We had the absolute pleasure of working with Stefania from Distinctive Italy Weddings for our September wedding in Florence, and we cannot recommend her highly enough! From the very beginning, Stefania’s incredible organization and attention to detail were apparent, and she truly made the entire planning process seamless and stress-free.

Stefania and her team brought our vision to life in ways we couldn’t have imagined. They were incredibly flexible and worked tirelessly to ensure every detail was perfect. The catering was beyond amazing—our guests are still raving about the food! The floral arrangements were breathtaking and matched our style and venue perfectly. The stationery designer also blew us away with their creativity, giving us the most elegant and personalized touches to set the tone for our big day.

Planning a destination wedding can feel overwhelming, but with Stefania and her team, it was a dream come true. If you're considering a wedding in Italy, do yourself a favor and work with Distinctive Italy Weddings. We are forever grateful for everything they did to make our day unforgettable!

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First let me say we can't thank Elizabeth enough for all of her help throughout this process. We had the most amazing time and it was more than we could have ever expected. The welcome party was gorgeous with unbeatable views of the coast. Villa Zagara was absolutely stunning and the food was DELICIOUS. Best pizza we had during the entire trip. Even though it rained later that night we had zero stress about the weather and knew she had it taken care of, plan B was such an incredible option and many even expressed it was arguably better than the original plan. All of her suggestions for entertainment were amazing. The Knights were by far our favorite part of the entire wedding celebration and all of our guests cannot stop talking about them and how much fun they had. We have heard so many pain points from our friends and family planning their own weddings and cannot express how happy we are to have had Elizabeth and the team make it such a seamless and stress free experience. She was always so quick to respond and helpful with all of our questions and made the wedding of our dreams reality. Thank you for such an unforgettable time!

Distinctive Italy Weddings brought to life a dream we didn’t even know we had. Starting with the owner Rosanna’s hands on support in helping us find the perfect venue in Tuscany - one we didn’t find ourselves despite doing a ton of our own research, then Mariana taking over as our dedicated wedding planner shepherding us through every unknown step and unexpected turn with positivity, patience, and resourcefulness. The idea of marriage and wedding came upon us much later in life, after 10 years together, so uncovering all of our untapped hopes and desires and turning that into a 3-day event in Italy was no small feat. We both run projects for a living, so finding a planner who can match us in the attention to detail, organization, and communications was super important, and DIW delivered. Mariana was up for the challenge and brought such mastery, attention to detail, and flexibility to help us navigate unknown territory. She was able to strike a healthy balance of meeting all of our vision and requirements (including accommodating our preferences for certain vendors outside of their core network - just know there may be a vetting fee), while asserting her expertise and local insight and knowledge where needed. Also, their online system for managing all plans, tasks, vendors, communications, etc. was super helpful for us in staying on track throughout our year of planning.

We had some very specific requirements for items that were high priority for us (food, music, design) and they were flexible in sourcing and accommodating options (e.g., down to the type of pasta shape and specific brand of liquors). One thing to note about their role as planners is to serve as an intermediary and project manager, but they are not negotiators. They have preferred vendors they work with and are happy to source multiple quotes and offer their insight from their own experience. The decision on which vendors to go with at the given price points (with the exception of the florist, which they do have one go-to vendor who was fantastic) is on the couple. Ultimately, we did go over budget, but that was due to the choices we made and prioritized.

In the run up to the big day, we had some unexpected weather and guest challenges that forced us to make some last minute changes on structural design, specific locations for each activity, and seating chart. We’re running on mostly emotions at this point and we’re so grateful Mariana remained our rational, unwavering rock. She talked us through various options, listened to our concerns and ideas, and we aligned on the adjustments. Everything ended up turning out better than we could imagine. Mariana was like a stealth magician the day of the wedding, taking care of every small detail, getting all vendors mobilized and on track, and somehow still finding moments to make sure the bride was doing ok. We could not be more thankful to have Mariana and the team there for us, turning our vision into the most magical reality, and helping us kick start our forever on such a high note. THANK YOU!!!