Why photography is so important
Besides your memories as a couple, the one thing that remains after the wedding day is over are the photos. For destination weddings, it can be difficult to choose someone thousands of miles away but personally, we would go local. Most photographers in Italy have wedding websites and blogs and can communicate in English quite effectively.

The price from 700 till 4000 Eur

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Italian chefs + local products = ecstasy for an authentic Italy Wedding dining experience. Local Italian caterers provide an amazing array of dishes for your Italy wedding feast and extras such as gelato carts, open bar service, and anything else you want in the food department as well as a selection of table set ups, chairs, place settings, linens, outdoor heaters, lounge furniture, lighting, and much more. Many of these professional caterers are also on preferred vendor lists of the venues on this website.

If your event is small and intimate, hire a private chef and make your Italy wedding experience even more personal.
The wedding cake is the signature of your wedding when it arrives all guests will be admiring it.
The cake should reflect the theme and style of your wedding. American and British cakes can be very decorative and elaborate. If you plan a wedding in Italy it might be nice to have a traditional Italian wedding cake.

Italian cakes are particularly delicious and tasty and can be adorned with fresh flowers, marzipan or sugar decorations. Typical ingredients of an Italian wedding cake are the white sponge cake or the chocolate sponge cake, filled with chantilly cream, choco cream, lemon cream, nougat cream or event fruit creams.
Our wedding experts will give you all the suggestions on how to choose and present a perfect wedding cake.

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When people talk about a fabulous wedding they attended, they focus mainly on the things that most had a visual impact, such as flowers and how the setting was decorated. Executing floral decorations and decors that personalize your wedding will give a special touch to your special day.
Your guests should sense that your wedding has a unique look that expresses perfectly your personality.

Exclusive Italy works with talented floral designers providing a top-quality service, professionals that are expert in creating memorable and stylish decorations. You have only to think about the style, theme and color palette… everything else will be carefully planned and organized by us.

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Civil ceremonies can occur in any location that's been approved by Italian authorities, indoors or outdoors. Many villas, castles, public gardens and town halls are approved for use. In smaller locations, a civil ceremony will be performed by the mayor or a town officer. An interpreter is required if neither person in your party speaks Italian, but they don't have to be an official translator. The amount of time required between declaring your intent to marry and your actual wedding date will vary by location.

The only church ceremonies that are legally performed without a civil component are Catholic weddings. One person in the couple must be Catholic. You should anticipate a longer planning period for a Catholic wedding, due to coordination between your local church, the Italian church, city officials and consulates. It’s a good idea to start planning six months before your anticipated wedding date.

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You should expect to pay the following fees for your Italian wedding:

• A revenue stamp for the Dichiarazione Giurata/Nulla Osta of €16
• A revenue stamp for the Atto Notorio of €16
• An application for the Atto Notorio of €10,62
• An application for the Nulla Osta of about €40
• A rush fee of €31,86 for the Atto Notorio, if applicable

You may also face some local administrative fees, or charges specific to your parish. Inquire directly with the venue where you'll marry in advance.

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Your first step should be to contact your home country’s consulate in Italy. They will advise you on the specific steps you need to take, including the preparation of the atto notorio.

You’ll submit your declaration of intent to marry to the local marriage office in the city’s town hall where your marriage will be performed. This declaration will go to the civil registrar. A translator should attend if you don't speak Italian. You’re officially invited to set the date of the wedding after this intent is declared.

You should plan the do this at least three weeks in advance of your wedding. Civil notifications must be posted for two consecutive weeks, including two Sundays before a wedding can take place. If neither party is an Italian citizen or resident of Italy, you may contact the office to waive this requirement. You might be able to expedite your waiting period to as little as a day, depending on the local town hall regulations.

For Catholic weddings specifically, you may have to conform to the rules of your local parish, as well as the parish where you intend to marry. Plan to submit all of your religious documents to the local Italian marriage documents no later than seven weeks prior to your wedding date. They must be processed at your consulate and with the Bishop. Contact your local parish and the parish where you'll marry for specific advice.

At the wedding, you'll sign your legal marriage license. You will be given an official marriage certificate that's authorized by the mayor in the municipality where you marry. After the marriage, you should plan to visit the town hall again to present the marriage certificate. There you'll receive an Apostille stamp which verifies the document and contains a translated copy of the certificate into English.

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Necessary paperwork and documentation

You will need to prepare all necessary paperwork required for a civil, religious or symbolic wedding in Italy. Plan to have the following documents at hand:

• A valid passport or national ID card for both parties
• Original birth certificate for both parties
• Divorce papers or death certificate if you have been previously married and divorced or widowed
• An affidavit, Nulla Osta or Dichiarazione Giurata sworn before a consular office of your home country, stating that there's no legal impediment to your marriage in your home country
• An Atto Notorio signed by two witnesses, further confirming no legal impediment to your marriage
• A declaration of intent to marry that will go to the civil registrar

A Catholic wedding may also require some or all of the following documentation:

• Baptism certificates
• Confirmation certificates
• Letter of no impediment to marry
• Proof of attendance of a premarital course
• Local bishop’s permission to marry abroad

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Anyone can be married in Italy, as there's no legal residency requirement for a wedding. Whether foreign or not, you’ll have to provide paperwork that certifies your identity. You also must certify that there are no legal obstacles standing in the way of your marriage. A foreign national marrying an Italian citizen does not need to have a visa to hold a wedding in Italy.

Couples must be 18 years old to legally marry, and under-18s must have written parental consent. Muslim individuals aged 16 can marry with the permission of sharia authorities.

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Italy legally recognizes religious and civil weddings. Couples are also free to pursue secular symbolic ceremonies, although they're not legally binding.

The majority of Italian weddings take place in a church, due to the country’s overwhelming Catholic majority and the proximity to The Vatican. However, Italy recognizes religious weddings from all faiths, including Jewish, Hindu and Muslim religions. In most cases, the marriage process under these religions is similar in any country, including Italy.

For non-Catholic religious weddings, a civil ceremony must be incorporated into the marriage before a wedding is officially legal. You’ll be required to prove you're civilly married before you can celebrate in a religious house of worship.

For non-religious couples in Italy, symbolic ceremonies and blessings to take place. The couple should follow the civil administrative procedure prior to the ceremony if they wish for the marriage to be official and legal.

For same-sex couples in Italy, civil unions are officially recognized, but same-sex marriage is not.

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