Louise and Rob held a Roman Cathilc blessing is San Gimignano, and then returned to this villa for the wedding reception

The couple wished to have a particularly relaxing and light hearted reception for their guests, most of who stayed at the villa or within a walking distance,and who enjoyed a week long stay in the beautiful southern Tuscan area of San Gimignano and Volterra.

The meal was set up on the lawn, with the sunset over the olive groves during speeches, and a special, surprise set up for the wedding cake: a three tiered cholcoltare creation, under a tuille lined and candle lit tent in front of the villa facade.

Following that, at least half of the guests ended up in the swimming pool... most of them fully dressed.

Karen and Dennis were married in Siena, a civil wedding in the wonderful Palazzo Pubblico, and then returned to their weekly rented villa outside of Radda in Chianti, for the evening reception.

With a party of 70, the villa made an ideal base for the majority of their guests, and alternative acco9mmodation was booked in the surrounding area for those not wishing to stay a full week.

The villa overlooks it's own vineyards, and the front lawn makes a wonderful location for aperitifs at sunset, while the internal courtyard is generally used for the seated meal. Karen and Dennis chose a jazz and funk band to accompany the meal, and liven up the event towards night.

Karen chose floral decoration of rich, luxurious peonies and open roses, vines and ivy, and we set these on our own designed painted terracotta vases.

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Helen and Christopher were married in this stunning villa in Southern Tuscany, in late May 2007.

all 60 guests stayed at this villa in a private farmhouse; one of the advantages of this location is the rental can on occasions be for a three night stay, and so some of the guests were able to make the wedding a weekend trip. The castle is rented with exclusive use for the wedding day, and there are plenty of opportunies both inside and outside for the aperitifs, the seated meal, and evening dancing.

The couple chose a millefoglie wedding cake - biscuit pastry, Chantilly cream, fresh cream and either chocolate flakes or berry fruit - to be made real time by our chefs in front of the guests as a light hearted end to the seated meal, followed by a dj into the night.

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Vicki and Adam were married with a civil wedding ceremony in the town hall of San Gimignano, in late June. Although there is never any guaranetee for good weather, this is our reccomended time: July can be too hot, and often summer storms come through in August, giving a risk of poor weather.

The couple were married late morning, and then went to to this castello for the central part of the wedding day, for wine tasting and canape's before returning to a top restaurnat in San Gimignano for the wedding breakfast.

The couple write:

Dear Ben,

It's just over a week since we returned from Tuscany and we're just beginning to come down ... but only just!

We cannot begin to thank you enough for all that you have done in making our wedding the most amazing and magical experience we could ever have wished for. It truly went far beyond our expectations in every respect. Your guidance with the locations was spot-on - we wouldn't have changed a single thing about the day and the rest of our time in Tuscany.

Ben, we have had so many glowing reports about you too - I'm sure your ears must have been burning for days after the wedding. For example, my boss (not one for offering genuine praise lightly I can assure you!) was "bowled over by your professionalism" and the way in which you managed events on the day and this sentiment was echoed by both sets of parents and many of our best friends. You really did impress the lot of us, but none more than Vic and I. In our eyes, you made our wildest dreams come true and we can never thank you enough.

Michelle and Antony held a Roman Catholic blessing in a private chapel at one of our most popular small villas, in the central part of Tuscany.

The villa is one of the few that can be rented for a minimum of three nights (rather than weekly) and makes a wonderful base for seeing a less known part of Tuscany and central Italy - Arezzo, San Giovanni Valdarno, as well as being close to the heart of the classic Chianti wine producing region.

The villa is a bed and breakfast solution, sleeping up to 28 guests, and with a wonderful pool, and views over the hills, a lovely terraced garden, and a closed courtyard, where te meal is often served.

The small chapel on site is formal yet intimate, and ideal for weddings of up to 30 guests.

For Michalle and Antony, this meant a location where their family and friends had a long weekend stay with exclusive use in a private villa, and a wedding day that was relaxed, with no transportation issues, and a long, romantic, and fun evening meal.

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June's fine weather make it the choice of discerning brides, but the reason for its good press in the world of lore has to do with who it's named for.

Juno was the Roman goddess of marriage, so it only makes sense that the month named for her would be deemed propitious for all brides.

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