P&C: how to celebrate a true love!

Do you need to hire a Wedding Planner? Yes, you do!

When it comes to the planning process, especially during this crazy period, all brides easily lose control of the situation among setting the budget, finding the vendors, drawing up the guest list, choosing the dress and all the other wedding stuff. Yes, I know… Planning a wedding celebration is no easy task!

One of the best ways to make the planning process smoother and to enjoy your special day from the very first moment is to hire a professional Wedding Planner like me.

Hence, here’s my Top-10 reasons you should hire a Wedding Planner:

• To have a big picture of what you’ll need to make your ceremony flawless
• To have a professional and expert opinion
• To save up your money and not to exceed the budget
• To keep things on track and satisfy your needs
• To handle your Wedding Day from the start to the finish in every single detail
• To keep you on schedule and to coordinate the vendors
• To inspire you
• To save your precious time
• To pamper you and your guests
• To enjoy your Wedding Day and keep things stress-free

I am your planner!

I am the smile, the plan, the future.
I am the calm when the stress is rising.
I am the solution when problems are around the corner.
I am your certainty when you’re losing control
I am the future when neither is tomorrow yet.
I am the voice that reassures you
the call that makes you smile and brings us closer
I am the control
I am the concrete help
I am the vision
I am the light that leads you
You and I spent 2 years together planning again and again. The smiling times are here!
We are ready. We always have been… make a deep breath, smile and… #planthefuture

Email me at info@weddingamalfi.it
Waiting for you,
Alessandra

Did you know that there are so many ancient Wedding traditions? Just like that! From the bouquet toss to wearing an accessory belonged to your grandmother, borrowed or blue…Wedding customs remain popular even today and most Brides-to-be choose one to follow. I’ll reveal you surprising italian rituals that every Bride-to-be should know to give her #destinationlove a bit of italian touch. Ready to discover them?

Sing your LOVE!

This tradition is known as ‘La Serenata’ and usually takes place during the eve of the Wedding Day, the Groom in order to surprise the Bride-to-be goes under her window and with the complicity of friends and relatives waits for the Bride entertaining themselves until she appears. A band of musicians begins to play some of the most famous love songs of the Italian tradition serenading his fiancée. The Bride-to-be surprised by the sound of music, looks out the window and finds her Groom holding a bouquet of flowers inviting her to join him. Once the Bride reaches her Groom…the party begins!

Superstitions, superstitions, superstitions

Bridal dresses have superstitions of all sorts, the Bride is supposed to wear nothing gold on her Wedding Day apart from the wedding ring, it is considered bad luck! Actually, the Bride has to wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and something she has received as a gift. Another funny superstition regards the mirror! It is said that the Bride-to-be shouldn’t look into the mirror with her bridal dress on. If she really wants to take one last look-see before reaching her Groom, she has to first remove a shoe, an earring or a glove.

Shower of rice

After the ceremony, as the newlyweds are leaving the Church, rice is showered on them by their guests to symbolise fertility. Only after this ritual, all guests get closer to the couple and personally congratulate them on their union. In some regions in Italy, the Bride and the Groom have to tie a ribbon in front of the Church, the ribbon represents the Bride and Groom ‘tying the knot’.

Dress your guests

Another important tradition about the Bridal dress concerns the dress code of the guests, it’s considered rude wearing white color for their clothing. The Bride should be the only one to wear it!

The Bouquet toss

According to tradition, the Groom is expected to gift to his future wife the bridal bouquet. Generally, the Bride choose the floral arrangement and the theme she wants, the Groom just must have it delivered to her on the Wedding Day. At the end of the ceremony, the Bride tosses her bridal bouquet to her dearest single friends and bridesmaids… the lucky one who will catch it will get married in a year!

Garters & Ties

In some italian regions, especially in the southern part of Italy, Brides traditionally wear a garter. The garter dates back to the 14th century when it was thought that wearing the wisp of lace would bring the Bride good luck. In Italy, the garter is taken off by her Groom during the ceremony and thrown to the wedding guests, just like the bridal bouquet. Instead, when it comes to the Groom… another bizarre tradition is about the cut of the tie. The best man cuts the Groom’s tie into little pieces and the pieces are then put onto a serving dish and sold to the guests.

Wedding favors

At the end of the wedding celebrations, just before guests leave, the Bride and the Groom give tiny gifts to their guests to thank them for their presence. This sort of present, called bomboniere, is a wedding tradition which dates back to the Romans who used them to celebrate unions and births. They’re made of white sugared-coated almonds and ribbons… the number of confetti is a key thing: it should be an odd number, five or seven as a symbol of good-luck.

The theory goes that the Bride who follows these unique traditions will live happily ever after with her half and something joyful will happen to her loved ones.

I’m waiting for you to live together an unforgettable Italian #destinationlove

Alessandra

Do you remember the Roccacilento Castle we talked about in the last news?

In a magical atmosphere, in a world of sensations, in tribute to Cilento – land of longevity and good food- between 11-12  May 2023 a significant event took place: a long dining table with 30 wedding planners from all over the world planned by our team!

The event called Familiarization trip is an opportunity for professional interaction and sharing in a relaxing and magical venue.

Typical products, bespoke wine and extra vergine olive oil (well known as EVO oil) bottles used as candelabra surrounded by laurel, olive, myrtle and flower petals used to refer to the beauty of lush nature and the  genuine and excellent food: a nature’s gift!

Take a look at the image gallery and keep in touch for more details!