An Italian wedding is decided by region before it is decided by venue. Tuscany means a villa or a borgo in the hills. The Amalfi Coast and Sorrento mean a terrace above the sea. Venice means a palazzo and arriving by boat. Each asks something different of your guests and your budget.
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Tuscany
A 13th-century tower house hotel at Via Tornabuoni 1 in central Florence, with 2 rooftop terraces facing the Duomo and the Arno, for small weddings.
Tuscany
A medieval hamlet above Radda in Chianti, recorded in 1043, hired exclusively for weddings with an 18th-century chapel, Italian garden and overnight space for 100.
Tuscany
A hilltop resort 2 km from San Gimignano, built around a tower house and a former Capuchin villa, with terraces facing the town's towers.
Tuscany
A castle built before the 12th century in Chianti Rufina, where the Pazzi conspiracy was planned, now an organic wine estate with villas for wedding guests.
Amalfi Coast and Sorrento
A privately run event venue in the hills above Sorrento, with garden terraces looking across the Gulf of Naples to Capri and Ischia.
Tuscany
A restored stone hamlet in Chianti Classico near Montefiridolfi, where an open-air sculpture park runs through the vineyards and olive groves.
Amalfi Coast and Sorrento
A 5-star cliff-top hotel in central Sorrento with sea-facing terraces, a pool, and a private beach club at the foot of the cliff.
Amalfi Coast and Sorrento
A 4-star hillside hotel on Colle Parisi above Sorrento, with panoramic event rooms and a terrace restaurant looking over the town to Vesuvius.
Amalfi Coast and Sorrento
A 4-star hotel in a former Amalfi paper mill, built right above the water in the Marmorata hamlet of Ravello, with its own dock.
Umbria
A restored hamlet from 1137 near Gubbio, with a fortress, a frescoed church for ceremonies and 13 rooms above the Assino Valley.
Tuscany
A Chianti wine estate just outside medieval Monteriggioni, with 12 indoor halls, vineyards and a barrel cellar for large weddings and celebrations.
Lombardy and the lakes
A medieval castle hotel in Erba, between Como and Lecco, with a 600 sq m spa and a 300-capacity hall opening onto a century-old park.
Tuscany
An 18th-century manor house 6 km from Cortona, held by the Papi household for generations, with a cellar restaurant, pool and full exclusive use.
Venice
A resort occupying its own island in the Venice lagoon, with a Romanesque church from 1131, gardens and space for up to 600 guests.
Umbria
A historic Umbrian estate near Massa Martana with its own church, cloister and old ruins, where every part of a wedding weekend has a covered alternative.
Paestum and Cilento
A family-run resort in Paestum on the Cilento coast, between the Greek temples and a pine-backed beach, with a Michelin-starred restaurant.
Amalfi Coast and Sorrento
A 14th-century cloister in central Sorrento, run by the town and used for legal civil ceremonies beside the Villa Comunale gardens.
Amalfi Coast and Sorrento
A cliff-edge villa on the edge of Sorrento, set in an old citrus grove with 2 terraces facing Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples.
Veneto
An 18th-century-style Venetian villa hotel in the hills between Lake Garda and Verona, with frescoed halls, an 8-hectare park and 36 rooms.
Rome
An early 1900s Liberty-style villa in Manziana with terraces over Lake Bracciano, licensed for civil ceremonies and hired exclusively with all 11 rooms.
Tuscany
A restored villa with formal Italian gardens and a fenced pool about 10 minutes' drive from Lucca, with 11 or 16 bedrooms depending on the wing.
Tuscany
A 14th-century estate of 5 buildings on the edge of Florence, sleeping up to 37 with the Duomo in view from its gardens and infinity pool.
Tuscany
A historic Chianti Classico wine villa in the hills about 25 minutes from Florence, with a botanical garden, infinity pool and city views.
Tuscany
An 18th-century frescoed villa in the hills of Vorno near Lucca, with its own Lorenzo Nottolini chapel and room for 35 to stay.
Lombardy and the lakes
A former Gonzaga residence just outside Mantua, owned by the Lena family since 1923, with Renaissance frescoes, 3 gardens and legal ceremonies on site.
Tuscany
A modern Maremma villa on 75 acres near Orbetello and Argentario, with an infinity pool, staffed kitchen and room outdoors for up to 200 guests.
Also listed in the Wedded Marketplace: Villa Balbiano, Villa d'Este, Villa Pizzo, Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence, Cala dei Balcani.
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Tuscany, Umbria, the lakes, Venice, Rome, the Amalfi Coast and Puglia give you hilltop villas, lakefront gardens, city palazzi and seaside towns in one country.
Visiting couples can marry legally at a town hall (comune) once their sworn declarations and translated documents are in order. There is no long residency rule for most visitors.
Long lunches, regional wine and late dinners are part of daily life, so a wedding meal here feels natural rather than staged.
Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa are the main international hubs, and around 40 airports connect the rest of the country.
Medieval towns, Renaissance villas and Roman ruins mean your venue often comes with centuries of character already built in.
Guests can add wine country, lake towns or the coast before or after, turning one celebration into a proper holiday.
Villas, castles and restored hamlets among the vineyards of Chianti and the hills around Florence and Siena. Many can be taken whole, so your guests stay where you marry.
See 13 venues in TuscanyCliff towns, lemon gardens and terraces over the Bay of Naples. Sorrento's cloister is one of the region's best known ceremony settings, with dinner at a hotel or restaurant nearby.
See 6 venues in Amalfi Coast and SorrentoA ceremony in a historic scuola or palazzo and a dinner reached by water. Smaller guest lists, and logistics that need planning from the first call.
See 2 venues in VeniceVillas and gardens on the northern lakes, close to Milan's airports.
See 2 venues in Lombardy and the lakesVillas on the edge of the city, for a wedding with the capital a short drive away.
See 1 venue in RomeThe heel of Italy, with whitewashed towns, olive groves and private estates on the Adriatic and Ionian coasts.
Beyond Venice, villas and estates in the countryside and hills of the region, within reach of Verona.
See 1 venue in VenetoTuscany's quieter neighbour, with hilltop towns and estates that feel further from the crowds.
See 2 venues in UmbriaBest, good, mixed and avoid are our planning ratings for a wedding, not official climate data.
| From | Route | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | via Dubai, Doha, Singapore or another hub | about 23 hours |
| Melbourne | via Dubai, Doha, Singapore or another hub | about 23 hours |
| Brisbane | via Dubai, Doha, Singapore or another hub | about 24 hours |
| Perth | via Dubai or another hub | about 18 hours |
| Los Angeles | via a US or European hub, or direct to Rome on selected services | about 13 hours |
| New York | direct to Rome or Milan | about 9 hours |
| London | direct to Rome, Milan, Venice, Pisa, Naples, Bari and other airports | about 2.5 hours |
| Dubai | direct to Rome, Milan, Venice or Bologna | about 6 hours |
Entry rules change. Check official travel advice before you book.
An Italian wedding weekend often includes a welcome dinner, the ceremony and a long lunch the day after. Villas and borghi that can be taken whole solve the question of where everyone stays.
Your guest list is your leverage. Every room your guests book counts as one reservation, made by one house, on relationships 17 years old.
Yes, visiting couples can hold a legal civil wedding at an Italian town hall or other approved venue, and same-sex couples can form a civil union (unione civile) rather than a marriage.
Requirements change. Your Wedded Advisor confirms the current process for your passports before anything is booked.
Your Wedded Advisor quotes each venue for your date and guest count, and confirms in writing what is included before you commit.
Guests arrive and settle in, then gather for an aperitivo from around 6pm, the Italian way to start an evening.
Offer a group wine tasting, boat trip or town walk, followed by a relaxed rehearsal dinner at a local trattoria.
Hold the ceremony in the late afternoon to avoid the midday heat, then move into a long dinner that runs into the night.
Finish with a long lunch, usually served from 12.30pm to 2.30pm, before guests head off to extend their trip.
Italy suits a honeymoon that moves: from a Tuscan villa to the coast, or from Venice to the lakes. A Wedded Advisor plans those trips with the same hotel programs as the wedding: Virtuoso, Four Seasons Preferred Partner, Rosewood Elite, Hyatt Prive, Marriott STARS, Hilton Impresario and Mandarin Oriental Fan Club.
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