My fiance and I have both been married before and both had the big hometown weddings. We've decided that, rather than spend $30k PLUS on that whole rigamarole, this time we we'd rather just run off to Italy and tie the knot! Neither of us have ever been to Italy before, but it is #1 on the travel wish list for both of us. (I have traveled extensively in Europe and the US.)
We are thinking of October/early November. There are SOOOO many beautiful locations in Italy but we've pretty much got it narrowed down to Florence or Tuscany or Venice. We will be having a civil ceremony. (On a side note...most Italian wedding planner websites I've seen say that you can't have a "legal" ceremony (civil or religious) anywhere except a town hall. I've found a wedding planner website that says that you CAN do that...and that they are the only wedding planners who can do it. www.weddingsitaly.com)
Has anyone gotten married in any of these locations? If so, I'd LOVE some recommendations and any advice you could give me. Also, if anyone has experience with Weddings in Italy wedding planners, I'd love to hear about that, too. I've read good things on this website about Kelly at www.theitalianweddingplanner.com. I sent her an email last week but have not heard back from her.
Grazie!