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Real Weddings
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Every wedding tells a unique story. In this section you’ll find a curated selection of real weddings I have planned, shared through images, design choices and meaningful details. These are not just visual inspirations, but real examples of how a well-structured planning process translates into a coherent, authentic wedding experience in Italy.


Villa Corallo: a wedding venue in Abruzzo that combines atmosphere and functionality
Choosing the right wedding venue in Abruzzo is one of the most important decisions in the entire planning process. It’s not just about aesthetics, but about spaces, logistics, flow, and the real possibility of creating a wedding day that truly works. Villa Corallo , a venue with historic charm surrounded by nature, is an ideal choice for couples who desire an elegant, cohesive, and well-organised wedding. It is a residence with great potential, especially when it is part of

Federica Tamborini
Jan 284 min read


Alternative Wedding in Umbria: 5 Unique Ideas for a Memorable Celebration
PLANNING AN INTIMATE AND ALTERNATIVE WEDDING IN UMBRIA If you’re reading these words, it’s because you already know one thing for sure: your wedding needs to be different from anything you’ve seen before — unique, authentic, and truly yours . In Umbria — with its rolling hills, medieval villages, olive groves and endless skies — all of this is not only possible, but genuinely magical. In this article, I’m sharing alternative, original and practical ideas for a wedding that

Federica Tamborini
Jan 213 min read


Wedding at Conventino di Gradara: Marc & Kayleigh, a destination wedding in Le Marche region
Getting married at Conventino Gradara, Le Marche, Italy Organizing Marc and Kayleigh’s wedding at the Conventino di Gradara was a wonderful journey — one filled with trust, enthusiasm, and a deep connection to this territory. A Scottish couple who know the Marche and Romagna regions very well: they have been choosing Cattolica for their summer holidays for years, and when they decided to get married in Italy, this area immediately came to mind, a place that is incredibly sp

Federica Tamborini
Dec 11, 20255 min read


An Intimate and Romantic Micro Wedding in Le Marche: Alex & Ashley at Casa Preziosa
Intimate wedding in Le Marche, at Casa Preziosa When Alex and Ashley reached out from Canada to plan their wedding, they had a very clear vision: an authentic, intimate, and deeply emotional celebration. A micro wedding in Le Marche with just 11 people, in a location that combined beauty, privacy, and warmth. Casa Preziosa turned out to be the perfect place to make that vision come true — and having a wedding planner based in Le Marche was essential to turn their ideas in

Federica Tamborini
Oct 20, 20253 min read


Wedding at Nikis Resort: Emily and David’s Umbria Wedding
David and Emily’s Italian dream: their wedding at Nikis Resort in Umbria When Emily and David contacted me from Melbourne to organise their wedding in Italy, they only knew one thing: they wanted a place with breathtaking views, surrounded by nature, able to host friends and family in a relaxed atmosphere for three days. The search was not easy: I proposed several locations in Romagna, Marche and Umbria, until finding the perfect synthesis of scenic beauty, authenticity, an

Federica Tamborini
Oct 13, 20254 min read


Wedding in Abruzzo: getting married at Villa Corallo
Getting Married at Villa Corallo: Cristina and Philip’s Wedding in Abruzzo "Wait, what?" you might say... "Aren’t you the Wedding Planner in Romagna, Marche, and Umbria? And now you’re also organizing weddings in Abruzzo?" That’s right—this year I had the pleasure of planning a wedding in Abruzzo, more precisely at Villa Corallo (Sant'Omero, Colonnella - TE) , for an Italian-American couple, Cristina and Philip, who were determined to celebrate their love at Villa Corallo bec

Federica Tamborini
Oct 1, 20256 min read


Getting married in Romagna with just a few loved ones: wedding at Palazzo Serre
Getting married in Romagna among a few close friends: wedding at Palazzo Serre If you dream of an intimate wedding in Romagna , away from...

Federica Tamborini
Mar 24, 20254 min read


Wedding at Villa Imperiale, Pesaro, Italy
Getting married at Villa Imperiale, Pesaro, Italy Villa Imperiale is a wonderful wedding location immersed in the green hills of Pesaro...

Federica Tamborini
Nov 8, 20244 min read


Alternative and intimate wedding in Italy, in Romagna and Le Marche
How to plan an alternative and intimate wedding in Italy, in Romagna and Le Marche How many times do I hear couples who contact me say: " Federica, we want an intimate, simple, alternative wedding, do you think it's possible ?" Well, I hope that with today's post I can help all those couples who want to organize an alternative and intimate wedding in Italy, especially in Romagna and Marche. 👉🏻👉🏻 SPOILER: intimate does not mean low cost! 👈🏻👈🏻 7 tips for a truly alterna

Federica Tamborini
Apr 8, 20244 min read


Destination Wedding in Le Marche: the new Tuscany of weddings in Italy
Le Marche, the perfect region to get married in Italy If you dream of an authentic wedding, full of charm and simplicity , "Le Marche" is...

Federica Tamborini
Mar 20, 20244 min read


Wedding at Podere Palazzo, luxury wedding venue and organic winery in Cesena, Romagna
Podere Palazzo, an exclusive wine estate for a wedding in the vineyard Last of the October inspections (if you haven't yet seen the other...

Federica Tamborini
Dec 12, 20233 min read


Wedding at Villa Adele, historic wedding venue in Romagna, Cesena, Italy
Villa Adele, historical italian wedding venue at Cesena, Romagna, Italy October, month of inspections and new discoveries. In reality,...

Federica Tamborini
Nov 27, 20233 min read


Wedding at Corte San Ruffillo, contemporary italian venue in Dovadola (Forlì-Cesena), Romagna, Italy
Corte San Ruffillo, for a marriage between nature and design in the heart of Romagna As usual, once the summer wedding season is over,...

Federica Tamborini
Nov 14, 20234 min read


Tenuta Biodinamica Mara: modern wedding venue for a bespoke wedding in Romagna, Italy
MODERN WEDDING VENUE FOR A BESPOKE WEDDING IN ITALY, ROMAGNA Last Sunday I posted one photo on Instagram and an ig story relating to the...

Federica Tamborini
Oct 10, 20234 min read


Alternative wedding in Italy (Le Marche or Romagna)
5 ORIGINAL IDEAS FOR A NON-TRADITIONAL AND NON-CONFORMIST WEDDING IN ITALY (LE MARCHE OR ROMAGNA) Raise your hand if you have never...

Federica Tamborini
Oct 9, 20233 min read


Vineyard wedding in Italy, at Tenuta Santi Giacomo & Filippo, Urbino, Le Marche, Italy
Getting married in Le Marche at the Tenuta Santi Giacomo & Filippo, Urbino Last summer I organized two weddings at the Tenuta Santi...

Federica Tamborini
Mar 1, 20234 min read


Wedding for a few close friends: micro wedding in Italy or minimony in Italy?
THE INTIMATE WEDDING, A TRENDY CHOICE It is now known that many couples have decided to get married on a smaller scale , thus preferring...

Federica Tamborini
Feb 28, 20234 min read


Elope in Italy: reasons to have or not to have
A WEDDING, A WEDDING FOR TWO Who among you has never dreamed of leaving, running away or, better, escaping from stress, anxiety and...

Federica Tamborini
Feb 28, 20233 min read


Wedding at Villa Cattani Stuart (Pesaro), Le Marche, Italy
Get married at Villa Cattani Stuart in Pesaro This year I planned a wedding at Villa Cattani Stuart (Pesaro) for a very sweet and very nice couple : Kevin, from the Marches with an American mother and a Neapolitan father and Amie, fully English (please find here their wedding at Villa Cattani Stuart all their best photos). When they contacted me at the beginning of 2021, they were still undecided whether or not to take the Wedding Planner. They had already identified Villa

Federica Tamborini
Dec 27, 20225 min read


How to organize the perfect bilingual wedding in Italy: 8 useful tips you need to know
In recent years, it has often happened to me to organize a bilingual wedding (indeed, even multilingual!) where, essentially, the guests...

Federica Tamborini
Dec 12, 20225 min read


Get married in Italy: 8 things to do
If you have decided to get married in a wedding location which is located a thousand thousand kilometers away from the place where you...

Federica Tamborini
Dec 5, 20227 min read


Get married in Le Marche, 10 top wedding venues
10 AMAZING LOCATIONS WHERE TO CELEBRATE WEDDINGS IN THE MARCHE More and more often I happen to receive requests from couples, " Marche doc ", who live abroad and who still intend to get married in the Marche region , in their deeply loved region of origin. And how to blame them? Since I have lived here, in a territory for me without a border between Romagna and Marche , I am increasingly aware that it is difficult to leave without leaving a piece of oneself between these land

Federica Tamborini
Mar 7, 20224 min read


First Look, the emotion of the first glance
Original ideas to remember your meeting before the ceremony, the First look From my point of view, the First Look is the most significant...

Federica Tamborini
Nov 29, 20212 min read


Why get married in Romagna and Le Marche: 5 good reasons
GET MARRIED IN EMILIA ROMAGNA AND LE MARCHE: THE TWO REGIONS OF ITALY THAT YOU DON'T EXPECT Some might think that, in this delicate...

Federica Tamborini
Aug 17, 20214 min read


Wedding at Conventino of Gradara: charming wedding venue in Le Marche, Italy
GET MARRIED IN GRADARA, LE MARCHE Today's post has, for me, a really important, very personal meaning. Thanks, in fact, to my column " Tambo on tour " (inspections in the wedding locations of Emilia Romagna and Marche and meeting with selected suppliers ... oh by the way! You have read the other stops, for example, at Palazzo Viviani or at the Estate Biodynamic Mara or the interview with Laura Generali of Bianca Collezione Sposa Milano ?) I went back to a special place for

Federica Tamborini
Aug 17, 20215 min read


Intimate wedding in Italy: why? 8 reasons to get married "alone"
INTIMATE WEDDING AND MICROWEDDING: THE NEW TREND I have heard and read that the intimate wedding, with very few guests (or not guests at all) is the new trend (" The Knot ", a famous overseas magazine, also talks about it). We are living in a period so delicate and almost without certainty that the choice of many future couples is to celebrate the wedding in complete solitude or with no more then 10 guests.). An intimate wedding, why? Why should future spouses choose this sol

Federica Tamborini
Apr 15, 20215 min read
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