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With over 2000 weddings expertly curated all over Italy, Distinctive Italy Weddings is a team of five wedding planning experts who specialize in remarkable, luxurious and unforgettable weddings in Italy.

Since 1997, Distinctive Italy has created unique relationships with clients, making sure that every wedding in Italy is completely personalized to the couple. Boasting a long list of wedding venues in Italy’s most sought-after locations, including Tuscany, Amalfi Coast, Lake Como, Puglia and Sicily (and everywhere in between), the team offers limitless possibilities.

The multinational and multilingual team have over 41 years of experience collectively, designing dream weddings in Italy of every size, ceremony type and style.

Services Offered

Distinctive Italy covers everything from rehearsal and welcome dinner, ceremony, and reception. We organize religious and non-religious ceremonies for civil, cultural, eco-friendly, and destination weddings. Offering full and partial planning services that include budget analysis, event design, and timeline creation.

Design and Styling

Creativity is definitely not lacking anywhere in the Distinctive Italy team. Our designers work closely with the couple to understand exactly what style and details they want.

Whether you have a Pinterest board full of ideas, starting from scratch, or if you want rustic-chic or full out luxury and glam, one glance at the Distinctive Italy blog or Instagram can attest that they deliver!

Ceremony

Civil, Symbolic, Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, and Jewish ceremonies are just some of their specialties. With experience in many different types of wedding ceremonies, everything including music, decor, venue, and celebrant will be completely tailored to your special day.

Food and Wine

Distinctive Italy works closely with world renowned catering services to create custom wedding menus. Everything from traditional Italian cuisine, to fusion, to customized menus, with an Italian wine list expertly paired to match.

Concierge service

To ensure that your wedding in Italy runs seamlessly, Distinctive Italy Weddings has exclusive wedding concierge services, such as managing hotel group bookings, guest transfers, booking a special venue for your welcome dinner and other important details for a seamless celebration. Our wedding concierge service eliminates all the hassle of getting married in Italy.

Entertainment

This team knows exactly how to take your wedding to the next level by including impressive entertainment and lavish details.

Whether it is fireworks, or traditional folk dancers; spectacle and sparkle are their specialty.

Paperwork Assistance

Possibly the most intimidating task, one of Distinctive Italy’s key services is the expert assistance in dealing with the paperwork, so that you don't have to.

They have experience in handling the legalities of weddings in Italy for couples from all over the world.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Eco-Friendly
Non-Religious
Religious
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Neha
Neha S. Married on 08/19/2023
5 out of 5 rating

DIW makes dreams come true

We would give DIW a million stars if we could, my partner and I were marred in a traditional Indian celebration over the course of 3 days in the Tuscan countryside. Our priorities were successfully blending Indian tradition and culture with the beauty of the Italian landscape, making sure our guests were completely taken care of, and making sure our personalities shined through at every opportunity.

When we came into contact with Rosanna it was clear that this team was passionate and very well equipped to create the wedding of our dreams, but once we started actually planning with Jacopo, we were able to really see his expertise come to life.

Jacopo, quite simply, made our DREAMS COME TRUE, every vendor that we were matched with was of the highest quality, every decision we made was done with so much thoughtfulness and care, every last minute hiccup was taken care of without us having to worry about anything going wrong. And truly, our wedding flew by immaculately, and with both of us as the bride and groom being able to thoroughly enjoy every moment almost as if we were guests ourselves.

Another very important point is how well Jacopo and his team took care of our guests. Indian culture emphasizes hospitality and every guest has individually noted how thoughtful the entire experience felt for them. We had a lot of complicated religious and dietary restrictions that the team took the time to understand fully and accommodate for in the most seamless way. Everything we thought would be an added complication and a burden to the planning, was handled with so much respect, and everyone felt very well taken care of.

Jacopo also really got to know us throughout our time planning this wedding together, and as he got to understand what makes us happy his suggestions and ideas pulled the whole wedding together and we could really trust that he would always do what was in our best interest. It was incredibly liberating to know that your planning team is not just a team that is executing on a plan, but they’re a team that can intuit your feelings to make the wedding perfect for you!

Absolutely choose DIW for your wedding experience, it is the decision that set our wedding on the path for success and a memory that we and our guests will never ever forget!
Anastasia
Anastasia I. Married on 07/22/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Professional, knowledgeable, responsive

We absolutely loved working with Rosanna and her team. They offered a free consultation to understand our needs first, worked with our venues of choice to obtain more information and find the right solution for us. Rosanna and team were responsive, extremely knowledgeable, and helped us estimate total budgets for various wedding venues to help us make the right choice. I would definitely recommend Distinctive Italy Weddings for large and logistically complex events, as they are extremely professional and have the ability to guide and advise, and anticipate any issues that may come up and help resolve those proactively. A huge thanks to the team for supporting us! Anastasia
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Lydia R. Married on 07/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful experience!

DIW were totally amazing, especially Rosanna and Jacopo. True professionals who we loved working with!
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If you are looking for a professional exclusive wedding planning services for your destination event in Italy, "Distinctive Italy Weddings" will help you to make your marriage memorable! The professionalism, the passion and the remarkable planning skills are just few of the features of the team and success is always guaranteed! Highly recommended !

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I had the pleasure to work with Raffaela from Distinctive Italy Weddings and I can say that she's one of the most experienced and reliable professionals I've ever met in the business. She's also the kindest and most respectful person, all qualities that should not be taken for granted nowadays. I can't wait for our next adventure together: thank you Raffaela, thank you Distinctive Italy Weddings!

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