Weddings in Italy

Villa Nascosta is a contemporary villa hidden on the hillside above Varenna on Lake Como, floor-to-ceiling glass, an infinity pool set over cypress trees and the water, minimalist interiors and a stone spa. It is intimate by design, taken on exclusive buy-out for up to 40 guests standing or 25 seated, and is as suited to a small wedding or a milestone dinner as it is to the welcome and farewell moments around a larger celebration on the lake. Complete seclusion, and the whole of it to yourselves.

The Esplanade Boutique Hotel is the Pagano family's founding house at Paestum, on the Cilento coast, restored from 1980 into a small, characterful hotel between the pine woods and the sea, near the Greek temples. Weddings are held in the garden, by the pool, or in the salons, with a grand-piano lobby, Vietri-ceramic interiors and the warmth of a private villa. Couples have married here since 1980, in a house that stays personal.

The Savoy Hotel & Spa is a beachfront hotel on the Cilento coast at Paestum, among the pine woods and the fine-sand sea, a short walk from the Greek temples. Weddings are held on the beach, in the gardens beside a fountained pool, or in the large event salons, with a wellness spa, garden-terrace suites and in-house Cilento dining. Couples have married here for years, on the family's own estate cooking.

A cliffside private villa perched above Ravello on the Amalfi Coast. Built in 1927, home to Gore Vidal for 33 years, restored in 2019. Six sea-view suites, terraced gardens, 180-degree views over the Gulf of Salerno. Exclusive hire for up to 80 wedding guests.

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.

A 17th-century Renaissance villa on the Tyrrhenian shore at Palo Laziale, forty minutes from Rome. Once the private seaside mansion of J. Paul Getty, it holds 21 rooms and suites, a Roman villa and museum beneath its floors, a private beach club, a Roman-style heated indoor pool, and the Da Aurelio restaurant. Full exclusive use available.

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 Rome is one of the most storied wedding venues in the Eternal City, a belle-époque grande dame opened in 1894 by César Ritz and restored to glittering splendour in 2018. The gilded Ritz Ballroom, with its frescoes, chandeliers and gold leaf, is among the grandest rooms in Rome, and the Borromeo, Danieli and Venezia ballrooms offer settings for celebrations of every scale. Couples hold a symbolic ceremony beneath the frescoed ceilings, then celebrate with a wedding breakfast or a grand dinner, the legendary St. Regis Butler Service, the theatre of the champagne sabering ritual, and the refined Italian cuisine of Lumen. The legally binding civil marriage is arranged at the Rome comune; the hotel holds the celebration, with 161 rooms and suites for the wedding party, steps from Piazza della Repubblica and a short walk from the Trevi Fountain.

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.

Hotel Cala di Volpe is an iconic Luxury Collection resort on the Costa Smeralda, set on the luminous bay designed by architect Jacques Couëlle in 1963. Its terracotta walls, whitewashed vaults and private dock have made it the most recognisable address on Sardinia's north coast. Couples marry on the sea-facing terraces and by the water, celebrate in its restaurants and private spaces, and stay across 121 rooms and suites with a spa, pool and private beach club.

The Gritti Palace is a 15th-century palazzo of 1475 on the Grand Canal in Venice, standing opposite Santa Maria della Salute, now a Luxury Collection hotel with opulent hand-crafted Venetian interiors and Murano chandeliers. Couples marry in the Salone Gritti or on the canal-side terrace, dine at the Club del Doge Restaurant with the Salute across the water, and celebrate en plein air on the Redentore rooftop terrace, with grand salons, Bar Longhi and 82 rooms and suites overlooking the canal, for the most romantic of Venetian weddings.