Algarve Wedding Cost Index 2027

What does the Algarve Wedding Cost Index measure?

The Algarve Wedding Cost Index records published offers, not what couples finally spent. Its 2027 edition contains 344 package rows harvested on 12 November 2026; 306 have a numeric price, and 112 of those can be assigned to a guest band.^[1] Use it to test the scope of a proposal, then build your own budget around the people coming.

For 31–60 guests, the median among 36 total/from offers is €20,000; the middle half runs from €15,605 to €22,275.^[2] For 61–100 guests, 10 offers have a €20,320 median.^[3] These figures include different services and dates. They are neither a market-wide average nor a promise that the same amount buys a complete wedding next year.

What do published package totals look like by guest count?

The table separates offers classified as total/from packages from menus and individual services. It still combines different scopes, so the figures are starting points for comparing the wedding budget breakdown, not a substitute for an itemised proposal.^[2][3][4]

The 11–30 guest result is diagnostic: only 4 total/from offers contribute. The 101+ band has no qualifying numeric observations; that says nothing about whether larger weddings are available. The 2–10 guest total/from range is €3,810–€7,750, across 9 offers.^[4][5]

All aggregate figures are as published by Algarve Wedding Cost Index 2027 on 12 November 2026, calculated from the harvested offers. VAT has not been added, removed or standardised. For the 31–60 and 61–100 total/from groups, every source leaves VAT unstated.^[6]

Why is the raw price table so different?

A per-person menu and a complete package have different units. The required raw table retains both, along with ceremony products and other components, and therefore must never be quoted as a distribution of whole-wedding budgets.^[5]

The raw minimum for the 31–60 band is €17, a component-level figure. Its median is €560, while the total/from median above is €20,000. Comparing those medians without their price bases would answer the wrong question.^[5][2]

VAT columns count explicit statements among numeric offers in each band. Silence is not evidence of exclusion. The original wording stays with each observation; no general tax rate is used to fill a gap.^[5][6]

Why do headcounts and inclusions matter?

Published offers set different attendance limits and cover different parts of a wedding. The source examples below explain those distinctions without attributing any aggregate amount to an individual venue.

Casa Monte Cristo’s 2026–2027 guide covers 40–100 guests, with children and babies counted within the maximum. Its ceremony list includes chairs, a table and sound equipment with a DJ for the ceremony music.^[8] That guest-count definition matters when you compare it with a minimum expressed only in adults.

Kimpton Atlântico’s Coastal Promise starts at 20 guests and lists ceremony décor, a 30-minute welcome cocktail and a three-course dinner; its buffet option requires at least 40 adults.^[9] The same hotel’s Elopement at the Cliffs instead caps attendance at 10 and includes a tasting dinner and one suite night for the couple.^[10] These are different event formats, not interchangeable units in a budget.

Tivoli Carvoeiro’s 2025 GALA brochure applies its inclusions from 30 guests, with welcome drinks, reception, cake-cutting sparkling wine and a seating plan among the listed services.^[11] Tivoli Marina Vilamoura’s DISTINCTIVE offer in its 2025/26 kit sets different minimums for a set menu and a buffet: 30 and 50 guests respectively. Its listed services include ceremony setup, welcome drinks, dinner drinks and a four-hour DJ set with location conditions.^[12]

Read these as dated examples of scope. The harvest date, 12 November 2026, does not renew an older brochure’s validity. Casa Monte Cristo’s source leaves VAT unstated; the cited hotel records state inclusion. Ask each provider to confirm the terms for your actual date and attendance.

How was the index calculated?

One observation is one harvested package row. A provider with many published packages contributes repeatedly; the sample does not represent an equal number of independent businesses or weddings. We use the original package workbook, without adding the overlapping venue-enrichment workbook.^[1]

Guest bands use the headcount attached to the price, an explicit eligibility minimum, or a documented cap for an intimate offer. A room capacity alone cannot establish a priced headcount. Exactly 100 guests belongs to 61–100, and the next group begins at 101. Offers with unclear headcounts remain outside the guest bands, rather than being assigned a guessed size.^[5]

Prices are sorted within each group. Quartiles use inclusive linear interpolation, equivalent to Excel QUARTILE.INC; amounts are rounded to cents. There is no inflation adjustment, currency conversion, estimate of missing services or 2027 uplift. The harvest date and original offer validity are separate fields.^[7]

The underlying research files are cost_index_2027.json and COST_INDEX_METHOD.md. The JSON retains package IDs, original URLs, terms, inclusions and classification decisions. Source citations below identify the published material used in the harvest; they do not imply endorsement or current availability.

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What is included, and what remains outside the figures?

Only each source's published amount enters the calculation. Its recorded inclusions explain scope; they do not make every offer equivalent. Flights, accommodation, extra suppliers, legal fees, exclusivity and minimum spends are not estimated and added to missing packages.

This is a convenience sample. Businesses without online prices are underrepresented, while those publishing many menu variations are overrepresented. Different brochure years and distinct components can remain separate observations. Historical material, directory evidence and source-reading limitations remain in the audit record. Read the planning packages against the venue shortlist before treating any benchmark as your budget.

The older 47-offer and 7-offer selections can be reconstructed, but the method document explains why those subsets differ from the current bands. The larger reconstruction includes a ceremony capacity that is not a priced headcount; the smaller selection is not the whole elopement market. Neither should replace the clearly labelled tables above.

Next step: Request your wedding with your guest count, month and total budget, so each proposed service can be checked against the same brief.