Vangelis from Ithaca Florist decorated the entrance path leading to the church with white bouquets. Inside the church stood the two white lambades, the stefana and the rings ready for the ceremony. Outside the church, drinks and canapes were served as a welcome after the service. This was done by Fakalos Catering. The bride made her entrance with a slow walk joined by her family to the church where she met her groom. After the ceremony, each guest was handed rice in a cone with the couple’s initials, Mary and Ektoras were congratulated, and then Maxos and Chris started their photo shoot session.  Music was also played during this time by DJ Dimos, to create the mood with some Greek traditional music in celebration for the newly wed couple. 

A few steps across the main square is where the venue for the reception party was set up. Being a wedding for 300 people, the preparation and organising started early in the morning. We had a special light company Makis Klonis from Kefalonia set up a waterfall of lights above the main table, and string lights throughout the remaining reception area. On the stage the live band was set up with DJ Dimos and special dance lights were also set up here. Music and sound was checked, and Fakalos catering did a great job with the setting of the tables and seats for everyone to fit. The decor was plain and elegant with the flowers adding a splash of colour as a centre piece per table. The bobenaires (gifts) by babaloo, gold pomegranates were set on the table. The evening was perfect. 

After everyone had taken their seats, food was served, fresh meat on the spit was cooking the whole day, lamb, goat and pig, amongst salads, Greek traditional dishes, cheeseboards, etc. Everyone enjoyed dancing the night away and were very happy to experience a Greek traditional island wedding. Mary’s hair was done by Spyros Vlismas, and make up by Natalia.

On Sunday after the wedding a traditional soup was prepared. Everyone gathered at the local farm in Anoghi village, where Ektoras family and friends prepared the local dish with drinks. Everyone had the last chance to mingle and enjoy the experience while learning and taking away the traditional moments from their holiday on the island. 

Transport was by Avgerinos

Thank you to all of the MV team, our providers, and contractors to make these events happen. 

Flowers: Vaggelis Peticaris, 

Lights: Makis Klonis

DJ: Dimos Kostopoulos

Band: Vaggelis and Co.

Catering: Fakalos Catering

Anoghi community for the space 

We thank everyone who was part of helping us organise this beautiful wedding.

If you would like more information about how we co-ordinate and create these special events, please get in touch. 

Contact us.

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Guests flew into Greece from all around Europe, America and Australia. A welcome dinner on Wednesday took place at the local restaurant Trexadiri, where we at MV Properties had organised welcome packs from Babaloo shop in Vathi. These were given to all our guests travelling from far as an introduction for our traditional island. The bride and groom chose specifically what they wanted to treat the guests with to make this a memorable wedding of ceremonies. A Greek eye souvenir, olive organic soap, local Ithaca caps, a small bottle of Greek oil, a candle and matches with the labelling created by the bride herself. Lastly a programme designed to inform everyone of the events ahead of time.

The floral arrangements were a mixture of white flowers set on the tables outside, done by Anemolia Smaragda. The catering was served by Trexadiri restaurant. Greek dishes, with local drinks were enjoyed by the couple’s family and friends, sharing the Ithacan traditions and experiences.

Moving onto the rehearsal dinner which took place on the Friday night at To Xani, where one can enjoy the views of Kefalonia island for sunset, and Vathy bay sea views. It is a private venue, and guests were welcomed with light snacks and drinks. Then a full menu was served buffet style with Greek traditional dishes, salads, starters, meats and fish, ending off with sweets. The flowers were arranged by Anemolia Smaragda, in beautiful, colourful wild flowers as per bride’s wish. After dinner, the dancing continued until late by DJ Dimos, playing both Greek and modern music. The guests had a real good time dancing, and it was a night not to be forgotten.

Thank you to all of the MV team, our providers, and contractors to make these events happen. 

Earlier that day we organised a private boat with Hermes Boat coming from Poros and arriving at Vathi bay where the guests were picked up from. The boat day begun while enjoying the island hopping on and off to explore beaches. The programme consisted of a stop at Platinamos beach in Afales bay. A ride past Marmakas Bay, with the iconic Ag. Nikolaos church, a lunch stop at Kioni bay and a last swim at Gidaki beach before returning to Vathi again. It was a fun day, that everyone enjoyed.

Thank you to all of the MV team, and collaborators to make these events happen. 

If you would like more information about how we co-ordinate and create these special events, please get in touch. 

Contact us and we can be flexible and organise any event you choose, with quality work and within your timeframe.

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The bride & groom were staying at Eumaeus Villas and getting dressed with the views of Dexa Bay really started the mood for their wedding day. The Church ceremony took place at Lazareto island, in the Church of the Transfiguration. 

We had decorated the Mana Corina with white lanterns and ribbon, which transported guests to the island, together with the groom and family members. Last was the bride who arrived on her own with smiles and happiness to meet her husband to be. 

The day was perfect. It was an intimate, traditional wedding ceremony in the small church. Rafaela looked amazing with her perfect wedding dress. White lambades, fresh lavender with gypsophila flowers and handmade confetti cones were prepared individually for everyone to congratulate the couple afterwards. 

Rafaela’s hair was done by Spyros Vlismas, and the make-up by Natalia Baltsavia.

The flowers at the church and reception followed the same theme of lavender with greenery and white gypsophila by: Smaragda Sardeli (Anemolia) . Rafaela’s soft natural green shades together with her white dress, really fitted in with the island wedding theme.

After the ceremony, Dionysis Petratos took beautiful photos of the newly wed Bride and Groom. Many great shots with sunset were captured from Lazareto island itself, and furthermore at the reception. 

The after party reception was enjoyed at the perfect beach setting at Filiatro Beach.

The catering was done by Stateri Catering Kefalonia which included welcome drinks with light canape snacks on offer as guests arrived at the beach setting, with beautiful olive groves. Once everyone saw their names on the welcome board, they took their seats at the round tables scattered around the area, while the bride and groom sat on their own, at the main table. Food was served on buffet and the bar open for cocktail drinks were organised by: Kirki. DJ speakers were from Christina Taflambas, and lighting by Kirki. 

Each table was beautiful decorated by homemade bobenaire gifts made by the bride herself. The centerpiece was a collection of three jars with homemade candles, and lavender flowers (by Anemolia) centred with a soft candle. The evening had a wonderful atmosphere, with many celebrations and memories that were made. 

The couple arrived to their favourite song, and cut their cake made by: Frosini Servos Bakery, celebrating with champagne.

Thank you to all the MV team who helped in making this event so successful. And to all our providers and contractors for making it happen. 

Venue: Kirki, Filiatro

Hair: Spyros Vlismas

Makeup: Natalia Baltsavia

Catering: Stateri Kefalonia

Flowers: Smaragda Sardeli (Anemolia)

Speakers: Christina Taflambas

Lambades ( White candles) : Xara (Babaloo)

Bride and Groom: Rafaela and Charles Congratulations, and all the best to a long life filled with love and happiness together!

For any details regarding planning your event, please contact us. 

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1) Pre-Wedding Event at Mrytia, Ithaca Greece

2) Boat day exploring around Ithaca

3) Event Planning: Anastasia and Lockie’s Wedding Ithaca Greece IDMVW009STA – MV Properties

Anastasia and Lockie wanted to show their guests what Ithaca is all about and this can really only be shown from a view on the sea. So we organised a Boat day where all the guests had the opportunity to enjoy some ‘pre-wedding fun’.

Leaving from Frikes bay in the morning, the weather couldn’t have been better. Hermes Boat from Poros arrived and the trip started. Touring around the island, the guests enjoyed their morning swim at Afales Bay, Platinamos Beach, returning via Marmakas, then to Vathi for lunch at Batis Restaurant. MV Properties organised a variety of seafood and meats, with drinks, salads and vegetables. The seaside setting in Vathi was quite special for the guests, really giving them the opportunity to enjoy the island vibe. For the return, an afternoon swim was enjoyed with the last stop at Gidaki Beach in the south. Returning to Frikes in the afternoon. All guests were happy and satisfied, having spent the whole day hopping on and off of the boat. Snacks and drinks were also available onboard, and everyone enjoyed every moment. What a better way to explore and see Ithaki from the sea.

I highly recommend this activity for your guests if you want to organise an event where guests can mingle and get to know each other in a fun way. 

Please contact us for more details and information about organising your fun boat day out. At MV Properties we will take the stress away for you, and organise a fun event for guests to warm up to the island and time spent together to get to know each other. Tailor made packages just for you.

The photos show it all!

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1) Pre-Wedding Event at Mrytia, Ithaca Greece

2) Boat day exploring around Ithaca

3) The wedding day, Church at Stavros with the wedding celebration at Ayeri Restuarant in Frikes.

A pre-wedding event was organised at Mrytia, the private venue, and hidden gem on the mountain just outside of Stavros and Platrithya. From this location one can enjoy the amazing views of Afales Bay, and Frikes Bay. Guests were welcomed with welcome drinks and tasty canapes provided by Myrtia, photos were taken by Maxos and Chris from Ithaca Weddings. Guests mingled, and stayed all night, admiring the views, enjoying the food and drink and getting into the wedding mood for further celebrations to follow. On the same evening Dr. Nick Deftereos (father of the bride) also celebrated his special Birthday, of which the Bride, Anastasia and Groom, Lockie, wanted to surprise him with a special carrot cake and song. Everyone was happy. The evening was smart and stylish with very memorable moments that were captured. Leaving everyone with the island groove, getting into the mood for the next days of events.

Please click on following links, to see The Boat Day and The wedding.

If you would like us to tailor make your event or create memories for you on the island of Ithaca, please don’t hesitate to contact us, we are flexible, and happy to work with your requirements. Providing you with the best event you can imagine on Ithaca, with quality work.

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1) Pre-Wedding Event at Mrytia, Ithaca Greece

2) Boat day exploring around Ithaca

3) The wedding day, Church at Stavros with the wedding celebration at Ayeri Restuarant in Frikes.

Following on from the Boat day event, we also had the privilege of organising ‘the wedding day’, a special and beautiful evening that was just perfect. It all started with some family traditions at the family Deftereos house in Stavros where the Bride and her party dressed to live greek traditional music playing, Greek singing and music were playing. Photos captured these moments, seen below. While the groom and his party were getting ready at Villa Idylle, with beautiful views of Poli and excitement to swing through the evening with fun and confidence.

The bride made her entrance into Stavros village with a walk and was met by her groom at the Sotiros church. An intimate church service was done with friends and family. Everyone was dressed in white with the bride standing out in her colour of Pink, matching her dress she held her pink bouquet of roses by ‘Ithaca Florist: Vangelis Peticaris. The greek stefana and rings were exchanged, and the newly wed couple was congratulated outside the church, as husband and wife.

A mini bus by Ithaca tours was available for the guests to make their way to the reception area located in Frikes bay, at Ayeri Restaurant.

The reception area was chosen to be at the perfect location of Ayeri Restaurant, right on the waterside, with amazing views, and really created the island vibe atmosphere for guests that travelled so far. The experience that everyone had and the memories of moments captured will never be forgotten. It truly was a magical and perfect evening for everyone. Guests were welcomed with drinks on arrival. While taking their seats and enjoying the views with photos taken.

The menu was greek traditional food. Salads, dips, home baked yemista, mousaka, and meat with fish options. Rovani for the sweet was also made, a traditional sweet for Ithaca itself. The night was a real party. After the food was enjoyed, we had traditional greek dancing in the street by a live Greek band, followed by more music by DJ Dimos. Fiorendinos Bar was also rented out for the dancing and bar. Greek plate smashing was done, which was captured by the photos, ouzo bottles were enjoyed, zembekiko, the kalamatiano dances, zorba, and a great party with lots of fun took place. (Links to videos on Youtube below)

The joys of celebrating their special wedding night in the quiet months of June for 115people.

The evening was elegant and traditional and everyone was fulfilled from the night of events.

We, at MV Properties would like to thank all our contractors and providers, staff, family and friends that were a part of these events. We always do our best and strive to please our customers with the quality of work meeting their expectations. I believe it was a very successful day of events. Thank you!. 

Flowers: Vangelis Peticaris from Ithaca Florist , Photography: Chris and Maxos, Organisers: MV Properties, Live music: Vangelis Michalatos and Band, DJ: Dimos Kostopoulos, Venues: Ayeri Restaurant & Fiorendinos. Transport: Ithaca Tours, Villa for Groom: Villa Idylle, Hair: Anastasia Lekatsa.

Congratulations to the Bride and Groom: Anastasia and Lockie, may you have a lifetime of love, respect and happiness together.

If you are interested in more information about what we can organise and if you have a special event you would like help with organising, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. Contact us.

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Taking place in the middle of October, it was the end of the season, and the beach was private, peaceful and serene. It was the perfect setting to host this event of a close group of friends, about 40 people in total. We organized the Catering company Mythos from Kefalonia, to cater an incredible menu of simple Greek flavours at a high standard. We had our team at MV properties to set up the lights, and all the other decor, flow of events and management of all the people involved. There was a fantastic DJ, Dimos Kostopoulos, who mixed a great variety of music, keeping the whole party going, and creating a wonderful atmosphere.

The Guests arrived at around 17:00 with welcome drinks and canapes circling around. They could enjoy the perfect sun setting, with an array of colours scattered throughout the sky. The event was truly a great success especially due to the weather playing its role. After a mild storm the day before, we had luck on our side, with the most calm and tranquil backdrop. Dinner was served at 19:00 with a wonderful buffet of meat, salads, dips and vegetarian dishes. There was a bar set out by Mythos catering, offering various drinks and a fabulous variety of wines. The music began to pick up after dinner, which included the guests all dancing, creating wonderful memories of celebration.

There were hammocks laid out amongst the olive trees for the children to play and relax in. The client was thrilled with how the event turned out, exactly as expected, and it brings us no greater joy than to deliver to the client what they are looking for. It was wonderful to see a variety of nationalities coming together, friends from all parts of the world celebrating together at a wonderful event.

Thank you to the whole team which brought this great and memorable day for Andreas 50th Birthday on Filiatro Beach.

If you wish MV Properties to help you organise your event, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

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The ceremony was held at Kouvarata villa’s, with close family and friends, this tranquil venue allowed for a relaxed and intimate ceremony. All eyes were on Rachel as she graced herself down the stairs to join her husband to be Geoffroy. It was a very special moment. 

After some light drinks, the guests all made their way to Poli beach, as the sun was setting over Kefalonia in the background. The simple island decor with pebble name places, olive tree branches and the pop of colour with the bright pink bougainvillaea gave us all the feels for creating a truly magical evening. 

After the heartwarming speeches, the authentic Greek food was served, and the evening ensued with much dancing, laughter and happiness. It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to work with Rachel and Geoffroy to create their perfect beach island wedding, and the MV team wish them all the best for their future together. 

To view the videos of the Event please click on the below links:

Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4

Special thanks to:

Mythos catering for the catering

Wedding cake by Frosini at Servos bakery

Anemolia for the flower arrangements

Vasilis and Theofilos for the set up

Lazarous and Eygenia for the venue

Thalia from Beauty House for hair and make up

Photography and video by Esther on Lefkada and Rafelia_gs from @ithaki_anemolia

And the MV girls for all their help and support to make this happen.

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After the ceremony we had a variety of refreshments and snacks just outside the church. The bombonieres, balloons, snacks and cake were all organised according to a fun Animal theme. 

This was a beautiful celebration for the whole family and we were honoured to organise such a memorable day. 

To see the videos on our MV Properties Youtube channel of this celebration please click here Video 1 and Video 2

If you have any upcoming events you would like us to help you organise, be sure to get in touch. 

Contact us here.

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Josephine contacted us earlier in the year and we began working closely with her on the look and feel she envisioned for her big day. With the inspiration she brought to the table, along with local suppliers and our hands-on approach, we were able to bring it all together to create the perfect wedding day for this special couple.

The wedding was a relaxed, quintessential island-style wedding, embracing all the natural beauty of the island and allowing simplicity and elegance to play the lead role in this story. 

The wedding ceremony was held at the iconic Lazaretto, located in the bay of Vathi. The transportation was done by Mana Korina, in which the boat was beautifully decorated with lanterns and ribbons – starting the day off with a special kind of romance and traditional greek wedding music.

The church was simply styled, where mini olive trees lined the entrance leading to the church. Lazaretto provided the idyllic setting for this intimate ceremony as it is completely private and one is surrounded by windswept pine trees with Vathi port as a backdrop. 

Guests were transported by mini bus shuttle to the reception which was held at Kirki at Filiatro. This venue comfortably accommodated the 120 guests with allocated spaces for welcome drinks and canapes, DJ and band area, cocktail bar stand and buffet station. 

Guests were seated at allocated tables which were elegantly styled with a soft ivory rose and olive wreath centerpiece and a bomboniere at each plate setting. Each guest received a glass ‘mati’ token with almond chocolate koufeta in a hessian bag. This token gift perfectly complemented the feel and nature of the wedding and created the final touch to the table decor.

To kick off the celebrations and evening ahead, the couple enjoyed their first dance and cutting of the cake which was then served later in the evening after the meal. 

The food was set out in buffet style where an array of traditional greek dishes was available. The coordination of logistics and order of events was managed by ourselves, from the morning right through until the evening celebrations.

The party officially started when the music began to play. A complimentary mix of modern day tunes by DJ Dimo and Ithaki’s traditional band created the festive atmosphere. The two parties worked closely together, offering the guests non stop entertainment and every reason to dance the night away.

We, at MV Properties are glad to say that after months of meticulous planning and preparation, the entire wedding from beginning to end was a success. The day was filled with love, laughter and sheer happiness from both the bride and groom, their families and friends who had travelled to witness this union on the beautiful island of Ithaca. 

We feel honoured to have been a part of this memorable day and would like to wish Josephine and Giorgos a long and happy marriage.

To see their videos on our MV Properties Youtube channel please click here for Video 1, Video 2.

And get in touch if you would like help with organising your dream wedding, on Ithaca, Greece. Contact us here!

We would like to thank the following suppliers who made this day possible.

Wedding planner : Melanie at MV Properties

Cake : Frosini at Servos Bakery

Bombonieres, koufeta and stefana : Xara at Babaloo

Flowers : Peticaris (Anthopoleio Futokosmos)

Boat service : Mana Korina

Shuttle service : Ithaca Tours and Ithaca Transfers

Venue Reception : Kirki at Filiatro

Bar : Kirki at Filiatro

Catering : Livanis Catering

Music : DJ Dimos

Live Band : Vaggelis and co.

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