
Lucca & Garfagnana · Sleeps 24
OccasionsWeddings
The occasion
A handful of the estates in our collection are licensed to host weddings: the kind where the ceremony, the long dinner under the limes and the dancing all happen on one piece of private land, with no other guests but yours. We are not a wedding-planning factory. We represent the houses, we know which are licensed for what, and we introduce the planners and suppliers we genuinely trust.
Our largest historic estates host weddings of roughly sixty to one hundred and twenty guests, depending on the property's individual licence and the layout of its grounds. Smaller celebrations, an elopement, a dinner for thirty, suit a far wider range of the collection. We will tell you honestly which house fits the wedding you are describing, and which does not.
The shape of the day is the reason to marry at a private estate: an afternoon ceremony in the garden or a deconsecrated chapel, a drinks hour as the light drops, a long dinner outdoors, and dancing that does not have to stop for anyone else's bedtime. Because the estate is yours alone for the stay, the wedding is not squeezed between a hotel's other bookings.
On the legal side: some estates can host a binding civil ceremony, but many couples complete the legal formalities at home or at the local comune and hold a symbolic ceremony at the villa, which removes the paperwork from the day itself. We tell you which is possible at each house before you fall for it.
Weddings sit mostly with our Historic Estate and Restored Borgo houses, the properties with the scale, the grounds and, crucially, the licence. Capacity varies by estate, from intimate dinners up to the larger celebrations of a hundred or more. "Licensed" matters: a beautiful house without an events licence cannot host the party, and we will not pretend otherwise.
Where the guest list outgrows the bedrooms, we pair the wedding estate with neighbouring villas so the wider party stays within walking or short-driving distance and the celebration stays in one place.
We are not the planner, and we would not pretend to be. What we do is introduce the professional wedding planners we trust in each part of Tuscany, and the catering, whether the estate's own kitchen or a brought-in chef brigade, flowers, music, photography and transport from a vetted roster. You keep one relationship with us for the house and the logistics; the planner runs the day. Our guide to choosing wedding suppliers in Tuscany explains how we shortlist. And for the full landscape, villa, castle, borgo or winery, start with the complete guide to Tuscany wedding venues.
What we arrange
Frequently asked
The houses

Lucca & Garfagnana · Sleeps 24

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Castelfalfi · Sleeps 6

Maremma · Sleeps 18
Planning a wedding here
Month by month, weather, cost, light and crowds, plus how far ahead villas book.
Planners, caterers, photographers, florists, music, how to choose, and why local wins.
Real numbers, villa hire, catering, planner fees, the VAT trap, and a worked 70-guest budget.
Read: The Cost of a Tuscany Wedding: An Honest Guide for UK Couples →
Real USD numbers, villa hire, catering, planner fees, the VAT and FX traps, and a 70-guest budget.
The UK-specific legal route. Nulla Osta, declaration of intent, translations and the ceremony options.
Read: Getting Legally Married in Italy: The Paperwork for UK Couples →
The US-specific legal route. Nulla Osta, Atto Notorio, US Embassy/Consulate steps and apostille.
Read: Getting Legally Married in Italy: The Paperwork for US Couples →
Intimate weddings for 2-20, what eloping in Tuscany involves, the legalities and the cost.
Read: Eloping in Tuscany: A Guide to Small and Intimate Weddings →
Villa, castle, borgo or winery estate, compared honestly by area, capacity and cost.
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