A huge thank you to Francesca for making our elopement dreams come true! We were initially hesitant when deciding if we wanted a civil or symbolic wedding in Italy, because we heard about all this scary and lengthy paperwork. We scheduled a call with Francesca just to learn more about the process, and to see if a civil wedding in Italy would even be feasible during our 2 week Italy trip. We had no idea where to start, but Francesca was very informative and walked us through the necessary paperwork to be done in Canada, timeline, and made helpful suggestions for cities and towns that met our criteria. She also sent us photos and pricing of the venues we were interested in. We were fairly certain we wanted to proceed with the civil wedding in Italy after speaking with Francesca, as she answered all of our questions and dispelled a lot of uncertainties. Honestly, the paperwork wasn't so scary either. Just make sure you allow enough time to get all your documents in order (Francesca even sent us a reminder email!), and it will be no problem.

We felt Efffetti was extremely professional and not pushy at all. We had spoken to other companies, ranging from people hounding us every few days for a response, to people flat out rejecting us as clients because all we wanted was a simple town hall ceremony with no other guests present. We also thought the pricing was quite reasonable (we had gotten several quotes from other vendors). In our package, translator/witnesses was included, as well as all the document legalization for the marriage certificates. It was such a relief to know that all these things were already included in our package, without any hidden or additional fees!

Francesca always responded to us in a timely manner, even during the busy wedding season. On the day of the wedding, I was so nervous about the pre-wedding meeting and having all our paperwork in order, but it was such a smooth and easy process. Even the town hall staff spoke highly of Francesca and knew she was always prepared!

If you're thinking about eloping in Tuscany, we highly recommend Efffetti. Our wedding was everything we hoped for, and MORE! (I mean, who can say they ate at a Michelin star dinner on their wedding night?!) I am also really glad we ended up doing a civil wedding instead of only a symbolic wedding. It was so fun to be "officially" married to my best friend on our trip. Thank you Francesca for everything!!

The reviews are all true for the Efffetti Wedding Planning Team. I cannot say enough about how easy the team made this process for us, and how great it was to work with this company.

Francesca did a fantastic job for us throughout the wedding planning process. As two Canadians hoping to elope in Siena, Francesca did an excellent job communicating deadlines to us, meeting deadlines, and checked in with us throughout the process to see if we required any help with the application process.

Once in Siena, Francesca was prompt, on time, and was able to translate everything to us when we needed to meet with the Siena City Hall staff. I was impressed that a majority of the staff all knew her and were extremely friendly towards her. She was extremely professional throughout the entire process, and a joy to talk to. Francesca went out of her way, to even speak with our photographers from out of town on where the best places were in Siena to take photographs.

Every deadline was met, and we had such a wonderful experience with Efffetti Wedding Planning Team and they allowed us to truly enjoy our wedding day to its fullest. I would most definitely recommend their services if you were planning on eloping in Italy, Siena - without a doubt.

I have sat for quite a while thinking how best to write this review in a way that adequately reflects both my gratitude towards Francesca and her indefatigueable professionalism at what she does. I have come to the conclusion that it's simply impossible to put into words just how much she has meant to our peace of mind concerning our wedding taking place on schedule. But I'm determined to give it a go anyway.

I'm Northern Irish and my bride-to-be is German, a proper paperwork conundrum for the local authorities in Italy.

I got in touch with Francesca after it transpired we needed a translation, the latest in a seemingly neverending list of new and ever more nerve-wracking requirements. She asked for our documents, quickly ascertained that the required translation wasn't necessary and within 24 hours had solved all our problems. She could quite easily have taken the translation job and said nothing but she is an absolute dream of a person and set about righting all the bureaucratic wrongs.

Francesca was quite simply our machete in the jungle that is Italian bureaucracy.

I simply cannot thank her enough. It's annoying I can't give her 10 from a possible 5 stars. She's worth every single penny you decide to invest in her. In fact, she's been nothing short of priceless to us in terms of maintaining our sanity and allowing us to finally look forward to our wedding day.

Book her. Book her now. You can thank me, yourself and Francesca later.