Catholic Wedding in Venice
Shirin's dream was to get married in a Catholic wedding in one of Venice's great churches. She and Kerry decided to elope to Venice and did not have many months to plan the event. We quickly organized all of the services and assisted the couple with the religious paperwork and details. It was not long before Shirin and Kerry were in the beautiful city of Venice basking in the magnificent views from their room at the luxury Hotel Danieli, getting ready for their WEDDING:)!
The ceremony was celebrated in the ancient Basilica of St. Mark - in the lower crypt. The Basilica is the focal point of the city, on St. Mark's square, dating back to the Byzantine era with opulent gold mosaics and unique architecture. There are few Catholic churches that can compare with its beauty and history.
After the ceremony Shirin and Kerry enjoyed the traditional gondola ride with photographer. The weather was spectacular and the events of the day were perfectly captured by the photographer Francesco Bognin.
On her return Shirin wrote us:
Stefania-
Wow! Wow! Wow! Words cannot express the overwhelming sense of joy and satisfaction we experienced on our wedding day. Planning the day that you have waited for all your life is challenging enough without having to figure the legalities and logistics of coordinating it out of the country. We were drowning in details and once we found Rosanna all the pieces began to fall into place. However, that's not to say my husband wasn't reluctant to hire a wedding coordinator to plan a wedding party for two. Soon we found that we had no choice and the burden became too much we made a decision to to hire Distinctive Italy Wedding's to plan our day in Venice Italy.
The Crypt at San Marco Cathedral was beyond anything we could put into words. It was absolutely magically! The ancient architecture was historically Divine. The presence of the Holy Spirit filled the Chapel throughout our ceremony while our violin player played all the gentle classic melodies of a wedding day.
Tamara our on site coordinator arrived at our hotel early, wedding bouquet and boutonniere in hand, and immediately took lead and organized our day. Stefania's thoughtful attention to detail was amazing she had it all planned and organized prior to our arrival. Soon followed our photographer, Francesco and his lovely assistant, Valentina. Our day began to come alive, filled with the magic of love and the excitement of our wedding day.
We were so nervous about running off and eloping without our friends and family but the day couldn't have been any better if one could have dreamed it. The gondola ride down the canal was pretty spectacular as well. The city of Venice celebrated with us as we were navigated down the canals with cheers of Auguri by the crowds. This setting made for spectacular wedding photos.
Our photographer was so outstanding to work with and our photos are truly breath taking. He captured the moment, the love, the spark in both of our hearts.
We had so much hesitation about hiring a wedding coordinator in a foreign county over the internet and we can't say enough good things about the day that was planned for us.
The selections made by Rosanna and Distinctive Italy Wedding from beginning to end were truly top notch.
All we did was show up and walk into a story book fairytale wedding. Thank you for planning a wedding of a life time for the two of us and making certain it was the Best Day of our lives.
Thank you for everything
Shirin & Kerry
