There was never been easier to organize a wedding in Santorini than working with our team. Our wedding expert team have made some suggested packages that include ALL services that you MUST HAVE on your wedding in Santorini. You can definitely add any other wished services or upgrade/change vendors. Your wedding consultant/planner will guide you step by step and discuss with you via email, Skype, WhatsApp or Viber for a quicker response and care even on weekends !
We have prepared several brochures and questionnaires that will make the planning procedure .. a piece of cake !
The Wedding season in Santorini
The best season for weddings in Santorini is from May to October. The weather is perfect, especially on May, June and September it is not too hot and there is no risk of rain (the last two years we had some small rainfalls early May though). A visit to the island during the autumn season (late September – October) offers lower prices in flights, hotels and restaurants. At the end of October the winter is coming slowly… some clouds cover the sky and the temperature is around 12-15 degrees. On April the temperature goes upper and more visitors are coming to enjoy the unique beauty of Santorini. The best period to visit the island having an eye on venues and other vendors is on April or October ! Not to be missed: if you are willing to have your wedding on July or August have in mind that the temperature during noon is more than 30-34 degrees.. we suggest a late ceremony those months e.g. 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. (the sunset is after 8:00 p.m.).
When is the best time to start preparing your wedding in Santorini
Nowadays Santorini is very popular wedding destination and most of the wedding venues are already full booking for the current year. Our suggestion would be to start preparing your destination wedding on our beautiful island a year in advance. To give you an idea: – Le Ciel and Dana Villas are already full booked (for the high season) two years beforehand !! However, it is possible to organize a wedding in a shorter period of time e.g. in two months but availabilities on locations and wedding venues will be limited.Important: if you are planning to have a small wedding ceremony with only the two of you there is no need of panic, we can arrange your wedding even one month prior or if you wish to have a Symbolic ceremony without paperwork, one week is enough time !!
Please check below the Quick Guide and afterwards a Full STEP BY STEP Guide:
Planning a wedding abroad looks a stressful procedure but honesty is easier than choosing a car. We have created the below Quick Quide to help you understand how easy the design and the execution of a wedding in Santorini is. Follow our instructions and you will enjoy with your heart your big day; live the fairy tail of your life with our team:
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Choose and book the date – venue ! The most important thing is to find your dream wedding venue and block the date with the registrar. Santorini is very popular wedding destination and almost all official wedding venues are already full booked for the current wedding season; some even for next year!
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Book your flights and accommodation. After booking the date you can make a research on airplane tickets and find your best hotel or villa. Our suggestion is to book a hotel with easy access until the wedding day and a suite with amazing view for after the wedding !
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Book your photographer & videographer.After bookingyour wedding venue and your flight tickets the next important thing is to find which photographer and videographer can capture in the most artistic and unique way your dream wedding ! There are more than 20 choices and most of them are soooooo good. Your wedding planner will give you all details regarding their rates and availability.
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Choose your wedding style & colours – flowers ! This isour favourite part; we love to help you choosing your favourite decorations, flowers, wedding favours and all small details that will make your wedding a unique day on your life! Nowadays in Santorini we can order all kind of flowers and have stylish floral arrangements; we just need to know one-two months in advance so our florist will order them on time.
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Reception, menus & Open bar choices. Every wedding ceremony should be followed by an elegant reception offering your guests a lovely and memorable wedding experience. Your wedding consultant will give you all details regarding the available menus, open bar packages and several musicians or d.j. services for a real party !
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Legalities – Paperwork. As your wedding is a Legal one you must prepare all needed documents 3 months prior your wedding day (not earlier please)! Your wedding planner will help you with the necessary documents and the translations/ verifications.
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Wedding transfers – wedding favours – other details. The last things after booking all the above are the wedding transfers (for you and your guests) and the wedding favours; in case you want something that will remind all moments of your Santorini experience and any other small beautiful detail or personal request that you may have.
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Confirm and relax ! At your pre-wedding meeting that will be arranged 1-2 days before your wedding you will confirm all services that you will have paid with your wedding planner/coordinator and then you can relax and enjoy your guests and our beautiful island ! Our team is responsible for all services that are involved in your wedding so you just need to be beautiful and happy.
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Visit the registry.The very next working day after your wedding with your coordinator you need to visit the local registry at the Town Hall to register your wedding. It is a very simple procedure and you will arrange the appointment with your coordinator locally.
Below you can find a very detailed guide that will give you a full idea of the planning procedure, the design and the executing of your dream wedding in Santorini. Our exert team have made the whole procedure as simple as possible:
What to start with
The first thing you need to do is to choose your wished wedding date (at least an approximately period) and then find your preferred wedding venue/venues. Your wedding planner will send you all details and links so you can find your loved venue in the easiest way. Most couples want to have both ceremony and reception in one place that would be easier and more comfortable for the guests without any transfer and changing place BUT there are some disadvantages on that because of the cost (all caldera wedding venues are more expensive than other restaurants) plus the sound restriction to stop the loud music before midnight ! the party must come to the end …
The next step is to think about the below:
Determine an approximate budget; put a limit that will help you choosing things
How many guests are you going to invite? This is really a headache.. Most of the times couples choose a destination wedding so they can “avoid” a huge wedding on their country; that is totally true and acceptable. Do the same !
Our wedding consultants will send you our suggestions and packages and make any necessary research for availability on your favourite wedding venues without any cost. Just ask for an offer !
Once you have received our offer and information on availability of your favorite wedding venues, you will need to give attention to the following considerations:
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If you want to have a Legal Civil wedding or a Symbolic one (for your ceremony). Have in mind that a Symbolic ceremony is exactly the same procedure as the Legal one without the paperwork that most of the time it takes long to collect them and in some countries cost a fortune the translations, verifications and putting the Apostille Stamp on. A clever idea is to have a Legal wedding in your country (very easy!) and having a Symbolic ceremony in Santoriniwithout telling anything to your guests !
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Your wedding planner can pre-book your preferred wedding date and venue so we can block and keep the date until paying the deposit to ensure that the venue has been assigned to you.
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Book your flight tickets and find the best hotels/villas for you and your guests (It is worth to mention that Santorini does not have big resorts or huge hotels and is quite difficult to find accommodation for a large number of guests. If you need any help with accommodation – we are happy to advise or help with booking). Important: please inform your guests that it will be easier to book their accommodationin one village or same area so you can meet easier before and after the wedding; furthermore that will help a lot with the wedding transfers on the day. Mind the steps on your booking … some amazing properties/private villas or hotels have soooo difficult access with lot’s of stairs that no lady want to walk with her high heels..
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Coordinate the main points of your contract with your wedding planner.Book your photographer and videographer that will capture in the best way your unique and stylish wedding. After booking your wished venue the next important thing is to find the photographer that you love his/her job. There are so many choices but your wedding assistant will make everything easy to choose who is fitting you better. Have in mind that even two months before your wedding you can amend the contract to add services it but is better to have finalize everything until that time (two monthsprior your wedding). The planning procedure starts from the first contact with our team and you will finalize your contract/payments two month before your wedding date when you will be sure and well known of the exact number of your guests.
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Choose your wedding style & colours. Each couple has a personal vision for their wedding. Our mission is to help making it as stylish and perfect is possible!It isour favourite part of the whole planning procedure, the design and finalized all wonderful decorations like flowers, centrepieces, garlands, flower rings and many other beautiful options (LOVE illuminography letters, Mr & Mrs, initials, hundreds of candles..). We cooperate will all florists on Santorini, all are very experienced and reliablecompanies that have created stylish and luxury floral arrangements and breath taking set ups. We can find all range of costs:very expensive with rare flowers, middle cost with elegant result; there are also vendors with more affordable prices giving an excellent touch on the final wedding scenery.
Your wedding planner will give you several options and offers so you can choose your best vendor that express your vision and your budget of course.
Nowadays in Santorini we can order all kind of flowers and have stylish floral arrangements; we just need to know one-two months in advance so our florist will order them on time.
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Your reception should be a successful and elegant event for you and your guests; an authentic party offering them a lovely and memorable wedding experience.Depended of the property your wedding consultant will give you all details regarding the available menus, open bar packages and several musicians or d.j. services for a real party! Have in mind that the properties that located on the caldera/cliff have sound restrictions approximately around midnight that the music must low down (Dana Villas 11:00 p.m., Venetsanos winery 11:00 p.m., Santorini GEM 00:00, Le Ciel 00:00 etc..). If you want to have an amazing party until late night you should choose other places as Theros wave bar, Pyrgos restaurant or any other company that is located far away from the cliff.
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Legalities – Paperwork. If you are interested for a legal Civil wedding you must start preparing all needed documents 3 months prior your wedding day (not earlier please)!Your wedding planner will assist you with the necessary documents and the translations/ verifications.
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After making all important booking and arrangements it’s time for some other small details regarding the wedding transfers – wedding favours, parasols, name cards etc… The wedding transfers are very important so nobody will have a delay or loose the ceremony. Everybody need to be on time and no delay is accepted by the celebrant as he is the most busy man on the island. Especially the late transfer is the most necessary because after a happy and successful wedding party no one wants to wait for a taxi and Santorini is not famous for that service.. many times in the past guests were waiting for more than one hour to return at their hotels.
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Confirm and relax ! At your pre-wedding meeting that will be arranged 1-2 days before your wedding you will meet your wedding planner/coordinator at your hotel and discuss together the itinerary of your big day, confirm all services that you will have paid due your contract, visit both ceremony and reception venues and add any last minute service or request. After that meeting nothing will be missed and you can relax and enjoy your guests and our beautiful island!Our team is responsible for all services that are involved in your wedding and in your contract so you just need to be beautiful and happy. On the day you will have your best friends and families close to you during your preparation that is the most funny and happy moment of the wedding day. The make up artist and the hairdresser will come early enough for the bridal preparation(earlier than 5 hours in case your bridesmaids wants beauty services!).Everything will go due your wedding itinerary and the ceremony needs to start on time; a 5 minutes delay is acceptable but not more please because we may have problem with the celebrant as he has numerous of wedding everyday and all day. The ceremony last 15 minutes unless you have some Poems, Readings or Personal Vows. Afterwards we have congratulations, toast and photos with your family and friends (group photos). Then your guests will be moved to the reception and we always suggest the couple to have some private romantic photos with their photographer and videographer in a graphical and beautiful village/landscape. Whitewashed neighbourhoods and blue domes are the standards spots for a successful wedding photo shooting !! When you finish with your photo shooting you will make your impressive entrance at the reception hall playing your wished song and make everybody feel so happy watching you on your big day. Then dinner, speeches, sunset, cutting of the cake, 1st dance and …. PARTY !! Your wedding planner/coordinator will be at both venues early enough to secure that everything will be as scheduled and you will have an amazing day as you worth.
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The next working day after your wedding with your coordinator you need to visit the local registry at the Town Hall to register your wedding. It is a very simple procedure and you will arrange the appointment with your coordinator locally. You must have only your both Passports and the registrar will provide us three official wedding certificates (on the wedding day you will receive some wedding certificates but those will be only for photos and memories..). The official wedding certificates will be in Greek language and won’t have the Apostille Stamp on. If the Apostille is necessary for your country your wedding coordinator will make a specific procedure to send them in another island for that Stamp and when ready our team will Post them to you. In Greece the Apostille Stamp is totally free; it just needs 3-4 weeks to be ready and delivered to our agency. Your coordinator will make the whole procedure, you have only to check if your personal details are mentioned correct on the official certificate!
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Our agency can arrange for you any kind of events while your stay in Santorini for you and your guests. Most of the couples want to have a rehearsal or post wedding dinner with their closest friends and families, a cocktail party on the beach or any other activity you may think; a boat cruise with a catamaran or with a wooden boat is the best gift for them after your wedding day! We are here to listen and design your dream wedding, you have just tell us your thoughts and we will make everything happy in the most easy and exciting way!
Our team is very happy that in last five years, in more than 400 events we had never something missing; this is our goal: firstly Professionals and secondly friends with you enjoying your wedding moments.
It’s your beautiful day
let us be your guide
September Married on 09/29/2019
Amazing Experience!
Katerina and her husband are a winning team! They made our day amazing and beyond my dreams. We had a dreamy wedding at Akro and it turned out amazing. She booked every vendor and made sure our day went seamless. No meltdown moments because she was attentive and listened to my needs. From the day I contacted her; I expressed my vision and she made it happen. They made my husband and I feel like we were the most important couple even though they had 2 weddings that day. The follow up and attention to detail was impeccable. Don’t hesitate booking them – Just do it! I love Santorini My Wedding and you will too!
Laura Married on 10/01/2019
Highly recommend Katerina is is the most professional, helpful and genuinely lovely woman. I was very choosy with my planner and it took me months to pick one but I could not have chosen better. Katerina made the impossible happen for me on multiple occasions and never took more than a few hours to reply. She is an absolute star!!!
Ricci Married on 10/08/2019
Simply PerfectWhere do I begin?
My Fiancé contacted “Santorini My Wedding” and they planned the perfect proposal on the balcony of our hotel. Everything was beautiful, from the flowers to the touches of green which is my favourite colour. As everything was beyond any proposal I could imagine, my Fiancé & I knew we wanted to marry in Santorini. May 2018 we decided to take the plunge & start planning our wedding for 2019. Constantly I was emailing and sending Katerina a WhatsApp message. Asking questions and getting a reply within the hour. Considering she had a lot of weddings and proposals that year she still made me feel like a valued Bride. Katerina was really honest and supportive in any choices I made or was unsure about. Katerina and her lovely husband Ian (who I had met at the engagement set up) was there to go through everything for the big day. Everything was planned precisely and they both came up with great suggestions when we wasn’t sure if certain parts of the ceremony would flow. The day of the wedding – Everything ran on time and everything was just pure perfection. Everything was decorated beautifully and set up was beyond anything I could have imagined. Both Ioannis & Katerina was there throughout the wedding making sure nothing went wrong. Katerina and Ioannis are seriously a God send and it was a true blessing to have meet them. If you book your wedding with “Santorini My Wedding” not only will you have the best wedding memories but you will also make life long friends with two incredible people who will do everything possible to make your dream wedding anything you could have asked for. To Katerina & Ioannis.. No words can ever express our true gratitude for the help and love you’ve put for our big day. As I’ve always said we will be forever grateful to you. Ricci & Alister xxx
Britt Married on 10/19/2019
Best Wedding Planner in Santorini!! Words cannot express how amazing Katerina is. We were set to get married September 2020 and of course CoVID forced us to postpone. She worked with us to reschedule three separate times until we were finally able to travel from the USA to Greece. Everything far exceeded our expectations. She took the worry and stress out of planning. All of the vendors she hired were fantastic and our reception food was some of the best we had in all of Greece! She made the entire experience perfect and it was well worth postponing three times. We wouldn’t have changed a thing!
Zoe Married on 08/08/2020
My Wedding Santorini 2020
Katerina went above and beyond to ensure I had my dream wedding. With the pandemic planning my wedding was very stressful as things were so uncertain but what kept me calm is knowing I had Katerina to help me. She sorted everything, reassured me and delivered my perfect day while complying with the safety guidelines. Katerina was so professional and didn’t make me feel uneasy about losing any money during the height of the pandemic; she made sure my payments were secure and I wouldn’t lose out if I needed to postpone. Luckily, it all went ahead and our guests, my husband and I had a wonderful day. Thank you Katerina! I would completely recommend SantoriniMyWedding.
Lewis M. Married on 08/16/2020
The Best Wedding Planner in SantoriniKaterina is without a doubt the most amazing wedding planner in Santorini! We were lucky enough to use her for our proposal and then we decided that we wanted to also get married in Santorini. Katerina is so kind and responsive, she took all of the stress away from our wedding… She is so professional and she always knew what we wanted. I would recommend Katerina 10 times over, she is just amazing and our wedding day was absolutely perfect! There is nothing she can’t handle and she really gives peace of mind, which is what all couples need!! Thank you so so much Katerina, you will be our friend forever! ❤
Megan K. Married on 10/01/2021
Amazing experience, a perfect day.
Katerina was very helpful and flexible throughout. Her responses were very quick, nothing was to much to ask and the day ran very smoothly as planned. I felt katerina had a very good knowledge of the island and the vendors and therefore helped us make the right decisions every step of the way and when we needed to postpone the wedding last minute, this was all done in one day with both venues and all vendors moved with no hassle and no money lost. All the vendors she recommended were very professional and made our day perfect from start to finish. All in all a fantastic experience with santorini my wedding.
Ornela H. Married on 09/18/2021
Such a beautiful wedding.
Working with Katerina and her team was just a dream! They took the stress away from wedding planning and made everything so effortless. Our wedding turned out absolutely beautiful!! I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking to get married in Santorini.
Justine D. Married on 09/11/2021
Excellent !
Katerina was truly amazing and gave me everything I wanted and needed for my big day. She was relaxed, reliable and worked hard to get what I requested and wanted for my big day. Friendly and approachable and cannot thank her enough!
Iliana F. Married on 09/05/2021
Katerina is a Super Wedding Planner!
Katerina went above and beyond at every step of the wedding planning process. Destination weddings can be challenging, but Katerina was so organized and transparent with me the whole time, and I can honestly say thanks to her that planning my wedding was smooth sailing and fun! She is very responsive and made me feel like I was important. It was truly a wonderful experience and I wouldn’t have had my wedding anywhere else or with any other planner! Seven stars!!
Sophie Married on 09/02/2021
The best wedding planner
Katerina was amazing, so helpful from the very start (2 years ago). She’s patient, listens and delivers. I couldn’t ask for anymore. We had the best day of our lives and that was down to Katerina. Our guests also said it was the best wedding that they’d ever been to!
Ben L. Married on 08/26/2021
Excellent Wedding Organiser
We chose Katerina and SantoriniMyWedding to organise our wedding due to her previous excellent reviews across all platforms.
We began organising our wedding several years in advance (so the pandemic wasn’t on our radar at the time). We wanted to get everything done at once but from the start Katerina was in regular contact advising us of tasks which needed to be completed and those which could wait until later. As time passed and the pandemic took hold Katerina was in regular contact keeping us appraised of the restrictions and limitation in place in Greece and real ‘on the ground’ info, which was a real reassurance compared to the media scare stories at the time. As we moved towards the big day and the list of tasks, we needed to do increased Katerina was always there to help with advice and recommendations (flowers, cake etc.) and was always quick to respond. When we finally arrived in Greece a week before our wedding Katerina was with us every step of the way, showing us around the venue, advising where and when we needed to be, advising on the best places to stand for pictures and videos. Her knowledge of the venue and area really shone through in her advice, and she excelled at organising and arranging all the vendors and guests on the big day, ensuring everyone knew where they were supposed to be at any given moment. We would definitely recommend Katerina and SantoriniMyWedding to anyone wanting to get married on the island, we couldn’t have had such an amazing day without her help.
Alexandra K. Married on 07/24/2021
Best wedding planner in Santorini!
My husband and I got in touch with Katerina back in 2019. We had done a lot of searching online for a wedding planner in Santorini. As soon as we reached out to her straight away we knew that she would be a great fit for us. From the very first message she was so friendly and amazing quick to reply. There were lots of wedding packages to choose from but we decided we would prefer instead to choose our vendors and suppliers individually. Katerina was really great with this and so flexible. As she lives on the island and has been wedding planning so long she had great suggestions based on our budget and the number of people that were going to be attending our wedding. We visited Santorini in 2019 and Katerina came and met up with us and drove us around all the different venues that we were considering as well as a bakery to try some sample wedding cake. She was so warm and friendly and took lots of time out of her day to drive us around and help us make the best choices. Due to covid our original wedding date had to be cancelled and Katerina was so amazing at changing all of our bookings to our new date. She took so much stress away during a really difficult year. In the week leading up to the wedding due to covid restrictions we had to change our evening venue last minute. Katerina found us a venue within 24 hours and actually it ended up working out so well as the second venue was perfect for the party atmosphere that we were looking for. She made sure that our day ran smoothly and the venue looked so beautiful. I had asked her to put up photos and luggage tags as part of our table plan and to set up a photo table to go alongside our guest book and all the decoration looked so beautiful, just as I had envisaged. Thank you Katerina for making our special day come true!
Forum P. Married on 07/12/2021
Best Wedding Planner!
SantoriniMyWedding – where to begin. Katerina & John originally helped my husband plan our proposal. As soon as we decided we also wanted to get married in Santorini our easiest & quickest decision was choosing SantoriniMyWedding as our wedding planner. Katerina and John went above and beyond in helping us plan our dream Indian wedding in Greece. Even with a global pandemic and having to postpone our wedding, John and Katerina helped put our mind at ease. They were extremely reliable, dependent, and available whenever we needed them – despite the 7 hour time difference. They helped execute all our ideas, gave their expertise, and became great friends in the process. Together they are the perfect duo, who can accomplish EVERYTHING. Thank you for putting our mind at ease on our big day and helping us plan our dream wedding. We will continue to recommend SantoriniMyWedding to EVERYONE.
Kasia L. Married on 06/27/2021
Beyond perfection
I had an incredible experience with Santorini My Wedding. We were a 2020 couple and had to postpone due to covid. Katerina made the whole process smooth and stressless. She is so patient, understanding, and was truly honest with her opinions for recommendations of suppliers. Decorations and flower arrangements exceeded my expectations. Everything was beyond perfection.
The day of my wedding Katerina made my dreams came true! I cannot express how grateful I am to both, Katerina and her husband. Santorini My Wedding will make sure everything will go right for you.
Stephanie H. Married on 06/09/2021
Katerina made our dream come true, even during COVID!
What can I say, this woman is super woman. My angel. She guided us through all of it, through all of the changes and amendments, I don’t know how she does it. This woman made our day happen and stayed so strong for us and was on the end of a WhatsApp message whatever time of the day. So many planners had so many hidden costs or only allow you to have vendors that they want to operate with but Katerina gave us the freedom to have whoever and whatever we wanted and allowed us to tailor our own wedding opposed to having a package. She even went to the venue early and put up all our decorations that we had brought with us. We both felt emotional saying goodbye to her as she’s been a huge part of our lives over the past couple of years, we cannot thank her enough.
Nina Married on 01/07/2021
My husband and I got married on 13/07/20 at Le Ciel. At the beginning we were very worried that we would not find a wedding planner that would fit our wishes. So we contacted many planners.
From the first email with Katerina, it was obvious that we wanted her to be our planner because she was very transparent and always there to help. She answered all emails within 1 or 2 days. Katerina and her husband have been able to realize all of our wishes and even exceeded our expectations. I am deeply thankful to both of them because without them our wedding would not be nearly as beautiful. I would recommend them to everyone and always, as you can tell that Katerina does her job with her heart and soul. Even with the pandemic, Katerina and Ian have made our wedding unforgettable and took away a lot of worries! She organized everything and it was simply magical. I cannot express my gratitude to Katerina and her husband enough. This beautiful wedding was only possible because of Katerina and her husband. Greetings from Germany, Nina & Thomas
Julijana R. Married on 10/21/2020
Amazing; very satisfied with Santorini My Wedding!!!
I loved our experience with Katerina – SantoriniMyWedding… she was absolutely amazing to work with! Planning a wedding right before the Pandemic hit, she was there every step of the way. She listened to my wishes and offered her expertise to make our special day extra special!!! I am so happy that my husband and I decided to go with her… I would def recommend her over and over again 🙂
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