A Private Naxian Celebration for Up to 16 Overnight Guests
Some weddings are meant to be large. Others are meant to be deeply personal.
At ELaiolithos®, we welcome elopements, symbolic weddings, intimate destination weddings and vow renewals, creating celebrations where the people you love most can stay together, eat together, celebrate together and experience Naxos together.
With just five suites and accommodation for a maximum of 16 overnight guests, ELaiolithos offers a setting that feels more like a private Naxian home than a conventional wedding venue.
Set high above the Drymalia Valley, with views extending from Mount Zas and the surrounding olive groves to the Aegean Sea, your celebration can unfold surrounded by nature, local traditions, exceptional food and the people who matter most.
A Wedding That Feels Like Coming Home
When your group reserves all five suites, your closest family and friends can stay together at ELaiolithos, with each couple or guest enjoying their own suite while sharing the estate’s terraces, pool and outdoor spaces.
There is no need to divide your guests between several hotels or arrange transportation between a hotel and a separate wedding venue.
Your ceremony, celebration and dinner can all take place here, surrounded by the people who matter most.
The result is a wedding that feels more like a private gathering at a beautiful Naxian home than a traditional wedding venue.
Your Wedding, Your Way
Whether you are planning an elopement for just the two of you or an intimate celebration with family and close friends, your ceremony can be shaped around your story.
You may choose:
- A symbolic ceremony overlooking the olive groves
- A sunset vow exchange
- A vow renewal marking an anniversary or special milestone
- A private destination wedding for family and close friends
- Live traditional Naxian music
- A dinner under the open sky
- Local wine and our family’s distinctive Naxian cheeses and seasonal produce
- A celebration with a DJ and dancing
- A quiet and intimate evening with only your closest people
There is no standard formula. We work with you to create something that feels natural to you.
A Multi-Day Celebration in Naxos
One of the greatest advantages of celebrating at ELaiolithos is that the wedding does not have to exist only for one evening.
With your group staying here, the celebration can become part of a multi-day Naxian experience.
Wake up together to our rich local breakfast. Spend the day exploring the villages and landscapes of Naxos, relaxing by the pool or simply enjoying time together. Then return to the estate for your ceremony, dinner and celebration.
Your guests do not simply attend your wedding.
They experience Naxos with you.
An Intimate Setting for Up to 16 Overnight Guests
ELaiolithos has five suites with a maximum accommodation capacity of 16 overnight guests.
This deliberately small scale is one of the things that makes an intimate wedding here so special.
With only your closest people, there is time to actually talk, share meals, enjoy the views and be present with one another.
It is particularly suited to couples who want their wedding to feel:
- Private
- Personal
- Relaxed
- Unhurried
- Connected to nature
- Connected to Naxos
- Focused on the people who matter most
For Guests Staying Elsewhere
Not everyone in your wedding party needs to stay at ELaiolithos.
If some of your family or friends are staying elsewhere on Naxos, they may also join you for the ceremony and wedding dinner at ELaiolithos, by prior arrangement and subject to our event capacity.
This allows you to keep your accommodation intimate while still sharing your celebration with a wider circle of family and friends.
Outside wedding guests are welcome for the ceremony and celebration but do not have access to the swimming pool, other facilities or overnight guest facilities.
All additional wedding guests, food, beverages and event arrangements are subject to prior confirmation and separate charges.
Ceremony & Celebration at ELaiolithos
When all five suites are reserved for your wedding party, the ceremony and wedding dinner are held at ELaiolithos.
This allows us to create the complete celebration here and ensures that the accommodation, dining and wedding experience work together as one.
If you are staying at ELaiolithos and inviting additional guests who are staying elsewhere, the ceremony and dinner can also be arranged here by prior agreement.
The ceremony may take place on our scenic terrace overlooking the olive groves and the Naxian landscape, followed by cocktails, dinner and your celebration here at the estate.
Food and beverages are arranged separately according to your chosen menu and actual consumption.
Flowers, wedding cake, photography, celebrant, decorations, musicians and other services can also be arranged according to your wishes.
Music, Dancing & Celebration
ELaiolithos has a particularly private setting with no immediate residential neighbors.
This makes the estate especially suitable for celebrations with live musicians or a DJ, subject to applicable local regulations.
You can enjoy an evening of music, dancing and celebration without the concerns that commonly come with venues surrounded by residential properties.
Whether you imagine local musicians playing traditional Naxian melodies or a DJ continuing the celebration into the evening, we can help create the atmosphere you envision.
A Taste of Naxos at Your Wedding
Food is an important part of any celebration at ELaiolithos.
Our cuisine is deeply connected to the island and to our family.
Our wedding menus can incorporate fresh local ingredients, Naxian wines and our family’s distinctive cheeses, produced by our fourth-generation family cheesemaker.
Our cheeses are made exclusively from goat’s and sheep’s milk, with distinctive aromas and flavors influenced by the herbs, wild vegetation and mountainous surroundings of Naxos. We also cater to all dietary requirements.
Your wedding dinner can therefore become part of the Naxian experience — rather than a generic catered meal.
More Than a Wedding Venue
Your guests can use their time in Naxos to discover the island beyond the celebration.
From ELaiolithos, you can explore nearby villages such as Chalkio, Moni, Filoti and Apeiranthos, discover local food and traditions, walk through the surrounding countryside or simply enjoy the views and peaceful setting of the estate.
For couples who want more from their celebration, we can also arrange selected experiences and activities during their stay.
Vow Renewals in Naxos
There are moments in life that deserve to be felt again.
A vow renewal is not about repeating the past. It is about honoring everything you have lived, grown and shared together.
At ELaiolithos, couples can renew their vows overlooking the olive groves and Naxian landscape, followed by a private dinner, local wine, music or a quiet evening under the stars.
Whether it is your fifth anniversary, your fiftieth, or simply a moment when you want to celebrate each other again, the ceremony can be shaped entirely around your story.
Symbolic Weddings in Naxos
Many couples complete their legal marriage in their home country and choose Naxos for the celebration that feels most personal to them.
A symbolic ceremony allows you to focus on the people, the setting and the meaning of the occasion without the complexity of legal formalities in Greece.
Your ceremony may include personal vows, readings, music, a celebrant or spiritual elements, depending on what feels right for you.
LGBTQ+ Weddings
At ELaiolithos, every couple is warmly welcomed.
We believe that a celebration should reflect the people at its center, without assumptions or limitations based on who they are or whom they love.
Same-sex couples are welcome to celebrate their commitment here through an intimate wedding, elopement, vow exchange or vow renewal, surrounded by the people closest to them.
Helen’s Experience & Local Knowledge
With more than 20 years of experience as a wedding planner and decorator in New York, Helen brings an international understanding of wedding celebrations together with her deep personal connection to Naxos.
Having returned to her birthplace of Moni, she knows the island, its people, its traditions and its local producers personally.
That combination allows us to help couples create a celebration that feels polished and beautifully organized while remaining genuinely connected to Naxos.
A Celebration Designed for Your Closest People
ELaiolithos is not designed for large weddings.
It is for couples who want to gather the people who matter most and give them something more personal: several days together in a beautiful place, sharing food, stories, music, laughter and the landscape of Naxos.
With five suites and a maximum of 16 overnight guests, every person staying at the estate becomes part of the experience.
And when the wedding day arrives, you don’t have to leave the place you have been calling home.
You simply walk from your suite into your celebration.
Begin Your Wedding Journey in Naxos
If you are considering an elopement, symbolic wedding, intimate destination wedding or vow renewal, we would be happy to discuss your plans personally.
Please contact us with your preferred dates, number of overnight guests, total number of wedding guests and the type of celebration you are imagining.
We will then prepare the appropriate accommodation and celebration options for you.
Your wedding. Your people. Your Naxos.
Contact us to begin planning your intimate wedding at ELaiolithos
