The Italian Wedding Event

My fianc? and I hired Federica and Alessia as wedding planners for our May 2023 wedding in Florence. I heard nightmare stories about bad planners and was nervous about hiring someone in a different country (we live in California, USA) to plan arguably the biggest event of our lives. From the start, Federica and Alessia were so responsive and attentive. If we needed to get on a call, they would find the time even during peak wedding season in Italy. They were mindful of our budget and honest about which "add-ons" were unnecessary. Even leading up to the wedding, I had no idea what to expect, but to say that they knocked the wedding out of park is an understatement. The wedding was absolutely perfect. Fede and Alessia were so on top of everything during the event and made sure it ran smoothly. We had a vision for the event, but it could not match the reality that Fede and Alessia came up with--it was absolutely beautiful. They made the process of planning a wedding as painless as possible and my husband and I will forever owe them a debt of gratitude. I also want to add that Fede and Alessia are both extremely kind-hearted, warm, and fun! Anyone would be lucky to have them as their wedding planners. We are so grateful to have had them in our lives.

Working with Valentina and Federica was great. We are a British couple based in Australia and was looking to get married in Italy as my wife's side of the family are mostly based in Southern Italy and wanted to take advantage of the great locations and food that Italy has to offer.

From the beginning both ladies were very honest with their recommendations and gave plenty of advice regarding potential venues etc which is how we settled on Villa Eva in Ravello.

Having someone on the ground in Italy who could speak the language was great as they could help to organise and negotiate in the right time zones and in the right language.

On the wedding day itself Valentina was excellent, she was very organised and ran the day smoothly keeping us in the loop and on track.

Overall I would highly recommend working with this team as they were a pleasure to work with, extremely professional and ensured that we had an amazing day and will always give you their honest opinions which is something we highly valued.

We could like to thank Federica and her team for making our wedding simply magical. Being from Australia and having our wedding in Positano, Federica made us feel comfortable and assured that all was taken care of every step of the way. From our early Skype meetings, she took the time to get to know us as people, and through this, her and her team created the most wonderful day, with every detail styled and thought out to perfection. All of our guests commented on how perfect the day was, and it's all thanks to Federica and her team.

We could not recommended IWE enough!!

After an initial Skype conversation with Federica and the Italian Wedding Event, we were very impressed with Federica as she clearly understood the balance we wanted between an Italian/British wedding, so made the great decision to have the support of Federica for our wedding day - a decision we couldn't be happier with!!

Throughout the year planning for our wedding, Federica always made herself available for us (in very short order); answering any questions we had, giving us advice based on her experience, and ensuring key decisions were made at the right time to ensure all vendors etc came together on the day.

One of the best things about working with Federica for the planning stages was that she was able to share her experience on what both Italian guests would expect from a wedding, as well as British guests - allowing a good compromise to be struck with all aspects to ensure not only that we enjoyed the day and that it was done in the way we wanted, but that our guests would also be impressed with the day.

There were also a few aspects which we chose to organise/provide ourselves, and Federica was very supportive in us doing this. She was able to provide us with all the graphics and logos needed to ensure the stationary was consistent across the elements we were organising, with those she was providing.

When the wedding day came round, the value of Federica and the Italian Wedding Event really became clear. Federica made sure the whole day (and the days leading up) ran smoothly, seemingly effortlessly. Federica made sure there was a plan for preparations as well as for the wedding itself, but in a way where it didn't feel like the event was rushed. We loved that this meant all our guests could enjoy the day as we didn't need to ask anyone to help us organise!

At the wedding itself, the quality and standards Federica applies to her weddings was very clear. It's fair to say we challenged Federica throughout the planning process to cut back on a few areas without a significant impact on the quality, and Federica ensured this was achieved. Everything from the stunning flowers to match the colour scheme, the amazing musician, the quality and spread of food, to the outstanding stationary (including graphics and design) - it all came together beautifully to ensure a very high quality and standard which impressed not only the British, but also the Italians!! This is a testament to the trusted suppliers/vendors Federica works with.

We had the best day of our lives, and this was all made possible by working with the wonderful Federica and The Italian Wedding Event. We can't thank you enough for what you helped us achieve on the day - thank you, grazie, dank je wel!!!!!!!!!

I cannot say enough about Federica and her team! We are so incredibly thankful for everything she did pre-wedding as our wedding planner and everything Valentina did during our wedding festivities (welcome dinner, wedding, and post-wedding trip to Capri) as our day-of-wedding coordinator. They each went above and beyond for us. They were professional, honest, and hard-working, and we honestly could not have asked for a more personalized and fantastic wedding experience. We knew nothing about Italy going into this and completely put our faith in the Italian Wedding Event, and we were not disappointed. They helped capture our personalities and wishes and helped us hire the best wedding team (photographer, videographer, hair/makeup staff, etc.). Our guests were blown away, as were we. Not to mention that Federica and Valentina are just amazing women in general and were an absolute joy to plan with :) Thank you again for everything, Federica and Valentina! I cannot recommend IWE enough to anyone looking to plan a destination wedding in Italy.

Just wanted to pop in and say how much we loved Fede at The Italian Wedding Event!!! We got married in May at Villa Oliviero and she made the entire week run so smoothly. It's not always easy to plan a wedding and a week of events from across the world.... especially since we hadn't been to Italy or Positano before! But Fede made it a dream for us. We can't wait to go back. It was without a doubt the best time of our lives.

Federica is everything she says she is and more.
During our honeymoon my husband and I chatted about what we would have done differently and decided that it was utterly perfect the way it was and that we couldn't think of anything that we would change. We can only imagine how much work Federica must have put in but it resulted in the wedding of our dreams - she even managed to provide the great weather!
All the things she suggested we do, or the people we should use were excellent - we loved both Marco the photographer and Barbara the florist. The villa (Cipressi) were amazing and the food was amongst the best we've had in any 5* restuarant, especially the wedding cake! Everyone who was at the wedding had a terrific time and commented about how well organised and smoothly the whole day went.
There is no way we could recommend Federica more - the wedding of our dreams :)

Our Fairytale Wedding
When we were looking to get married in Capri, Italy we had already started the process, but we were unhappy with the slow response time of the planner we started with. In looking at other areas to possibly get married in, and we stumbled upon Federica's wedding planning website (italianweddingevent.com). We had never been to Italy, and both of us being of 100% Italian descent, we thought that it would be an awesome way to start our lives together. We sent a note to Federica to ask for some more information, and she got back to us in the same day!! We were so excited about the quick response time, we were even more blown away when she offered to have a call with us whenever it was convenient for us (despite the time difference, and something that no other companies had offered) and we had an awesome chat.
She recommended a small town on the almafi coast called Positano after going back and forth and really learning what we really were looking for in regards to a wedding in Italy based on our taste and personalities. Having no idea what to expect, we entrusted Fede with planning not just our special day, but took her advice on our entire stay, as well as that of our our 10 family members. She always had options for us, but never an overwhelming amount, and all of them were so fitting for us. We must say, she nailed it! We couldn't imagine a more perfect day or stay! It was so stress free on our part and she made everything so easy! Not being much into details, she a kept it simple or us and never made us feel like we were being pests. Her response time was always impeccable and she never left us waiting and wondering, we felt so comfortable the whole time. Over the 14 months of planning, we built a wonderful relationship with Fede and by the time we got to Italy and met her, it felt like we had known her forever. She made us feel so special and unique, and despite her busy schedule and all of the planning, you would never know that she had other things going on because she was always there for us when we needed her. She even came to Rome to meet up with us before our big day to make sure everything was ready before we reached Positano. Needless to say, everything went off without a hitch! We can't say enough kind words about Fede, our wedding, and the memories we will have forever! Federica Nascimben is a beautiful person inside and out and will make sure you have the wedding of your dreams!

Federica and the Italian Wedding Event made our wedding dreams come true !! My husband and I cannot express how amazing our wedding was and how happy Fede and her team made us !. We had no idea what we wanted for our wedding and only a rough idea that we would like to do it in Italy and around the lakes area. We started to investigate online and emailed a few wedding planners an introductory email. What were absolutely delighted with what Federica came back with! . Right from our first email correspondence you could tell you were dealing with someone who was so passionate about what she was doing and who was so personable with us, you could tell she really wanted to get to know us and what we wanted so she could create our perfect day. This was so different to some of the other experiences we had had with some larger more corporate wedding planners and so we made the decision to go and meet Fede in Lake Como in a place she suggested called Varenna. When we met Fede it felt like we had know each other for years and we were instantly made comfortable and knew that we had made the right decision. My husband and I both thought it was so important to be planning a wedding with someone you had a connection with and someone who really cared about everything you did... and a lot of things you hadn't even thought of !! And that was Federica.
Federica guided us through the whole process from choosing our venue, Hotel Cipresse on the lake at Varenna, the most stunning venue suggested to us by Fede, to menus to additional entertainment like an amazing lake cruise for our guests and a drinks party the night before at the Lido De Lenno was such a highlight ! Throughout the 1 and a half years we were planning we could contact Fede at anytime night or day and nothing was too much trouble and I can be pretty crazy at times! , not to mention the mother of the bride !. She sorted out so many things, things that we would never even think of let alone be able to negotiate our way through, and all the time we felt completely comfortable and knew everything was being taken care of. Our visa situation was a bit tricky as I was an Australian, living in London, getting married to a British man, in Italy and there was a lot of forms and legalities that had to be taken care of, which was done seamlessly by Fede and we are eternally grateful that we didn't have to think about these things and everything was organised by Fede. It was also tricky with our 100 guests who were coming from all over the world, half of them as far as Australia, for all different periods of time, however again Fede organised all of them with accommodation and the guests all said how wonderful it was that they could contact Fede and how helpful and amazing she was with everyone! The photographer that Federica recommended took the most stunning photos and we are so happy that we have those memories captured in such a beautiful way.

I hear of people quite stressed during the lead up to their wedding and who do not enjoy this time leading up to the most wonderful day of their lives and I feel bad for them because this is not the experience we had at all. Federica and The Italian Wedding Event made everything dreamlike and perfect for us. I can guarantee that if Federica is your wedding planner you will have the most amazing person organising everything so perfectly and making your wedding exactly what you dreamed of and more !! Our wedding was the best day of my husbands and my lives and it makes me so emotional to think back about how amazing it was and our friends and family are still constantly talking about it !!. We have Fede and her team to thank for this !
Fede, there are no words to describe how amazing our wedding was and how wonderful you are and how happy you made us!! We could not even dream in our wildest imagination how fantastic, beautiful and fun you could make our wedding. Thank you from the bottoms of our hearts. Lee and Emily :-) xx