Civil weddings

Simply a selection of cake images

28.11.2018 , Civil weddings

We get asked "What is a Millefoglie cake?" quite often - and "what is Live cake preparation like?" So here are a few images of those and more. All our events here - like the whole site. [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="33002,32989,33011,32991,32992,32993,32994,32995,32996,33013,32997,33008,32987,32998,32999,33000,33001,32990,33003,33004,33005,33006,33007,33009,33010,33012,33014,33015,33016,33017"] ...

Civil wedding Montone reception Borgo Umbria

A Civil wedding in one of the most beautiful “borgos” in Italy

22.11.2018 , Civil weddings

Montone is an "Orange Flag village and voted one of the most beautiful "Borgos" in Italy - and the little hilltop town has all the charm of more well known places such as San Gimignano and Volterra, but with a margin of the mass tourism,...

Sophie and Louis, Cinema Paradiso…

30.06.2016 , Civil weddings, New Weddings, Volterra

Sophie and Louis have a life in the UK steeped in the world of the cinema, so it was only natural that they created an event worthy of a 1950's classic movie, in a villa that has been home to the Italian film elite over...

May Villa Wedding in Florence – Simone and Garry

25.11.2011 , Civil weddings, Florence, New Weddings, Villas, wedding design

The couple write...

Picture of the Day: Chianti hills

18.05.2011 , Civil weddings, Siena

Chrissy and Dan, after their wedding in Siena ...

New Castle wedding – civil and religious

05.05.2011 , Civil weddings, Villas

Shannah and Matthew, family, friends and the couple's faithful dog, spend a week in Southern Tuscany, at this wonderful castle. The week culminated in a double wedding: a civil ceremony in the town hall in Siena, and a religious blessing at the castle's chapel. Accommodation for...

Pienza anyone?

17.12.2010 , Civil weddings

The town of Pienza, in the southernmost part of Tuscany, is ideal for lovers of all things authentic and unspoilt: the wines of Pienza and especially Montalcino (famous for it's Brunello, perhaps the best of all Italian reds) and the hundreds of varieties of local...

When a medieval setting became truly medieval…

09.11.2010 , Civil weddings, San Gimignano

So, the town hall in San Gimignano, and the Sala Dante in particular is a special setting - an austere room with stunning frescoes. The hall is named for the noted poet Dante Alighieri who visited San Gimignano in 1300 as an ambassador of the...

Non traditional weddings

31.10.2010 , Civil weddings, Symbolic blessings

So many couples these days form part of a "non traditional" family. They come from different states, different social and economic backgrounds, have different cultures and religions, different beliefs - sometimes from each other as well as from their respective families and relatives. The coming...