A wedding at a house in Búzios: how to plan it
Start with the number of participants: Mansão Athenas hosts weddings for up to 150 people, including overnight guests. The rental is per event day, from BRL 10,900 to BRL 27,900 depending on the participant tier. Dining, bar and decoration are presented separately in the proposal, which also covers layout, setup, a rain plan and suppliers.
Getting married at a house changes the scale of the celebration. Guests are closer, the pace is more personal and the couple can keep their closest people nearby before and after the ceremony. In Búzios, a destination known for its beaches and its food scene, the celebration can also become a few days of travel for the couple and those closest to them.
Mansão Athenas hosts weddings and events in Praia Rasa, Búzios. This guide brings together what you need to decide to plan a wedding at the house, with the official prices and rules.
How many guests fit at a wedding at Mansão Athenas
The house hosts events and weddings with up to 150 participants. Overnight guests who attend the event count toward that number. If 15 people are staying at the house and all of them attend the wedding, 135 places remain for outside guests.
That's why the guest list is the first step. It sets the rental tier and guides everything that follows in the proposal, from layout to suppliers.
A realistic list considers who has already expressed interest, who is bringing a plus-one and who will stay at the house. With that number in hand, the couple avoids major revisions in the middle of planning.
How much it costs to rent the house for a wedding
Event rental is charged per event day, in three tiers:
- Up to 30 people: BRL 10,900.
- 31 to 60 people: BRL 18,900.
- 61 to 150 people: BRL 27,900.
Dining, bar, decoration and other services are presented separately in the proposal. Setup and teardown are noted in the request and priced in the proposal. That way, the couple sees each part of the investment clearly.
In practice, the event day rate works as the reference for the house rental. Services are added to it, each presented separately, which lets the couple adjust the scope of the celebration without losing sight of the rental price.
Pay attention to the boundaries between tiers. A list of 62 people, for example, already falls into the 61 to 150 tier, just as a list of 32 people falls into the 31 to 60 tier. Reviewing the list before the request helps you decide with more confidence.
How the stay fits into the wedding
The house sleeps up to 15 people in 4 bedrooms, 3 of them suites, with 4 bathrooms. One of the suites has a bathtub in its bathroom. The stay costs BRL 2,690 per night, the price for the house for up to 15 guests. Two nights, for example, total BRL 5,380 for the house.
The stay lets you bring family and the wedding party together at the house in the days around the ceremony. If that's the plan, include the nights of the stay and the event date in the request. Remember that these guests also count toward the wedding's limit of 150 participants.
During the stay, optional experiences can help the group get ready. The day spa costs BRL 159 per participant, per 1-hour session, and the Brazilian barbecue costs BRL 99 per participant. The participants for each experience are chosen separately.
What is agreed in the wedding proposal
Each wedding receives a proposal. It sets out the points that depend on the format of the celebration:
- Event layout at the house.
- Setup and teardown, noted in the request and priced in the proposal.
- Rain plan.
- Suppliers.
- Dining, bar, decoration and other services, presented separately.
Because these points vary from one wedding to another, the proposal is the right place to settle them. Bring the couple's references, the guest list and the celebration's priorities to the conversation.
The rain plan deserves attention from the first contact. It is agreed in the proposal, together with the layout, setup and suppliers. Addressing it early gives the couple peace of mind to decide the rest calmly.
How to put together the wedding proposal request
A complete request makes the proposal more accurate. Before sending it, gather this information:
- Preferred date for the event.
- Estimated number of participants, including overnight guests.
- How many people will stay at the house and for how many nights.
- Setup and teardown needs.
- Services the couple wants included in the proposal, such as dining, bar and decoration.
The request does not confirm the booking. The booking is confirmed after availability, payment and commercial terms. With the proposal in hand, the couple decides with all the numbers in view and moves on to booking with confidence.