Italian Event Planners Reviews
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Anna V. Sent on 10/15/2023Dream Wedding in Umbria
We did not know what to expect when planning a destination wedding, but Silvia met and exceeded every expectation throughout the process. From the moment we started working with her, she helped us to plan and prepare for every aspect of our wedding. She helped us find a gorgeous, intimate venue in Umbria that was everything we were looking for and more.
We could not have asked for someone more thoughtful, detail-oriented, and thorough. Not only was she helpful for all months leading up to the wedding, she was incredible on site. She came to the rehearsal dinner and the full wedding day, and her calm and organized demeanor helped as she coordinated vendors, hotel staff, and wedding guests with ease.
We never had to worry about a single thing-- the entire week went so smoothly. We cannot thank Silvia enough for all that she did for us, and we would truly recommend her to anyone. By the end of the time with her, she truly felt like family! -
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Alessia M. Sent on 09/22/2023
Our Umbrian Dream Come True! Thank you Silvia and Mary!
Silvia and Mary were a fantastic team who turned our dream wedding into a reality! We are so incredibly grateful for all their support, professionalism and expertise that meant our wedding went perfectly.
When we found Silvia and Mary we explained to them our dream vision for a three-day wedding in Umbria where we could celebrate my 30th birthday, our wedding, and bringing together our guests from Italy, UK, Argentina, Spain and other parts of the world.
Together, Silvia and Mary were a superb team who made this happen. They helped us find the perfect venue that could host everyone and allow us to fulfill all the things we wanted for the weekend. They created a perfect plan A and B (thankfully we didn't need plan B), helped coordinate all the amazing vendors, managed the church paperwork process, kept things organized, designed a beautiful welcome party, a fabulous church and aperitivo setting and the dinner table decorations blew everyone away.
Whenever we had questions both Silvia and Mary were always available and ready to help guide us and support us. We couldn't have done it without them!
Thank you to Silvia and Mary for being such a fantastic team. We are so grateful to you both, thank you so much! Grazie mille!
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Federica M. Sent on 10/09/2022Matrimonio d'altri tempi
Serena Ilaria e Silvia ci hanno fatto vivere al meglio uno dei giorni più importanti della nostra vita.
Tutto organizzato nei minimi dettagli, ogni scelta che abbiamo fatto ci è stata suggerita dopo ricerche specifiche volte a proporci il meglio. Il nostro più che un matrimonio per noi doveva essere una grande festa di celebrazione del nostro amore e così è stato senza stress e tutto molto easy. Il tutto svolto nei bellissimi borghi abbruzzesi di Rocca Calascio e Santo Stefano di Sessanio la particolarità di questi posti ha reso ancora più suggestivo l'evento. Consigliatissime💓 -
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Kate W. Sent on 06/27/2022
Kate & Max's Wedding in Puglia
Our experience with Ilaria and her team was wonderful. Right from the first meeting on video conference where we immediately felt her passion, enthusiasm and just generally a really warm vibe. Ilaria took away the stress and confusion of us needing to organise our wedding in a different country where neither myself or my husband speak the local language. She was able to offer us things that we hadn't thought about and work with the best local suppliers to make our dreams a reality. Thanks to her, we had the best week of our lives celebrating our wedding and they always went the extra mile to make us happy and feel relaxed.
Thank you Ilaria, we are forever grateful! -
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Ami S. Sent on 01/16/2022Best wedding planners ever - Debora and Simonetta at Italian Event Planners Tuscany
Where do we start! We had been planning our wedding for 2 years with Italian Event Planners Tuscany. From August 2019 till October 2021.
From day 1 they were brilliant, picking up all of our specific requirements (believe us there were a lot), understanding the rituals of Hindu weddings, being our backbone and voice on the ground in Italy (as we are from the U.K.). They were not only our wedding planners but very quickly became our friends and during the wedding both Debora and Simonetta became part of the wedding family!
We’ve had an emotional journey with a postponement, various lockdowns and supplier changes however throughout it all Debora continued to reassure us that everything would work out perfectly. We had our dream wedding in Italy. There is only one word to describe it - Magical. Everything was to perfection, it was intimate and it was everything we ever dreamed off
What made them incredible? Pretty much everything they did. They were incredibly professional throughout, always putting our best interests first and handling communications positively and with clear information. They told us when we were wrong and gave us suggestions on what to do - it was advice from experienced individuals who know what they are talking about. Their wedding experience saved us a lot of time, a lot of money and contributed to the magical feel.
We loved their ability to come to us with solutions not problems. There were countless times when we only knew of a problem after it had been fixed - for example a supplier cancellation.
They paid attention to our every request despite there being so many. They were very organised and sent us detailed schedules of timings and information on costs/budget.
We can’t thank this amazing duo for all they did for us. We would not hesitate to recommend them to other couples planning their weddings - Debora and Simonetta will not disappoint. We’ve already recommended various people to them! -
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Sarah P. Sent on 03/20/2022Our dream wedding realized through the exceptional work of Italian events planners
Debora and Simonetta were the dream team that despite COVID hurdles made the wedding of our dreams come true in beautiful tuscany at an affordable price. I highly highly recommend them! They have an exceptional ability to turn what you are thinking of into reality. Every detail was tailored exactly to what we wanted, starting with a truly unique venue, design, timings, organization and coordination of all the different vendors from caterers to make up and photography. On top of that they are warm and professional women who we really enjoyed working with. We highly recommend Italian events planners if you are looking for a unique wedding in the heart of tuscany that is tailored to your dreams as well as ensuring use of local products and vendors. We wish we could do it all over again. -
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Natalie D. Sent on 01/30/2022Don't think twice- hire Debora & Simonetta with Italian Event Planners Tuscany!
I could not possibly recommend Debora and Simonetta with Italian Event Planner's Tuscany team more!! They went above and beyond in every aspect of the process and will give you the wedding of your dreams. You are likely reading this because you are trying to sort through the many emails you've received from potential wedding planners and need to figure out who to move forward with. I am SO lucky that I ultimately chose this team and I'm telling you to just stop your search now and book them as your planning team :)
I was unfortunately a "COVID bride" and had a very difficult, drawn out, stressful, and uncertain wedding planning process and timeline, even within the weeks leading up to our event, simply due to the ever-changing pandemic situation and the travel rules between the USA and Italy.
But I am beyond thrilled to report that we totally pulled off our September 2021 wedding in Tuscany, all thanks to Debora and Simonetta!
Our wedding was absolutely incredible in every way and you can trust them to do everything that you are dreaming of for your own day.
I am a VERY particular type-A, stubborn, direct, opinionated, New Yorker and was likely an absolute bride-zilla at times, who quite frankly never took "no" for an answer. Debora was always lovely (but honest!) in her responses to my many demands/requests, and she and Simonetta were able to negotiate with every single vendor in the ways that I asked for. That alone is something that not every wedding planner can deliver on.
Their recommended vendor lists were wonderful and varied, also based on your personal wedding vision, budget, etc. and we are so glad that they had so many great professional standing relationships with so many wedding vendors in Tuscany.
Debora and Simonetta dedicated countless hours to our wedding planning and execution from February 2020 until after our wedding day on 9/8/2021 (over a year and a half). They helped to ease my nerves and aid in my decision on whether to move forward with our wedding or not- I cannot even imagine if I had decided to cancel or move our date!
I spent 3 different occasions with these women, first on my original site visit trip with my husband in Sept 2020, when we went to see all of the Tuscan castle venues in person. My second trip was a vendor visit, for tastings, MUAH trials, site tours, etc. in May 2021, and finally our wedding trip in Sept 2021. Because of our many in-person meetings and meals, in addition to our countless email/text exchanges, I got to know this team extremely well and now that my wedding has come and gone, I even miss working with them!
Debora is the one you will work with on a regular basis/directly correspond with and Simonetta is the woman behind-the-scenes who deals with all the vendor relationships and contracts- they are a dream team!
So in summary, I could not possibly imagine a better wedding planning team experience and for their incredibly fair rate. Do not hesitate to book these amazing women for your Tuscan dream wedding! -
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Aoife K. Sent on 08/12/2021A pleasure to deal with!
We were fortunate enough and delighted to work beside such a great team in Debora & Simonetta and their company Italian Event Planners Tuscany. As an Irish couple looking to get married abroad, it was a little overwhelming to find a wedding planner that could meet our requirements and budget. Thankfully we came across Debora & Simonetta! From the off, we were blown away by their professionalism, promptness in replying to emails, guidance, advice and negotiating with vendors and suppliers in Italy. They are simply amazing at what they do and I would highly recommend them to anybody looking to get married in the Tuscan region. -
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Debbie M. Sent on 03/06/2020Excellent service, we couldn't be happier!
Debora & Simonetta were able to take our vision of the wedding and implement it in exactly the way we wanted. The process was clear, communication was smooth and easy, the attention to detail was brilliant.
You must choose Italian Event Planners Tuscany (the Tuscan seat of Italian Event Planners Group) to plan your wedding, you will not regret it. -
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Simone Sent on 11/10/2019
Excellent - they made it happen the way we wanted
The team of IEP - Serena and Ilaria - were exceptional in following us for the organization of our three-day destination wedding in Sardinia.
They followed us for all the months leading up to the big day with extreme courtesy and responsiveness.
They were available 24/7 and not only took the time to really understand what exactly we wanted, they were also friendly and understanding - especially in times of potential stress in the days before the ceremony.
We feel that they became for us real personal friends and advisors and not just event organizers.
They proved to have very good taste for the choice of venues, suppliers and decorations and they demonstrated attention to every detail.
We were particularly impressed to see, along the three days, that everything was in place even better than we expected, from lighting to transport arrangements for 110 people, to music and flowers.
On top of the ceremony and reception, they managed to organize two amazing events the day before (yacht party) and after (post-wedding brunch on the beach). They really helped us to finalize the whole three-day weekend from A to Z.
A personal thank you for making our day(s) so special and perfect, exactly as we wanted it to be! We would definitely recommend them to any couple wishing to have a flawless, perfect organization.
Thanks Ilaria, thanks Serena!
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Mirvate H. Sent on 04/18/2020unforgettable memory❤️
My husband and I decided to have a destination wedding in the Amalfi Coast in Italy and I got to know about Italian Event planners through Instagram! I spoke to Silvia Bacchi in the beginning and then took a flight to Italy and met Silvia and Nicca Stella for a weekend (sponsored by the agency) a year before the wedding to explore potential wedding venues and get to meet other vendors (florist, wedding photographer,..).They made us feel very comfortable and relaxed the minute we met them. They are both Very professional yet very friendly. It was an amazing weekend, they both stayed with us from the morning till very late hours of the night. We explored the amazingly beautiful Amalfi and Cilento coasts and then went back home and exchanged tons of emails, messages and calls to organize everything. They introduced us to all the vendors and I loved working with every single one of them, starting from the airport pickup and transportation service Divina Car Service with all their friendly staff but specially Enzo, to the wonderful hotels Pupetto Beach Club Positano and Hotel Le Fioriere Le Fioriere " Voce e' Notte Grill and Sunset Bar " and venue Voce 'e Notte Grill & Sunset Bar, moving to the very beautiful hair and makeup services done by Parrucchiere Patrick and Sara Tarulli, to the amazing wedding photographer Ivan L'Astorina Wedding Photographer and finally to the elegant florist Rosalinda flowers - weddings - lab. Planning a destination wedding can be very challenging but they made it very easy. Whenever we faced a problem, Silvia made sure to find a reasonable solution and took care of literally everything. I loved every single moment of the wedding. Everything was very well organized, exactly as we agreed upon and even better. It couldn't have been done better. Thank you so much! ❤️ -
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Marina N. Sent on 11/04/2019Nosso sonho na Itália 🇮🇹
Gostaríamos de registrar aqui nossa mais profunda satisfação no atendimento da estimada cerimonial Silvia, para conosco! Tivemos uma experiência totalmente agradável desde o início (vídeo chamadas) até o fim ( hora da despedida 😢). Silvia nos atendeu com maestria, providenciou cada um de nossos desejos com total sucesso, nos acompanhou, orientou nossos convidados, sorriu com nossos sorrisos, foi competente, atenciosa, generosa, carismática. Enfim, nos encantou com seu trabalho, o qual recomendamos com muito carinho! Nós que somos Brasileiros, nos sentimos em casa em todos os momentos! Obrigada a toda equipe e em especial a Querida Silvia por essa experiência impecável na Costa Amalfitana. Marina e Roger de 07/09/19 para sempre! -
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Clara B. Sent on 04/15/2020A true dream Italian wedding!!!
We can’t thank Debora and Simonetta enough for all the amazing work they did putting together our dream wedding in Florence!! As we’re from Ireland and England but living in Australia it was so important to us to find the right wedding planners that could make our dreams come true and Italian Event Planners certainly did that! They were very clear on our vision and helped us achieve the most memorable weekend that we and our guest will never forget. The Venue (Villa le Piazzole) was spectacular, we had only seen it from photographs as it wasn’t possible to visit it before the wedding so we put our trust in the hands of Debora and Simonetta and it paid off! All the vendors that they put us in touch with were just fantastic and Provided such high quality service. Everything was just amazing and the day ran so smoothly we were able to just relax and enjoy the time with our friends and family! I can’t recommend them highly enough! -
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Faraz N. Sent on 09/27/2019Couple from Canada - Wedding in Capri
Not sure where to begin to express our appreciation for Nicca, the rest of the team at Italian Event Planners, and all the other service providers that made our wedding celebration exceptional. This was truly a dream wedding, in every sense of the word! And things couldn't possibly gone any better than they did! Everything we asked for, the AMAZING locations (both ceremony and reception), the decoration, the Best DJ, the Talented Violinist, and even the food and drinks that were just over and beyond.. Every part of it exceeded our expectations, and it was all arranged so diligently and so efficiently, to the smallest details. Taking a step back, l it was difficult for us to plan a wedding all the way in Capri where we have no friends or family, not to mention lacking the opportunity to physically go there to select venues, services, or review everything ahead of the big day. Hence, we had to put all of our trust into the hands of Nicca.. And she did not disappoint! Given the time change and my busy work schedule, she was so accommodating with all of our texts, emails, video calls. Helping us find the best vendors and going out of her way to ensure every detail was done just right! Those decorations behind our Bride and Grooms chairs still makes us smile.. In the end, Not only the entire trip went smoothly for us and all of the guests who travelled from all over the world, the Wedding was UNREAL!!! and Not only we got to enjoy all the beauty and luxury of Capri, it was all done within our Budget!!! And lastly, Not only it brought us and our guests closer than before, we made new wonderful friends (Nicca, Illaria, Arthur - Photo, Emanuele - Video, Checco - DJ). So thanks very much for the hard work and all the love and friendship, and for joining us on the dance floor! And special thanks to Nicca! She is an amazing person and we could not have this Celebration without her, we absolutely love her and truly hope we can see her again soon! -
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Jody I. Sent on 03/23/2020Absolutely Incredible!!
Debora and Simonetta, from the Italian Event Planners of Tuscany, were exceptional in organizing our 3 day wedding destination in Asciano, Siena. From the beginning, they were professional and organized and personally showed us a number of amazing venues. Their knowledge of local suppliers was impressive, which helped us choose our florist, photographer, officiant, make-up and hair stylist. Our ceremony and reception was magical, mainly due to Debora and Simonetta's ability to understand our vision. They were on top of every detail and everything ran smoothly. They also planned events around our wedding, including a day trip for our guests, a cooking class and a pizza party. We highly recommend Italian Event Planners of Tuscany ( Tuscan seat of Italian Event planners group). We feel as though we have made life long friends in Debora and Simonetta and are forever grateful.
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Amy T. Sent on 07/02/2019
Couple from the U.K, the most amazing wedding in Lake Como
Where do I begin?? Planning a wedding abroad can be daunting, my husband Gareth and I had no idea what to do or what to expect. After exchanging a few emails with Serena at Italian Event Planners I was 100% sure these were the planners for us, they made us feel relaxed and even though our wedding was 2 years away, they still answered all our questions promptly despite how busy they must of been.
After initially speaking with Serena I was then introduced to Ilaria who would be taking care of our wedding plans. I felt an instant connection with Ilaria through her bubbly, happy and detailed emails.
Ilaria was FANTASTIC and so passionate about her role in organising our dream wedding. Over a period of two years, we exchanged many many emails, texts and phone calls to discuss every last detail, and I couldn’t of been happier with the service the whole team provided, especially Ilaria!
Ilaria took care of every single detail and I felt like the calmest bride in the whole world. The build up to the wedding was so relaxed and we have Ilaria to thank for that, nothing was ever too much trouble!
Ilaria shared our vision on our special day, and did her very best to achieve this for us by coordinating with vendors and keeping us updated with new updates or changes.
When we met Ilaria and Serena a month before the wedding at our menu tasting we knew instantly we had made the best choice in wedding planners. We had an instant connection and felt like family. They came prepared with all the details I had sent and helped us communicate with the owners of the venue to ensure every single detail of the setting and food was counted for. We instantly felt relaxed and excited for our wedding.
The IEP team met us the day before our wedding day to meet at the town hall, and we sat down afterwards over lunch to go through some last minute details.
Our wedding day was perfect and all the services the vendors provided were absolutely spectacular, even better than we had imagined! Our guests were blown away and said they have never experienced anything like it before. Ilaria and Serena were with us from start to finish, right up until the last of our guests left. All our guests said how amazing they were at their job. They helped myself and my bridesmaids in to our dresses, helped look after the flower girls and page boys (5 little ones to keep an eye on), and made sure I arrived on time. They also made sure every guests made their way back to the wedding reception by boat after the ceremony, and helped get the party started after dinner by dancing with our guests!
IEP now feel like our family and they hold a special place in our heart forever. They truly played a big part in the run up to our wedding and on our wedding day. Gareth and myself will always be forever grateful for everything they did for us and our guests, and we hope to see them again on our next trip to Italy.
Un abbraccio,
Amy & Gareth
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Anna Sent on 04/23/2019excellence
Planning a marriage is always full of preparations, expectations and even inconveniences. We got married 800 km from where we live and everything was perfectly completed in 9 months or less. This amazing result was impossible to achieve without Italian Event Planners. Ilaria followed us from A (flowers & decorations) to Z (organize accomodation at our expenses for relatives & friends coming from far away).
We didn't have to worry about one single thing. Everything was taken care and the event went so smooth that still seems a dream.
We exchanged emails, phone calls, messages and we were always supported with experience and tireless efficiency. Everything was decided according our desires and, when we received some suggestions, those helped a lot to improve all the experience.
We got really pampered and - spoiler alert - it's addictive.
Long story short: if you want getting the dream experience of marriage without the nightmarish part you have to contact a pro.
Do yourself a favor and contact Italian Event Planners.
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Rachel K. Sent on 02/03/2020Absolutely incredible!!
Debora was very responsive, always provided several great options, and helped steer us in the right direction with what would work best for our vision. Everything came together BEAUTIFULLY!! I HIGHLY recommend Debora and Simonetta!! -
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