Our Italian Fairytale

We first hired Silvia shortly before the covid-19 pandemic. When we first met her, we immediately knew she was organized and had fantastic attention to detail. As a native Italian speaker and lawyer, we could not have imagined anyone better to help navigate an Italian wedding and all the vendors/contracts from Chicago. She made planning a wedding amidst the covid pandemic easy. She constantly was on the phone with Italian government officials, updating my husband and I (and ALL of our guests) with all the latest travel details. She had lists of amazing venues, florists, photographers, and hair and makeup artists. Every person she offered us was accessible, prompt, talented, and a blast to work with. Her timelines for me, the bride, made planning everything easy.
But, above being incredible at her job, silvia is the kindest, warmest, most thoughtful wedding planner and FRIEND I could ever have imagined. By the wedding day, she must have exchanged just short of a million emails with me and my guests. She knew each of my friend’s names, travel itineraries, room numbers by heart. They all adored her and RAVED about how accessible, helpful, and kind she had been in helping them plan a trip to Italy amidst the pandemic. The wedding day was truly the definition of a fairy tale. I know that none of this would have happened in a million years without Silvia handling every step of the way. We laughed together, cried together, and I know I will always cherish her as my fairy wedding godmother and as a beautiful friend.

Words cannot express our gratitude for Silvia and Our Italian Fairytale. We really had the most incredible day of our lives. She made what I thought of as only a dream, a reality. It was the perfect wedding and it was all because of Silvia and the amazing people around her. She took the little direction I gave her (I am not a planner and did not have much of a vision) and created the most beautiful 3 day event, from the lemon tour and rehearsal dinner on the bay of Naples, to the wedding day/reception and lastly the farewell breakfast. During the planning phase, she was always very flexible, gave amazing suggestions, was extremely organized and responded almost immediately, even, at times, with the 6 hour time difference. She has the kindest heart and talks to you in way that makes you feel like you’ve known her for years. We always had the feeling we were in the best hands. The vendors Silvia works with are top notch, from the owners and employees of the villa, to the food, the music, the photographers and the hair and makeup artist; we couldn’t have worked with better professionals of their trade. All of our guests were simply amazed. Silvia became like family and I will always be extremely grateful for everything she did for us. She went above and beyond what we expected and I am incredibly thankful to have had her as my wedding planner and truly believe it would not have been as wonderful of a day without her.

I hardly have words that are fitting to describe how wonderful Silvia was as my wedding planner. Her calm and approachable demeanor, punctuality, vision and tender heart made my wedding experience phenomenal. She knows how to bring a vision to life and offers the best of the best! She planned a day trip to Capri, our rehearsal dinner and every detail for the wedding. Her attention to detail is unparalleled and even though we only met days before my wedding, I feel like we had been friends for years! If you are looking for an Italian wedding for your friends and family to remember, Silvia is the planner for you!