Planning guide
Planning a wedding in Malta
Malta hosts around 2,600 weddings a year, and most of them are planned by two people with full-time jobs, a spreadsheet, and six months of evenings. The islands compress everything a wedding needs into 30 minutes' drive: baroque palazzos and clifftop terraces, golden-hour light that photographers fly in for, and a hospitality trade that has fed wedding parties for generations.
A rough guess at the numbers: many Malta weddings land somewhere between €12,000 and €35,000 all-in, venue and catering take the biggest share of any budget, and the best venues book out 12 to 18 months ahead for May to October Saturdays. Everything else is recoverable; the date and the venue are not, so start there.
An example wedding plan
Drafted by our planner from simple starting points: 120 guests, about €20,000, anywhere in Malta. Each part has one real listed business. Change anything and the plan redraws here.
Parts
About €9,345 of €20,000 for 120 guests, leaving about €10,655
about €2,400
€5,840 set aside
about €2,550
€5,840 set aside
about €500
€1,460 set aside
about €1,500
€2,290 set aside
about €950
€1,870 set aside
about €65
€830 set aside
about €380
€830 set aside
A guess from public prices in Malta, not a quote. Contact them for the real price.
How the €20,000 splits
- Venue€5,840
- Caterer€5,840
- DJ or music€1,460
- Photographer€2,290
- Decorations€1,870
- Cake€830
- Transport€830
- Buffer€1,000
The day, roughly
- 09:00Flowers and decor go up at the venue
- 10:00Getting ready
- 11:30Photographer arrives for the getting-ready photos
- 13:15Cars or coach to the ceremony
- 14:00Ceremony
- 15:00Drinks and group photos
- 17:30Dinner served
- 20:00Speeches and first dance
- 20:30Music starts, dance floor opens
- 21:30Cake cutting
- 23:30Send-off, transport home for guests
Saves it to My plans on this device and opens it. Set your date, swap any pick and type in real prices. We never contact vendors for you.
- 216
- listed businesses that could suit it
- 9
- kinds of supplier in the plan
- 6
- towns covered
- Rough
- price guesses, not quotes
- Typical guests
- 60 to 200
- Rough budget
- €12k to €35k
- Book ahead
- 12 to 18 months
- Rough per guest
- €100 to €250
What a wedding might cost
Rough guesses for planning, not quotes. See each kind of supplier for the public prices behind them.
Where the budget goes, for example €20,000 for 120 guests
The split our planner uses to draft wedding budgets. A starting point, not a rule.
Three rough budget levels
Intimate
about €9,500
50 guests · about €190 a guest. Clifftop ceremony, feast-style dinner, acoustic set
Classic
about €20,000
120 guests · about €167 a guest. Garden venue, plated banquet, DJ + full photo coverage
Grand
about €38,000
200 guests · about €190 a guest. Palazzo or seafront estate, live band, full production
A guess from public prices in Malta, not a quote. Contact them for the real price.
How to plan it in six moves
Lock the anchor
Date + venue first. It fixes the guest ceiling and about 28% of the budget. Everything else flexes around it.
Draft the full plan
Let the planner draft every category at once so you see the whole rough budget before committing to any single piece.
Shortlist two or three per category
Compare rough price guesses and what each one offers side by side. The plan shows them in one view.
Contact them yourself
Send each shortlisted business the same brief: date, guests, budget. Type the prices they give you into your plan and the budget updates.
Confirm & invite
Mark what you have booked, then share the RSVP link: meal preferences and allergies collect in one list.
Run the day from the timeline
Every vendor, time and contact in one run-of-show. The week-before panic is a checklist, not a crisis.
A sample wedding run-of-show
The template the planner starts every wedding from, fully editable in your plan.
Morning
- 09:00
Hair, makeup & getting ready
- 11:30
Photographer arrives for prep coverage
Afternoon
- 14:00
Ceremony
- 15:00
Cocktail hour & group photos
Evening
- 17:30
Reception dinner service
- 20:00
Speeches & first dance
- 20:30
Open dance floor
- 23:30
Late-night snacks & send-off
The vendors you'll need
Venues
Listed: Palazzo Parisio · rough guess from €800
36 listed
Caterers
Listed: Corinthia Caterers · rough guess from €4,800
17 listed
Photographers
Listed: Siemenjov Galdes Weddings · rough guess from €1,000
31 listed
Decorations
Listed: Romano Cassar Florists · rough guess from €400
31 listed
Accommodation
Listed: The Phoenicia Malta · rough guess from €2,400
20 listed
DJs & Music
Listed: Goodear Entertainment · rough guess from €200
19 listed
Cakes & Sweets
Listed: Cake Art Malta · rough guess from €45
10 listed
Transport
Listed: Dacoby Chauffeur Service · rough guess from €250
17 listed
Drinks & Bar
Listed: Damian's Cocktails · rough guess from €2,150
10 listed
Listed businesses that could suit a wedding
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Where to host it
Wedding questions, answered straight
How much does a wedding in Malta cost?
As a rough guess from public prices: €100 to €250 per guest all-in, so a 120-guest wedding somewhere around €12,000 to €28,000. Venue hire €800 to €4,000 (or €60 to €120 a guest with the venue's own food), catering €40 to €90 a guest, drinks €18 to €40 a guest, a photographer €1,000 to €2,000 for the day, a DJ €200 to €800, flowers and styling €400 to €1,500. See each kind of supplier for the sources. Under €10,000 is achievable at 50 to 60 guests with a terrace venue and feast-style catering.
How far in advance should I book?
Venues: 12 to 18 months for peak-season Saturdays (May to October). Photographers and popular caterers: 9 to 12 months. DJs, florists, transport: 4 to 6 months. Off-season (November to March) halves most lead times and often the venue price too.
What's the best month to get married in Malta?
May, June, September and October give you 25 to 28°C and reliable golden hour without August's 35°C heat. September is the sweet spot: warm sea, softer light, and slightly better venue availability than June.
Can foreigners get married in Malta?
Yes. Malta is one of Europe's easiest destination-wedding jurisdictions. Civil ceremonies require paperwork lodged about 6 weeks ahead, and English is an official language, which simplifies everything from contracts to vows.
Venue or planner first?
Venue. It fixes the date, the guest ceiling and roughly a third of the budget, and every other decision hangs off those three. EventPlanly drafts the rest of the plan around whichever venue you pick, so you can compare complete plans, not just rooms.
A few minutes from now, this guide becomes your plan
The planner drafts your wedding (vendors, timeline and a rough budget) from this guide. Every pick is swappable and every price is a rough guess you can overwrite.