Amalfi Coast Wedding Venues: Positano, Ravello, Amalfi or Capri

Amalfi Coast wedding venues fall into four settings: small hotels at sea level in Positano and Amalfi, clifftop hotels on the coast road between them, garden hotels high above the sea in Ravello, and hotels and gardens on Capri. Shortlist by guest count first, because the venues in this guide range from about 20 guests on a private villa terrace to 150 for a full hotel buyout, and the coast has very few large rooms.

Konstantyn Zakhariy and Mariya Gritsak photographed Becca and Timothy's wedding at Borgo Santandrea, a 52 room hotel on the cliff above the fishing village of Conca dei Marini, a few minutes west of Amalfi. Its rooms sit 50 to 79 metres above the water, and the hotel has its own beach club with a jetty where boats can dock. A cliff for the view and a jetty for arrivals is a useful lens for every venue on this coast.

After guest count, three choices narrow the list. Hotel or garden: almost every venue here is a hotel with its own kitchen and rooms, and even Ravello's famous gardens belong to hotels. Sea level or clifftop: sea level means guests can arrive by boat; clifftop means lifts, stairs and a wider view. One venue or two: a legal civil ceremony or a Catholic wedding happens in a town hall or church, so dinner usually follows somewhere else.

This guide covers Positano and Amalfi, then Ravello and Capri, then how boats, steps and music limits shape the day. For the photography side of the whole coast, start with our Amalfi Coast wedding photography guide.

Positano. Positano is a town of staircases, and its venues are small. Hotel Marincanto, in the old centre above the main beach, is a good measure: the local planner Amalfi Wedding Planner lists ceremonies for up to 55 guests on its sea facing terrace and receptions for up to 50 on Celè's Terrace, with a private staircase running down to the beach. The same planner notes that music there is acoustic only, without amplification, ending by 23:00, and that DJs and bands are not allowed.

For a very small dinner, Marincanto's Villa Incanto terrace takes about 20 to 25 guests, provided you book the suite for the wedding night. Positano's town hall sits at the top of the village with a terrace over the bay, and Exclusive Italy Weddings gives its indoor hall, used in bad weather, a capacity of up to 50 guests. Ceremonies there are held in Italian with a compulsory interpreter. Our post on photographing a wedding in Positano covers how the light and the steps work for portraits.

Amalfi. Amalfi has more room at sea level. Hotel Santa Caterina, a couple of minutes from the centre on the coast road, hosts symbolic, Protestant and Jewish ceremonies in its gardens for 30 to 100 guests, and only when the reception is also at the hotel. Exclusive Italy Weddings lists its sea view restaurant for receptions of up to 100, two lifts and a garden path linking the main level to the pool and private beach, and an 11:45 pm end for dancing on the terrace.

For a legal ceremony in Amalfi, the town hall's Salone Morelli, next to the Duomo, seats up to 70 guests, and the old Arsenali shipyards are used for indoor civil ceremonies. Catholic weddings take place in the Duomo of Amalfi, which Belmond's wedding factsheet lists at 300 guests. Borgo Santandrea, a few minutes west, adds what the town centre cannot: a jetty, so guests staying in Positano can arrive by sea. The hotel does not publish wedding capacities online, so ask its team for current numbers.

Ravello. Caruso, a Belmond hotel in a restored 11th century palace about 1,000 feet above the sea, publishes the clearest numbers on the coast. Its factsheet lists the Wagner Gardens at 100 guests for a ceremony, 140 for cocktails and 100 for dinner, and the pool area and bar terrace at 80 for cocktails and 40 for dinner. Above 90 guests the hotel recommends booking the whole property, which it offers for 91 to 150 guests, and every wedding needs at least 8 rooms reserved.

Villa Cimbrone, at the far end of town, presents its gardens and rooms for ceremonies but does not publish capacities, so ask its events team. One planner's published timeline for a Cimbrone wedding allows about 15 minutes for the walk from the Duomo square to the villa, with a buggy arranged for older guests. For the ceremony itself, Belmond lists Ravello town hall at 100 guests, the Giardini della Principessa di Piemonte at 80 and the Duomo at 250. We keep Ravello short here; read more about Ravello as a wedding town.

Capri. Capri works best when your guests stay on the island. According to capri.com, civil ceremonies are held in the town hall on the Piazzetta, free during office hours, and at venues such as Villa Lysis, the Gardens of Augustus and Punta Cannone, while the Certosa di San Giacomo needs authorisation from the Soprintendenza. The same guide recommends May to mid September and warns against winter, when rough seas disrupt travel. Our post on marrying on Capri covers the island in more depth.

A quick comparison by guest count. Under 50 guests, almost everything is open to you: a Positano terrace like Marincanto, the Amalfi town hall, or a Capri civil venue followed by dinner at a small hotel. Between 50 and 100, Santa Caterina in Amalfi and the Caruso gardens are two of the few venues with published capacities in that range. From 100 to 150, you are usually looking at a full hotel buyout, as Caruso offers, rather than a single terrace.

Boats. Ferries between Positano and Amalfi take about 25 minutes and run from early April through October, with no winter service listed on positano.com. Fast ferries from Amalfi to Capri, calling at Positano, take about 50 minutes, the last scheduled departures leave in the late afternoon, and sailings are suspended in rough seas. For the wedding day itself, a private boat charter is the safer plan, and a venue with its own jetty, like Borgo Santandrea, saves guests a walk through town in formal clothes.

The road. The SS163 coast road is narrow, and in recent seasons ANAS has applied alternate number plate days on it, with private cars restricted between 10:00 and 18:00 on set dates. Taxis and chauffeured cars are exempt. Check the calendar for your date and move guests with licensed drivers or boats rather than rental cars.

Steps. Ask every venue how guests reach the ceremony from the road or the jetty: lifts at Santa Caterina, staircases in Positano, a walk through the lanes to Cimbrone. On this coast, older guests and formal shoes shape the timeline more than distance does, and we build portrait time around those walks.

Music. There is no single coast wide curfew. Ravello photographer Emiliano Russo reports amplified outdoor music until midnight under the town's noise rules, with acoustic music only in Caruso's Wagner area, while Santa Caterina ends terrace dancing by 11:45 pm and Marincanto stops acoustic music at 23:00. Get the venue's music end time in writing before you book a band.

We photograph a limited number of weddings each year, on the Amalfi Coast and at Lake Como, and weddings start from 7,000 EUR plus VAT. Becca and Timothy's wedding at Borgo Santandrea shows how a coast weekend photographs across several days, from the welcome dinner and pizza party to a third day boat tour in Positano. Send us your shortlist and check your date with us; we are happy to share how each terrace and jetty works for photographs.

How many guests can Amalfi Coast venues hold?

Fewer than most couples expect. Published figures run from about 20 to 25 guests on Marincanto's Villa Incanto terrace and 50 on its main terrace, to 100 at Hotel Santa Caterina and in the Caruso gardens, and 150 for a full Caruso buyout. Churches hold more for the ceremony, such as 300 in the Duomo of Amalfi, but dinner needs its own space.

Is there really a music curfew on the Amalfi Coast?

Yes, but it is set town by town and venue by venue. Ravello's general rule is reported as midnight for amplified outdoor music, while some hotels stop earlier, such as 11:45 pm for terrace dancing at Santa Caterina and 23:00 for acoustic music at Marincanto. Always confirm the time in your contract.

Should the ceremony and reception be at the same venue?

For a symbolic ceremony it is often easiest, and Santa Caterina and Caruso both host garden ceremonies for up to 100 guests when the reception stays on site. A legal civil ceremony or Catholic wedding takes place in a town hall or church, so plan a short walk or transfer to dinner.

How do guests move between towns on the wedding day?

By boat in season, about 25 minutes between Positano and Amalfi, or by licensed drivers on the coast road, since taxis and chauffeured cars are exempt from the alternate plate days. Exclusive Italy Weddings puts Ravello about 15 minutes by car from Santa Caterina. Within Ravello, guests usually walk.

What is the best month for an Amalfi Coast wedding?

The boat season sets the window. Ferries run from early April through October, and capri.com recommends May to mid September for Capri, so most venue plans fall inside those months. Outside that window, positano.com lists no winter ferries between the coast towns.

Can we marry legally in a town hall on the Amalfi Coast?

Yes. Amalfi's Salone Morelli seats up to 70, Positano's town hall has a sea view terrace and an indoor hall for about 50, Ravello marries couples at its town hall and the Principessa di Piemonte gardens, and Capri uses its town hall on the Piazzetta. Ceremonies are in Italian with an interpreter, and Ravello asks for a sworn declaration the day before.