SERVICES

Transportation
Limousine or private cars to transfer you from your hotel to the Town Hall and after the ceremony back to the hotel or to the restaurant for your reception. Minibuses available to transport guests. If you want something more typical and romantic, horse and carriage rides can also be arranged.

Floral decorations
Romantic posies for the bride and bridesmaids, cascading bouquets, buttonholes for groom and guests as well as corsages can all be arranged. Floral decorations for the ceremony and for the reception also be arranged on request.

Music
It is possible to have live musicians for the ceremony. For the reception, it is possible to have either live musicians or DJ.

Beauty services
Hairdressing, make up, manicure and any other beauty services required can be arranged with a trial before the ceremony. Both hairdresser and beautician will come to the hotel on the day of the ceremony.

Photographic service
Photographic services are available in all areas. The minimum package includes 30 colour photos 20x25 cms, an album and all negatives. Other options are available on request (black and white or sepia photos, leather album, full photographic service etc)
A video of the ceremony is also available or even for he whole day if required on either PAL or NTSC system with editing and music.

Receptions
We can arrange receptions for as few or as many guests as required with menu to suit the culinary tastes of both you and your guests.

Legal Requirement

Civil ceremony

Civil ceremonies by law must take place in a Town Hall or a property purchased by the local government only. The readings of the civil vows are conducted in Italian and are about 15 to 20 minutes long, but you can enrich the wedding however you prefer. After the reading, the rings are exchanged and then the witnesses sign the wedding act as do the bride and groom.

Please note that according to Italian law a divorced woman or a widow cannot remarry unless 300 days have passed from the date of the Decree Absolute or decease of the previous spouse.
The minimum stay required is 4 days before the marriage can take place.
Town Hall ceremonies are conducted Mondays to Fridays between the hours of 9.00 am and 12.00 pm and must be booked in advance.

The following documents are required by the local Registrar:
- No impediment certificate (Nulla Osta) issued by the relevant authorities.
- Full birth certificate
- Photocopies of valid passport
- 2 witnesses
- Interpreter (if neither party speaks Italian)
- Registry fee (this varies from one Town Hall to the other and will be communicated on booking).

Religious ceremony

In Italy a Catholic ceremony can only be performed in a Church and can only be celebrated when both bride and groom are Catholic. If one of the parties is of a different religion, a Catholic wedding is still possible as long as you attend the required pre-marital classes and have the paperwork approved by the religious authorities in Italy. In the case of one of the parties being divorced, the Catholic Church will not allow you to remarry in church. You must have an annulment recognized by the Catholic Authorities.

The following documents are required for a Catholic wedding:
- Declaration from your Pastoral Advisor that both bride and groom are active in the Catholic Church and seriously intend having a religious blessing.
- Certificate of Baptism
- Certificate of First Comunion
- Certificate of Confirmation

All the above documents must be sent to the Bishop in the city of residence to obtain the ‘Religious Non Objection Declaration’. Once these have been returned to you, they must be forwarded, together with all the documents listed for the civil ceremony to the local Bishop’s See in Italy to obtain the Italian ‘Religious Nulla Osta’.
We require a month as the absolute minimum to give the priest and archbishop in Italy time to review the paperwork.