Hi Girls
Another Ibiza bride here to add to the conversation! I am getting married in May of this year and actually work out there during the summer so I have a multitude of great restaurants and can help answer questions if you have them. I still dont have my reception venue sete in stone but recently got back from Ibiza and met with Rafa at Cas Mila and I was very impressed. He is super nice and up front and can pretty much cater a menu to your budget. I am getting married in a church so we are thinking of having the meal at a restaurant and hopefully the entertainment in the same place as we thought that might give us more clout when it comes to the price per head if they know they have us for the rest of the night drinking at the bar! I am planning the wedding myself because I dont have a big budget and having worked out there for the last 12 years I am pretty sure I can source contacts etc for myself.
If anyone is looking for a caterer I can highly recommend Vicki and Alex at Eat-Ibiza (google them) and they also include wedding planning as part of their service. They also have a list of recommended venues if you are looking for one; obviously this would not suit those looking for a restaurant as most restaurants will not allow outside caterers in. I am not using them as we decided it would be a better solution for us to go with a restaurant but their food is amazing and Vickki is simply lovely.
I noticed someone recommended a restaurant that they had been to but I would just offer some advice when talking to restaurants in Ibiza. Depending on the size of your wedding party I would make sure that they have experience with weddings because as much as I love Ibiza (it is my second home) I know only too well that some people out there will promise the earth just to get the 'sale' and then come up short when it comes to delivering their promises. I will put a list of restaurants at the bottom of this post whom I know are skilled and experienced with weddings and those that have come recommended to me by locals and friends alike.
I still havent sorted out flowers and nor have I any recommendations as yet but if I come across any with my planning I will let you all know and likewise if anyone has any thing to share please do :) I have a contact for wedding cars, if you want her email address just let me know!
Without further ado, here are some restaurants I know that are good choices for wedding parties and came recommended to me
Sa Capella (San Antonio)
Cas Mila (Cala Tarida)
Ses Illes Des Bosc (Cala Conta)
We were originally thinking of using the Landhotel Calador at Cala Carbo and are still thinking of staying there anyway as the grounds are lovely and I hear they decorate the gardens absolutely beautifully.
If anyone is having a church wedding or looking for someone to sing in church or afterwards we are in talks with Sam and Johnny who have lived out there for 20 years and are very experienced in wedding party and entertainment. She is also organising all the legal paperwork for me as we are having a legal catholic ceremony out there. If you want her email just PM me and I will pass it on.
Hope that has given you food for thought and if you have any other questions or come across any nuggets of info then I cant wait to hear them!
Jessica x