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Written and checked by the I Do Abroad team · Last updated 10 November 2026 · Sources listed at the end of this page

Prices are quoted in the currency each source used (Georgian lari, GEL, and US dollars). Convert on the day you book, not the day you read this.

Georgia, the country, is the quiet one on the destination-wedding list. No tourist board has spent a fortune telling UK couples about it, which is exactly why a wedding there can cost a fraction of the Mediterranean equivalent. Tbilisi has direct links to the UK through hub carriers, the wine country of Kakheti sits an hour from the capital, and the Caucasus mountains at Kazbegi are a three-hour drive. Here is what it actually costs, with every figure traced to a named source.

How much does it cost to legally register a marriage in Georgia?

Very little. Registration itself at a Public Service Hall is free, and the state fees for a ceremony are modest. Glamping Tago’s 2026 guide, with prices checked in September 2026, lists the current schedule.

Item Cost (GEL) Source
Registration at a Public Service Hall Free Glamping Tago, 2026
Ceremony at a Justice House branch or community centre 75 Glamping Tago, 2026
Ceremony at a Wedding House, weekday 135 Glamping Tago, 2026
Ceremony at a Wedding House, weekend 225 Glamping Tago, 2026
Registrar attending your own venue 255 Glamping Tago, 2026
Notarised passport translation about 40 each Glamping Tago, 2026
Apostille on a UK document, 8 working days 30 Glamping Tago, 2026
Apostille, same day 150 Glamping Tago, 2026

If you would rather an agency handles the filing, Glamping Tago puts paperwork-only packages at 390 to 550 US dollars, and Wedding in Georgia (January 2026, updated July 2026) quotes basic registration packages from 450 dollars. A church or religious ceremony arranged through an agency is quoted at 250 to 350 dollars by Glamping Tago and from 280 dollars by Wedding in Georgia.

How much does an elopement or micro wedding in Georgia cost?

This is where Georgia earns its place. The two sources above quote package prices for the whole event, not just the paperwork.

Package type Price range (USD) Source
Elopement with ceremony and photographs 850 to 1,800 Glamping Tago, 2026
Tbilisi city wedding from 1,200 Wedding in Georgia, 2026
Mountain wedding from 1,600 Wedding in Georgia, 2026
Outdoor registrar package 1,400 to 2,950 Glamping Tago, 2026
Vineyard or outdoor wedding from 1,800 Wedding in Georgia, 2026
Castle, lake or Black Sea beach wedding 2,200 to 2,500 Wedding in Georgia, 2026
All-inclusive mountain elopement 2,600 to 4,875 Glamping Tago, 2026
All-inclusive wedding from 2,900 Wedding in Georgia, 2026
Micro wedding, up to 20 guests 9,800 to 11,000 Glamping Tago, 2026

Read the top line carefully. These are package prices for the day itself, quoted by two Georgian suppliers in 2026. The catch, as always, is that a package price is for the day and does not include flights, your own accommodation, or the guests’ costs.

What do the individual suppliers charge?

If you prefer to build your own day, Wedding in Georgia lists venue hire at 350 to 5,000 dollars depending on location and whether you take the whole property. Catering starts at 55 dollars a head and a wedding dinner from 40 dollars a head, with a full banquet including drinks and dessert at 90 to 100 dollars. A standard cake for fifty guests is from 350 dollars, basic floral and ceremony decor from 150 dollars, and a full decor package 500 to 2,500 dollars.

Photography is the line that varies most. Glamping Tago quotes one named photographer at 135 dollars for an hour up to 460 dollars for a full eight-to-twelve-hour day, with a 30 per cent uplift in the Adjara region. Its Batumi survey puts a full day at 810 to 2,430 GEL, a videographer’s entry package at 650 to 1,470 GEL, make-up at 200 to 400 GEL and a DJ at 650 to 1,190 GEL. Wedding in Georgia quotes a full-day photographer from 500 dollars and basic videography from 250 dollars.

Seasonal venue pricing is real. Glamping Tago publishes its own whole-camp nightly rate, which runs from 3,258 GEL in April to 6,035 GEL in July and August, dropping back to 3,646 GEL in October. That is a saving of roughly 40 per cent for moving a summer date into autumn, at a venue that says September is its busiest month.

What costs do UK couples forget?

Three things. First, since 1 January 2026 visitors to Georgia must hold health and accident insurance of at least 30,000 GEL under Decree No. 602, according to Glamping Tago, so a standard UK travel policy needs checking for that figure. Second, if either of you has been married before, the UK decree absolute or death certificate needs an FCDO apostille and a notarised Georgian translation, and Marry Georgia advises against paying for a translation at home because it is usually redone in Tbilisi. Third, the guest side. Experian’s May 2025 survey of 2,000 UK adults put the average cost of attending a wedding abroad at up to £1,956, and found 29 per cent of people had declined one in the past year. A cheap wedding for you is not automatically a cheap wedding for them.

Nothing on this page is a legal requirement stated as fact. What usually applies is set out by the Public Service Development Agency in Tbilisi, and the agency or registrar handling your booking is the one who confirms it for your circumstances.

I Do Abroad Top Tip

Ask any Georgian venue or agency for its price in lari, not dollars. Several quote in USD for international couples, and the exchange between the pound, the dollar and the lari moves in two directions at once. A lari quote fixed in writing is the only number you can hold them to.

Is Georgia right for you?

If the two of you, or a party of twenty, want mountains, wine and a ceremony where the paperwork costs less than the flights, it is worth a serious look. Take the Dream Wedding Quiz and we will tell you whether Georgia, or somewhere else entirely, fits the wedding you are actually describing.

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