I Do Abroad

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

Spain publishes two sets of wedding prices. One is what Spanish couples pay to marry at home. The other is what a couple flying in from Britain is quoted for the same coastline. Most budget confusion comes from reading the first and being sold the second. Here is what the latest data says, in the currency it was published in.

How much does a wedding in Spain cost

Weddings Abroad Guide (updated March 2026) says most destination weddings in Spain in 2026 are expected to range from €15,000 to €35,000 for a typical celebration of 50 to 80 guests. Its line items for 60 guests put venue and catering at €12,000 to €25,000, planning and coordination at €1,500 to €5,000, photography at €1,800 to €3,500, styling and florals at €1,500 to €6,000 and music at €800 to €4,000.

The UK benchmark is Hitched’s 2026 report, drawn from 2,020 newlyweds: an average of £21,990 and £272 a head.

Measure Guest count Published figure Source
Destination wedding in Spain 50 to 80 €15,000 to €35,000 Weddings Abroad Guide, March 2026
Venue and catering only 60 €12,000 to €25,000 Weddings Abroad Guide, March 2026
Hotel wedding package Per person €180 Weddings Abroad Guide, March 2026
Average Spanish wedding 123 €25,183 (€225 per guest) Bodas.net report, via Euronews, June 2026
Planner-led, Barcelona and Costa Brava 75 and above From €450 per guest Casamiga Weddings, September 2026
UK average, for comparison Varies £21,990 (£272 a head) Hitched, January 2026

What do Spanish couples pay for a wedding

Euronews reported on 27 June 2026 that the Bodas.net sector report, drawn from more than 2,000 couples who married in 2025, puts the average Spanish wedding at €25,183, not including the honeymoon or the ring, with 123 guests and an average spend of €225 per guest. A second study, from the financial platform Raisin and based on 1,500 people, puts the figure at €32,355. Wedded, a Spanish planning app, publishes domestic dinner menus at €70 to €120 a head and venue hire at €1,500 to €6,000.

Set that beside a planner’s price list for international couples. Casamiga Weddings, which works in Barcelona and the Costa Brava, prices an all-inclusive package for 75 guests or more from €450 per guest, a customised mid-range wedding from €650 per guest, and catering alone from €150 per guest. The distance between €225 and €450 a head is the destination layer: a planner, coordination in English, exclusive use and design. The local figure tells you roughly what the room and the dinner cost before that layer goes on.

Which part of Spain is cheapest for a wedding

After the guest count, the region moves the bill most. Weddings Abroad Guide publishes ranges for 50 to 80 guests.

Region Published range for 50 to 80 guests
Costa Blanca €15,000 to €28,000
Valencia region €16,000 to €30,000
Andalusia €17,000 to €32,000
Barcelona and Catalonia €18,000 to €35,000
Canary Islands €18,000 to €35,000
Mallorca €25,000 to €45,000 and above
Ibiza €35,000 to €60,000 and above

The islands carry the premium. Ibiza’s opening figure is more than double the Costa Blanca’s.

What is in the number and what is not

Two things sit outside most quotes. The first is VAT. Wedded warns couples to confirm whether a price includes it, and notes that on a €20,000 contract the difference is more than €4,000. The second is your guests: flights and rooms are on top of every figure on this page. Weddings Abroad Guide also allows a miscellaneous line of €1,000 to €3,000 at 60 guests.

Is a legal wedding in Spain more expensive than a symbolic one

Weddings Abroad Guide says legal weddings in Spain typically cost €600 to €1,500 more, because of documentation, translations, registry fees and administration. For most UK couples, though, cost is the smaller question.

What usually applies: the same guide’s legal page, stated as correct at December 2020, says a civil ceremony needs one of the couple to have been resident in Spain for at least two years continuously, that Catholic weddings carry no minimum residency, and that many couples complete the legal marriage at home and hold a symbolic ceremony in Spain. Who confirms it: the authority that registers marriages where you plan to marry, which in Spain is the civil registry, or the Spanish consulate. GOV.UK’s guidance is to get advice from the person conducting the ceremony, the authority that registers marriages in that country, or a wedding planner. Treat this page as a map, not the paperwork.

When is Spain cheapest for a wedding

In Spain the saving is in the day of the week before it is in the month. Weddings Abroad Guide says a weekday can reduce venue and vendor fees by 20 to 40 per cent. Wedded lists May, June, September and October as the peak-priced months in the Spanish market, and puts winter and Friday bookings at 15 to 25 per cent less on venue hire. Two of the months UK couples think of as shoulder season, May and October, are peak-priced in Spain’s own market.

I Do Abroad Top Tip

Ask every venue for two prices in writing at your real guest count: a Saturday and a Thursday, both with VAT included. Then ask for the menu price per head on its own, separate from the package. The published Spanish figures tell you roughly what that line should be, and a package that cannot be separated is a package you cannot compare.

Where the numbers come from

Figures are quoted in the currency the sources published. Sterling equivalents move with the exchange rate. Check on the day you budget.

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