Category Archives: Sivota Weddings & Elopements

Collection of elegantly styled weddings and elopements in Sivota, planned by Claire Salisbury of Lefkas Weddings

A Garden Wedding on the Ionian Riviera Greece

This sweet couple had one vision in mind; a romantic garden wedding by the sea in Greece, ideally on the beautiful Ionian Riviera, the area close to the family home of the Groom’s father.

Matt and Rae met through mutual friends and live in Hong Kong in an area of the territory known for its coastal location and green surroundings around its cityscape. They were keen to work with a wedding planner in Greece with expert local knowledge as they would be planning all the details of their August wedding from afar due to both of their hectic work schedules.

After understanding their vision, I proposed several locations around the area and they decided on a hotel venue with a garden overlooking the sea near Sivota Thesprotias for their wedding day.

Make up artist applying lipstick to Chinese bride

Rae’s wedding villa in Sivota, was a buzz of excitement starting with the traditional Chinese tea ceremony. This was held privately and the couple served tea to the elders and received well wishes and gifts, welcoming Matt to the family. Once the Groom had departed for his family home, the bridal preparations began and we caught up with Rae as she revealed her stunning Rosa Clara bridal gown with a full skirt which she paired with a delicate Swarovski diamond pendant and earrings.

Chinese bride in wedding dress at Greek stone villa

The focal point of the celebration was the full floral wedding arch; an abundance of pink hydrangeas, roses and soft peach anthurium flowers by floral designer, Tasos Korfiatis from the Lefkas Weddings team. On the dinner tables, geometric wooden centrepieces were filled with more pastel flowers and surrounded by candles. For each guest, the place setting had personalised stationery and a sprig of eucalyptus tied with ribbon.

Rae’s hand-tied bridal bouquet was created using the same pastel roses and peonies plus fragrant eucalyptus and delicate strands of astilbe.

Pastel floral wedding decoration at Greek wedding
Garden wedding ceremony set up with arch in Sivota Greece
Full floral wedding arch with greenery and pastel flowers
Groom lifting bride's veil at wedding ceremony in Greece
bridal couple in front of floral arch in a garden by the sea in Greece

I understood that this unique American / Chinese couple needed a little something extra to the classic civil marriage ceremony, therefore I recommended Celebrant Helen Astarte to work with Matt and Rae. She created a ceremony that reflected both their heritages and featured emotional speeches from both sides of the family. The couple were particularly keen to incorporate the Greek Stefana (wedding crowns) for Matt’s family into the ceremony.

Greek wedding crowns being placed on heads of bridal couple
American Chinese couple at garden wedding ceremony in greece
Bride and groom holding hands at ceremony
Confetti showering couple in garden wedding ceremony in Greece

After their ceremony, the couple had their portraits taken on the beach of the hotel, making the most of the sunset light, before rejoining their wedding guests at Plataria Seaside Resort for dinner and dancing into the early hours of the morning.

Geometric wooden table centrepeices with pastel flowers
Geometric wooden table centrepeices with pastel flowers
American groom and chinese bride on beach in Greece
bride and groom standing on beach in Greece with mountain backdrop

Do you love the idea of planning a romantic garden wedding in Greece but not sure where to start? Contact me to discuss how we can plan it together.

The Wedding Team of this beautiful day:

A Luxury Elopement in Sivota – Rebecca & Ben

Our couple flew to Greece from Australia and hosted their closest friends for their secret and intimate elopement. In their emails, they spoke excitedly about their forthcoming trip to Greece and asked me to help them arrange a small ceremony and an intimate dinner somewhere a little luxurious.

I suggested Sivota Thesprotias on the stunning west coast of Greece, and the Agios Nikolaos Suites. This intimate feel, 5 star, luxury hotel overlooks the off-shore islands, offering scenery of breathtaking views where lush green vegetation embraces the beautiful white sandy beaches and the clear turquoise waters.

view over infinity pool and sea at sivota thesprotias
View from agios nikolaos suites sivota thesprotias

Elegant floral stands overflowing with white and blush pink roses, eucalyptus and olive blended with the garden ceremony location perfectly. This was reached via a pretty walk through stone arch ways and path ways lined with an array of beautiful coastal flowers.

bride walking beside pool carrying bouquet
metal floral stand with pink and green flowers on lawn
groom holding vow book at wedding ceremony
sun flare image of bride and groom reading vows
bride reading vow book at wedding ceremony
sun flare image of bride and groom walking through shower of rose petals

They wanted a rustic feel but in a style that suited the stylish design of the hotel, so we laid the table with a full garland of greenery, flowers and pink hypericum berries. To add to the romance of the occasion we nestled a mix of antique toned gold glass vases and candle votives amongst the foliage which lit the evening beautifully.

Bride wore the Saboya bridal gown by Rosa Clara. A fitted silhouette of silk crepe with exquisite beading on the cap sleeves and elegant back detail.  The bride bouquet contained white and blush tones of roses, lisianthus, alstroemeria, astilbe and eucalyptus.

close up of beading detail of Rosa Clara bridal gown
bride and groom walking hand in hand through hotel gardens greece
bride and groom elopement sivota thesprotias greece

Dinner was served by candlelight on the terrace of Agios Nikolaos’ a la carte restaurant, and the guests enjoyed a variety of modern Greek cuisine including fresh lobster.

intimate elopement dinner table sivota greece
bride and groom embracing with modern concrete stairway backdrop

Do you love the idea of planning a romantic and intimate elopement in Greece but not sure where to start? Contact me to discuss how we can plan it together.

The Wedding Team of this beautiful day: