Q. Is the legal wedding
ceremony in Italy recognized in the rest of
the world?
A. Yes.
The wedding held in a town hall in Italy, for
citizens from any country, will be recognized
as a legal wedding in their home country. You
will be supplied with duplicate copies of the
legal wedding certificate, which you will use
to register your wedding with your local city
hall - county register - registry office upon
returning home. If at any point in the
future, you require more copies of the
wedding certificate, Italyweddings will be
happy to produce and send these to you.
Q. How long do we have
to be in Italy before
the wedding date?
A. It depends.
but you need to be present in Italy, and in
the town of the wedding long enough to
complete and lodge the paperwork. Three days
is usually sufficient, and in some
circumstances, less is possible
Q. We speak Italian
pretty well. Do we need
an official interpreter?
A. Yes.
By law, at the civil wedding ceremony, an
officially recognized interpreter must be
present. Italyweddings will take care of this.
Q. I've been recently
divorced. Can I remarry
in a Church ceremony?
A. Yes, in most cases.
There is a little work to be done with your
local parish, but in most cases, couples can
remarry in a Protestant setting. More than a
year must have passed from the decree
absolute of the previous wedding.
Q. I've been recently
divorced. Can I get
remarried in a legal, civil wedding?
A. Yes.
For the bride, as long as three hundred days
have passed since the date on the final
decree absolute, you may remarry in Italy.
For the groom, there is no time restriction.
Q. Can Italyweddings
arrange my wedding in
towns other than Florence?
A. Yes,
we can arrange weddings in Tuscany, and most
of the rest of central Italy. Most popular
locations are Florence,
Siena,
Volterra,
San
Gimignano,
Cortona, Lucca, Orvieto,
Assisi.
We do not at the present time arrange wedding
ceremonies in Venice or the Northern Lakes.
Q. Can I perform a full
Roman Catholic
wedding in Italy?
A. It is sometimes possible.
The couple will need to fulfill strict
requirements, as well as completing a full
course of pre-Cana training. We can speak to
you personally about your situation.
Q. Can I get married
with a legally valid
civil wedding in a outdoor setting?
A. Not usually.
There are a few villas we work
with where this is a possibility - please
drop
us a line for information.
Q. Can I arrange a
religious wedding to be
held in the grounds of a villa?
A. Yes
we can arrange a blessing service in
a villa setting. Either in the grounds, or in
the halls, or in some cases, in a private chapel.
More
information on private villas
Q. How do we pay
Italyweddings? What security
do we have?
A. Our payments are usually received in two
or three installments. We ask for a 25%
retaining fee upon fixing a wedding date. in
a town hall or Church. We will then prepare a
full legal contract. The payments will
usually be made by bank transfer (wire). If
you prefer to pay using your credit card, we
accept PayPal payments.
Q. Will we be able to
choose the finer
details: flowers,
photography, music, vows and so on?
A. Yes,
for your bouquet and other floral
choices, we have a
guideline page here, but
will be very happy for you to fax, post,
or email scans and links to images of flowers
that you want. Most flowers are available
throughout the year.
We have a selection of professional
photographers, and will help you choose the
most appropriate. Photography
archives here.
It is a particular pleasure for us to work
hand in hand with couples on the choice of
music types and musicians for the ceremony
and reception, and to discuss in fine detail
all aspects of the ceremony, the vows, being
given away, the schedule and movements, and
all the details that are important to the
bride and groom.
Q. Photography: Do we
get to keep the
negatives?
A. Yes
we send you by international courier
the photographic album, proofs and all
negatives.
Q. Can we speak to
couples you have assisted
in the past?
A. Yes.
write to us for an updated list
Q. What's the weather
like in May - September
- December?
A. The best months in central Italy are May,
June and September. July and August can be
too hot! The winter months are December,
January and February, but the climate is
mixed, and we sometimes have stunningly crisp
and sunny days in January. And it sometimes
rains in July!
Q. How will we be
assured of the reliability
of your services?
A. You may speak to couples we have worked
with in the past, and we will write up a
legal contract when we undertake to assist
you with your wedding plans. We are a legally
recognized company here in Italy.
Q. How much will it
cost?
A. We do not do "package" weddings, but the
services you will most likely require will
fall into broad categories: the cost of the
wedding ceremony itself, the cost of
photography and flowers, costs of transport,
and the cost for the reception. Depending on
the size of the wedding party, a small
wedding may cost as little as 3500 Euros for
all of the above services.
Q. How are your fees
arranged?
A. For small weddings, for just the couple,
or four or less guests, we work a percentage
of approx. 10% of services rendered. For
larger weddings, we will apply a flat rate,
depending on the complexity of the wedding
itself.
Q. How do we get
started?
A. Once you know what type of ceremony you
require, and having discussed the details
with us we look into
the availability of your wedding date, and
establish a small deposit, to guarantee our
services.
