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Weddings & Celebrations

Weddings, vow renewals, milestones, reunions and retreats at the houses we know best: a forest wedding in Phuket, a Tuscan hamlet, a lodge beneath the aurora, or an island with no other guests.

The idea

Weddings & Celebrations

A great celebration is remembered for its setting long before its menu. This collection gathers the houses where a wedding, a vow renewal, an anniversary, a milestone birthday, a family reunion or a private retreat can be staged with real ambition: vows in a rainforest pavilion or beneath the northern lights, dinner on a terrace above the sea, a Tuscan estate or a lakeside villa reserved for the whole party, and, for a few, an island with no other guests at all.

We begin with the brief rather than the venue: how many guests, how many nights, and whether the week should belong to the two of you or to everyone you love. Some of these houses host weddings within the resort, others are reserved in their entirety, and a handful close to everyone else for your dates. Guest numbers, ceremony settings and exclusive use are confirmed with each house before anything is promised.

Season shapes a celebration more than any other journey. Cayo Espanto and the Maldives are at their clearest from December to April, Fiji’s drier months run from May to October, and holiday weeks are held first everywhere, because a whole house or an island is counted in single weeks rather than rooms.

For the journey afterwards, our Honeymoons collection gathers the most romantic stays we know. For islands held by a single house, continue to Private Islands, and for villas and estates that keep a whole family under one roof, to Houses for Generations.

The chapters

Ways to celebrate

Six ways into the collection, from a wedding within a resort to a house, a lodge or an island reserved for your party alone.

A thatched open pavilion at the end of a timber walkway through the forest at Amor Arenal
Photo courtesy of Amor Arenal

01 Phuket · Arenal · Mendoza

Weddings at the house

Ceremonies and receptions hosted by the resort itself, its gardens, terraces and teams as the setting.

  • Keemala

    Bespoke wedding packages, Western, Thai or Keemala’s own Enchanted Forest wedding, set among villas woven into the rainforest above Kamala.

  • Amor Arenal

    Intimate weddings and gatherings on an open-air platform in the rainforest for up to sixty guests, near Arenal Volcano.

  • The Vines Resort & Spa

    The Sanctuary hosts weddings and private occasions for up to 150 guests among the vineyards of the Uco Valley, with the Andes beyond.

Aerial view at golden hour over the stone hamlet, gardens and pools of Borgo Pignano among woods and fields near Volterra, Tuscany
Photo courtesy of Borgo Pignano

02 Tuscany · Austria · New Zealand

The whole house

Villas, estates and lodges reserved in their entirety, so every room and every table belongs to the party.

  • Borgo Pignano

    Il Poggio, La Fonte and Casa del Lago can be reserved in their entirety for an intimate wedding, with vows in the woods or the courtyard of the Church of San Bartolomeo.

  • Villa Gran Sogno

    Taken whole, five king rooms for up to ten adults among the vineyards of Chianti, with private dinners and cooking classes for the group.

  • Villa Anna

    A 1930s villa on Lake Grundlsee reserved as a whole, with five en-suite bedrooms and dining for up to fourteen.

  • The Lindis

    Only eight rooms, so the lodge can be reserved in full for a celebration in the Ahuriri Valley.

  • Paroa Bay & Sage

    Two villas and four off-grid cabins reserved together for a family gathering or a celebration, with a One Hat restaurant and a winery on the same hill.

Aerial of a crescent white-sand beach and boat wake in turquoise water at Islas Secas
Photo: Islas Secas

03 Panama · Anambas · Maldives

An island of your own

For the celebration that wants no other guests in sight: islands and island residences reserved for one party.

  • Islas Secas

    A private Pacific archipelago that can be reserved in full, with Casa Cavada at residence scale for the celebration and casitas in the trees for your guests.

  • Bawah Reserve

    Elang, six villas, a clubhouse and a saltwater infinity pool with a dedicated butler team, on an island of its own taken as a whole.

  • Cheval Blanc Randheli

    The Private Island, one hectare and four bedrooms of its own within the Maison, for a celebration party with an overwater spa.

Two guests on a snowy island beneath a sweeping arc of aurora, Blachford Lake
Photo: Chase Theron

04 Belize · Dominica · Canada

Vows for two

Elopements, proposals and vow renewals, kept small enough that the setting does the talking.

  • Cayo Espanto

    A handful of villas on a cay of their own, for celebrations that fit a single villa or a quiet island, with dockside and sunset tables staged for the occasion.

  • Secret Bay

    Weddings and vow renewals set to Dominica’s sunsets, dinner on the Vetiver Sunset Deck and Honeymoon Villas for the nights after.

  • Blachford Lodge

    Proposals, honeymoons and weddings on the lake beneath some of the most frequent and vivid aurora on earth.

A table laid for dinner on the terrace of Villa Giada at night, the villa lit behind
Photo: Luxury in Capri

05 Capri · Fiji · Nepal · Lake Hāwea

Milestones and reunions

Birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions and private retreats, with a house arranged entirely around the group.

  • Villa Giada

    A birthday or an anniversary on the terrace at sunset, a chef’s dinner for the whole party, or a wedding on Capri, with event planning arranged through the villa.

  • Kokomo Private Island

    Families across generations in beachfront pool villas and hilltop Residences of up to six bedrooms, with celebration dinners arranged with the island.

  • Dwarika’s Sanctuary

    Private wellbeing retreats and leadership offsites, with the Library, the Zero Lounge and the forest pavilions to work in, and the whole Sanctuary available for complete privacy.

  • Mt Isthmus Villa

    Four suites with a chef and a host, reserved for one party at a time, beneath Isthmus Peak above Lake Hāwea.

A dinner table set on a red dune at sunset
Photo: Tswalu Kalahari / Dook Clunies-Ross

06 Kalahari · Maasai Mara · Alaska

The wild, reserved

A safari homestead, a hilltop villa in the Mara and a heli lodge, each taken for the party alone.

  • Tswalu Kalahari

    Tarkuni, an exclusive-use homestead for up to ten beneath the Korannaberg, with its own host, chef, plunge pool and boma.

  • Cottar’s Bush Villa

    An exclusive-use house of five en-suite bedrooms on its own hilltop in the Olderkesi Conservancy, with private chefs and a 25-metre pool.

  • Tordrillo Mountain Lodge

    In summer the whole lodge can be reserved for up to fourteen, with the guides, helicopters and lake to yourselves.

Featured

Leading stays

Phuket · Resort

Keemala

Thirty eight private pool villas on a rainforest hillside above Kamala, on Phuket's west coast, each inspired by the mythical clans of the island's first inhabitants: cottages of…

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The collection

Further stays

Lake Grundlsee · Villa

Villa Anna

Austria’s exclusive-use lakeside villa on Lake Grundlsee (five en-suite bedrooms, terrace toward the Totes Gebirge, and a personal villa concierge) curated by Exclusive Villa Collection as inquire-only.

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Central Otago · Resort

The Lindis

A lodge of eight rooms on the 6,500-acre Ben Avon Station in the Ahuriri Valley, its timber roof following the contours of the land, with braided rivers, tussock…

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Anambas Islands · Resort

Bawah Reserve

Six islands in Indonesia’s remote Anambas archipelago: thirty-six suites and villas among three marine reserve lagoons and a hundred hectares of primary forest, reached by seaplane from Batam…

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LAUCALA Island · Resort

LAUCALA Island

Fiji’s private-island address of twenty-four pool villas (farm-to-table dining, spa stillness, and a David McLay Kidd championship course) personally curated by Exclusive Villa Collection as inquire-only.

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Cayo Espanto · Resort

Cayo Espanto

Belize’s private-island resort of a handful of villas: butler service, chef-tailored meals, and reef mornings, arranged privately by Exclusive Villa Collection on an inquire-only basis.

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Dominica · Resort, Villa

Secret Bay

An all-villa resort on a rainforest promontory above the Caribbean Sea in Dominica, the Nature Island: twenty-seven freestanding villas with private plunge pools and dedicated villa hosts, two…

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Traveler questions

Before you choose

  • Can we reserve a whole island? For some celebrations, yes. Islas Secas in Panama can be reserved in full, Elang at Bawah Reserve is taken as a whole, and the Private Island at Cheval Blanc Randheli is an island of its own within the Maison. Many occasions need far less: a villa, a lodge or a wedding within the resort. Guest numbers and minimum stays are confirmed with each house for your dates.
  • Do we need exclusive use for a wedding? Not always. Keemala, Amor Arenal and The Vines host weddings within the resort, and Borgo Pignano reserves single villas such as Il Poggio for an intimate wedding. Exclusive use matters most when the guest list fills the house.
  • How far ahead should we begin? As early as you can. A whole house or an island is counted in single weeks and holiday weeks are held first, so a year ahead is a comfortable start.
  • Will a ceremony abroad be legally recognised? It depends on the country. Some couples hold a civil ceremony at home and celebrate abroad, others marry where they celebrate. We confirm local requirements with each house before anything is planned.

Photo courtesy of The Lindis Group

Journeys

Written conversation-first

Every week begins with a conversation: seasons, transfers, and houses are shaped with our team rather than taken from a catalogue. Browse our journeys, or begin here.

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The places

Explore by destination

The destinations behind the houses above, for when you want the map before the week.

Destination

Phuket

Phuket’s quieter west-coast peninsula: Andaman sunsets, Pansea sand, and villa weeks when Thailand should feel like coconut shade, not Patong neon.

Costa Rica

Arenal

The rainforest foothills of Arenal Volcano above La Fortuna, where Amor Arenal keeps thirty-one casitas on the edge of a forest canyon.

Tuscany

Volterra

Etruscan Volterra and the wooded hills around it, where Borgo Pignano keeps nine private villas on a 750-acre organic estate, curated by Exclusive Villa Collection.

Destination

Capri

The island at the mouth of the Bay of Naples: the Faraglioni, the Blue Grotto and the quiet lanes of Anacapri, where Villa Giada keeps four sea-view suites.

Gulf of Chiriquí

Islas Secas

Islas Secas is a private Pacific archipelago in Panama’s Gulf of Chiriquí: casitas in the trees, Casa Cavada as the signature residence, and a buyout culture built…

Belize

Cayo Espanto

Belize’s private cay off Ambergris Caye: a handful of villas, butler service, and barrier-reef mornings held for Exclusive Villa Collection inquiries.

Destination

Northwest Territories

Canada's subarctic North: Yellowknife on Great Slave Lake, boreal lakes reached only by bush plane, and Northern Lights on more than 240 nights a year at Blachford Lodge.

Fiji

Kadavu

Fiji’s Kadavu group, where the Great Astrolabe Reef runs for more than a hundred kilometres and Kokomo Private Island keeps beachfront villas and hilltop Residences on the reef’s edge.

Destination

Dominica

The Caribbean’s Nature Island: rainforest, 365 rivers, the world’s second-largest boiling lake and a UNESCO World Heritage site, with Secret Bay’s clifftop villas on its coast.

Destination

Costalegre

The Costalegre with Exclusive Villa Collection: Mexico’s quietest stretch of the Pacific, between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo, opened through Las Alamandas, a private reserve of four beaches.

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