Florence destination wedding guide

Choosing your location

Florence is the city, and the hills around it are a different wedding. A villa in the hills keeps getting ready, the ceremony, and dinner in one place. A celebration in the centre means walking, bridges, and streets that fill up. Oltrarno is the side of the river away from the cathedral, and it is still a city neighbourhood. Chianti and Siena belong to the Tuscany guide. See Italia.it: Italian wedding settings for destination background.

What to ask your venue

Ask to see the ceremony lawn or courtyard, the dinner room, and the indoor backup together. A view of the city is useful only if guests and the photo team can reach it without a long drive in the middle of the day.

Planning your wedding photographs

Start on the property. A walk to a bridge or a piazza is a separate block, and it needs the venue's answer on what is already allowed. Distances in Florence look short on a map and take longer on foot.

Planning your wedding film

Hill villas often move dinner inside when the wind picks up. Agree the speech order and the light for that room before the wedding day. If you want the arrival filmed and portraits at the same time, say so. One camera cannot cover both.

Timing, light and weather

Ask how the villa faces the sun, and which hour the terrace loses it. That is not the same as the published sunset. Keep an indoor portrait room even if the ceremony is planned outside.

Bringing Bella Vita with you

Choosing a photo and film team before you travel gives you time to discuss style, priorities and the moments that matter. For combined coverage, ask for a proposal naming both team members, their roles, the hours on each day and the finished photographs and films you will receive. Flights and accommodation are part of the travel plan; they do not replace the creative fee. Ask for a written total covering travel, lodging, transfers, venue access costs, currency and taxes before committing.

Before you reserve

• Is the city walk a separate block from the ceremony?
• Who drives guests back from the villa?
• Is there a covered route between ceremony and dinner?
• Confirm whether you want a legal marriage abroad or a symbolic celebration, then obtain the current requirements directly from the relevant authority.
• Ask your suppliers to confirm any permissions needed to work at the destination and venue before booking travel.

Destination resources

Italia.it: Italian wedding settings

Destination background checked November 12, 2026. Photography and timeline suggestions are Bella Vita editorial planning advice. This guide is not a claim of a previous Bella Vita wedding at these locations. Confirm current access, venue policies and arrangements for your date.