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This month we'd like to feature some sections
of the web site that get less views and you
may have overlooked - we make every effort to
cover the details that make the event
unforgettable.

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Best wishes,

Ben Singleton
CEO, Italyweddings.com
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| Catering and Cakes |
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Italyweddings works with the top Tuscan
caterers, both at villas hired just for the
wedding event, and at other private
locations. All cateres specialize in fresh,
local ingredients, pasta prepared in the
traditional, home made way, and all meals are
prepared on site.
We assist you with the exhaustive choice of
tableware, flatware, services, and of course
the menu!
For the wedding cake - the Italians prefer a
cake that is delicious to eat, rather than
excessivly decoarative. But we are able to
meet your needs, given your preferences and
choices. Here you'll see a few of our recent
creations. As you'll note, the cake moment in
the meal also lends itself for creative
input, and added specacle - we often make a
special tent for the cake, and occasionally
prepare the cake with our team real time, in
front of the guests.
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| Music |
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The music at a wedding, be it a civil wedding
in a town hall, a religious wedding in a
chapel or church, or at the reception, is
responsible for setting the atmosphere, the
tone and the style of the wedding.
We at Italyweddings work with top local
professionals, be they classical musicians,
singers, or jazz bands. We know one thing:
there is nothing worse than less than perfect
musicians.
Here are some of the many combinations we can
arrange for your wedding:
For the ceremony: Organ, Violin, Harp,
Cello,
Viola, Accoustic guitar, Trumpet, Classical
duo, Classical trio, Classical quartet,
Quartet with soprano or tenor.
For the reception: Reception: Classical
quartet, Classical trio, Spanish guitar,
Tuscan Trio, Pianist and vocalist, Jazz
quartet and quintet Swing sextet, top DJs
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| Details |
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Details are the elements that make the
difference between a wonderful wedding and an
unforgettable event. At Italyweddings, we are
often asked to arrange a wedding that is
simple, yet elegant, and we know the fine
line between pure elegance, and excessive
display in one direction, and dull simplicity
in the other. Our staff are comprised of
creative professionals - top local florists,
photographers known throughout Europe, and
caterers accustomed to working with Italian
and international society events.
The directors of Italyweddings come from
creative backgrounds - painting and fashion
design - but have channelled these talents
into truly successfully designed weddings.
On these pages you will see a few examples of
the areas where we dedicate extra attention;
areas in which we believe the difference in a
truly unforgettable wedding are made. Floral
design, tableware, music, hair and make-up,
photography packages, and simply attention to
location and timing.
What is most important to our staff is to
have a lively dialog with the bride and groom
during the preparation leading up to the
wedding - though we consider our own creative
talents to be of the highest standards, most
of the choices regarding the details of the
wedding and reception will be made by the
couple, and we enjoy meeting every new
challenge each unique wedding brings.
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| Transport |
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At Italyweddings we understand that wedding
day transportation can be one of the most
important factors for the smooth running of a
wedding schedule. We can arrange for you and
your party both chauffeur driven saloon cars,
minivans, small and large coaches. We can set
up all the movements on the wedding day, as
well as other times during your vacation,
such as airport pick-ups, and other tours
throughout Italy.
We also have a number of self drive cars, for
a truly special stay in rural Italy.
Chauffeur driven cars:
Mercedes Class E and S
White 1970 Mercedes
1953 Bentley
Self driven cars:
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Alfa Romeo Duetto
Beetle Cabrio
Fiat 124
Fiat 1500 Spider
Fiat 850 Spider
Fiat 500
MGA
Morgan 4/4 plus 4 1600
Porsche 911S Targa
Triumph Spitfire
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| Beauty Salon Services |
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We work with top local stylists who have
years of experience both with wedding
styling, and with brides coming from abroad.
We arrange services that can be
professionally and comfortably be performed
in private villas and hotels, both on the
wedding day, and if requested, for the
pre-wedding trial.
Here are some of the services we arrange:
Hair styling for the bride, bridesmaids,
mothers and other guests.
Make up services.
Manicures and curative manicures.
Pedicures and curative pedicures.
French manicures.
Relaxing massage treatments.
Aromatherapy.
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| Custons: past and present |
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Italian marriages were arranged by the
families of the bride and groom. Often, the
brother or another male relative of the groom
went to the father or uncle of the young
woman to ask for her hand in marriage. In
some cases, a matchmaker sent a message
(masciata) to the prospective bride's family
of the man's intent to marry the bride. Once
the two families were in accord, the couple's
official engagement was announced.
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Favors |
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Italyweddings personally produce
favors with our in-house florists and
designers. What this means for you is you can
have complete control over color, style, and
contents of favors. Here you'll see some
samples, but if you provide exact colors, or
even a swatch of your fabric, and we can
produce according to your wishes.
Other than confetti (sugared almonds) as a
traditional favor, we can arrange:
Miniature bottles of Chianti wine.
Miniature bottles of Tuscan olive oil.
Fresh flower place markers.
Dried flower place markers.
Place cards.
Escort cards.
Seating plans.
Personalized candles as name cards.
more information here...
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