This ceremony took place in a country villa near Siena. The lovely couple come from Sweden and they contacted me a year and a half before the wedding date, so we had plenty of time to plan everything in the best detail! As you surely know if you’ve read my post on legal requirements the civil wedding for a couple like them is quite daunting so they opted for a symbolic wedding celebrated open air.
Their whole family came over for the wedding, so it was a big affair with lots of children and friends – they outnumbered the family! Anna Karin wanted a mystic feel to her ceremony but with an elegant and sophisticated feel to. So they decided to have the tables decorated with long garlands of greenery and roses. It was beautiful and very elegant, despite the weather we have had this summer – even before the ceremony it was raining a bit. We are always prepared with a Plan B though and so we covered the tables and at luckily in the end they could have their ceremony under the Tuscan sun and then had their white family dinner surrounded by their many friends and touching speeches in the courtyard of the Villa.
As you surely know guests who have speeches sometimes take a bit more of the time they are given to congratulate with the newlyweds. Well, their speeches exceeded expectations so instead of 11pm, the party started at 1pm, when the open bar was going to end. As wedding cake they opted for a great millefoglie of puff pastry filled with cream. It was decorated with fresh fruit and done in front of the guests. This is one of my favorites cakes as it’s perfect for a summer event and instead of just one , sometimes I like to try 2 pieces, just to be sure it’s very very good!!
We had the dancing area in one of the 2 rooms prepared for the plan B and all the guests enjoyed the great cocktails prepared by Nicola and his staff. The night was magic anyway and all the friends of the couple had a good time and I’m sure they will remember this night forever.
Tuscany has plenty of magic villas like this to offer to foreign couples. Are you looking for some new venue that can host your guests and family for a wedding in Chianti? Just have a look at our website for new wedding venues and you can find the venue that fits your needs: https://weddingvenuesintuscany.info . If you don’t just write us an email and we’ll be glad to send you some more info.
Thanks to all the wonderful suppliers of the day like :
Snowflake photos for the great pictures
Ursula Spicchiaioli for hair and make up
Class ricevimenti for caterers
Central house for lights and music
Where to start when describing how wonderful Hewelin was in helping us plan the most incredible day of our lives?!!
I knew when I first contacted Hewelin that she was most definitely the right person to select to help make our wedding arrangements - I had written her an email and she responded in a way that showed she’d listened (read) what it was we needed help with and the costs involved. We liked that she was clear with what was required from us and what she would do. We never actually spoke to her until we arrived a year on in Tuscany but she was always available throughout the process on email and even WhatsApp, and she’s just as wonderful in person!
We required her services for arranging the legal ceremony and translation only but we were considered just as important as I imagine all her brides and grooms regardless of what services she provides. Nothing was too much trouble and she went above and beyond to ensure our magical day went smoothly.
Hewelin made organising our Tuscan wedding stress free and I highly recommend anyone wishing to marry in Tuscany (which in my opinion, everyone should, because it’s so very spectacular) to contact Hewelin.
Thank you Hewelin xx