A wedding in the Chianti

The marriage of Elisa and Leonardo was held in Chianti, in a farm house called Perlamora, a paradise surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and in front of a breathtaking valley. The religious ceremony, took place in the Romanesque church of Gaville.

It was a wedding that meant a lot to me, because she is a friend. The wedding was large, with 140 guests who came from all over Italy, Germany and United States. A number completely new for me, since I’m used to doing weddings with up to 45-50 people!

But everything went wonderfully well. The couple was happy and they enjoyed every single moment of it.

This wedding even if with a large number of people was a low budget one: they have already a family on their own since they have two splendid children, but they wanted to be informal, but elegant and simple.

I organized the flowers at the reception tables with herbs such as rosemary, thyme, and peppermint, as well as a red and a white rose in the middle of the rosemary plant.

With few Euros you can arrange a nice, country style table.

Weddings in Chianti

A wedding in Chianti this coming Saturday, a private event on June 1st, a wedding proposal in mid June…lots to tell you in the next couple of week and tonight again God save the Wine in another amazing location in Florence. Stay tuned!

 

 

A private event

Marina, the bride of last August wedding asked me to organize the 40^th birthday of his husband, Marco.

Two months ago I received an email in which the Marina  wanted to have a meeting with me. She  explained that she wanted him to spend a day in Florence doing  things that otherwise he would never have done and so we brainstormed ideas.

Early in the  morning, they had a nice breakfast at the  Four Seasons. A breakfast on the terrace of the Four Season is just what it takes to start the day …

Then we thought about that could be fun but also educational. A lesson in the kitchen, in the first cooking school in Florence, Apicius, that  I know very well and I know he will appreciate.

I explained how it performs :they had a first-rate chef, which will not be disappointed and that Marco will definitely like.

They had their three hours lesson making lasagne, tagliata, dessert and eat their cooked meal with lots of fun, laugh.

Then after the cooking lesson another foodie one, this time with chocolate, Marco’s passion.  I picked up the first and only Master choclate in Florence, Andrea Bianchini and they never wanted to leave his lab in central Florence.

Every step we took in the organization, the more I imagine Marco’s face. After the delights of Andrea I proposed Marina to do a special tour of Florentine artisans.

A lovely walk inside Florentine artisans who try to keep their work alive despite of the crisis. “It ‘the best birthday of my life,” he later told his wife.

A romantic day conceived by a wife for her husband (or vice versa) is what should go in each pair: to have small thoughts, occasionally organizing romantic getaways, special days following the interests of the other is this what I thought when I added after weddings, Private events.

Artigianato Palazzo at Palazzo Corsini in Florence

Artigianato e Palazzo reunites all the excellent artisans that Italy can produce and it runs once a year during this week-end in Florence in the amazing garden of Palazzo Corsini. Palazzo Corsini is one of the historical residence of Prince Corsini, yes we have a Prince in Florence!

This is a kind of a garden fair where many Italian artisans (most of them from Florence) displayes their work such as mosaics, hats,hand made baskets, hand made silk painted fabrics, paintings  and of course also some food stands.

Yesterday the weather was gorgeous and very hot and it was a pleasure to walk in the alleys of the garden blossoming with white and pink peonies, the flower of the month.

Last minute wedding deals

Would you like to have a last-minute wedding just the two of you or with few fellows? Then email to info@latestimonedinozze.com to find out which last-minute weddings deals are available for June, July and August. For those of you getting married in a civil ceremony in August the wedding planner fee is 20% off.

Purple and lilac cones

This is another kind of decor for the wine bar I usually go and where I take my couples for a drink before the wedding day!

Very easy to do and very cheap!

Spring time in Florence

Yellow is my favourite colour and I like yellow roses mixed with orange roses in small vases. This is a small creation I did for the Sweet wine bar in Florence, for their dehor. When the sun shines and the weather is just perfect is nice to be surrounded by flowers.

This small creation can be done also for infomal and simple weddings in Florence

Pre-wedding dinner with friends

Last night I was out with a friend and we went up to grab something to eat in this wine bar in front of Palazzo Pitti. The wine bar has been considered as the top wine bar in Florence and it is called, Pitti Gola e Cantina.

If you are in Florence and you are the guests of a wedding, you might escape for one night the classic restaurant and enjoy a glass of wine (they have many wine labels) and fabulous taglieri, the so-called big plates with many varieties of cheese with honey, jam, marmalade, ham from Falorni butcher shop in Greve in Chianti (another formidable stop), olives, and Tuscan bread which accompany the food.

Sala Guarnieri

This is the amazing view from Sala Guarnieri a tiny (this room is for about 18-20 people) overlooking Ponte Vecchio and the Torre d’Arnolfo of Palazzo Vecchio. This room is a rectangular room with four windows where you can have this stunning view. The picture was taken during sunset and in a not particular clear night.

This room is particular indicated for small weddings or for rehearsal dinners if you don’t exceed the 20 guests, this room is included in the 2012 and 2013 wedding packages

Info: info@latestimonedinozze.com or simocappi@gmail.com

A wedding under the tuscan sun

Which one of us did not red under the Tuscan sun? I think that the majority of us have dreamt of buying a house like the writer did in Cortona.

Well, I don’t want to force you to buy a house in Tuscany but to organize a fabulous wedding near Cortona in a Relais called la Corte dei Papi. 

This Relais was once an 18th century historic dwelling restored into an amazing and romantic hotels, with different rooms all different, a garden, a restaurant where you can taste a real Tuscan menu, and from April 2013 the hotel will become even bigger with more suites.

If you want to know the prices for the rooms and the price for a fantastic wedding lunch or dinner, please feel free to send an email to info@latestimonedinozze.com