Weddings at Vila Alba Resort

What is included in a Suites Alba wedding at Vila Alba Resort?

For a Suites Alba wedding at Vila Alba Resort, the official 2027 kit separates the ceremony, welcome cocktail, dinner, bar and later food. The menu and ceremony arrangements are separate choices, with both set-menu and buffet formats available.^[2][7] VAT is included, according to the kit’s terms.^[1]

The first budget decision is attendance: the reception terms require 50 adults, or a minimum consumption commitment for a smaller group.^[5] Ask which selected items count towards that minimum before building a total from individual prices.

Where can the ceremony and dinner take place?

The resort sits above Albandeira beach near Carvoeiro.^[20] Its ceremony setup includes a gazebo with white drapes, white chairs and white table linen; natural petals are the only petals allowed.^[3]

The 120-person ceremony ceiling and 100-person dinner limit are different.^[4] An indoor dining room does not by itself guarantee an indoor ceremony backup. Ask where vows and drinks would move in rain, and whether that changes dinner setup or the number of guests the room can hold.

How are the ceremony and meal options arranged?

The official 2027 kit treats a ceremony-only booking differently from a ceremony attached to dinner and the party.^[2] Per-person menus remain subject to the reception minimums, while ceremony-only tiers have their own attendance bands.

The ceremony-only tiers and the reception ceremony add-on have different charging bases.^[2] Confirm the ceremony-only access period rather than assuming it includes the full reception service.

What do the meal and drinks choices include?

Welcome canapés and drinks are separate selections, served for one hour; another 30 minutes costs 50% of the selected per-person rate.^[6] That makes extending the cocktail hour a budget decision rather than a small timing change.

Alba C is the vegetarian set-menu option. The set menus and buffets include selected drinks until the final course finishes, with meal service averaging two hours.^[7][8] Subsequent bar service is a separate selection, with Standard, Premium or a prepaid drinks tab described.^[11]

Sublime includes a one-hour food-and-drink welcome, its multi-course menu with wines and drinks, a two-hour midnight snack and a wedding suite available on the wedding morning.^[9] Do not assume every extra in the broader kit is included in that package.

The children’s menus include water and soft drinks. Children aged 0–2 are free; ages 3–11 receive 50% off welcome and dinner menus except the dedicated child menu.^[10] Give the resort an age-by-age count when requesting the proposal.

Later-food choices include Boho Chic supper, a cheese table or candy table, with 90-minute service and no drinks.^[12] Separate one-hour candy and popcorn stations require 30 people; a seafood station requires 40.^[19] These are optional additions, not automatic menu inclusions.

What extras and conditions affect the total?

The kit includes ten service hours, with additional charges for extra time. Music must end at midnight and the bar/event at 01:00; staying beyond the finishing time is also chargeable.^[13] Security is mandatory from 21:30 to 01:00, and security and supplier meals are separately charged.^[14] Ask the proposal to show these lines even if your music finishes before midnight, so they are included in your planning total.

A non-refundable booking deposit is required. The schedule then lists 50% nine months before, 70% four months before and final payment one month before; deposits are non-refundable.^[15] Ask the resort to show the running balance so those percentages cannot be mistaken for separate cumulative charges. Final attendance is due 30 days ahead.

The couple’s set-menu tasting is offered with advance arrangement; buffet and canapé tastings are excluded.^[17] The cake is not supplied, though it is the outside-food exception. For outside wine or other drinks at meals, the kit applies corkage per opened bottle plus a per-person charge for water, soft drinks, coffee and tea.^[18] Confirm permission and the applicable charges before buying drinks separately.

Can guests stay, and which months suit the venue?

The official website describes all-suite accommodation and direct beach access.^[21] From 50 adults, the standard wedding-night room is complimentary with check-in after 16:00; guest accommodation is arranged directly with the resort.^[16] Neither whole-resort exclusive use nor an on-site chapel is established by these sources.

It is about 75 minutes’ drive from Faro airport, using the road estimate.^[22] Plan guest stays around Carvoeiro and compare Boneca and other resort venues with accommodation included.

For Algarve-wide guidance, Faro’s IPMA 1991–2020 averages give May highs of 23.5°C, June 26.8°C and September 26.4°C, with rainfall of 26.2, 5.1 and 21.5 mm respectively.^[23] These are regional averages, not an Albandeira forecast. Compare those months against gazebo shade, wind and the confirmed indoor alternative.

Next step: See every package price, then request a Vila Alba total showing the adult minimum, chosen menu, ceremony, bar, security and accommodation.