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In Southern Italy, a wedding isn’t just a union of two people—it’s the joyous fusion of families, traditions, and deeply rooted cultural rituals. Particularly in the Amalfi and Cilento regions, weddings are steeped in folklore and family involvement, where every detail, from the food to the final blessing, is an expression of heritage and love

Family Comes First

Family plays a central role in Southern Italian weddings. It’s common for multiple generations to be involved in the planning and execution of the event. Nonna (the grandmother) is often seen as the guardian of tradition, and her blessing carries profound emotional weight. Her role might include helping to prepare symbolic dishes, offering heartfelt advice, or even gifting a treasured family heirloom to the bride.

Homemade Confetti: A Sweet Tradition

Confetti in Italy doesn’t mean colorful paper—it refers to sugar-coated almonds, a symbol of the bittersweet nature of marriage. In the South, it’s not unusual for families to make their own confetti, especially in small towns and villages. The almonds are carefully packaged in delicate tulle and tied with ribbon, often in odd numbers to represent indivisibility and good luck.

The Power of Food and Community

Food is the heart of any Italian celebration, and weddings are no exception. In the Amalfi and Cilento regions, wedding menus reflect local abundance and traditions. Dishes may include handmade pasta, fresh seafood, slow-cooked meats, and family recipes passed down through generations. Often, the women of the family come together days before the wedding to prepare traditional sweets like struffoli, mostaccioli, or cannoli.

It’s also common to have a pre-wedding dinner known as "la serenata," where the groom serenades the bride and both families enjoy a casual meal together. This moment strengthens the familial bond and honors the community aspect of marriage.

Symbolic Gestures and Blessings

Beyond the visible celebrations, Southern Italian weddings are full of symbolic gestures. A bride might wear a red ribbon under her dress to ward off the "malocchio" (evil eye), or carry a small image of a saint for protection. Before the ceremony, it’s traditional for the parents and grandparents to give a blessing, sometimes accompanied by a prayer or a kiss on the forehead—a moment filled with love, hope, and history.

A Celebration of Culture and Continuity

These rituals and traditions are not just charming—they're meaningful. They connect the present to the past, creating a bridge between generations. For couples choosing to marry in Southern Italy, embracing these customs can turn a beautiful wedding into a truly unforgettable cultural experience.

As a wedding planner deeply rooted in the Amalfi and Cilento regions, I help couples weave these heartfelt traditions into their celebrations in a way that feels authentic, respectful, and utterly enchanting. 

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As the wedding season approaches, more and more brides and grooms-to-be are surely wondering what they’re supposed to do about their wedding ceremony. There’s always so much to think about when planning a wedding day, but sadly this emergency means changing your plans.

Regardless the date on the calendar or if the wedding ceremony will be held in your country or abroad, at this moment in time the only thing recommended is the postponement of wedding celebrations till further notice. Here, what you need to know if you’re planning to say “Yes,I do” in the coming months.

In your country or abroad? Need to re-plan or postpone?

If you’ve planned your wedding in your country, it will be much easier to re-plan your ceremony. Whether your wedding is a destination one, you should consider postponing the whole ceremony until the country of destination will have opened its borders again. Don’t be dramatic, postponing it’s better than cancelling!

Speak with your Wedding Planner

If you’ve already signed contracts with wedding vendors such as photographer or florist, first people to contact are them. Hence, you should talk with your Wedding Planner and try to understand what could be done to keep your wedding ceremony ‘safe’. For example, you should check your venue availability on a new date option and choose a plan B for every detail planned. Probably, you’ll have to tie-the-knot during the winter season, but don’t worry…your Planner will give you even a plan C if needed!

Your guests come first

First of all, inform all your guests of the postponement of your wedding and check when they could be available as soon as possible. In order to avoid annoying questions from your guests and family members, reassure them about your wedding ceremony and keep them in the loop about any changes. Moreover, if you’ve asked your guests to travel for your destination wedding, it’s important to have different travel options for both you and your guests in the coming months, flights have been cancelled and hotels have been closed.

Think about a new date

If you want your nearest-and-dearest to attend your wedding day, you just have to think about a new date on the calendar rescheduling it from six months to one year. It’s not a tragedy, you can postpone now and keep on planning your ceremony until your new date!

Rethink the details

If you’re going to change the date, likely in a new season, your wedding details should embrace the seasonality of your ceremony, from flowers to the food and you will have plenty of time to think again about your wedding details.

Celebrate your day by the way

Now it may sound like a nightmare, but when your wedding day finally comes this unpleasant moment will be just a far memory and you will be sharing your best day with all the people you love most!

We’re in this together,
Alessandra

The magic of the sea from an ancient tower planned by Wedding Amalfi

Paola and Carmine, a young Italian couple, fell in love when they were just two kids
and since then they’ve always lived their lives together.

Carmine is a passionate, creative and brilliant young man who is dedicated to photography and fashion.
A strong passion that he turned into a real job.

Paola is a sophisticated, calm, accurate woman.
A woman who truly loves details and precision.
Not without reason, numbers are an important part of her work.

Travel, hobbies, sports, adventures, art, cooking, wine: that’s all Paola and Carmine share!
Their relationship is a kind of symbiosis mixed with osmosis made of four arms and two hearts that beat as one.

After meeting them and knowing their story, I thought a lot about what their Special Day should be like…
…and I imagined it on the sea!
The perfect venue for their Wedding?
An ancient Saracen Tower, ‘Torre Crestarella’ in Vietri sul Mare.

Their marriage and union symbolized beauty, nature, history, tradition and love.
Everything was flawless!

Planner | Wedding Amalfi
Venue | Torre Crestarella
Photo | Michele Iacobini
Video | Maur Etto
Florist | Fratelli Elefante
Setting | Allestimenti le Rose
Catering | Fiorenzo Benvenuto
Cake | Antica Dolceria Pantaleone
Stationery | The Real Annk
Fireworks | Pirotecnica Vietrese