I knew Marina and Marco more than one year ago when they came to me to discuss about their wedding. I immediately knew she wanted to be perfect, romantic and elegant, pratically I found my other half when she said : “I want it elegant, but sober”.
Let’s start with the church. It was not easy becase this church is open only for visits and not so many weddings took place in this little church in the heart of Florence, few steps from the Duomo.
This was the church where the Summa poet Dante Alighieri married his wife Gemma Donati but most of all it is the church where Dante met for the very first time, his muse, Beatrice, a girl who died too young and buried there. The priest is a caracter and he is not keen in giving this church for weddings but the couples were very stubborn and finally made it. Most of all this church was the church he proposed so it was extremely important to get married there! The church itself is not a very nice church, very empty but the capable hands of my trustful florist changed the aspect of this church in every way possible.
The Reception: They wanted a romantic, elegant but not so formal lunch, so I immediately proposed , the Salviatino, a five star villa hotel located in one of the hills of Florence. I knew that it wa sthe perfect combination of elegance, sobriety and calmness and moreover I knew that the chef was great.
The elegant villa, once Standford University head quarter in Florence, turned into a hotel only three years ago after a long restoration process: the rooms, all different, the suites with fine and antiques details gives that place a particular touch. The cocktail was served on the tearrace overloking the italian garden of the villa but moreover Florence and then the lunch was served in the library of the hotel, a particular place for a lunch!
The flowers: white avalances rose, pink pale roses, hydreangeas, lesanthum, all come from Stefania, flower atelier in Florence
The music: there is only one music in Florence to me when it comes to classical music, Firenze Classica
The dress: for her, Vera Wang, for him, Sartoria Rossi, in Florence
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