A NEW ERA - Spring 2017 Perfect Wedding Magazine PWSpring2017 | Page 86

P ERFECT L OVE
that it was actually less expensive to rent
a real castle outside of Florence, than it
was to rent a ballroom downtown
Chicago or a vineyard in Malibu. There
are so many villas and castles in Europe
that you can actually spend less on the
venue, compared to getting married in a
popular or urban spot in the US. We also
wanted our wedding to displace the
guests and give everyone the chance to
relax for a few days, and a destination
wedding does just that. Plus you have the
chance to make it last for a few days
instead of a few hours. We had four
events over three days: a cooking class,
private wine tour in Chianti, rehearsal
dinner and of course, the wedding at
Castello Vincigliata.
DECOR INSPIRATION
Once we found the venue, that helped a
lot in deciding the theme and style. For
a castle in the Tuscan countryside, we
wanted the wedding to feel like a whim-
sical fairytale, with warm, romantic
colors, so we chose tangerine and gold
with touches of greenery. Instagram and
pinterest were an amazing way to see
what others had done, in Italy and
beyond, and pick and choose what felt
right for our style.
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