Things to know before getting married in Italy

The civil ceremony in Italy takes place usually in the Town Halls or ‘Comuni’ and they are generally performed by the mayor of the town.
Don’t picture the town halls as gloomy locations because most of the Italian towns have old medieval, renaissance or even Roman Town Halls, which are real pieces of Italian art.

Most of the Towns in Tuscany have their Town halls in Mediaeval Palaces with Renaissance frescos on their ceilings and famous paintings on the walls. In Amalfi Coast you could get married in a breathtaking terrace overlooking the sea or in an ancient cloister. In Lake Como even in a very elegant Villa by the lake. In grand parts of the rest of Italy the Town council has its own base in real castles or rich palaces built by the various rich families that were dominating the town before the unification of the Italian Republic. Most of the Italian Town Halls have their own fee for celebrating marriages of foreign couples. Rental fees vary in each town hall, generally from Euro 400 up to Euro 1,500. Of course towns like Florence, Rome and Venice are very busy and therefore expensive. But there are plenty of little cute towns all over Italy that are cheaper and less busy. In smaller villages ceremonies are also more intimate and emotional, compared to the big city where normally the civil wedding is very formal and quick!

The ceremony is performed in Italian language, as requested by law and then translated by our interpreter to the spouses and the guests.

Before coming to Italy there are also some paperwork to provide to the Italian authorities : the documentation requested is different according to your nationalities.
Contact us for more specific information or visit the section ‘requirements’ in official web site ‘www.italianweddingevent.com’.