Slava and Marina live in Canada, but they chose to marry on the other side of the world, in the hills above Altea on Spain's Costa Blanca. Planning a wedding from that far away takes real trust, and as their wedding planner on the Costa Blanca, I became their eyes and ears on the ground: visiting the venue, meeting the vendors, even tasting the menu and describing every dish back to them so they could choose from Canada. Before the wedding they flew over once to see the finca in person, and that single visit told them everything they needed to know. This was the place.
The Venue: Finca Marqués de Montemolar
Finca Marqués de Montemolar sits just outside Altea, held between the Mediterranean on one side and the Alicante mountains on the other, and that double view is its rare gift. There are very few places on this coast where you can see both the sea and the mountains at once, and this is one of them. Slava and Marina came to me with a clear wish: a ceremony looking out over either the sea or the mountains. When we toured venues and arrived at Montemolar last of all, that wish was answered twice over. For Marina, the search was over the moment she saw it. This was the place.
It's a historic estate, private and exclusive to one wedding at a time, with lush gardens, olive trees and sweeping views in every direction. What makes it special for a celebration is how much it holds within its own grounds: several distinct spaces across the estate, so the ceremony, the welcome drinks, dinner and the dancing can each have their own setting without anyone ever leaving. You move through the day from one beautiful corner to the next.
The finca has a couple of touches you won't find elsewhere. Guests and the couple are driven to the ceremony and back by golf cart, a small detail that feels fresh and playful and always makes people smile. And in the evening there's the estate's own permanent starlit ceiling, a fixed canopy of lights that many venues charge a small fortune to add for a single night. Here it's simply part of the place. The evening celebration unfolds beneath it, looking out over the entrance of the finca, and it's one of the details that draws so many couples to Montemolar.
Want your wedding somewhere like this, held between the sea and the mountains, with everything in one beautiful place?
Getting Married in Altea
Altea is one of the prettiest towns on the Costa Blanca: a hillside of whitewashed streets climbing up to a church crowned with blue domes, looking out over the sea. It has a quieter, more romantic character than the busier resort towns nearby, which is exactly why couples choose it. As a wedding planner working in Altea, I help couples marrying here find the right venue, build the right team, and handle every detail on the ground while they plan from home. A wedding in Altea gives you Mediterranean views, real Spanish charm and a sense of place that photographs beautifully and feels even better to live.
How We Planned It
Almost everything happened remotely. Slava and Marina were in Canada for the whole process, so I took on the parts you can't do from another continent. I visited Finca Marqués de Montemolar, walked the grounds, and worked through how their day would flow across the estate. I met and coordinated the vendors. I even went to the menu tasting on their behalf, tried each dish, and described the flavours and textures back to them so they could make choices with confidence from thousands of miles away.
They came to Spain only once before the wedding, to see the finca for themselves. That single visit was worth a great deal: it let them picture the day, confirm the choices we'd been making together over video calls, and trust the rest to me. From there, we finished the planning the way most of my couples do, screen to screen, until everything was ready for them to simply arrive.
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The Wedding Day
By the time the day arrived, everything the couple had trusted me with from Canada came together in one place. Their guests had travelled from Ukraine to be there, and part of my job was making that easy: I arranged accommodation close to the venue and transport to bring everyone up to the finca, so no one had to think about logistics on the day. They could simply enjoy it.
And they did. Guests were genuinely taken with the setting, the estate held between the sea and the mountains, the gardens, the views over Altea. Several said the same of where they stayed, too: the whole trip felt like a proper escape, not just a wedding. The food landed exactly as hoped, which meant a great deal to me, because those were the dishes I'd tasted and chosen on the couple's behalf months earlier, describing each one back to them across an ocean. Seeing their guests enjoy the menu we'd built together, sight unseen, was one of the quiet satisfactions of the whole day.
It was the kind of celebration that reminds you why couples travel this far to marry: a beautiful place, people they love gathered from home, and a day that simply worked, so the two of them could be fully in it.
Planning Your Own Wedding in Altea?
If you're reading this from another country and picturing your own wedding somewhere like Finca Marqués de Montemolar, with the sea on one side and the mountains on the other, this is exactly the kind of day I love helping couples create. I plan weddings in Altea and right across the Costa Blanca, and I'm on the ground the whole way through: finding the venue that fits your vision, tasting the menus, working through every detail, and making sure that when you finally arrive, all you have to do is enjoy it.
Send me a message with a few details about your day, and we'll start from there.
FAQ: Planning a Wedding at Finca Marqués de Montemolar
How many guests can Finca Marqués de Montemolar hold?
The estate works beautifully for mid-sized weddings, with several separate spaces for the ceremony, dinner and dancing across its grounds. Share your guest numbers with me and I'll explain how the spaces work for your size.
What's the best time of year for a wedding in Altea?
This stretch of coast is at its best from May through October — bright, warm days with very little rain. Summer dates are the first to go, so the earlier you reach out, the more choice you'll have.
Can we plan a wedding here from abroad?
Yes, and most couples do. Slava and Marina planned their whole wedding from Canada and visited only once. I handle everything on the ground, from venue visits to menu tastings, and keep you involved over video calls the whole way.
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