Destination weddings in Ecuador
Weddings, elopements and vow renewals under volcanoes, in colonial cities, by the Pacific and in the islands, with your guests' whole trip planned around them.
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You bring the yes. We bring Ecuador: the place, the day, your guests' days around it, and every local hand that makes it happen.
Our journeys are usually for small groups. Weddings are the joyful exception: we plan for an elopement for two or your whole guest list, from the first idea to the last goodbye at the airport.
Snow on a volcano, bells in a colonial plaza, the Pacific at sunset. Ecuador fits very different weddings into one small country, and we know the roads between them.
Centuries-old haciendas in the valleys below Cotopaxi and Imbabura: whitewashed courtyards, chapels, gardens, and fireplaces for the cool Andean nights.
Garden ceremonies · chapels · long dinners by the fire
Say yes in the historic centre of Quito, one of the very first places UNESCO listed as World Heritage, then walk out into its plazas with your guests.
Church ceremonies · plazas · rooftop dinners
Each church and parish has its own requirements; we help you ask and arrange them.
Barefoot on a long Pacific beach, a sunset ceremony, and a beach-house weekend for everyone.
Sunset vows · seafood feasts
Intimate vows and renewals in the islands happen only where permitted, with the right authorisations arranged. The islands' rules come first; we'll tell you honestly what's possible.
Elopements · vow renewals · small, careful celebrations
A UNESCO-listed colonial city: blue cathedral domes, a flower market, rivers and cobbled streets, made for a city wedding weekend.
City weddings · courtyards · a walking welcome
We write the day with you, hour by hour, and then make sure nobody but us has to look at a watch.
Ecuador's roses are known around the world. Grown high in the Andes, close to the equator, they come with long straight stems and generous blooms. Your florist works with them fresh, and if you like, a rose farm can be part of your guests' week.
And at night
Candlelight, roses down the middle, food from the region you chose, and music to match: a trio playing pasillos, a marimba from Esmeraldas, or your own playlist. We look after the timings so you can stay at the table.
Every kind of couple
Two brides, two grooms, a bride and a groom; a quiet elopement or a party for everyone you know. Couples travel to Ecuador from every corner of the world, and same-sex marriage has been legal here since 2019. Six couples, six settings:
Illustrative photographs. Our LGBTQ+ journeys
We coordinate local vendors you choose together with us, keep them all on one timeline, and translate between everyone, in English and Spanish.
For many of your guests, this will be their first time here. We plan their trip as carefully as your day, so they arrive relaxed and leave a little in love with the country.
Our journeys are usually small groups. Weddings are the exception.We plan for your whole guest list, with group transfers and excursions sized to how many come, and quieter options for those who want them.
Excursions your guests can add on either side of the day.
An unhurried morning in one of the best-preserved colonial centres in the Americas: churches, plazas, a coffee.
Ecuador's fine-aroma cacao, from the pod to the bar, with a local grower.
Páramo, wild horses and a lagoon at the foot of the volcano, back in time for dinner.
A few more days in the islands, guided inside the national park by certified Galápagos naturalist guides.
No packages and no price lists. Every celebration starts with a conversation and becomes a proposal written for the two of you.
Tell us about the two of you, your guests and the Ecuador you imagine. A video call or messages, in English or Spanish.
Settings, dates, the shape of the day and your guests' trip, in one proposal. Pricing comes with it, after we've talked.
We visit venues with you or for you, and bring together the florists, musicians and photographers you choose.
We're there from the first airport welcome to the last goodbye, so the two of you only have to be present.
The Andes are driest roughly from June to September; the coast is warmest and sunniest from about January to May. We'll match the season to your setting.
Many couples marry legally at home and celebrate here. We don't give legal advice; for a legal ceremony in Ecuador we point you to the civil registry and your consulate.
In the Galápagos and other protected areas, celebrations happen only where permitted, arranged with the right authorisations. Nature sets the limits.
From an elopement for two to your full guest list. Weddings are the one place we happily set aside our small-group rule.
Tell us a little. We'll write back personally with questions, ideas and a time to talk. Nothing is booked, and nothing is priced, until we've spoken.
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