Frequently Asked Questions

I will answer this by saying how much it won’t cost.

The average wedding in 2015 cost $32,641.  This is just for the wedding day: venue rental, DJ, caterer, decorations, etc..  It does not include the honeymoon, which averages over $8,000.

Instead, most of our couples spend an average of ten days in Italy and spend less than $7,000.  This includes everything: airfare, rental car, accommodations, a complete wedding day, and tours/experiences.

The cost of your all-inclusive wedding depends on the length of stay, your tours, departure city, and more.  You can contact us today to get your custom, no-strings attached quote!

Italy is a relatively large country with a very large difference in topography.  In the north are the Alps that spill cold, dry air into the Italian foothills.  In the south is the warm, humid Mediterranean which makes the summers and winters a little less dramatic.

In the north of the country – the area between the Alps and the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines – the climate is harsh, with very cold winters and very hot, particularly humid summers. In central Italy the climate is milder, with a smaller difference in temperature between summer and winter and a shorter and less intense cold season than in the north; summers are longer, but the sultriness of the northern cities is mitigated by the sea. In southern Italy and the islands winters are never particularly harsh, and spring and autumn temperatures are similar to those reached in the summer in other areas of Italy.

It really depends on what you ultimately want for your destination wedding.  If you aren’t completely sure, that’s ok as well!  We will be more than happy to offer suggestions based on what you have in mind!

There are two options for your wedding in Italy:

• You can opt to go through the full process of having a fully legal wedding in Italy.  We will walk you through the full process.  Be aware that this is a very tedious, bureaucratic, and expensive process that will involve contacting multiple government agencies both domestic and abroad.  You will need to get documents like your birth certificate and passport translated by an officially recognized translator.  We will not turn you away if you wish to go through this process, however…
• You can opt to have your wedding legalized in your town’s courthouse before you leave or after you return.  When you are in Italy, you will have a full wedding ceremony that will be exactly like you would have for a fully legal wedding.  It will just be legalized in America instead of Italy.

If you do choose to get fully legally married in Italy, your wedding will be recognized in the United States.  All you will need to do when you return is to file your document with your local Probate Court or Register of Deeds.

Absolutely!

While we are not a large-wedding event planning business – all of our weddings are informal, yet small, intimate, romantic, and beautiful – we do encourage you to bring close family members and/or friends to share the excitement and sentiment of your day.  While their flights, tours, etc. may not be covered in your costs, we can put together similar travel packages for them at equally competitive pricing.

This answer – for the most part – is as open as your wildest dreams and fantasies.

However, there can be some limitations based on how legal your actual ceremony will be.  Many legal ceremonies will require a recognized venue or legal location to have the legal ceremony.  We will work closely with you to find the perfect legal venue to have your wedding.

Blessing ceremonies, though, have much more flexibility when deciding where you wish to say, “I do!”  If you tell us what you imagine, we will do everything possible to make your dream a reality!