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It began with one couple
In 2009 a Canadian couple asked their wedding planner to lead their ceremony. That planner was Francesca. 17 years later, Italian Wedding Celebrants is a team of nine celebrants working all over Italy.
Our story
From public speaking to wedding ceremonies
From 1996 to 2012 Francesca worked as a public speaker for multinational companies, and in the last of those years she was also planning weddings in Italy.
In 2009 a Canadian couple she was planning for did not want a celebrant they had never met. Knowing how fluent she was in English, they asked her to lead their ceremony. She still remembers them with infinite affection: that day started everything.
Francesca soon realised there was a real gap for professional, multilingual celebrants in Italy, and began leading more and more ceremonies.
- 1996Public speaking in multinational companies
- 2009The first ceremony, for a Canadian couple
- 2010Francesca, Francina and Simona ordained as ministers
- 2012Francesca starts teaching wedding planners
Why IWC exists
A celebrant team that works alongside planners
We keep our celebrant work separate from wedding planning out of respect for the wedding planners who only plan, and to support them. Planners across Italy trust us with their couples' ceremonies, knowing we will never compete for their work. We are also a point of reference for wedding planners from abroad who organise weddings in Italy.
For full wedding planning our group has WeddingInTuscany.info, and for certified translations Efffetti.
What we do best
Experience you can rely on
Over the years we have specialised in the parts of a wedding ceremony that need the most care.
Ceremonies in your language
Symbolic, civil and bilingual ceremonies in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
Wedding paperwork
Francesca has worked with Italian wedding paperwork since 2009, and since 2012 she also teaches it to wedding planners and future wedding planners.
LGBTQ+ weddings
We welcome every couple, and have long experience with ceremonies for LGBTQ+ couples.
A trained team
Every IWC celebrant has had at least two years of training in the field with a senior celebrant before leading ceremonies on their own.
One team, one way of working
Trained by Francesca, true to our values
Francesca has trained and onboarded every celebrant in the team. The last to join was her son Tommaso, who found the work fascinating and moving when he came back to Italy after eight years in the UK.
Each of us spent at least two years alongside a senior celebrant before working independently. That is why, whoever leads your ceremony, you can expect the same care, the same values and the same attention to detail.
Reviews
What couples say
I cannot recommend Francesca enough as a knowledgeable, helpful and organised planner. She is considerate and professional, and simplifies the tangled documentation and paperwork into a clear itinerary that removed a significant amount of stress and confusion.
Moreover, every single other Italian vendor I spoke to independently recommended or endorsed her as one of Italy's most respected and trusted celebrants-planners in the local wedding industry, and I can believe it. If you are searching for someone to help you coordinate civil ceremony paperwork and understand the requirements to marry in Italy, you have found her. She and her team are extremely accomodating and empathetic with dates, locations and logistics.
Grazie mille for your time, Francesca - bonus that we share a first name!
Our wedding planner introduced us to Beatrice for our October 2023 wedding in Tuscany. We met via a zoom call (we were based in London, she was in Italy), and as soon as me and my husband met her, we had a good feeling. She did a great job at talking us through all the options for a symbolic ceremony, and introduced as to some traditional Italian options which we were intrigued by. At the end we decided to have a simple ceremony, Beatrice really took her time to learn about me and my husband as individuals and as a couple. This resulted as a very personalised ceremony, she was able to tell stories to our guests that helped them understand our journey and paint a picture as to why we decided to get married in Italy on that specific weekend. She truly made the ceremony so special and we will always be grateful to have had her officiate our special day. I would highly recommend!
We had the most amazing Wedding Officiant in Francesca! She made the ceremony so meaningful and personal. She had a huge smile throughout and was so friendly. She is so very helpful and speedy before the big day, which is especially great for a nervous bride in another country. We could not have asked for a better Officiant. She was a very special part of our ceremony.
FAQ
Questions couples ask us
Who founded Italian Wedding Celebrants?
Francesca. She led her first ceremony in 2009; from 1996 to 2012 she was also a public speaker for multinational companies.
Are your celebrants trained?
Yes. Every IWC celebrant has had at least two years of training in the field with a senior celebrant. Francesca, Francina and Simona have been ordained ministers since 2010, and other members of the team have been ordained since.
Are you wedding planners?
No. We focus on ceremonies. We work alongside wedding planners all over Italy, and we are a point of reference for wedding planners from abroad who organise weddings in Italy. For full planning our group has WeddingInTuscany.info.
Do you lead ceremonies for LGBTQ+ couples?
Yes, gladly. We welcome every couple and have long experience with LGBTQ+ ceremonies.
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Tell us about your wedding
Share your date, place and languages. We usually reply quickly and suggest a call; in high season it may take a little longer, but we always get back to you.