Weddings in Sicily

Our Couples’ Real Days

Real moments from real celebrations across the island — cliffside ceremonies, palazzo receptions, cathedral vows and joy-filled evenings under the Sicilian sky.

As a bilingual Sicily wedding planner, Marry Me in Sicily helps couples from the UK and beyond plan every kind of destination wedding in Sicily — from a Taormina wedding with views of Mount Etna to a cathedral ceremony in Cefalù, a civil wedding in the western hills, or the decision to simply elope in Sicily, just the two of you. Here are some of their stories.

Featured Stories

Real Couples, Real Days

Kysha and Shem sharing a kiss on a Taormina terrace overlooking the sea and Mount Etna

Villa Mon Repos, Taormina · June 2019

A coastal celebration in Taormina

Kysha and Shem celebrated with a symbolic ceremony at Villa Mon Repos in Taormina — a luxury coastal villa with terraces and gardens framing panoramic views of Mount Etna, the Ionian Sea and Isola Bella, followed by an evening of dancing under fairy lights.

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Gráinne and Phil sharing a kiss inside the Duomo di Cefalù

Duomo di Cefalù · September 2025

A cathedral wedding in Cefalù

Gráinne and Phil, an Irish couple, married in the historic Duomo di Cefalù — a centuries-old Norman cathedral — then celebrated at seafront Hotel Le Calette with a vintage car, a piazza toast and dancing into the early hours.

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Jessica walking down the aisle with her father at Casale degli Aranci

Casale degli Aranci · May 2026

A civil ceremony in the Sicilian hills

Jessica and Seb married at Casale degli Aranci in Calatafimi-Segesta — a historic courtyard among the citrus groves, with coloured-smoke celebrations, exquisite Sicilian food and fireworks to close the night.

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Michel and Heather on a Taormina terrace with bougainvillea, the coastline and Mount Etna behind them

Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, Taormina · September 2017

An intimate elopement in Taormina

Michel and Heather eloped for a civil ceremony at Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano — just the two of them, with all the paperwork and witnesses arranged by our team, followed by portraits through the old-town streets of Taormina.

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Tia and Tom smiling nose to nose on their wedding day in Taormina, a still from their wedding film

Palazzo Duchi & Excelsior Palace, Taormina · September 2025

A civil garden wedding with a sea-facing reception

Tia and Tom married in a civil ceremony in the gardens of Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, then celebrated at the Excelsior Palace Hotel — in the gardens and on the terrace facing the sea. Watch their wedding film.

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Lidia and Rian hand in hand in the sunlit courtyard of Borgo del Carato, Sicily

Borgo del Carato, near Siracusa · 29 May 2025

Two days, one estate and a civil wedding

Lidia and Rian had Borgo del Carato all to themselves for two days — a pizza party the night before, a legally binding civil ceremony on the estate, an alfresco imperial table, live cake-making and a pool party the following day.

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Newlyweds sharing their first dance at a Sicilian wedding reception
The first dance
Bride and groom kissing on the steps of a Sicilian cathedral
A cathedral kiss
Wedding guests celebrating on a sea-view terrace in Taormina
Terrace celebration
Joyful recessional with guests waving flags after a Sicilian ceremony
A joyful recessional
Wedding ceremony inside a historic Sicilian church
Church ceremony
Bride twirling in the courtyard of a historic palazzo
Palazzo courtyard
Newlyweds with a classic vintage car in Sicily
Vintage arrival
Wedding cake lit with sparklers at an evening reception
Cake & sparklers
Bride and her father descending stone steps before the ceremony
Father & bride
Couple kissing beside a Sicilian fountain
By the fountain
Traditional Sicilian musicians performing at a wedding
Sicilian musicians
Wedding at the Norman cathedral in Cefalù
Cefalù cathedral
A civil wedding ceremony in Sicily
Civil ceremony
Champagne being poured at a Sicilian wedding celebration
A toast
Newlyweds walking back down the aisle after their ceremony
Down the aisle
Elegant wedding terrace overlooking Taormina
Taormina terrace
Couple kissing at a candlelit terrace wedding dinner
Terrace dinner
Golden mosaic interior of a Sicilian cathedral during a wedding
Golden mosaics
Bride and groom during their first dance on the dance floor
On the floor
Musicians performing on a garden lawn at a Sicilian wedding
Garden music
A celebrant conducting a wedding ceremony in Sicily
The ceremony
Newlyweds laughing together indoors on their wedding day
Pure joy
Bride inside a vintage wedding car in Sicily
The journey
Black and white photograph of the couple’s first dance
Timeless
Bride and groom kissing beside a baroque stone fountain in a sunlit Taormina square
Taormina
Couple framed by a rustic brick arch at their Sicilian wedding
Under the arch
Sparklers illuminating the wedding cake at night
Sparkler moment
A romantic proposal set-up on a Sicilian terrace
Where it began
Close-up of an engagement ring above white roses
The ring
Couple at a mountain viewpoint over the Sicilian coast
A view to remember

Selected photography by Master Photographers Cefalù and our trusted Sicilian photographers.

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