Erik & Larisse, wedding at Villa La Vedetta

Erik & Larisse, wedding at Villa La Vedetta

Erik and Larisse are a lovely Dutch couple that contacted Exclusive Italy Weddings at the beginning of 2011. They loved to get married in Tuscany, preferably in a villa with stunning views. Our chief coordinator, Laura Frappa, gave them the first and most important assistance helping them to select the right location for their wedding, after considering some options they decided to have a beautiful symbolic wedding ceremony at Villa La Vedetta in Florence.

Wedding at Villa La Vedetta, Florence

They arrived in Florence on September 15th and stayed at the Hotel Rosso 23 in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, one of the most famous areas in Florence. As they chose to have a symbolic wedding, there was no paperwork to complete and they had the time to visit the villa on the day before the wedding and meet the F&B manager to check the last details.

The couple had a preference for pictures taken in the city center of Florence. In consultation with us, we decided that it would be better to have the shots taken before the wedding. So I booked a beautiful carriage with a brown horse that picked them up at their hotel and took them to the most spectacular spots in Florence.

Horse and Carriage ride in the centre of Florence
Wedding pictures in Piazza della Signoria, Florence
Wedding photo session near the Uffizi Gallery, Firenze
S. Maria Novella, Florence wedding photo session
Photo session… lovely moments
Wedding photo session in Florence… so much fun!
Throwing a coin in the Arno river in Florence!
Florence wedding, romance in the air…

In the meantime, Mrs. Stella, our event coordinator, checked the ceremony details and set up at the Villa, welcomed guests and guided them to the panoramic terrace where the wedding ceremony was to take place.

The carriage took the couple to the Villa in perfect time for the wedding ceremony.

Everything was ready: the ceremony table was covered with a white table cloth and some red roses in a bowl decorated it, white chairs for spouses and guests were arranged perfectly, violin and cello music was so lovely and their two special celebrants, groom’s mother and bride’s father, were so moved:

Wedding ceremony at Villa La Vedetta, Florence
Wedding ceremony overlooking Florence
The wedding Kiss announces that they are husband and wife

At the end of the ceremony, spouses burst a big white balloon leaving a hundred of small white balloons flying towards the sky!

Romantic balloons launch… after the ceremony
After the ceremony, private moments
Panoramic shots

A celebratory cocktail was served on the Italian Garden in front of the Villa

Fenice 

Italian Spumante – Col dè Salici
Seasonal Fruits Cocktails
Selections of White and Red Wines
Fresh Juices
Strawberry & Orange, Apple & Kiwi, Pineapple
Alcohol-free Drinks
Coke, Orange, Tonic Water, Lemon soda

Cold Canapes

Gorgonzola and Sausage cream
Tuna Botargo, fresh Cheese and Dill
Mini Tartlets with Smoked Salmon and Swordfish

Warm Canapes

Mix of Baby Pizzas
Warm Tartlets filled with a selection of Cheeses

Villa La Vedetta wedding reception table

The wedding reception set up was arranged during the cocktail hour and Stella, our local coordinator, checked the seating plan and place cards, the flowers and music.

Everything had to be perfect. Everything has to be perfect, ALWAYS!

Wedding Menu

Tiger prawns Macadamia Apple Liquorice
steamed, Apple compote, Macadamia nuts, Liquorice reduction
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Ricotta Tortelli Artichokes Lime
filled with Ricotta cheese and mascarpone, sauté of Artichokes, Lime dust
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Celeriac Risotto Pear Pepper
Vialone nano igp rice, roasted Celeriac, salted Pear, Black Pepper caramel
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Pigeon Baby Onions Pomegranate Maple Syrup
roasted breast and leg, Baby Onions cooked with Maple syrup, Pomegranate reduction
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Orange Hazelnut Fennel Seeds
Orange zuccotto ‘ice-cake’, Fennel seeds jelly, Hazelnut ice-cream
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Coffee
Petit Four
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Wine selection

Sauvignon Segrè – Castello di Spessa
Flors di Uis – Vie di Romans
Moscato – La Spinetta

Happy moments shared with family and friends
Larisse and her girlfriends
Happy moments they will never forget
A panoramic picture with all their friends

A lovely thank you message while the couple was on honeymoon…

Hi Sara, everything was perfect! We had a great day and were very fortunate with the weather, that really helped to have a fantastic day!

A lovely letter to thank us
Larisse and Erik’s Thank you note

Contact Exclusive Italy Weddings  to organize a romantic symbolic wedding in Florence

Sara
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