WEDDING IN TUSCANY IN 2011

Even if it seems so far away (we have just welcomed 2010!) I already have some girls who have asked me to organized their wedding in one year and hald time.  I am a “plan ahead girl” by the way, so It did not surprised me much when I was asked so.

I know that some hotels, venues, might not have their prices for next year but on our side we have the time! Time to go around venues, to choose the right one, time to know each other, time to go around wedding gown ateliers and browse, time to plan everything as we like without the pressure.

Even when I was a tour organizer, I didn’t kow what the next monday was but I knew exactly all the calendar of the following year. This is a very smooth and relaxed way to work.

Plan your wedding ahead: info@latestimonedinozze.com

Wedding planner in Florence

If you are looking for a professional native florentine to help you organize your wedding (small or big, symbolic or religiuos) you can contact info@latestimonedinozze.com

We work mainly in Florence and Tuscany, but we do have a good knowledge also in Piedmont, Lombardy and Umbria

Getting married in the tuscan countryside

If you fancy something totally different from Chianti, if you want to stay in the countryside but still very close to Florence , Empoli area can be a choice. Empoli is a very ectic village and togheter with Montelupo, famous for its ceramic factory you can have a valid alternative to the same places where everybody is getting married.

There are two beautiful villas I have recently visited where you can have a magnificent party.

Villa Empoli is set on the top of the hill completely surrounded by the countryside and in beautiful clear days you can have the view until San Gimignano ( 1hr 1/2 drive from Empoli)!   They have plenty space outside up 200 people and inside until 120. For the newly weds, the owner, a nice lady from Bologna offer the master bedroom of the Villa.

Then, close to Empoli, there is Montelupo and Villailcolle is the perfect place if you want an intimate  summer wedding with possibility of symbolic wedding along the spectacular swimming pool. this villa can host approx 180 people and as well as Villa Empoli is on the top of the hill.   Both of this Villa, even if they are beautiful and private they have a good price, less expenzive than the one around the hills of Florence and they could be perfect for a budget wedding.

As always feel free to contact me for info: info@latestimonedinozze.com

Wedding in Montepulciano

The Relais I stayed during my New years’ vacation was absolutely faboulous: this is really the most romantic places I have visited so far. The Relais is a very charming old tuscan house completeluy restored by the Verona native couple who bought this place in 1999.

This is a cozy stone villa with just few rooms and an amazing garden with swimming pool and jacuzzi incorporated. The wedding can be only for a maximum 40 guests and reservation/information can be sent to info@latestimonedinozze.com.

Florence under the snow

Many couples think about getting married in Florence during the warm season (May-September) but these two guys had the idea of getting married in December ( and I think it is a good choice) but in the wrong day.

Florence was under a snow storm as well as other big and small cities in the Central -North part of the country.  Florence is always a magic town but under the snow flakes is romantic than ever.

Private Events in Tuscany

How many times you might have thought: “It could be nice to have all my family and some friends together for a party in the beautiful Tuscan countryside!”.  LTDN Weddings and private Events based in Florence can help your dream comes true.

Either if you choose to stay in Florence and then go to have  your private party in the countryside LTDN will be your ally. Your private event can be from a minimum of ten people to a maximum of  40  and your dinner or lunch can be prepared from a professional chef or from a more friendly and informal italian mama. While you eat there will be a professional Slow Food Sommelier who will teach and explain the magic world of wine and food combining together.

LTDN Weddings and Private Events is available for anniversaries, birthdays or just dinner because we believe that conviviality is at the base of a well being and good life. 

Reserve your private party in Florence (Renaissance villas or modern Loft), in the Chianti countryside (Farmhouses), in the Montalcino area (farmhouse) info@latestimonedinozze.com, specifying private event.

Your wedding on the Lake

I thought it could be easy to search for locations on Lake Como, Iseo or Maggiore, but even if there are a lot of beautiful villas on the lake shore not all are available for weddings at a resonable price.

Since when George Clooney bought Villa Oleandra in Laglio many abroad citizens (but also italians) wanted to tie the knot in this amazing, romatic, and also historical part of Northern Italy.

One hour (traffic permitted) from Milan and from its three airport, Malpensa, Linate or Orio al Serio, less than a hour from Switzerland, principally Lugano, another beautiful lake, its seen by many as a perfect spot to get married. The possibilities are variuos: there are little and cozy churches on the hilltop overlooking the lake and the mountains or villas available for civil ceremonies but above all ther are gorgeous italian gardens used as a romantic spot scene for symbolic weddings.

Saying all that you can say, well I can make it! Yes you can make it but you need to be flexible.  Many villas were private villas and some are still private: if you preview more than 100 guests you can be sure that not all are seated in the same rooms but in three or four different rooms, music cannot be played more than 1am (the law says), your guests arrive by boat, and sometimes you mus be prepared to pay a rent for the villa that can be very expensive. Look at this amazing place, nice, isn’t it? Your wedding will be an unforgettable one, your guest will remeber forever (I guarantee) and also your pocket!

WEDDING OPEN DAY IN FLORENCE

Are you in Florence or in Tuscany around November 26th, 2009?

Are you thinking about getting married in Italy? Did you ever seen a fantastic hamlet in the tuscan countryside or a loft downton Florence or an amazing villa with a garden overlooking Florence? If you are around Florence this is a chance for speaking to a professional and enthusiastic wedding planner and getting to know the first infos.

The aperitif meeting will be in one of the nicest palaces of Florence, OBIKA mozzarella bar, in Via de’ Tornabuoni 16  at 8pm on November 26th 2009.

The meeting is for free but we need RSVP at info@latestimonedinozze.com

Volterra, Montepulciano and Montalcino

The Twilight saga gave a great audience to these thre pictoresque villages of Tuscany. They didn’t need the visibility of the movie, but it helped: Volterra is known for the etruscan civilization who set up there. This is an amazing village on the hilltop overlooking the Cecina Valley. Montepulciano and Montalcino, if yuo are wine lovers, don’t need to explain what they are. If Greve in Chianti is the main town of the Chianti area, Montalcino is the “capital” of the famous Brunello and Montepulciano, the one of Nobile of Montepulciano. Both are so romantic, dramatic and misterious that the Twilight saga production said that they couldn’t find a better place for the shooting.

LTDN Weddings propose beautiful locations and churches to have catholic or symbolic weddings during summer and fall 2010, just email info@latestimonedinozze.com

Customized prices and discounts for those of you booking a dream wedding by January 31st ,2010

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