbolic ceremony costs 10% less on the days listed, and the page (updated March 2026) shows fees only under its low-season heading. These tariffs are of different ages, so confirm the current rate for your date with each comune before you book.
the day of the week changes the fee, and the Ravello page advises booking well in advance. Pick Monday to Thursday in Ravello or a weekday morning in Sorrento and you pay less than on a Saturday.
Where to elope: Positano, Ravello, Sorrento, Amalfi and Capri
Positano elopement: packages, photographer and cost
Positano is where most couples start. The Hotel Marincanto lists an elopement package for two at €4,000: one night in a suite, ceremony setup, Prosecco and a five-course tasting menu, according to Tulle Together (October 2026), a wedding blog summarising venue price documents; it gives no year for the package. The same source gives €4,000 including VAT for a 2026 symbolic ceremony on the Red Bar Terrace. The planners at Amalfi Wedding Planner, on an undated page, put the top roof terrace of Hotel Marincanto at €3,300 for exclusive rental and say a luxury Positano elopement may run €5,000 to €20,000 or more. These are indications from businesses, not current price lists, so ask the hotel for its quote.
We have photographed elopements in Positano: Brittany and Thomas and Jacky and Jordan.
Elope in Ravello
Ravello’s civil ceremonies are in the town hall’s Salone di Rappresentanza or its Giardini della Principessa di Piemonte, at €650 to €850 for non-residents under the tariff in force since 2019. The town hall’s page does not mention Villa Rufolo or Villa Cimbrone, and we found no public price list for either, so ask them or a planner directly. Ravello sits on a ridge above the coast, so expect a view but no beach. For light and access notes, read our Ravello photographer guide. A Ravello elopement is the same legal process as in any other town.
Elope in Sorrento
Sorrento’s town hall offers several civil venues. A ceremony can take place in the Chiostro di San Francesco, a cloister, in Museo Correale di Terranova (the only venue that marries on Sundays) or in Villa Fiorentino via the Fondazione Sorrento, and the page gives no separate fee for the cloister or villa, so ask statocivile@comune.sorrento.na.it. At Villa Antiche Mura, exclusive use is €3,000 to €7,500 for eight hours in 2026, per Tulle Together, which is more than an elopement needs; ask whether a ceremony-only fee exists. We have photographed weddings in Sorrento, among them Silvio and Erika at Hotel Mediterraneo.
Elope in Capri
We found no current civil fee list for Capri. A local newspaper article from May 2016 reported €1,500 for non-residents and €500 for tourists marrying in the town hall itself, and named the Giardini di Augusto terrace, Certosa di San Giacomo and Villa Lysis among its ceremony locations. That is history, not a quote. Ask the Capri registry for today’s fee and the list of authorised places. Boats and island transfers add cost and timing; get written quotes.
Elope in Amalfi town and other Amalfi Coast elopement venues
Amalfi’s town hall has three ceremony spaces: the Salone Morelli in the Casa Comunale (€350 on weekdays in office hours, €650 at weekends), the Arsenale della Repubblica (€500 to €800) and the former Cappuccini convent, which is the cheapest at €300 on weekdays and €200 in winter. Couples who choose the convent also pay the hotel that runs it €1,150 for a terrace or €1,650 for the cloister, plus VAT, per the town hall’s page of September 2023, which names that hotel as NH Collection Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi. Tulle Together separately lists the Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel with ceremony fees of €2,000 to €3,000, only together with a banquet or cocktail reception, which suits a wedding more than an elopement.
Outside the town halls, a hotel terrace works for a symbolic ceremony: the two Marincanto prices above are the clearest public figures. Per Tulle Together, Giardini del Fuenti in Vietri sul Mare lists whole-venue buyouts at €8,000 to €20,000 a day with a food and drink minimum of €40,000 from June to September, which is far above an elopement budget.
What to ask before you book a package
No two Amalfi Coast elopement packages are built alike, and the public ones are few. Before you sign, ask these questions:
- Does the price include the town hall fee, or is it paid to the town separately?
- Is the ceremony legal or symbolic, and who is the officiant?
- Is VAT included? Giardini del Fuenti quotes without it, other venues with it.
- Who arranges the two witnesses and the sworn interpreter if one is needed?
- Is accommodation included, and for how many nights?
- What happens if it rains? Positano’s terrace has an indoor majolica hall as the alternative.
- Are photography and film included, or do you hire them separately?
Because the town halls set the dates and fees, start by asking the registry which days are open and then fit hotel and travel around that.
Best months to elope on the Amalfi Coast
| Months | What to expect | Cost signals |
|---|---|---|
| April to June | Mild; comfortable for walking and portraits | Ravello’s tourist tax runs 1 April to 31 October |
| July and August | Hot midday, crowded steps and boats; plan portraits early or late | Highest demand; book first |
| September and October | Warm sea, softer light, fewer visitors | A Positano couple’s October 2019 wedding was heavily discounted |
| November to March | Quiet; some venues close, ask first | Amalfi convent €200; Sorrento lists a 15 November to 15 March schedule |
The weather and crowd notes are our general photographer’s advice, not official data. The cost signals come from the sources linked above.
Alex & Georgi · Positano · see the full wedding →What an elopement costs here
An example from the sources: a Sorrento weekday-morning ceremony is €750 in fees (low-season list); add a hotel night (Marincanto’s package at €4,000 includes one) or a planner’s service and the photo and film. The site Wedding Frontier (August 2023) lists planners at $1,500 to $3,000 for light assistance. Two sample sums, our estimates: a legal Sorrento weekday-morning ceremony plus our five-hour photo and film comes to €750 + €2,780 = €3,530 before hotel, witnesses and interpreter; the Marincanto package plus the same coverage comes to €4,000 + €2,780 = €6,780 for a symbolic day. Our prices are:
| Coverage | Photo | Film | Photo and film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 hours | €1,390 | €1,390 | €2,780 |
| Full day | €2,190 | €2,190 | €4,380 |
Photography and film packages from €1,390, with no extra travel fees. Five hours covers the ceremony, portraits and lunch for most elopements. See our prices and calculator and our page for a wedding photographer in Italy. For full-wedding budgets, read Amalfi Coast Wedding Cost.
A sample day, with clock times
- 08:30 Hair and makeup at your hotel.
- 10:30 Arrive at the town hall; the Positano office opens ceremonies from 10:00 on weekdays.
- 11:00 Ceremony with your two witnesses and, if needed, a sworn interpreter.
- 11:45 Portraits near the town hall before the sun is high.
- 13:00 Lunch with a view.
- 15:30 Coverage ends (five hours); rest in the heat.
- Optional evening A full-day package adds golden-hour portraits and dinner.
Wear shoes you can climb steps in, and allow extra time for boat or taxi transfers.
Who to hire and mistakes to avoid
A planner handles documents, booking and the officiant for a symbolic ceremony; Amalfi Wedding Planner, quoted above, lists document assistance, an officiant and the town hall booking among the services in its elopements. We take care of photography and film. Our shortlist of planners is on our site under Top Amalfi Coast Wedding Planners. Common mistakes:
- Assuming a symbolic ceremony is legal.
- Leaving the nulla osta late; depending on your passport it may need legalisation or an apostille and a translation.
- Booking a Saturday when a Thursday costs less.
- Forgetting the interpreter, which the Positano, Ravello and Amalfi pages require when you or your witnesses do not speak Italian.
- Planning portraits at midday in July.
Corey & Niky · Sorrento · see the full wedding →FAQ: eloping on the Amalfi Coast
Can we elope in Positano?
Yes. Positano’s town hall marries non-residents on its terrace for €1,000 on weekdays and €1,800 on Saturdays (2024 rates), or you can hold a symbolic ceremony at a hotel.
Are there all-inclusive elopement packages?
Some exist for two people, such as Marincanto’s €4,000 package with a suite and tasting menu. Ask what is included, especially the town hall fee and photography.
Do we need a photographer who knows the coast?
Local knowledge of stairs, boats and light saves time. We have photographed in Positano and Sorrento and can check your date.
Can we elope in Ravello or Sorrento?
Yes. Ravello’s fee is €650 to €850 (tariff from 2019), Sorrento’s €750 to €1,200 (low-season list), per their town halls; confirm the current rate with each.
What does an Amalfi Coast elopement cost?
Town hall fees run €200 to €1,800 on tariffs dated 2019 to 2024. A hotel package for two is listed at €4,000 in Positano, and a luxury elopement at €5,000 to €20,000 or more per a planner. Our photo and film start at €2,780 for five hours of both.
Can we elope in Capri?
Yes in principle, but we have no current fee. Ask Capri’s registry.
Planning yours?
We document elopements and weddings across Italy. Photography and film packages from €1,390, with no extra travel fees. You can book any package and change it later; a 20% deposit holds the date. Check your date and we reply within 24 hours.