How long does the full paperwork take?

For Italian residents, 4-8 weeks. For foreigners, expect 2-3 months due to consular Nulla Osta and the pubblicazione waiting period.

Marrying in Amalfi: Guide & Prices 2026

Plate

€240

Hotel Avg

€320

Best Month

September

Airport Dist.

70km

Estimated Budget

Guests100 pax

Banquet (100 pax)€24,000

Flights/TransportOptimized

Local Gastronomy9.5/10

Plan my Wedding in Amalfi

Complete guide for your wedding in Amalfi

If you are thinking of celebrating your wedding in Amalfi, you have chosen one of the destinations with the most personality in the country. Vertical romance suspended between cliffs and golden lemon groves. In this guide we analyze all key aspects so your big day is perfect.

Romance Factor

With a score of 10/10 in romanticism, Amalfi offers incomparable settings for your "I do". From magical sunsets to charming historical corners.

Party and Celebration

If you look for a big celebration, Amalfi has excellent leisure infrastructure (7/10) which guarantees your guests enjoy to the max before and after the banquet.

The best and worst of marrying in Amalfi

Main advantages

Unparalleled photographic beauty of cliffs and hanging churches.
Exquisite and fresh Campanian cuisine based on seafood and Amalfi lemons.
Vibrant and deeply romantic Mediterranean atmosphere.

Points to keep in mind

Access via the coastal road is narrow and heavily congested in peak season.
Pedestrian accessibility is low due to abundance of steep stairs.

The style in Amalfi

Dominant Style

Romantic Italian Coastal

Local Tradition

Toasting with homemade local limoncello and singing traditional Neapolitan tarantellas

Weather month by month

12/10

Jan

13/10

Feb

15/10

Mar

18/10

Apr

22/10

May

26/10

Jun

29/10

Jul

29/10

Aug

26/10

Sep

21/10

Oct

16/10

Nov

13/10

Dec

Top Venues in Amalfi

Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel

13th-century Capuchin monastery suspended over the Amalfi harbor.

Duomo di Amalfi

Majestic cathedral with Byzantine mosaic facade and grand staircase.

Villa Cimbrone

Located in nearby Ravello, famous for its Terrace of Infinity and Renaissance gardens.

Wedding traditions in Italy

What a local guest expects to see on the wedding day.

Confetti (sugared almonds)

In Italian, confetti are the sugared almonds — not the paper strips. Given in odd numbers in small bags (bomboniere) to each guest.

La serenata

The groom sings —or brings a band— under the bride's window the night before the wedding. Especially alive in the south.

The busta (envelope)

The main wedding gift in Italy is cash in an envelope. Handed personally to the couple at the end of the banquet; no Nordic-style gift list.

Italian wedding cake

Usually millefoglie with chantilly cream or a giant tiramisù, not the multi-tier fondant cake of the British tradition.

Legal requirements to marry in Italy

Application steps, timing and paperwork for foreigners.

Civil authority

Comune (town hall)

Minimum notice

8 days

Witnesses per spouse

Key steps

Application at the Ufficio Stato Civile of the Comune where you'll marry.
Pubblicazione (banns) published on the Comune board for 8 natural days.
ID documents and certificates of free status.
Civil ceremony before the Comune officer at a municipal hall or authorised venue.

Extra documents for foreigners

If you do not reside in Italy

Nulla Osta al matrimonio from your home consulate.
Birth certificate apostilled and translated into Italian.
Valid passport.

How to get there from Italy

Main airports

FCOMXPLINVCEPSACTANAP

Rail

Trenitalia (Frecciarossa) / Italo

Common departure points

Rome · Milan · Florence · Venice · Naples

Typical vendors in Italy

Italian wedding plannerWedding photographerCatering / banquetingFloristVintage Vespa or Fiat 500

What Italian couples ask most

Yes, but the couple must be practising Catholics and provide the baptism certificate and libera stato from their own parish. Italian religious marriages are registered with the Comune with full civil effect (matrimonio concordatario).