Weddings in Tuscany

An 11th-century castle resort on a hilltop in the UNESCO Val d'Orcia, Montalcino, Tuscany. 46 rooms and suites, panoramic terraces facing all four horizons, the 1,500-square-metre OLISPA thermal spa, and own Brunello di Montalcino wine production. Full exclusive use available.

Castel Monastero Resort & Spa is a medieval fortified village on a 1,200-acre Chianti estate near Siena, Tuscany. A Leading Hotels of the World member, it gathers an ancient piazza, the vaulted Cantina wine cellar, the MICHELIN-starred Contrada restaurant, 68 individually designed rooms and suites, Spa Monasterii and three cascading outdoor pools, all within its medieval stone walls.

Collegio alla Querce is a 16th-century Barnabite academy on the Fiesole hillside above Florence, transformed by Auberge Resorts Collection into a luxury hotel. Couples marry in the restored chapel or the Baroque gardens with Florence panoramas, celebrate in Il Teatro's historic frescoed theatre set for banquets, and stay across 83 rooms and suites in the beautiful restored building, with La Gamella restaurant, an Auberge Spa and a hillside pool.

The St. Regis Florence is one of the most celebrated wedding venues in Tuscany, a Renaissance palazzo on Piazza Ognissanti above the River Arno. The Salone delle Feste, with its frescoed ceilings, gilded cornices and crystal chandeliers, is among the most beautiful ballrooms in Florence, and the Winter Garden by Caino and the riverside terraces offer settings from the most intimate to the grandest celebrations. Couples hold a symbolic ceremony beneath frescoed ceilings, celebrate with the champagne sabering ritual and the refined cuisine of the culinary team, and are cared for by legendary St. Regis Butler Service, with 80 rooms and 19 suites, many overlooking the Arno.

L'Andana is a Leading Hotels of the World resort set on the 500-hectare Tenuta La Badiola, the former Grand-Ducal hunting estate of Leopold II in the Tuscan Maremma, a short drive from the coast at Castiglione della Pescaia. Couples marry in the private chapel or among the consecrated parkland, celebrate beneath the loggia and on the terraces, dine at the MICHELIN-starred La Trattoria Enrico Bartolini, and stay across 33 rooms and suites, with an ESPA spa, golf and vineyards on the estate.

Villa Mangiacane is a 15th-century Machiavelli estate on 600 acres of Chianti Classico vineyards and olive groves in San Casciano in Val di Pesa, 12 kilometres south of Florence. A Small Luxury Hotels of the World member, the estate brings together Palazzo Machiavelli, with its frescoed Renaissance loggia open to panoramic Chianti views, and Villa Mazzei: 28 rooms, a winery, three pools and the Nadushka Spa.

Relais & Châteaux Il Falconiere is a 17th-century villa wine estate set in the vineyards and olive groves above Cortona, in eastern Tuscany. Couples marry in the private 17th-century church or among the gardens, celebrate beneath the glass roof of the Limonaia and on the panoramic terraces, dine at the MICHELIN-starred restaurant of chef Silvia Baracchi, and stay across some thirty suites, with a spa, a vineyard pool and a cookery school on the estate.

Castello di Casole is a 10th-century Italian castello at the heart of a 4,200-acre private estate in the Val d'Elsa hills, managed by Belmond. Couples marry in the San Tommaso Chapel or the ancient stone amphitheatre, celebrate on the panoramic terraces, dine at Tosca Ristorante beneath stone walls, and stay across 41 suites or in the private estate villas, with the Essere Spa, an infinity pool and a full calendar of Tuscan experiences on the estate.

Il Salviatino is a 15th-century villa on the hills of Fiesole, five minutes above Florence, set within five hectares of private parkland with unbroken views to the Duomo and the Tuscan countryside. Couples celebrate on the panoramic Terrazza or in the frescoed salons, dine at Da Giacomo al Salviatino, and stay across 45 individually designed rooms and suites, with the Aquae Vitali Spa and an infinity pool among the cypress trees.

Relais Santa Croce is an 18th-century noble palazzo on Via Ghibellina in the heart of Florence, steps from the Basilica di Santa Croce. Part of Baglioni Hotels and Relais & Chateaux, the palazzo offers the frescoed Sala della Musica for ceremonies and receptions of up to 150, the Guelfi & Ghibellini restaurant for private dining, and about 24 rooms and suites including the 260 sqm Santa Croce Royal Suite. Venue hire from €7,000.

Baglioni Resort Cala del Porto stands on a hill above the sea at Punta Ala, on the Tuscan Maremma coast, its gardens running down through umbrella pines to a private beach and a panoramic pool. Couples marry on the terrace above the marina, in the gardens or on the sand, dine on the Sunset Gourmet Terrace and at La Spiaggia by the water, and celebrate across a resort with a spa and around 40 sea-view rooms and suites, with the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago on the horizon.

Burlamacchi Villas is a historic family estate above Bagni di Lucca, in the green hills north of Lucca, held by the Burlamacchi family since 1220. It is taken exclusively for a single wedding: symbolic ceremonies in the olive grove and lemon garden, dinners in frescoed salons or across the terraces, an infinity pool and a 14th-century thermal grotto, and 18 rooms and suites sleeping up to 40. Catering is in-house, by a resident chef.

Grotta Giusti Thermal Spa Resort is a 19th-century neoclassical villa above a natural thermal cave system in the Valdinievole hills of Tuscany, near Pistoia. The cave, named after Dante's three realms and extending more than 200 metres underground, lies beneath a historic villa of 64 rooms, a garden for ceremonies, a grand banquet hall, an outdoor thermal pool and Il Poeta Restaurant. Wedding pricing is available on enquiry.

Podere Castellare is one of Tuscany's most characterful wedding venues: an authentic historical podere restored as a boutique farmhouse and eco-resort, set amid olive groves and the rolling hills near Florence. Couples take the whole estate on an exclusive-use basis, marrying outdoors in the garden, holding the wedding dinner in a romantic grove, and toasting from a terrace with sweeping sunset views. With an on-site restaurant cooking Tuscan cuisine, the Peter in Florence gin distillery, an outdoor pool, a spa, and around 12 rooms and suites plus two apartments sleeping up to around 35, it offers an intimate, design-led celebration in the heart of the Florentine countryside.

Paradis Pietrasanta is a glass greenhouse wedding estate on the edge of Pietrasanta, the Tuscan town known as the City of Art. Couples celebrate inside a 700-plus square metre gypsotheca — a hall of classical sculptures beneath a cathedral of glass — with capacity for up to 400 guests, nine hectares of olive groves and a natural biolake, and exclusive use of the estate.

Borgo di Recenza is a medieval Tuscan borgo and exclusive-use villa estate in the wooded Val di Merse, about twenty kilometres from Siena. Couples take the whole hamlet for their wedding, marrying in the private chapel, in the gardens or on the lawns above the valley, and celebrating in the gravel courtyard beneath the ivy-clad facade of the Villa Padronale, with bedrooms across the estate for the wedding party.

Art Hotel Villa Agape is a Renaissance villa on the Arcetri hill above Florence, near Piazzale Michelangelo, with formal Italian gardens, statues and fountains, and panoramic views over the city. Couples marry in the box-hedge gardens or the Nymphaeum, celebrate on the Florence-view terraces and in the villa's salons, dine at La Duchessa, and stay across 32 rooms and suites, the whole villa a few minutes from the heart of Florence.

Hotel Villa Il Patriarca is a historic noble villa turned 4-star hotel in Chiusi, between the Val d'Orcia and Valdichiana valleys of southern Tuscany. Couples marry in the park and gardens or the elegant salons, celebrate in the Salone delle Feste for up to 350, and dine at the Michelin-starred I Salotti del Patriarca, with an infinity pool, a cypress-lined park and 24 rooms and suites.

Casale de' Pasquinelli is one of Tuscany's most romantic wedding villas: a recently restored hillside estate in the hills of Lucca, with a spectacular view over the plain below, amid olive groves and cypress lawns. Couples take the whole estate on an exclusive-use basis, marrying outdoors in the garden, on a flower-strewn aisle with the Lucca plain beyond, and celebrating beneath chandeliers hung in the trees and canopies of fairy lights, for 25 to around 100 guests. An approved premises for civil weddings, with five apartments and the detached Villa Margherita sleeping around 35, a swimming pool and the freedom to bring a chosen caterer, it offers an intimate, authentic Tuscan celebration.

Villa Il Cerretino is a historic villa on the Montalbano hills between Carmignano and Poggio a Caiano, with panoramic views over Florence and a remarkable collection of 1960s Italian Pop Art and 1970s design. Hired exclusively, couples marry at the garden Nymphaeum or in the villa chapel, celebrate in the salons of the piano nobile or among the gardens for hundreds of guests, and stay in six bedrooms, for a wedding at once historic and gloriously original.

Palazzetto Rosso is a boutique design hotel set inside a medieval red-brick tower and palazzo in the historic centre of Siena, where contemporary interiors meet ancient stone and brick. Couples gather in its vaulted halls and its wine cantina, take drinks on a rooftop terrace with panoramic views over Siena's terracotta roofs to the Torre del Mangia and the Duomo, and stay in striking design suites, several beneath frescoed ceilings, for an intimate, design-led wedding in the very heart of the old city.

Hotel Le Fontanelle is a 5-star boutique hotel in the heart of Chianti Classico, between Siena and Florence, with 36 rooms among the vineyards, a civil ceremony licence, La Colonna restaurant with its panoramic Belvedere Terrace and a Health Club with indoor and outdoor pools. Weddings of up to 70 guests may take exclusive use of the estate.

Villa Michaela is a historic Lucchese villa set among 50 acres of olive groves in Vorno, near Lucca. Couples marry in the consecrated on-estate chapel, licensed for civil weddings, celebrate in the grand frescoed salons or at long tables beneath the Tuscan sky, and stay across 18 bedrooms sleeping about 37 guests, with an 18m pool, tennis court and the whole estate available for exclusive use.

ColleMassari Hospitality is a restored medieval borgo on a 1,200-hectare wine estate, with 120 hectares of organic vineyard on the slopes of Monte Amiata in the Maremma. Couples marry in the consecrated church or on the lawn, celebrate in the stone courtyard and gardens with views over the Valle dell'Ombrone, dine at I Granai restaurant, and stay across 22 rooms and suites with a panoramic pool.

Villa di Catignano is a 17th-century villa built among the Chianti vineyards above Siena, with a Giardino all'Italiana, a private chapel and seven frescoed apartments. The estate takes the whole villa for exclusive use, with the Tinaia Hall, the vine-lined courtyard and the Italian garden with its terracotta-urn statues of the Four Seasons, all framed by the skyline of Siena in the distance.

Relais La Costa is a medieval stone casale set in the forested Tuscan hills above Monteriggioni, in the province of Siena. Couples marry in the historic courtyard, on the lawn or in the Salone delle Feste, dine on farm-to-table Tuscan cooking at La Sosta del Viandante, stay across eight suites with views of the surrounding landscape, and restore in the underground spa L'Eremo del Benessere, all in exclusive use.

Pometti Estate — Villa Boscarello is a 17th-century family wine estate in Trequanda, within the Val d'Orcia UNESCO landscape south of Siena, with civil ceremonies on site, up to 300 guests, in-house catering by Chef Carlotta, and 22 rooms and apartments across the estate.

La Corte dei Papi is an 18th-century noble residence set among the rolling hills near Cortona in eastern Tuscany. Couples take exclusive use of the property: gardens rich with olive trees, a large pool, a renaissance-decorated indoor wedding room, a Tuscan restaurant and fifteen rooms including Spa Suites with private gardens, Turkish baths and Jacuzzis.

Agriturismo Cima alla Serra is a hilltop olive estate at 300 metres above sea level below Monte Serra, near Pisa, with panoramic terraces, an infinity pool, century-old pines and rolling olive groves. Hired exclusively, couples marry on the panoramic terrace, celebrate among the gardens and groves for up to 100 guests, and stay across eight Tuscan apartments, with farm-to-table cuisine and the estate's own olive oil.

Borgo Bucciano is a 17th-century Tuscan hamlet in the hills above San Miniato, Pisa, restored for exclusive-use weddings. Couples marry in the private frescoed chapel or beneath the olive trees, celebrate on the panoramic terrace and by the pool, and stay across eleven apartments on a property that produces its own wine and olive oil.

Villa D'Arte Agriresort is a classic Tuscan villa set in the Chianti hills above Pontassieve, at the eastern gates of Florence. Couples marry in the Italian gardens, in the frescoed saloni and beside the illuminated pool, dine on traditional Tuscan menus by the resident chef, and stay in classic rooms and suites on the estate.

Villa Castiglione is a 19th-century convent, restored and reborn as a boutique hotel in the hills of Impruneta, five kilometres from Florence. Its twelve rooms, each individually designed by artist Gabriele Nuzzarello, surround a garden courtyard with views over the Duomo, a pool, and a restaurant devoted to Tuscan cooking.

An exclusive Tuscan estate offering breathtaking countryside views, refined accommodation, and seamless destination weddings for up to 150 guests.

Federica Bartolomei has designed destination weddings from Tuscany since 2011, working across Lake Como, Lake Garda, Umbria and the Amalfi Coast. A hand-capped season, a certified wedding design service, and a dedicated same-sex weddings practice.

Ilaria Menichetti founded Glam Events in 2009; Lara Paoloni joined in 2015, having met Ilaria through a wedding she was running as a hotel events manager. Sixteen years on, the agency plans full-service destination weddings across Tuscany, Lake Como, the Amalfi Coast, Puglia and Veneto.

Massimiliano Esposito has photographed destination weddings from Tuscany since 2010, shooting digital alongside 35mm and medium-format film across Italy.

Angela Mugnai has designed luxury weddings, private events and brand events from London and Tuscany since 2014, in Florentine sculpture galleries, English great halls and Tuscan farmland alike. Full-service design, built fresh for every client.

Roberto Raspollini plans multi-day destination weddings from Tuscany, working across Italy and Ibiza, Spain. No fixed packages, a starting quote from €7,000, and a portfolio that runs from Ischia to the Amalfi Coast to Lake Como.

Infinity Weddings has designed and produced more than 1,000 destination weddings across Italy since the early 2000s, working from Tuscany out to the Amalfi Coast, Rome, Venice, Lake Como, Portofino, Sicily and Puglia. Founded by Sara Mazzei, built on entertainment, atmosphere and guest experience.

Glenda Marradi founded the studio Il Giorno Perfetto in 2005, after training as a window dresser and working as a location and banqueting manager. She designs weddings, and then her own team builds them: the graphics and the décor are made inside the studio rather than bought in. She works from the Versilia coast across Tuscany, Liguria and the historic palaces of Florence.

Costanza Giaconi founded Bianco Bouquet in Florence in 2009 and has been named Best Destination Wedding Planner at Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week two years running. The agency works from offices in Florence and Dubai, across Tuscany, Lake Como, the Amalfi Coast, Sicily, Puglia and further afield, and its weddings have appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, L'Officiel and Vanity Fair.

Tuscan DMC is a Siena-based wedding planner and destination management company, coordinating venues, ceremony paperwork, and suppliers for couples marrying across Tuscany, Venice, Lake Como, and the Amalfi Coast.

Boutique destination wedding planning agency based near Pisa, Tuscany, with a second office in Milan. Founded by Luisa Colombini in 2011, with more than a hundred weddings planned across forty seven venues in Tuscany, Puglia and the Italian Riviera, each one built around the couple's own budget rather than a fixed package.

Silvia Bargagni founded Magnolia Wedding Planner in 2005 and has spent twenty one years planning destination weddings in Tuscany. She works alone, publishes her planning fee, and begins each project with who the couple are rather than with a list of venues.