Wedding Planner in Florence

Romeo and Juliet, leading Florence wedding planner, informative page about the venues and the rules for celebrating an impeccable civil wedding in Florence.

This informative page is focused on civil weddings in Florence and surrounding region. There is, in fact, some confusion concerning the venues, the rates and the conditions available for a civil wedding in Florence.

Here you will find answers to the most common questions related to Florence weddings; all information provided in these pages are regularly updated therefore are a good base for planning your fabulous marriage in the city symbol of Italy Renaissance.

Florence wedding planner - preliminary remarks

You may already be aware that there are certain restrictions and conditions regarding wedding ceremonies here in Italy. In Italy you cannot celebrate a Civil wedding in any given venue selected by you. Here, Civil weddings can only be held in the town Wedding Hall or in a venue designated by the local municipality for wedding ceremonies.

We do have some very beautiful Wedding Halls here in Florence region like historical villas, frescoed halls, gardens, vineyards and other wonderful settings. This means you have the option of marrying in a Civil ceremony but in beautiful and typically Italian backdrop.

If you wish to get married at your favorite private location in Florence (e.g. hotel, palace, castle, villa...) you may wish to consider a Protestant wedding legally binding; a Protestant wedding, in fact, can be celebrated at any private location and it has legal validity. As the leading wedding planner in Florence we can support you in this kind of wedding too.

Florence wedding halls

In Florence the following stunning venues are available for Civil weddings:

• Sala Rossa (red hall) marriage hall at Palazzo Vecchio, one of the finest marriage rooms in Italy. Available on Wednesday-Thursday-Saturday morning and on Saturday afternoon once a month.
• Sala di Lorenzo marriage hall at Palazzo Vecchio with precious frescoes by Giorgio Vasari and Marco da Faenza and stucchi by Leonardo Ricciarelli, Giovanni Boscoli e Mariotto di Francesco. Available on Thursday afternoon – twice a month; not available in August.
• The imposing Salone dei Cinquecento at Palazzo Vecchio, the biggest and most famous hall at Palazzo Vecchio. Available on Thursday afternoon – twice a month; not available in August.
• The rose garden. The only outdoor locations available in Florence. A splendid botanical garden overlooking the Arno river and the city center. Available on Tuesday morning twice a month.

As a possible alternative you could get married in a location nearby Florence. As you will discover in the following sections, in fact, near Florence there are a few fantastic countryside locations where you could host both your wedding ceremony and reception.

Florence wedding halls - Fees

2015 rates for couples not residenti in Italy as follows:

• Sala Rossa: € 2,500,00 except Saturday afternoon at € 3,000,00
• Sala di Lorenzo: € 3,000,00
• Rose garden: € 3,500,00
• Sala dei Cinquecento: € 5,000,00

Should you have any questions or doubts about available options don't hesitate to get in contact with us; as the leading Florence wedding designer we will be delighted to assist you in planning your flawless and romantic wedding in Florence.

Discover more about civil weddings in Florence and surroundings in the below sections.