Gallery & Testimonials
Ola and Line, Norway
28th June, 2009
We had the best time ever getting married in Paxos at the end June 2009! We can recommend Paxos Weddings to anyone, no matter what kind of wedding you want, big or small, they will fix your day in the most professional and beautiful way.
The journey started with us contacting Paxos Weddings online at their nice homepage. And after a good first contact, we decided to use Sam and Stuart as our wedding planners. We were getting married, with 6 of our best friends present. Nobody knew about the wedding, including our friends, so there was allot of challenges for Sam and Stuart on how to make this happen.
We arrived in a sailboat on Saturday evening from Corfu, and Sam had arranged a table for us at this beautiful restaurant by the water so we could anchor our boat there. Here we told the news to our friends and we all met with Sam and Stuart. After dinner the girls went to a hotel and the boys to the sailboat for a bachelor/bachelorette party. The next morning the girls and the bride got dressed, a photographer came, and Stuart took us by boat to the most beautiful beach on the whole island where our ceremony would be. Sam had arranged everything with the location, tent, food, flowers, and champagne. And everybody cried all the time with happiness.
After the ceremony Sam had booked us a nice private gazebo, that we had all day and night for ourselves, at yet another gorgeous restaurant by the water at the other side of the island. The restaurant was Italian and the food was marvellous, the host fun and giving and we had the best wedding dinner you can imagine.
The whole day was just a fairytale from start to end, and thanks to Paxos Weddings we did not have to think of anything, because everything was arranged to perfection.
So we will treasure our wedding day in Paxos, Greece and our time there, and Sam and Stuart will always have a special place in out heart for making our day the most beautiful and memorable day of our lives.
Thank you Sam and Stuart
James and Laura
19th June, 2009
'from the moment we set foot on Paxos to see if this is the place we wanted to get married we were enchanted, in fact whilst we were still on the water pulling into the town square would be a more accurate description! Sam and Stu met us on our exploratory trip, organizing accommodation for us and showing us around the island which they are so passionate about. We could instantly see this would be the perfect setting for the wedding we were dreaming of.
Over the next year and a half Sam and Stu were in regular contact organising the specifics of the day and helping with any questions or queries, nothing was ever too much trouble. We met in England a couple of times to discuss details and Sam and Stu were always such a pleasure to be with - I really felt reassured that everything was in safe hands. We were guided through the requirements of the paperwork for the marriage and helped all along the way until we finally arrived on Paxos with a warm greeting from Sam and Stu.
The week leading up to the wedding was fun and exciting with Sam taking us around the island for last minute decisions and details to be arranged and discussed - it was perfect.
The big day was like a dream come true, there was not a single thing we would change about it, our only regret is that we will only get to do it once!! We are planning a 10 year anniversary reunion for everyone as Paxos now holds a special place in our hearts and in our guests hearts too.
Sam and Stu were there throughout the day managing everything and making sure it all went off without a hitch. The local contacts that they have built up added greatly to the day and it wouldn't have been possible without them. We are not able to thank them enough for helping us to organise our dream wedding.
And as for Paxos as a wedding destination, as my dad said in his speech 'we didn't know where they would get married but we knew it wouldn't be in England and we think you will all agree they couldn't have chosen a more fantastic setting'.
12th June, 2009
We really wanted an intimate wedding abroad, but not too far from the UK. Every company we looked at was incredibly structured and couldn't offer us our perfect day. We then found Paxos Weddings and it all changed..................... The island is perfect and they couldn't do enough for us, even meeting us in the UK to go over our options. Our dream was for intimate, romantic, elegant and chilled. It was everything and more. We had been led to believe that weddings were stressful, Paxos Weddings completely shattered that myth. Stuart and Sam read our wishes perfectly and when the weather forced us to change plans on the day, Plan B was even more perfect than we could have hoped for. Thank you so much for making our dream come true and for becoming great friends, can't wait to see you on Paxos for our 1st Wedding Anniversary.
Thank you so much. Harriet, Steve and Lotty
James and Lesley
26th September, 2008
James and I would like to say a big 'Thank you' for helping us organise our wedding in Greece. It is so difficult when you are looking at getting married abroad, all the paperwork and organisation of everything makes you think it would be one big headache, but you guys just make everything so much easier and with your special touches it was just magic...
We had the best day of our lives and we couldn't have done it without you. We will definately be seeing you again on Paxos as it is such a special place to us.
Tim and Nadia
5th July, 2008
We got married on Paxos this summer. Although Nadia, my wife, is Greek she doesn't have any particular links with the island but she fell in love with it while on holiday there and knew immediately that when the time came it would be this magical place where she would want to get married. Paxos is quite simply the most stunning island with its cool olive trees, beautiful clear waters and amazing beaches. We got engaged last summer and went together to visit the island and I too loved the place. Actually arranging a wedding there for over 200 people, however, seemed a too daunting prospect given the fact we are both based in the UK with busy jobs. It was at that point we found Sami and Stu, the delightful English couple, who are based on the island the whole year round and run "Paxos Weddings". From the onset they were as helpful and accommodating as you could hope for. They know the island extremely well and have made every effort to integrate themselves into the local way of life. Because of this they have built up a large network of local contacts covering everything you could possibly need for a wedding from caterers to musicians, florists, photographers and even the local doughnut man. All of them regard Sami and Stu with great esteem and warmth and it is these personal relationships that made our wedding run so smoothly and feel so personal.
As well as providing us with regular updates throughout the year and coming up with a whole range of excellent suggestions regarding the wedding and the days leading up to it, Sami and Stu were of enormous help in helping our guests find accommodation, flights and transfers. They were able to take all the pressure off us and allow us to have a lovely relaxing time in the build up to the big day. Everyone we spoke to had nothing but excellent things to say about them and we can truly say that we could not have done it without them and they come with our upmost recommendation. They remained calm, relaxed and impeccably organised throughout and never without a smile. As well as giving us the best week of our lives we feel we have made great friends and look forward to going back and seeing them on beautiful Paxos time and time again.
Damien and Mariana
9th May, 2008
We initially found Paxos Weddings website many months before our wedding. From the first email and telephone conversations, they took all the legal matters in to hand in Paxos and explained thoroughly what we had to do in London, they were always friendly and professional and willing to help with any queries and requests.
Once we arrived in Paxos we were greeted with warm smiles and a welcoming bottle of wine, both completely unexpected but both much appreciated. Sam's organisational skills were fantastic, flowers, photographer, hairdresser and transport where all organised beforehand so we both could enjoy our few days before the wedding.
As for the location for our wedding and reception, having Sam and Stu's local knowledge, meant that we could choose from lots of idyllic locations that we ourselves would not have known about even though we had been to Paxos before. Which really did make a difference to our big day.
Sam also is a great beautician, so that too was another aspect catered for. We both feel that Sam and Stu provided a very personalised service and no detail was too small.
Both Sam and Stu made our wedding perfect.
Kevin and Fiona
14th September, 2007
We would recommend using Sam and Stu at Paxos Weddings for your wedding in Greece. They really did a fantastic job and our wedding day was so amazing we will remember it forever. From Sam going to Corfu to pick my beautiful wedding favours for me, to Stu "lending" us his convertable nothing is too much bother for these two. It was my dream to get married on the idyllic island of Paxos and I can honestly say Sam and Stu made my dream come true. Sam looked after my hair, makeup, flowers, arranging guests, paperwork etc so we were able to just enjoy our big day. We can't thank them enough.
Kirk and Hannah
7th July, 2007
Kirk and I can honestly say that our wedding day in Paxos was the best day of our lives. Paxos is magical and the perfect setting for a wedding. Not many people can say that they were able to relax on their wedding day due to the stresses of organising such a big and important day. Sam ensured the day went very smoothly and we felt confident enough to leave everything in her capable hands which allowed us to enjoy our special day completely stress free. Sam also regularly updated us in the lead up to the wedding and when we arrived there was nothing for us to do but sit back and enjoy ourselves! Our only wish is that we could do it all over again!
I highly recommend asking Stuart and Sam to organise your wedding day for you as they will definitely ensure that you have the best day of your lives!
