How to plan an opal Ian wedding-Veneto Region

*Italian wedding!🤣

Because of the legalities in foreign countries, I believe it's much easier to be legally married in the US before or after the European ceremony. I'm sure we will get plenty of feedback here on the subject.

A good place to start is the US Embassy Rome consular page on their website:

https://it.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/marriage/

Which kind of info you are looking for: legal steps to arrange the ceremony, which is the best location, logistic problem, the best wedding planner, how to arrange the party?
In any case if you send an inquire to a wedding planner agency you don't need to send too many private details at the beginning. Which kind of ceremony (civil, religious? which religion?), how many attendants, a budget, side activities and so on, the expected location... General details who don't endanger your privacy but help to receive a quotation and to build a trusting relation. Try to send an enquire to Italygate.it and probably they can help you to find a good solution.

I’m in the dark here. What does “opal lan” mean???

See second post
It’s a typo
OP can edit the subject line

They should ask a chaplain at the military facility where they are stationed, for advice.

Any question about whether an Italian wedding would be legally recognized can be solved by having an "official" marriage occur on base.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I should proceed?

Make clear what sort of info you are seeking.

A couple of responses 'assume facts not in evidence'. ( e.g 'ask the base chaplain').
There is no evidence both are on the same base; no evidence the base is in Italy; no evidence of citizenship or what country's military they are in.

If they are US citizens, it would be no surprise if OP is still chewing on the info provided by the link in Wanderlust58's post

If they are in the military of any NATO nation, they have access to a chaplain, whether the chaplain is near either of them or not. The chaplain can advise them on how they can accomplish this legally, not necessarily take responsibility for doing a ceremony. I also assumed they aren't already married or incarcerated, or fraternizing - other facts not in evidence. By all means, more infromation always helps.

So funny....I hope Opal and Ian will be attending the wedding!! ;)

My husband and I married in Austria in 1986. We contacted the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. for information. We needed to provide documentation that we hadn’t married before and not been divorced, plus our parents marriage certificates and a few rather innocuous forms that only made sense to them. We also had to go to the US Embassy in Salzburg for permission-a formality at best. We paid for the stamps on our license and were formally married by the State of Austria which at the time was the only legal form of marriage in Austria. Once home, we registered our marriage with our employers and possibly with WA state. I don’t exactly remember. However, it was recognized as legal and we’ve never heard differently!. I agree that speaking with the closest US Embassy to where they are right now would be a good idea. Also speaking with the military chaplain might provide insight. Forge ahead and good luck. It will make for some very special memories.

Just a suggestion, but you might want to correct the title of your post rather than correct it where no one knows what you really mean unless you click on the post. You might get more replies.