Isola del Garda is the rarest setting on the lake, a private island whose villa and gardens become entirely yours for the day.
What you gain is true exclusivity and a sense of arrival, a boat ride to a frescoed loggia, formal gardens and a natural park with the lake on every side.
What you trade is a large guest list and an easy logistic, since the island is intimate and every detail arrives by water, best for a small, considered celebration.
Isola del Garda, also known as the Borghese Cavazza island, is the largest island on Lake Garda and a privately owned family estate. Its neo Gothic Venetian style villa is wrapped in formal gardens and a natural park, and the frescoed lakeside loggia hosts the most intimate dinners, with the gardens carrying a celebration of up to around one hundred guests. The island is reached only by boat, which makes the arrival unforgettable and the planning particular. It is the choice for a couple who want a genuine private island wedding.
An island of your own.
Isola del Garda lies off the western shore of Lake Garda, the largest island on the lake and the private estate of the Cavazza family. At its centre stands a villa built in the neo Gothic Venetian style in the early twentieth century, with vaulted ceilings and tall windows over the water, surrounded by formal Italian gardens, terraces and a natural park that runs to the shoreline. The island is reached only by boat, so the day begins with a crossing that no mainland venue can offer.
For a wedding the gift is exclusivity and scale in miniature. The frescoed lakeside loggia frames the most intimate candlelit dinners, while the gardens and terraces carry a celebration of up to around one hundred guests. Saturday exclusivity can be arranged, so the island belongs to you and your guests alone. The setting is so complete that it needs little dressing beyond flowers and light.
The honest truth is that an island is intimate and logistically exacting. Every guest, every supplier and every piece of staging arrives by water, and the weather on the lake has the final say, so a wet weather and wind plan is essential. The reward is a genuinely private island and a day no one forgets, which suits a couple who want a smaller, considered celebration over a large production, with a planner who knows the lake and its boats.
The practical things, told straight.
An island wedding runs on venue hire plus boats, catering and production, so the hire is only part of the budget. Treat every figure as indicative and confirm directly, since the season, the guest count and the boat logistics move the total far more than the hire alone.
What it costs
As an indicative July 2025 guide, an exclusive island wedding on Lake Garda sits in the five to six figure range all in, with the boats, the catering and the production adding meaningfully to the venue hire. A smaller, intimate celebration sits at the lower end. Treat every figure as indicative and confirm directly.
The spaces
The frescoed lakeside loggia hosts the most intimate dinners, and the formal gardens, terraces and park carry a celebration of up to around one hundred guests, all wrapped by the lake.
Getting there
Verona is the nearest airport at around an hour to the lakeshore, with Milan and Bergamo a little further, then guests cross to the island by boat. Build the boat timings carefully into the timeline.
Staying over
Guests stay on the mainland in the hotels and villas of the western shore towns such as Salo and Gardone Riviera, a short transfer and boat ride from the island.
Enquire about Isola del Garda.
We will check the island's availability for your date, share a realistic all in cost, and introduce the planner who knows Lake Garda best.
An island rewards a planner who knows the lake.
A private island is one of the most beautiful and most demanding settings there is, with the boats, the catering, the staging and the timeline all to coordinate across the water. A planner who works Lake Garda and knows the island will run the day end to end and protect the budget. Tell us your date and guest count and we will introduce the right one.
Browse our planner directoryA wedding at Isola del Garda, answered.
How many guests can the island hold?
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The island suits intimate weddings, with the frescoed loggia for the smallest seated dinners and the gardens carrying a celebration of up to around one hundred guests. Confirm the exact seated capacity for your layout directly with the estate.
How do guests reach the island?
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Only by boat. Guests gather on the western shore and cross to the island together, which makes the arrival one of the highlights of the day. Your planner will coordinate the boat timings.
Can we have the island exclusively?
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Exclusive use can be arranged, with Saturday exclusivity a common choice, so the island belongs to you and your guests alone for the celebration. Confirm the current terms directly with the estate.
When is the best time to marry here?
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May to September gives the warmest and most settled weather on the lake. Because everything happens outdoors and by boat, a wet weather and wind plan is essential whenever you marry.
Where do guests stay?
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On the mainland, in the hotels and villas of the western shore towns such as Salo and Gardone Riviera, a short transfer and boat ride from the island.
Photography is licensed stock from Unsplash, shown to evoke the setting. It does not depict the specific venue.
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