St Georges Church

This is an extremely popular venue for both Anglican and Catholic Weddings ceremonies, with 100’s of weddings conducted each year so early booking is essential in order to secure your chosen date. This beautiful chapel has stunning decorative frescoes covering the entire inside of the chapel.

It is situated in an elevated position overlooking the coast next to St George's Hotel in Chloraka and can hold up to 30 seated guests although if your group is larger some guests may stand too. Catholic services are held on Monday and Tuesday of each week, and Anglican services on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week.

Please note there are a number of steps that lead up to the chapel, so access is difficult for disabled people.

St Pauls Piller

This Byzantine style church was built around the 13th century and is a very popular venue for both Anglican and Catholic ceremonies. The church is surrounded by the ancient ruins and mosaics of previous churches and offers a stunning setting for the wedding photographs.

 

 

The church can hold up to one hundred guests so is ideal for the bigger weddings. Anglican services are held on Monday & Tuesday, and Catholic services on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week. This church offers a perfect backdrop for stunning wedding photographs.

Wedding in Cyprus

Hotel Chapels

A number of beachside hotels to hold your wedding in Cyprus but many of the Paphos hotels have attractive private chapels or outside gazebos on their grounds where you can arrange to have either a religious or civil wedding ceremony.

A large number of local hotels are licensed to host civil wedding ceremonies, and in some cases religious ceremonies which are carried out at the discretion of the church. Most of the hotels have beautiful beachside gardens in which the ceremony can take place, and most provide special locations, pergolas and gazebos for the actual wedding ceremony itself.

If you also choose to have your wedding reception at a hotel, then each hotel generally has a selection of attractive indoor and outdoor locations for wedding parties of varying sizes.

       Town Halls

 

For your own personal reasons, a civil ceremony may suit you best. Paphos municipality is situated in the heart of Paphos old town making it a 10-15 minute drive from most hotels in Paphos, furthermore the architectural stature of the building is quite beautiful! This is in addition to the pride that is taken by the municipality for the up keep of the town hall and surrounding gardens making it an excellent location for photo opportunities.

With a Wedding in Cyprus the ceremony is read in English and is a relatively short service lasting approximately 8-10 minutes. However it has to be said that this does not by any means take away the importance of the day.

The couple will be asked individually to repeat the words:

"I call upon all persons here present to witness that I (name of Bride/Groom) accept you (name of Bride/Groom) as my lawful spouse, to love and to share with you from this day, moments of joy and sorrow, wealth and poverty, happiness and unhappiness, throughout our life until death do separate us."

          Paphos Town Hall

          There are various reasons why couples choose a civil ceremony.

          Maybe your religious beliefs are different to those of your partner
          or maybe quite simply you “just want to be married”.

Wedding in Cyprus

          Peyia Town Hall

          Peyia Town Hall is situated in the hills of Peyia Village. It's quaint and small,
          and the wedding ceremony is traditionally held outdoors, beneath a gazebo.
          Here you can have an indoor wedding (air-conditioned) or an outdoor wedding in
          the beautiful gardens. Lovely setting for photographs.

         Geroskipou Town Hall

         Geroskipou Village is only a 10 minute drive from Paphos Tourist area
         which is where most of the Hotels are situated. This is a beautiful
         location to marry, The ceremony will be conducted by the actual
         Mayor of Geroskipou under the sail canopy in the grounds of the
         old village water  wells.

        The Ethnographic Museum in Paphos was the
        former Folk Art Museum up until 1971 but is now
        home to a collection of art from the 19th and
        20th centuries.

        This Ethnographic Museum and is said
        to be the richest museum in all of Cyprus.

        Wedding ceremonies are now conducted in the delightful
        courtyard of this beautiful museum.

        This is available to the guests for an hour and a half; drinks and canapes
        are also available on request.   A stunning private venue for your ceremony offering alternative photo opportunities.

       Luxury boats and yachts

         Private chartered Yacht and luxury boats are available for parties
         from 10 up to 150. Champagne and canapes can be
         arranged on arrival with free  wine and soft drinks throughout .
         Exquisite sunsets, cool breezes and a stunning coastlines -
        a most romantic place to have your civil ceremony and exchange vows.