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 Sanremo: Guide & Prices 2026

Plate

€165

Hotel Avg

€210

Best Month

June

Airport Dist.

65km

Estimated Budget

Guests100 pax

Banquet (100 pax)€16,500

Flights/TransportOptimized

Local Gastronomy9/10

Plan my Wedding in Sanremo

Complete guide for your wedding in Sanremo

If you are thinking of celebrating your wedding in Sanremo, you have chosen one of the destinations with the most personality in the country. Flowers, Riviera breeze and Liberty villas. In this guide we analyze all key aspects so your big day is perfect.

Romance Factor

With a score of 8.8/10 in romanticism, Sanremo offers incomparable settings for your "I do". From magical sunsets to charming historical corners.

Party and Celebration

If you look for a big celebration, Sanremo 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 Sanremo

Main advantages

Exceptionally mild and temperate microclimate of the Riviera of Flowers.
Abundance and affordability of fresh local flowers for bridal designs.
Historic Liberty-style (Art Nouveau) villas with lush seafront gardens.

Points to keep in mind

Nice Airport is 65 km away, requiring international highway transfers.
Complex traffic and parking in the historic city center during peak season.

The style in Sanremo

Dominant Style

Riviera Glamour

Local Tradition

Lavish floral decoration using fresh Sanremo flowers and local carnations

Weather month by month

9/10

Jan

10/10

Feb

12/10

Mar

14/10

Apr

18/10

May

22/10

Jun

25/10

Jul

25/10

Aug

22/10

Sep

18/10

Oct

13/10

Nov

10/10

Dec

Top Venues in Sanremo

Villa Nobel

The magnificent last residence of Alfred Nobel surrounded by historic parklands.

Villa Ormond

Stately villa featuring spectacular botanical gardens and broad sea views.

Royal Hotel Sanremo

Five-star classic luxury hotel with panoramic views and heated saltwater pool.

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).