Venetian Wedding
- the most romantic city in the world.
Venice is one of the most romantic cities in the world where you can legally get married and have your dream wedding. Imagine gliding down the Grand Canal in a special wedding gondola to your wedding ceremony and reception in a spectacular private Palazzo.
We are international wedding and event planners organising bespoke celebrations at iconic venues and locations around the world for wedding parties of 10 – 250 guests.We do not offer wedding packages for just the bride and groom.
Sample wedding programme – suitable for 20 guests or more
Fly by private jet to Venice where your exclusive wedding planner will be waiting for you with a private water taxi to whisk you across the lagoon and to your suite in the luxury Hotel Bauer – one of the Leading Hotels of the World. Lunch and afternoon briefing session with your wedding planner. This evening enjoy a private dinner for just the two of you.
Your guests arrive the following day by private plane and in time for a champagne lunch reception with you over looking the Grand Canal. A special walking tour of Venice is arranged for your guests this afternoon, followed by a private dinner overlooking St Mark’s Square or with special permission, in the Doges Palace.
Wedding day *
Relax this morning with spa treatments in preparation for your special day and before the hairdresser arrives. For your guests there is a special wedding brunch in the hotel. A beautifully adorned wedding gondola will take you to your wedding ceremony on the Grand Canal. Your guests will follow you in traditional Venetian gondolas. Musician serenade you from the balcony of the Mayors Hall and at the Anglican Church where the civil ceremony and religious blessing takes place. (The legal and religious ceremonies are combined for Catholic weddings.) Your gondola will take you the short distance along the Grand Canal to a private Venetian Palazzo. There is a champagne reception in the palace garden before entering the grand staircase to the magnificent banqueting hall, which has been decorated in the colour of your choice with fresh flowers, candles and traditional Venetian wedding table gifts. Up to 45 guests can sit at one long table or larger parties of up to 200 guests can be seated in the ballroom. As the sun sets over Venice your wedding party adjourns for a private cruise out on the lagoon where you can dance the night away to a live jazz band.
It’s a leisurely start for everyone this morning, before taking private water taxis to Isola di San Giorgio for an al fresco lunch overlooking Venice and St Mark’s Square. Later in the afternoon your guests transfer to the airport and for their flights back to London and you enjoy some private time together in your suite.
Honeymoon
The following morning board the famous Orient Express Train for your luxurious journey back to London or commence your honeymoon on the Lido, in the Italian Alps or on the Costa Smeralda.
* Civil and religious marriages are recognised in Italy.