One of us grew up in Galway, the other in a village on Naxos, and we have spent eight years meeting each other in airports. On the third of October we are gathering everyone we love in one place to put a stop to it.
Siobhán & Nikos
Saturday, on Naxos
Sa., 3. Okt. 2026 | 12:00 PM
~ days until the olive grove ~
How the day unfolds
Ceremony
5:00 PMThe Olive Grove
Vows in two languages, with the sea just visible through the trees.
Drinks
6:00 PMThe Terrace
Ouzo, Guinness and mezze while the light turns gold.
Dinner
7:30 PMThe Long Table
One table, all of us along it, lamb from the village and far too much bread.
Dancing
9:30 PMThe Courtyard
Greek first, Irish after midnight, both until the kitchen gives up.
Island formal
Island formal, and comfortable with it. The ceremony is in an olive grove on uneven ground, and October evenings on Naxos turn cool the moment the sun drops.
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The questions we have been asked most
Fly to Athens, then either the short hop to Naxos or the ferry from Piraeus, which takes about four hours and is by far the prettier way to arrive.
For the weekend at least. Most of us land on the Thursday and stay through Sunday lunch, which is when the better stories tend to get told.
We have held rooms in Chalki and in Naxos town, twenty minutes apart. Details are in the envelope that came with this card.
The ceremony runs in both languages and nothing important happens without a translation. The dancing needs no explanation at all.
Eight years of visits, in no particular order
In the olive groves above Chalki, twenty minutes from Naxos town
Ktima Elaia
Chalki, Naxos Cyclades, Greece
From the port at Naxos town, follow the road inland toward Chalki for roughly twenty minutes. The gate is a kilometre past the village on the left, marked by a white stone. Taxis are thin on the ground in October, so we are running minibuses from both Naxos town and Chalki.
Ferry from Piraeus to Naxos port, around four hours
Naxos airport, a short hop from Athens
Minibus from Naxos town and Chalki, from 4:00 PM
The grove is a five-minute walk from the car park, over uneven ground.
Eight years and a great many flights
2018
Both of us were meant to be somewhere else that week. We stayed up until it got light and missed our buses entirely.
2019
Nikos met the family at a very wet October wedding. Siobhán met his at Easter, and was fed for four days without pause.
2021
Dublin, third floor, no lift, and a kitchen that smelled of oregano from the first week onward.
2024
Asked at the rail of the ferry back from Naxos, somewhere off Paros. The answer arrived before the sentence had finished.
2026
Both families on one island at the same time. We are still not certain the island is ready.
Getting yourself here is gift enough
Toward seeing both families more than twice a year.
Nikos's grandmother's place in the village needs a roof, and we would like to keep it standing.
A donation in your name to the lifeboat crews who look after both our coastlines.
Siobhán & Nikos
