Destination wedding planners.
A working book of 1,994 planners across 36 countries. Tell us where, and the shortlist narrows as you do.
The book runs deepest where couples actually go — 210 planners in Italy, from Lake Como to Amalfi, 179 across Spain and Portugal, 93 in France, 85 in Mexico, and 64 in Greece. Every listing links to a full profile with ratings, price band where published, and a way to reach the studio.
Profiles are sourced from public listings and reviews; planners claim their pages to verify details and take inquiries directly. Pair a planner with a place from the venue directory or a destination dossier — most of the book has worked the houses we list.
If you would rather not read 1,994 profiles: write to the desk with a region, a season, and a guest count. A shortlist of three comes back the same week — picked, not generated.
Reading first? The guide to choosing a destination wedding planner covers fees, contracts, and the questions worth asking.
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FIG. 01.09On the bookItaly the Mediterranean
The deepest planner bench in destination weddings. — Tuscany, Amalfi, the Lakes, Sicily. More planners on the book here than anywhere else.
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Hard-won local knowledge. — Athens desks that work the Cyclades all season; Saronic for elopements.
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Quiet, multilingual, slow. — Mallorca and Menorca for villas, Andalucía for plazas, the Algarve and Lisbon for Atlantic light.
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Châteaux and long lunches. — Provence is the working week, the Loire is the long weekend.
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Weather-proofed by people who plan for it. — London desks with country-house rolodexes; Ireland for castles that keep their own bar.
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The quieter continent. — Lake houses in Austria, canals in Amsterdam, the Dalmatian coast in September.
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Newly deep on the book. — Marrakech for winter, the Western Cape for January, Mauritius for the week after.
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Closer than you think. — Tulum and Valle de Guadalupe for winter, the Caribbean by charter, Hudson Valley for late summer.
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Smaller still. — Ubud and the Thai islands under sixty guests; Sri Lanka and the Maldives by request.
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FIG. 09.06On the bookBefore you hire.
How much does a destination wedding planner cost?
Most destination wedding planners price full planning either as a flat fee or as a percentage of the overall wedding budget — 10–15% is the common band. Day-of and month-of coordination cost meaningfully less than full planning.
Across the planners listed on Aisle, published price bands run from $ to $$$$, and where a planner has set their band it appears on their profile. Treat any figure as the start of a conversation — scope moves the number more than geography does.
Do you need a wedding planner for a destination wedding?
For most couples marrying abroad, yes — or at minimum a venue with strong in-house coordination. A local planner carries the things you cannot do from another country: language, licensing and paperwork, vendor access, and the habit of knowing which ferry actually runs in May.
If your venue is a full-service estate or resort, its coordination team may cover much of this. A standalone villa or private property usually needs a planner.
What does a destination wedding planner actually do?
Scouting and holding the venue, assembling the local vendor table — catering, florals, photography, music — managing guest logistics like room blocks and transfers, handling permits and the legal requirements for marrying in that country, and running the timeline on the day.
Many also negotiate local pricing better than you can from abroad, which is often where their fee comes back.
What is the difference between a destination wedding planner and a travel agent?
A travel agent books the travel — flights, room blocks, sometimes a resort package. A destination wedding planner builds the wedding itself: venue, vendors, design, timeline, and the local logistics.
Resort weddings at all-inclusive properties sometimes only need the first. Weddings at independent venues almost always need the second. Some studios do both.
What should you ask a destination wedding planner before hiring them?
Ask how many weddings they have run at your venue or in your region, which languages the team works in, whether they charge flat or percentage, what is excluded from the fee, how many weddings they take per season, and who — by name — runs your day if the principal is elsewhere.
Their answers to the last two tell you the most.
How far in advance should you book a destination wedding planner?
Twelve to eighteen months ahead for peak season in the major regions — May through September in the Mediterranean, November through April in Mexico and the Caribbean. Good planners cap their season; the ones worth having are the first to fill.
Not sure where.
We begin with who, then narrow to where. Tell us a season, a region, a guest count — a short list of three planners comes back the same week. Picked, not generated.