A rare Mykonos resort with its own peninsula, a private chapel and the room to host a large wedding well.
It is a full service luxury hotel, so the production is polished, but it is a busy resort rather than an exclusive private estate.
Best for couples who want a large, well run celebration with the ceremony and the party in one place.
Santa Marina is a Luxury Collection resort set on a private peninsula above Ornos Bay on the south side of Mykonos. It offers several ceremony settings, a whitewashed stone chapel at the tip of the peninsula, a lawn with the Aegean behind it and a private beach, with receptions in its restaurants, pool bars or on the sand. An indoor venue takes up to around 80, while outdoor celebrations can run to around 300, making it one of the island's stronger choices for a larger wedding.
A private peninsula over Ornos Bay.
Santa Marina occupies its own peninsula above Ornos Bay on the southern, sunset facing side of Mykonos, a setting that gives it more privacy and space than most hotels on a crowded island. Part of Marriott's Luxury Collection, it pairs whitewashed Cycladic architecture with a private beach, pools and gardens, and the peninsula tapers to a small stone chapel at its tip, which is the kind of ceremony setting couples travel to Greece to find. The Aegean wraps the resort on three sides, so the light and the water are everywhere.
For a wedding the resort offers genuine range. The chapel and the lawn take the ceremony with the sea behind, a private beach gives a barefoot alternative, and receptions move into the restaurants, the pool bars or onto the sand, with an indoor venue of around 120 square metres for up to 80 guests when shelter is needed. Outdoor celebrations can run to around 300, which is more than many Mykonos venues can host well, and as a full service luxury hotel the resort brings its own kitchens, bars and events team, so the production is polished and most of the day happens in one place.
The honest caveat is that this is a working luxury resort, not a private villa estate, so in high season other guests share the pools and restaurants outside your wedding spaces, and a true exclusive takeover is a different, costlier conversation. Mykonos is also expensive and busy from July into September, and Ornos is one of its more developed bays, lively rather than secluded. For couples who want a large, well run wedding with the ceremony and party together and a hotel team handling the detail, that trade is well worth making.
The practical things, told straight.
A Santa Marina wedding is a full service resort celebration with strong in house production. Treat every figure as indicative and confirm directly with the resort.
What it costs
As an indicative August 2025 guide, a wedding here often lands between EUR 60,000 and EUR 250,000 all in depending on guest count, season and whether you take an exclusive use, covering venue and catering, drinks, accommodation and production. A large peak season celebration sits at the top of the band. Confirm current pricing directly.
Capacity and spaces
The chapel and lawn host the ceremony, the private beach gives a barefoot option, and receptions run in the restaurants, pool bars or on the sand. The indoor venue takes up to around 80, while outdoor celebrations reach around 300. Confirm the spaces for your numbers.
Getting there
Mykonos airport sits around fifteen minutes from Ornos by road, with the new port a similar distance for ferry arrivals. Many guests combine the wedding with a stay on the island, and the resort can guide transfers and room blocks.
When to marry here
May, June and September give warm, settled weather before and after the busiest, priciest weeks of high summer. July and August are hot and crowded, and the meltemi wind can be strong, so the shoulder months are the wiser choice for a large outdoor day.
Enquire about Santa Marina.
Tell us your date, your guest count and what you picture for the day. We will check availability, share a realistic all in cost and introduce the planner who knows the resort best.
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A large island wedding rewards a planner who knows the resort.
Even with a strong in house team, a 300 guest Mykonos wedding benefits from a planner to handle design, guest logistics and the island's high season pressures, and to make sure the resort setting works for you and not just around its other guests. We work with planners who know Santa Marina and Mykonos. Tell us your shortlist and guest count and we will introduce the right one.
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How many guests can marry at Santa Marina?
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Outdoor celebrations on the lawn, beach and terraces run to around 300, while the indoor venue takes up to around 80 for shelter. The chapel hosts the ceremony at the tip of the peninsula. Confirm the exact spaces and numbers with the resort.
Is Santa Marina a private estate or a hotel?
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It is a full service Luxury Collection resort on a private peninsula, not a private villa. The production is polished and most of the day happens on site, but in high season other guests share the pools and restaurants outside your wedding spaces unless you arrange exclusive use.
How much does a Santa Marina wedding cost?
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As an indicative August 2025 guide, a wedding here often sits between EUR 60,000 and EUR 250,000 all in depending on numbers, season and exclusivity. A large peak season celebration reaches the top of the band. Confirm current pricing directly.
When is the best time to marry at Santa Marina?
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May, June and September give warm weather before and after the busiest weeks. July and August are hot, crowded and expensive, and the meltemi wind can blow hard, so the shoulder months suit a large outdoor wedding better.
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