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Celebrate with style in the Heart of Warrenton at one the best micro wedding venues around!

We at Ciao Bella Celebrations have created a one-of-a-kind array of services for your Sweet & Simple Wedding. Take the stress and expense out of your wedding by booking everything you need in one place. We offer the touches of a larger event with everything scaled to size for our special intimate setting, with a variety of looks and for a small fraction of what other couples spend on a larger affair. Our all-inclusive elopement and intimate wedding bundles offer:

  • Planning. We work with you directly once you book. Details for your wedding or elopement can be captured with an advance visit, e-mail, messaging and/or phone calls as needed.

  • Wedding Officiant. All our wedding packages include a licensed officiant who can conduct your ceremony and file your marriage license for certification from anywhere in Virginia. A Spanish-speaking interpreter is available.

  • Professional Photography. We offer award-winning photography with unlimited sharing and a USB of your finished images. Coverage includes your ceremony, formal photos with family and friends and a romantic couples’ session in beautiful historic Old Town Warrenton.

  • Deejay. We use a legal music streaming service and help with music selections for your ceremony and first dance as part of every wedding package.

  • Flowers and Props. We offer free use of our Sola Wood bouquets and boutonnieres along with other props and signs for your ceremony and photos.

  • Champagne Toast. Soft drinks and bottled water are free of charge and we offer beer, wine, champagne and a mimosa bar at reasonable rates.

  • Wedding Cake. We offer cakes that serve 15-25 from only $60 and our Hors D'oeuvres platters start at $18 per guest.

Choose from our All-Inclusive Elopement and Micro Wedding packages, or we can bring our Virginia Wedding Officiant services to you for celebrations of any type and size. Book Online for everything you need or reach out for help in planning your Backyard Wedding, Park Wedding, Pop-Up Wedding and so much more! No one in Virginia or the DC Metro offers the style, value, convenience, flexibility and range of services we do for your elopement or intimate wedding.

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Reviews of Ciao Bella Celebrations

Jennifer
Jennifer Sent on 03/23/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful Experience

We had a wonderful experience with Dan and Mona.

We got married at 2941 Restaurant and they traveled to us for the ceremony. Dan’s officiant services went above and beyond. He even added in a small but important saying without us knowing. It was such a magical surprise! He’s very personable and was a pleasure to plan and work with.

Mona was our photographer and was on everything :) We felt like she used her expertise to create both artistic shots and family photos. From our sneak peak provided the day of, I’m very excited to see the final product.

Both were professional, kind, and flexible throughout the day. In addition, very reasonably priced for our area.

I highly recommend both the officiant and photography services for your big day!
Chelsea
Chelsea Sent on 01/17/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Friendly and Thoughtful

Dan officiated our November 2022 wedding at Morais Vineyards & Winery. He was very friendly and professional and a pleasure to work with! He made significant efforts to help us customize our experience and spoke eloquently during our ceremony. We definitely recommend Dan to anyone getting married in the Warrenton area!
Kane
Mollie Sent on 03/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Petite Perfection

Mona & Dan are the sweetest people. Dan had no issues incorporating a hand fasting, broom jump, and our own personal vows. Mona has the perfect touch for the photography. The venue is beautiful and quaint with just the perfect touches of decor but they are A Okay with you adding a few things for your own pizzazz. The dressing room and restroom facilities had everything I needed. My favorite part was the toast and cake option. It’s perfect to carve out a little space just for the happy couple and a few close loved ones. We had a ceremony, photography session, our first dance and a champagne toast for about $600. Definitely check out their extra options in the website shop. We got some super cute postcards to announce our micro wedding too!! Thank you so much Dan & Mona!
Diane
Diane Sent on 01/03/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection!

We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day, From start to finish was perfection! Mona and Dan went above and beyond to make our day feel so warm, special and full of so much love, joy and happiness! Mona captured such beautiful moments through her heart and camera when we look at them we feel the happiness, joy and love of the day all over again! Thank you Mona and Dan! BTW … this was all done in a little under 1 week!!!
Matt
Matt Sent on 10/19/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Trolley Services for Wedding Party

We talked to Mona as referred by our venue for the trolley service they provide at Ciao Bella and we were on board immediately. They are super nice, and very accommodating to the needs and schedule changes we made (even the few last minute ones). Was a cute addition to our wedding day and our photos!
Erin
Erin Sent on 04/30/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect For Elopements

COVID shut everything down 10 days before my original March 2020 date. After three reschedules, my husband and I decided to get married with our immediate families and hold a reception when it is safe to gather again.
A friend's sister-in-law used Ciao Bella for her wedding a few years ago and she spoke very highly about them. From my first out reach to them, they were extremely responsive and supportive. They were accomdating for the type of ceremony we were going for. They made the day wonderful and my only regret is that we that we waited so long during COVID before we reached out to them.
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Kris Sent on 11/04/2020
5 out of 5 rating

A perfect day

If you want elegant and stress-free, this is the place for you! My husband and I were married there on 10.31.2020. Like so many others, our main celebration was postponed but then we found Ciao Bella and Dan and Mona. They were so incredibly easy to work with and just amazing. They really make everyone feel welcome and comfortable in their little chapel. Mona takes amazing photos and they can guide you effortlessly through the whole ceremony. No need for a rehearsal dinner, and no long complicated vows or readings. Very sweet, simple, and to the point. We didn't think we were going to have a stress free wedding, and it really happened!

Family and friends have been commenting ever since, that this wedding was just perfect in every way. If you and your partner just want to start your lives together, look no further than Ciao Bella. Thank you so much, Dan and Mona!
Katherine
Katherine Sent on 02/13/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Dream Elopement Near DC

Ciao Bella Celebrations was absolutely incredible. My husband and I were looking for a small elopement company in Alexandria, VA (we live in DC), and discovered Ciao Bella Celebrations rather on accident through google. Mona and Dan were incredibly sweet and absolutely wonderful to work with. We had originally planned to have our ceremony through them but in an outdoor location across the street, but when the weather rained us out, they went above and beyond to make sure that the contingency plan of having our tiny elopement ceremony indoors at the Ciao Bella location went off without a hitch. The location itself was absolutely darling and picturesque; in fact, I'm actually really happy we got rained out and instead had our wedding at Ciao Bella. They had tea and coffee readily available as we were getting ready and were so happy to work with us on finding the right songs for walking down the aisle and setting up an impromptu first dance. My husband and I are both absolutely delighted that we found them and we couldn't possibly recommend Ciao Bella Celebrations more highly.

I should add we went with the Sweet and Simple Wedding option (since we only had our parents and siblings attending) without the photography, although Mona was kind enough to take some beautiful photos of us throughout the day as well!
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Becky Sent on 11/03/2016
5 out of 5 rating
We used Ciao Bella ONLY for their 14 passenger shuttle service, not photography services, and Mona and Dan did a great job. We used their Old Town Trolly service (charming 14 passenger enclosed shuttle) to shuttle our wedding passengers both on rehearsal dinner night AND wedding night from the post- dinner and post-reception "after party bar back to their hotels. They basically shuttled continually, as we needed, among the post-event Old Town Warrenton bar to the area hotel and the area Inn and back to the Old Town Warrenton bar.

They did a great job, came when promised, the service was very reasonable compared to other options and to keeping people safe and they dealt with passengers very well. Mona was very responsive to prior event and communication and post-event followup. The Trolley is quite charming, yet modern, clean and efficient. They were great to deal with as to the Trolley and we look forward to using with them again for the Trolley.
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Josh Sent on 01/02/2016
5 out of 5 rating
There are just so many good things to say I don't know where to start. Our first meeting with Mona was just wonderful. We had no idea where we were getting into searching for a photographer for our wedding. There were so many things to choose from such as the photos we wanted taken after the ceremony and the getting ready pictures. Our first meeting she sat down with us and walked up through some of the other weddings she had shot and described the photos taken. She was familiar with our venue and showed up some photos couples had taken. Once we had booked her for our wedding she would stay in contact and ask how things were going. She even helped recommended us to our vendor for our cake. The day of the wedding her and her partner were there to get shots of us getting ready before the ceremony. It allowed for the grooms and groomsmen to get some serious but funny shot before. It also allowed the bride to get some beautiful shot of the mothers helping her with her dress. With two photographers there were so many different angles of the ceremony and it was wonderful. Having two photographers were worth it and we couldn't have been happier. The photos were had been looking forward to taking was with the sparklers we had. We really loved the one with them making a heart around us we are just in love with. If you are looking for a great photographer, for the price you cannot beat, please take the time to sit down with them. You will not regret it.
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5 Endorsements
Fauquier Springs Country Club Fauquier Springs Country Club Country Club Weddings

Ciao Bella Photography is a wonderful vendor that we love working with whether it be for member events, special events or weddings. We have worked with them on hundreds of occasions and have had nothing but positive experiences. :) We highly recommend them!

Legends Catering of Fauquier Springs Country Club Legends Catering of Fauquier Springs Country Club Wedding Caterers

Ciao Bella is a wonderfully talented and professional wedding and portrait photographer. We have worked with them for many years, with weddings and for other events. We absolutely love working with them and recommend them highly.

Gateau Gateau Wedding Cakes

Mona and Dan are very talented photographers. Their attention to detail is outstanding, and their photos are beautiful. We have had several of our cakes photographed by them, all gorgeous. They are also very professional, experienced and reliable photographers.

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