A destination wedding is born from precisely that idea: choosing a special destination and turning the big day into something more than a celebration that lasts just a few hours. The arrival, the preparations, the ceremony, dinner and the following morning all become part of an experience shared with the people who matter most.
At VIVOOD, in the heart of the Guadalest Valley in Alicante, the landscape, privacy and sense of calm create the setting for experiencing a wedding in a different way. A place for couples who imagine an intimate, elegant celebration connected with nature.
A wedding in nature that begins before “I do”
@yana_subbotinaWhen you are looking for the place where you are going to get married, it is easy to focus first on the ceremony or on how the tables will look. But it is also worth imagining everything that happens before that moment.
The morning of the wedding has its own rhythm.
At VIVOOD, the rooms are independent and oriented towards the landscape. The hotel offers Suites, Pool Suites and Premium Villas, all with panoramic views over the Guadalest Valley. Some also feature a private terrace, swimming pool or heated jacuzzi, adding an extra sense of privacy and exclusivity to such a special moment.
This allows each member of the couple to experience their preparations separately and in complete privacy.
The bride can enjoy her own space to get dressed, have her hair and make-up done and spend those hours with the people she has chosen to accompany her. At the same time, the groom can get ready at his own pace in another room at the hotel.
And while each of them experiences that moment in their own way, the landscape is always present.
If you are travelling from elsewhere, make the journey part of the wedding too
For couples who live outside Alicante, or even outside Spain, a wedding at VIVOOD can become a true destination wedding in Spain.
Rather than having guests travel only for a few hours of celebration, you can turn the wedding into a small weekend escape in the Alicante countryside.
Arriving the day before gives you time to welcome family and friends without the rush of the wedding day itself. Some guests may choose to explore the hotel, while others simply relax and enjoy the surroundings.
VIVOOD’s wedding concept also allows for events to take place over several days, with guests staying at the hotel and enjoying its different spaces and accommodation options.
A good idea is not to try to fill every moment with activities. One of the attractions of a destination wedding is precisely having time to enjoy the destination itself.
A tip for the couple: if many of your guests are travelling from elsewhere, give them clear information from the outset about accommodation, how to reach the hotel and the recommended length of stay. The fewer decisions they have to make, the easier it will be for them to experience the weekend as something special rather than simply as a journey.
And if you are from Alicante, you can still feel far away from everything
For couples from Alicante or elsewhere in the Valencian Community, travelling to the Guadalest Valley means entering a completely different setting: the coast and the city give way to mountains, Mediterranean vegetation and silence.
That emotional distance can matter more than the actual kilometres travelled.
Instead of returning home as soon as the celebration ends, you can stay overnight and extend one of the days you have spent so much time preparing for.
The same idea can also apply to close family and friends: turning the wedding into a shared escape means the experience starts earlier and ends later.
Choosing where to stay is also part of the experience
Not every room needs to serve the same purpose throughout the weekend.
The Suites allow guests to remain within the hotel surroundings and enjoy the landscape too. For the couple, a Pool Suite or a Premium Villa can be reserved to make the wedding night and the following morning feel even more special.
The Premium Villas are VIVOOD’s most exclusive rooms and feature a private heated pool, while the hotel also offers independent Pool Suites fully integrated into the landscape.
After months of organising schedules, suppliers and every last detail, waking up the next morning without having to leave the place where you celebrated your wedding completely changes how the day comes to an end.
That moment deserves to be part of the memory too.
A weekend with a little time just for the two of you
A wedding can be exciting, but also intense.
That is why we recommend setting aside at least one moment during the weekend that has nothing to do with organising, checking or deciding.
If you arrive with enough time, you can enjoy some of VIVOOD’s wellness experiences together before the big day. A couples massage, some time at the spa or a quiet dinner can become that pause that marks the beginning of your wedding weekend.
After the wedding, there is another opportunity to slow down.
A leisurely breakfast, time in your villa or simply looking out over the valley when there is finally nothing left to organise.
VIVOOD also offers experiences designed for couples, including wellness options and special services linked to its villas.
There is no need to plan too much. In fact, the best thing may be to do exactly the opposite.
Gastronomy, celebration and accommodation without leaving the same setting
@serafin_castilloOne of the advantages of celebrating a wedding at a hotel is being able to give the entire day a sense of continuity.
Guests do not have to feel as though they are constantly moving from one completely different place to another. The ceremony, cocktail reception, gastronomy and accommodation can all take place within the same landscape.
At VIVOOD, the different indoor and outdoor spaces make it possible to create distinct moments throughout the celebration while maintaining a constant connection with the surroundings.
Gastronomy is also part of that relationship with the territory, with a philosophy closely linked to local produce and the natural setting.
Everything helps to give the wedding a consistent thread from beginning to end.
What should you ask yourself before choosing your wedding venue?
Beyond the menu or the venue capacity, there are a few questions that can help you decide whether you have truly found the right place:
- Can I imagine getting ready here on the morning of my wedding?
- Does the setting reflect the kind of celebration we want?
- Can we and some of our guests stay at the venue?
- Will we have enough privacy?
- Does the landscape already create the atmosphere we are looking for?
- Can we enjoy the place both before and after the celebration?
- Will our guests travelling from elsewhere be able to experience it as a true destination?
If, when visiting a venue, you naturally start imagining where you would get dressed, how you would walk towards the ceremony or what it would feel like to wake up there the following morning, you may have found something more than just a beautiful place.
Getting married in the Guadalest Valley
@serafin_castilloVIVOOD is a luxury hotel in Alicante designed specifically to blend into the landscape and encourage privacy and disconnection. It is surrounded by the mountains of the Guadalest Valley, and its rooms, terraces and communal spaces all look out towards the natural surroundings.
It is also an exclusive setting, created for couples looking for a truly unique place to celebrate their wedding. A venue with an identity of its own, capable of making every moment feel special and of ensuring that both the couple and their guests remember the day for many years to come. It is not simply about choosing where to get married, but about choosing a place that becomes part of the story and the memory of the celebration itself.
For some couples, it will be the destination they travel to with family and friends.
For others, it will be relatively close to home, yet far enough away to feel as though everything else has been left behind for an entire weekend.
And perhaps that is the best way to imagine a wedding at VIVOOD: not thinking only about the moment you say “I do”, but about everything that happens around it.
In the room where you get ready.
In the landscape you see before stepping outside.
In the people who have travelled to be with you.
In the celebration.
And in that first morning when, finally, there is nothing left to organise.
Only to enjoy.
The luxury of escape, also on your big day.
