Wedding Planners in Venice

Samantha

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

We had the most incredible experience with Exclusive Italy Weddings. From day one, Lisa and her team made the planning process seamless, guiding us through vendors, design, and logistics with so much care, professionalism, and attention to detail. Everything on our wedding weekend ran perfectly, allowing us to truly enjoy the celebration. Our guests are still telling us it was the most beautiful wedding they’ve ever attended. We are beyond grateful to Lisa, Elena, Alessandra, and the entire EIW team for bringing our vision to life. Highly, highly recommend!

We cannot thank Maria enough for making our wedding day truly magical. From the very beginning, she was warm, professional, and incredibly organized. Every single detail was thoughtfully planned and executed to perfection – from the stunning floral arrangements and elegant decor to the seamless coordination of the ceremony and reception. What really stood out was her genuine passion for what she does. She listened carefully to our vision and brought it to life in a way that exceeded all our expectations. Her calm presence and problem-solving skills were a godsend throughout the entire process, especially on the big day when she handled everything behind the scenes so we could simply enjoy the moment. All of our guests were blown away by how beautiful and smoothly run the day was. If you're looking for someone who is creative, reliable, and truly dedicated to making your wedding unforgettable, look no further. Hiring Maria was the best decision we made – she turned our dream into reality, and we will be forever grateful!!!!

Melissa

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

We can not say enough great things about Amber and all that she did to make our wedding day the day we dreamed of having! She not only made the entire process so easy - from bringing us a list of qualified vendors to pick from and locations to consider - but the small details she incorporated and her expertise on how to make everything come together was truly amazing. We could not recommend her enough - she was absolutely fabulous!

Ema was an absolute blessing in helping us secure great vendors and the perfect wedding day venue. When roadblocks appeared, she worked tirelessly in searching for just the right fit for us. Ema is passionate about everything involving weddings. She has grand ideas and excitedly shares her thoughts. We are very grateful for what she accomplished for us and wish her the very best in her future endeavors. We can’t thank you enough Ema!!!!!

Anna and Dmitriy It's been a while since I've been trying to figure this feedback out. I just don't want to write general things like «the best day ever», «professional approach», «high level of service», «individual approach», etc. For some time, I could not find the right words to thank Olya for the path that we went through together: from a symbolic ceremony for two to a real Catholic wedding in the family circle. Therefore, I decided to tell the story step by step. My husband and I immediately decided that we would have a wedding for only two of us, that it would be only our day. We wanted to enjoy it, rather to worry about friends and relatives. Initially, we planned a symbolic ceremony in Prague, as we love that city very much. But then I saw some photos of the city of Alberobello, Italy. These snow-white houses charmed me, and I told my husband that it would be great to see the place live. A little later, when we were on vacation in France, we wandered into a temple. An organ was playing there, and we got so delighted with that music that we decided organ music to be a "must have" at our wedding! Some time later, the Volga Wedding Show was held in our city. We were guests of the event. There we got the contacts of Olga Provotorova, so we contacted her. All in all, since that moment we stopped just dreaming about a perfect wedding. Our wedding preparation actually began. I didn't even think of organizing everything on my own. I perfectly understood that it was not an easy task: another country, a different mentality, and different language. At first, we contacted Olga for advice just because we were not used to trusting strangers, especially, on such a serious issue. Also, the events had been held for several years in a row by her, so we assumed that people would not cooperate with scammers over and over again. We came to an understanding that it was an influential agency that value their reputation. I immediately outlined the requirements to Olga: the ceremony should be symbolic, should be held in a church with organ music, my husband should approach me riding a horse and he should take me to the ceremony, in general, it should feel like a fairy tale. All the action should take place in Rome, as we decided to kill two birds with one stone combining our wedding and vacation. Olya specified the budget we were counting on right away, she sent us a checklist and an agreement to preview. After receiving the estimate pricing, we, obviously, decided to search for some other options as well (better or even cheaper ones). To our surprise, the same day Olga contacted us and said that other event-managing agencies had contacted her with a request to help organize our ceremony. After that, we decided that it was better to trust her and not to interfere in the process! Apparently, that turned out to be the right decision. While searching for the right place in Rome, it turned out that we couldn't have it all at the same time. So we had to transfer our event to Venice as Olga was based in there and it would be easier for her to help us with the event. However, it the organ could only be installed in an active temple and symbolic ceremonies couldn't be held in active temples, so technically our plan was not quite possible to be realized. Then Olga asked: "Well if this exact vision of the ceremony is so important for you, then why don't you actually get married and have a real church ceremony?". This was a good question. However, I am an Orthodox and my husband is agnostic. How do we marry in a Catholic church then? Nevertheless, we had to decide on something either it was a symbolic wedding and there was no organ music or it would be a real ceremony with organ music. After several months of thinking it over, we decided to consult a priest in a Catholic parish located in our city. The wonderful priest turned our to be very modern and easy to communicate with. As a result of our conversation, my husband decided to be baptized. It was also finally decided to have a real ceremony. In Catholic Church, a preparation for baptism and marriage is a very long process, accompanied by training, education and so on. Speaking generally, it is a huge story so I am not going to tell it now. In Venice, not a single temple agreed to marry us, since we were not parishioners. Our hope ruined. But then Olya sent us a video of a temple, which is located on the other side of Italy, in the city of Martina Franca, in the same region of Apulia, near the city of Alberobello (that I told you in the first part)! Isn't it a pure miracle?! Olya thought through everything to the smallest detail; actually she was literally inspired by those details. She thought through the theme of the wedding, place for shooting, location, dinner, also what beauty salon to choose, we were also supposed to have the gathering of the bride and guests. In general, we didn't have to care about anything, really. However, the only thing we did care about was the language barrier at the ceremony, as we didn't speak Italian and the priest, who was supposed to marry us off, didn't speak Russian. Nevertheless, he was absolutely wonderful and really sweet. Olya was always there for us and actually helped us during the ceremony by the request of the priest. It was like a fairy tale: I walked in a white dress with a long veil, my dad led me to the altar to organ music, my husband raised the veil, we exchanged vows, then there were tears of joy and the locals who were present in the temple greeted us and congratulated. It was unforgettable!!! Then there was dinner. This is a whole new story. We did not have any musicians or hosts. Olya made it up for them all. It was a laid-back evening with family. We asked Olya to order dishes and a cake at her discretion. And that was the right decision as well. The serving of each dish was also accompanied by a story about it. Olya is an amazing and incredibly interesting person. Even our parents, who are not quite used to such events, felt relaxed and enjoyed their time. Olya, you are a fairy. Thank you for organizing our best day. As for the organization of the wedding itself – everything was perfect and we enjoyed our day just as we planned.

Nicole

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

My event was on December 11th, 2019. I highly recommend using Event Lab and Vanessa if you want a high class Italian wedding or an event of your dreams! I can not say enough wonderful things about her and her services. Language - Of course it can be scary to plan a wedding or event in another country especially if your don’t speak the language. Vanessa speaks and writes amazing English and can translate everything for you and handle interactions with the vendors for you. She responds quickly to messages and she is easy to reach via Instagram(@eventlabe_vanessa_lanzafame), messaging, and calls and does so from initial contact to the very end of ur event. Prior to the event we met with at the party location and went over all the details with them and she was able to express everything I want and translate everything for me easily. We also met two other times and she drove to me and made all our meetings extremely easy and comfortable. She went over all the details with me and made sure I was happy every step of the way. She also handled all contact with the vendors. Day Of - Vanessa was a complete rock star the day of my party! She showed up to the venue early and made sure all the vendors were doing exactly what they were suppose to and set up the whole party. She sent pictures and text updates the whole day and anytime I wanted something altered she was completely on top of it and had it done immediately and then sent more updates. She stayed for the entire night and made sure everything ran smoothly. She was able to help with anything I asked for throughout the night and translated any of my requests to the vendors. She was a dream! Especially for some one OCD about details and perfection like myself she made it so completely stress free and I was able to enjoy the whole process and party when usually I would be so focused on perfecting all the details and decor.