Venice civil weddings

Venice is a city located in the North-East of Italy, famous all over the world for being a "floating city" of unique beauty. This is a city of water where there are no streets and no cars, only canals. All the buildings are surrounded by water and the only mean of transportation available are boats or gondolas. Venice stretches across 117 small islands, while the city is divided into six areas or "sestriere". Winters are cool and summers are very warm but this does not affect the beauty of this unique city where any of the 365 days in a year is simply perfect for a romantic wedding. Only in Venice a Bride can arrive at the Wedding Hall by gondola and you will also give your guests the chance to experience such an amazing ride after the civil ceremony along the authentic Venetian callas. Venice is also one of the most beautiful cities of art, millions of visitors arrive each year to simply visit the city or enjoy attractions such as the Biennale or the Film Festival or the well-known Carnival. A wide offer of accommodations from luxury and sophisticated hotels to typical B&B welcome people from all over the world. Rich and luxurious noble palaces with unique Venetian interiors made of sumptuous drapery with rich damasks, beautiful girandole mirrors, colorful chandeliers made of Venetian glass of Murano are nowadays turned into Grand Hotels or are available for unique events like wedding banquets suitable to large but also for small groups. If you are looking for everlasting memories of your wedding day, Venice is definitely the right choice.

Venue description
Civil ceremonies in Venice are performed every day of the week in a simple but elegantly furnished room on the Piano Nobile of an historical Palace whose entrance is right on the Canal. The name of this Palace is Palazzo Cavalli that is a three-floor, XVI century Renaissance building The marriage hall can accommodate up to 70 guests. The hall is full of light with splendid large windows overlooking the Grand Canal that provide a magnificent panorama. Inside this enchanting hall is possible to admire a wonderful painting entitled "The Golden Wedding" work of the famous Venetian artist Luigi Nono. A lovely adjoining smaller room, finely decorated and enriched with period furniture is available for very small weddings, from which you can enjoy an extraordinary view of Rialto's bridge. Getting married at Palazzo Cavalli means marrying in a very important Venetian Palace and one of the most dramatic venues of Italy.

About civil weddings in Venice
Civil wedding ceremonies in the city Venice are performed all year round, during the whole week, morning and afternoon, except festivities. Civil ceremonies are performed in Italian and translated by our staff. The ceremony last approximately 20 minutes and can be enriched with personal vows, readings, poems and classical music. There are no formalities requested by the authorities before the ceremony therefore there is no minimum residency applied. Your exact itinerary will depend on your citizenship and will be studied by our wedding planners.