If your big day was postponed due to the global pandemic, you already know there’s a lot to think about! In addition to reviewing your plans, choosing a new date, reviewing your decorations and updating the whole guest list, you also have to think about what you’ll do with your Bridal Dress. For many brides, the search for ‘the one’ can be a long and heartfelt process which involves months of appointments and hours of search. After all, it will be the dress in which you are supposed to spend one of the most incredible days of your life. Therefore, you need to make sure your Bridal Dress stays in the best condition for as long as possible… I’ll give you some tips about what you should do with the dress you spent months searching for!

Store your Bridal Dress in a cool & dark place

In order to protect your Bridal Dress from light, which can easily fade your dress color, store it in a cool and dark place. But, wherever you’ll store your Bridal Dress, you should avoid storing it in a zip-up bag, the cloth needs ‘to breathe’. Then, you should go for a professional wedding preservation box, or better yet, a wedding chest.

Avoid Damp Places

Don’t store your gown in an attic, a garage or a basement as the temperatures and humidity in these areas of your home can be extreme and damage your Bridal Dress.

To hang or not to hang?

When you’re going to hang your Bridal Dress, you first need to take its weight into consideration. If your dress is a few light layers, satin or silk, hanging it will be the best way to store your Bridal Dress. On the contrary, if you have a heavy Bridal Dress with lots of layers or a wide gown, you will need to dedicate a whole room in your home to store your Bridal Dress, laying it flat on top of a bed in order to save its shape.

Handle it with care

If your Bridal Dress has special embroidery or bead decorations sewn on its gown, you should always use white cotton gloves when you’re handling it if you don’t want to damage it!

Keep the Dust & Stains away

Remember! On a white Bridal Dress, even a tiny speck of dust or stains will show up. Make sure there’s nothing that might touch your Bridal Dress once you stored it, you don’t want to stain it!

Remember to inspect your Bridal Dress

Regardless of the place and the method, I recommend weekly inspections if you want to make sure nothing happened to your Bridal Dress.

Leave a Bridal Note

Furthermore, I suggest leaving a note on the door or on the box, reminding people that there’s a Bridal Dress right there!

Don’t forget your Veil

Last but not least, you should properly hang your veil as well, so make sure to have a veil storage clip on hand! No matter what you’re looking for, I’m always here to give you all the tips you need about your #destinationlove

Alessandra

When it comes to the best period of the year to get married, people usually tend to go for the Summer Season. And if I told you that Autumn is the most amazing time of the year to get married? Just like I said! There’re so many reasons why Autumn is one of the most popular Wedding Seasons: the mild weather, earthy warm colours, the wild foliage, the romantic atmosphere and… with all the restrictions the global pandemic have caused, forcing many couples to postpone their summer ceremonies this year, Fall Weddings have become more popular than ever!

Therefore, if you’re deciding your new date, you can’t go wrong with a mid-September, October or late November Wedding Ceremony… And of course, here come my tips!

Best places for a Fall Wedding Day

Doubtless, outdoor venues can worderfully fit with your Fall Wedding Ceremony. Especially if you’re getting married here, on Amalfi Coast, where leaves change their colors during the season offering exclusive venues with scenic views such as vineyards where some of the finest wines of our land are produced or ancient villas overlooking the sea.

Best Fall Wedding Colors

Traditionally, a respectable Fall Wedding Color Palette includes burgundy, purple, mustard yellow, rose gold, emerald green, navy blue, orange and ivory. All the shades that the landscapes of our Coast boast in every period of the year, between land and sea. Hence, you just need to think about colors that you naturally see during the Fall Season and build your color palette around those for a flawless Fall Wedding Ceremony.

Flowers, flowers, flowers

Your Fall Flower Setting should mirror the earthy and romantic tones of the current season, so you should choose the warmest blooms: dahlias, ranunculus, roses or sunflowers… Mixing fresh and dried flowers and filling it with wild coloured foliage and twigs of eucalyptus… And why not incorporating grape clusters, local chestnuts or tiny pumpkins.

Outdoor or Indoor?

Although our Coast is characterized by a mild climate throughout the year, the one thing about your Fall Wedding Ceremony will be unpredictable is definitely the weather, it could be very hot or very cold during the Fall Season. For your ceremony, I suggest you choose an outdoor space to fully embrace the backdrop provided by nature during the daytime and book an indoor space for the second part of your ceremony for the night.

Fall Decor

When it comes to Fall Wedding Decorations, the key is absolutely matching warm color tones and natural elements. In fact, you should go for a branch arch with an abundance of seasonal flowers and foliage, foliage, foliage in every nook and cranny for your civil or religious rite and opt for a rustic-chic style table-setting for your dinner following the Italian Tradition with wooden tables and wine barrels.

Cream or Not cream?

There are so many seasonal Fall wedding flavors for your Wedding Cake, you just think of all the in-season fruits and apple dessert recipes you can include. By the way, if you’re a classic dessert person who prefers a cream cake, you could opt for a natural naked cake dressed with fresh fall blooms and local fruits giving it that autumnal touch you want.

Embrace the Backdrop for Your Photos

One of the biggest perks of getting married during the Fall Season is taking advantage of the scenic backdrop that your venue provides, especially for your Wedding Photos. Greenery and natural lights will give you a stunning collection of pics.

Sparkle everywhere

Lighting will play an essential role in the setting of your Fall Wedding Ceremony, then use countless strands of fairy lights and lanterns throughout your ceremony in order to warm up the venue and make your guests live a magical experience…. and the light of a dusk on our Coast will bring an extra touch!

The beauty of our enchanting Coast will be the best scenario for your #destinationlove even during the Fall Season.

Make your Fall Wedding come true!

Alessandra

It’s common knowledge that planning a Destination Wedding requires coordination, attention, patience and a lot of trust… Just like that!

If having a ceremony far far away from home can be a beautiful moment, on the other side the planning process preceding it can be very stressful and hard. Hence, hiring a trusted professional Wedding Planner can help make the planning process much easier and the time that separates you from your ‘Yes, I do’ will flow more smoothly.

Here, some reasons why hiring a local planner like me for your #destinationlove

Don’t worry, be happy!

A local planner like me can ease the stress by being able to have an answer for all your questions or doubts, always offering a professional opinion. Furthermore, you should keep in mind that your Wedding Planner will be a paramount help if you have to make hard decisions such as postponing your Wedding date or last minute changes

Your Point-Person

A real Destination Wedding Planner has behind her back years and years of experience, local connections, resources and relationships built over time. She can handle any problem and give you any suggestions you need. After all, the job of a planner is to ensure a flawless Destination Wedding and her suggestions will only be the best of the best.

Endless knowledge

A local Wedding Planner knows all the best attractions, restaurants, activities and accommodations of the area you choose. She will be able to give recommendations or help you decide where to book your guests’ stay, especially if you’re trying to coordinate a large group of people. Once you and your guests arrive, you won’t need to research where to go or what to do, because a real Planner will even be able to plan your Wedding Weekend with her local knowledge, amazing your guests.

Follow blindly!

This is easier said than done, but I suggest being flexible and open to any ideas and recommendations of your Destination Wedding Planner. You just need to pass her your idea of Wedding Ceremony and that’s it! The rest of the job will be done by your Wedding Planner, you have hired her for her expertise after all.

Save your Money!

You might be thinking that hiring a Destination Wedding Planner can be expensive, but there are many professional Wedding Planners who are pocket friendly and experts in their job. In addition, vendors may try to price their services higher if they know you’re coming from out of town… And that’s where your Destination Wedding Planner plays her role! Since she knows local vendors, she can save you from getting tricked by local vendors and save your money as well.

Legalities Are Taken Care of

Your Wedding Planner has deep knowledge of the legal process to register a Wedding as well as other legal formalities to make your Wedding legally accepted. The Wedding Planner you hire will take care of all legal formalities, registrations, document verifications and everything else related to it. Totally worry-free!

For these and many other reasons, I’m here to make your #destinationlove unforgettable!

Alessandra

Enchanting sceneries, luxury private villas, breathtaking views, romantic boat cruises… just a little of the Amalfi Coast’s charm that has captivated engaged couples to tie-the-knot even a thousand miles away from home.

Are you thinking of taking off and getting married in Italy? Are you looking for the right tips? Well, don’t panic! Here are my 7 #destinationlove top-tips:

1. Pick your venue

Suggestive terraces overlooking the sea or private villas: where you will say ‘ Yes, I do ’ is clearly the key of a destination wedding – not just a location, but the place where you and your guests will feel at home – which means that you might think about some entertainment activities they could do on their own for the day before and the day after around the Amalfi Coast too! So hilarious! Enjoy!

2. Save the date

Doubtless, another key thing is to set the date. Planning a destination wedding on the Amalfi Coast takes the right timing! In Italy, generally, people tend to get married during peak season – from May to September – hence, considering the favorable weather conditions, you should set the date and book your dream venue as soon as possible in order to have a better chance to find it available. On the flip side, if you’re going for a destination elopement, the off season is the best – from October to March – for a more intimate ceremony to enjoy to the fullest the unique atmosphere of the Amalfi Coast.

3. Give your guests a Heads-up

One of the main destination wedding tips is: send out the save-the-date-cards well in advance – 10 or 8 months before – Your dearest will be thrilled to share your special day with you, basically, you are giving them the opportunity to ‘switch off’ and take a holiday, but don’t forget that there are a lot of logistics details to arrange. Be sure to give your guests all necessary information in time.

4. The more the merrier or not?

This one can be tricky! It’s totally on you and on how long or short you want your guest list to be. Keep in mind that a destination wedding is a trip experience. Then, I suggest you surround yourselves with your nearest & dearest!

5. Have a pre-wedding trip

Planning a wedding in Italy when you’re far-far away can be a tough issue. Once on board, I’ll make sure to guarantee you a memorable Italian wedding experience! Anyway, after having preliminary meetings, I could not recommend you enough to take the opportunity to land in Italy and meet in person. Moreover, you can have a look-see at the venue, have a rehearsal dinner and plan a trial with a local hairdressing and make-up artist for the bride – they tend to be full.

6. Kind of ceremony

What kind of ceremony would you like? A traditional religious ceremony, a civil outdoor rite or a fascinating symbolic ceremony… Regardless of your choice, you need to start the procedure to get the necessary documentation, naturally with my support.

7. Have fun & Not-Planning

Tying the knot out-of-country can be really complicated and it’s easy to freak out when start the planning process. By the way, take time just for the two of you and don’t stress you out anymore! All you have to do is relying on your professional planner and having the most stress-free experience ever.

Think outside the box! I’ll be your toolbox to make your #destinationlove as flawless as it can be from the get-to… your call!