The Best Places to Elope in Cartagena
The walled colonial city, the street-art bohemia of Getsemani, the Castillo San Felipe, and the offshore Rosario Islands. More settings in a small area than almost any city on earth.
Couples think choosing a Cartagena location is the hard part.
The hard part is that everything is extraordinary, block after block.
Cartagena offers more distinct settings in a small area than almost any city on earth. The challenge is choosing which version to build the day around.
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The Ciudad Amurallada is the heart: narrow gridded streets of colonial mansions in ochre, coral, mint, and cobalt, bougainvillea cascading from every second balcony, grand plazas, and baroque churches. Early morning, before the heat and the crowds, the streets are yours.
The walled city and Getsemani
The Ciudad Amurallada is the heart: narrow gridded streets of colonial mansions in ochre, coral, mint, and cobalt, bougainvillea cascading from every second balcony, grand plazas, and baroque churches. Early morning, before the heat and the crowds, the streets are yours.
Getsemani, just outside the walls, is the bohemian counterpoint: street art, papel picado, and a rawer, more colourful energy.
The fortress and the islands
The Castillo San Felipe, the great fortress above the city, gives scale and history. And the Rosario Islands, a short boat ride offshore, give the classic Caribbean turquoise for couples who want the sea as well as the stone.
The right place depends on what the photographs need to hold. As your Elopement Curator I plan the day, coordinate the notaria and the UNESCO-heritage access, and both shoot and film it. Twelve years and 240+ couples in, Cartagena gives more range in one walled city than most countries give in a week.
Let the Elopement Compass point you to your Cartagena setting →
