Villa Elena

Wedding Venues, Day Venue, Private Villa Wedding, Reception Only Venue, Vineyard Wedding

Located in the heart of Classical Chianti (“Chianti Classico”) region, Villa Elena is quintessential Tuscan history and the perfect location to get married in Italy. Dating back to the Renaissance, the property includes 250 acres of vineyards, olive...

Italian Wedding – Food Bonanza!

Blog, Tuscan Wedding Food

Food is such a fun part to organise if you are doing a wedding in Italy. Couples do usually come back for a second visit (the first one being the one where you look at possible venues) in order to taste the wedding menu. This is right as food is such a memorable part...

Glowing and shimmery wedding

Blog, Style

Candles are a pretty way to decorate the reception hall whatever venue you chosen. You can choose from a wide variety of candles such as tealights, lanterns, citronella scented candles or flares. They can be placed in various areas of the room. Tealights and lanterns...

Italian superstitions at wedding

Blog, Weddings in Tuscany

All cultures have their share of superstition rituals. Italians are well known for being a very superstitious crowd. This becomes really evident at weddings. In Italy the groom carries the bride across the threshold of their new house to keep away bad spirits which...

From the Lodge on the loch to Tuscany!

Style

When Jon decided to take a rucksack for his walk on the beach with girlfriend Nicola she knew something was definitely not right because he never carried anything! But the beach was teaming with people so they returned to their hotel in Scotland. It was only when he...