By Betsy Bender
Destination Weddings in Rome
Modern, ancient and medieval cultures blend together in Rome to create a beautiful wedding destination. Unless you have local connections, consider hiring a wedding planner that specializes in weddings in Rome. Not only will a local wedding planner have personal contacts with venues and vendors, but she can also help secure all of the proper documentation for a wedding in Rome, which can be complicated. Couples can choose to have a ceremony on a garden terrace with city views, in an historical villa or a religious service in one of the many scenic churches.
Italia Celebrations
The proprietor, Brenda Braddock, may have grown up in Minnesota but she has spent many years working in the wedding industry before launching her business as a wedding planner for destination weddings in Italy. After working for Chanel for five years, she was a Director for Vera Wang and was responsible for the Vera Wang bridal salon on Madison Avenue as well as for the creation and launch of the Vera Wang Bridesmaids store in NYC. As a wedding planner, she works with couples on every detail of their dream wedding, including coordinating the basic documentation and legalization paperwork. From selecting the venue, printed materials, personalized gifts and wedding favors to organizing private tours and babysitters, this full-service wedding planner will ensure each wedding is a dream come true.
Italia Celebrations
Brenda Babcock
011 (+39) 06 44 24 03 18
World Weddings
Whatever your budget, the wedding planners at this company will work with you to design a package that meets your requirements. Packages range from basic wedding services which includes assistance with all legal documentation and booking the ceremony venue to arranging for luxury VIP services, including transportation, champagne luncheons and music. Couples can also select honeymoon itineraries which may include hotel accommodations, train tickets, private guides and even chauffeur driven wine tours or romantic candlelight dinners. Fill out their online enquiry form to receive additional information (see Resources for a link).
Weddings in Italy
This American company has an extensive team of wedding coordinators in Italy ready to help you plan your ideal wedding. Select from one of the three Roman civil wedding halls, the Caracalla and Campidoglio encircled by the Roman Forum or the Piazza del Campidoglio square, designed by Michelangelo. Couples may also consider holding their wedding at one of the numerous castles, villas, gardens and chapels available in the Chianti wine country or a synagogue on the Tiber shores is an ideal location for a Roman-Jewish ceremony. To find out more information about their wedding services, fill out an online Wedding Request Form and one of their staff members will contact you to discuss various options. The contact will put together a proposal, along with pricing, and send it to you for your approval.
Weddings in Italy by Regency
With on-site professional coordinators, these wedding planners have been based in Italy for several years and have an extensive knowledge of Italian culture and traditions. They use that knowledge to find the ideal location in Rome that suits the couple's background, taste and budget. Since 1987, they have organized thousands of weddings for foreign couples in Italy. They are able to arrange religious wedding ceremonies with civil validity to be held in private locations, therefore couples can legally marry in villas, castles, gardens or hotels. Of course, they can also organize religious weddings with legal validity in historic Catholic churches or chapels. The company has a legal contract with all of the couples who use their services and guarantee their clients will be completely satisfied. They will also ensure all of the legal paperwork, including an atto notorio for U.S. citizens, is completed so that the wedding day is as smooth as possible.
Weddings in Italy by Regency
011 (+39) 37 89 41 108
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About the Author:
Betsy Bender is a media consultant with experience in publishing, event management, media relations, digital media and television production. Specializing in entertainment, travel and sports, Bender has worked with high-profile personalities, facilitated publicity campaigns for network television programs and traveled to more than 100 cities in eight countries, including Russia and Australia.
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