Beyond the clubs it is famous for, Ibiza is a small, pine-covered island of whitewashed villas, hidden coves, and the kind of sunsets people plan whole evenings around. An Ibiza wedding is barefoot and free-spirited, glamorous in an unforced way, and built around that long golden hour over the water.
Spain has had full marriage equality since 2005, so a wedding in Ibiza is legally binding for every couple, with no asterisk. The practical catch is residency. A Spanish civil marriage usually requires one partner to have lived in Spain for about two years, so most foreign couples, whatever their orientation, marry legally at home and hold their ceremony here. A Catholic wedding is the exception and skips the residency rule.
It is built around the sunset and a private villa. Couples tend to take an agroturismo or a villa for several days, and the day runs from a relaxed afternoon ceremony to a long dinner and a party that genuinely does not want to stop, with the island's DJs and beach clubs an easy reach away. It is laid-back on the surface and surprisingly polished underneath, since Ibiza has been hosting this kind of celebration for a very long time.
Three corners of the region pull in slightly different directions. None is more correct than another; they are simply moods. The three below are the ones worth knowing first.
We are mapping Ibiza sub-area by sub-area, from the northern hills to the west coast to the old town. Be first as each one opens, with the honest legal notes that come with it.
The quiz reads your taste and points you to the regions, and the kind of ceremony, that fit you.