Weddings

First Gay Italian Couple Marries in New York

by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 07/29/2011 - 02:42

Longtime partners Matteo Cavalieri and Matteo Giorgi bid arrivederci to their home in Bologna and traveled to New York for a destination wedding. In doing so,…

Clooney’s Italian Girlfriend Talks Marriage

by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 06/13/2011 - 04:35

Elisabetta Canalis is hearing wedding bells and has told an Italian weekly magazine that she could never be with a man who did not believe in marriage.The…

Sofia Coppola Plans Italian Summer Wedding

by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 05/25/2011 - 18:42

Sofia Coppola, American actress and director, is planning an intimate summer wedding in southern Italy.The filmmaker will wed her French rock star fiancé at a…

20 Million Euro Bollywood Wedding Takes Over Venice

by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 05/20/2011 - 06:31

Italian weddings are on the decline, but an Indian heiress has had the Bollywood wedding of a lifetime- held right in Venice.The daughter of Indian iron…

Young Italian Couples Don’t Say ‘I Do’

by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 05/19/2011 - 06:35

The national statistics office in Italy (Istat) has released a report that found marriages in Italy fell by 6% from 2009 to 2010.Weddings have been on the…

Lifestyle

Getting Married in Italy. What You Need and What is Available.

by ITALY | Sat, 05/14/2011 - 06:46

We try to answer some of the most common questions about getting married in Italy.Q:What documentation is required for a valid wedding in Italy?Contact your…

Culture

Freesias or Tomatoes? Italian Wedding Flower Ideas

by Sara Mazzei | Tue, 04/05/2011 - 09:30

Italy being the second largest flower producing country in Europe, it does not come as a surprise that couples choosing to get married in Italy, do not only…

Canalis meets Clooney senior

by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 11/19/2010 - 12:46

Could a second famous couple announce their long awaited wedding plans this week? That is what Italian gossip columnists are hoping for as they speculate on…

Fairness for Fido

by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 11/12/2010 - 07:01

Photo's source: La ZampaUnder a new scheme to be introduced by AIDAA [Italian Association for the Protection of Animals and the Environment] Italian couples…

Lifestyle

Patti Chiari - A wedding planner with a difference

by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 10/29/2010 - 05:48

Words by Pat Eggleton - Pictures by Creazioni EstroVisit Giusy Asta’s shop in Modica Bassa and you will find yourself in a treasure trove of “bomboniere”[…