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    La Bomboniera Italiansrus.com
    This traditional keepsake is given to guests in appreciation of their attendance to your special occasion. Included you will find the significance of the confetti and the number used for each gift.

    Dream Wedding Dresses From Italy -- Almost! Our Paesani - Italiansrus.com
    No one does up a wedding - and especially bridal fashion - quite like the Italians.

    Francesca's Italian Wedding Diary Our Paesani - Italiansrus.com
    Wedding season has pretty much arrived. The invitations have already arrived, and the brides are heading off to their final wedding dress fitting. Just a year ago at this time, I was happily planning my October wedding in Italy and November vow renewal in the United States. I married an Italian, Antonio Gerenini, not once but twice because our families, though both originally from Ischia, Italy, live in different countries. Learn about Italian wedding traditions from my experiences getting married to an Italian in Italy.

    Fresh Ideas for Wedding Flowers Our Paesani - Italiansrus.com
    June is wedding season - even in Italy. As you might imagine, most Italian weddings are full of romance. The extraordinary use of flowers only enhances this ambiance. Whether you are getting wed in Italy or not, you can get inspired by the bridal bouquets, centerpieces and church flowers that have a starring role in most Italian ceremonies and receptions. Here are some ideas.

    Fuse Italian Tradition into Your Wedding Our Paesani - Italiansrus.com
    If you are planning your nuptials, consider including authentic Italian tradition into your ceremony and reception. Here are some of the more well-known ones.

    How to Make a Bomboniere Italiansrus.com
    Use these step by step instructions to make your own bomboniere to hand out at your next special occasion.

    Italian Wedding Customs & Traditions Italiansrus.com
    What makes Italian weddings so intriguing is that the customs and traditions vary from region to region as well as town to town. This will give you a great look at the traditions and customs that occur during the engagement, mass and reception and whether they are still carried on today.

    Italian Weddings on YouTube Our Paesani - Italiansrus.com
    As many of you know, I'm preparing to marry my love Antonio, an Italian, in Ischia, an island off the coast of Napoli, in the fall. I just booked my ticket to visit Italy for a month in June, so I can actually plan the event and get married in a civil service (a requirement to marry legally in church in Italy). Even though I have been a bridesmaid or flower girl in about 13 Italian American weddings, I have never been to a wedding in Italy. For kicks today, I headed to YouTube to see what some weddings in Italy look like. Here's what I discovered.

    The Legend of the Tarantella Italiansrus.com
    Join me as I uncover the legend behind this popular wedding dance.

    Planning an Italian Wedding in Italy? Our Paesani - Italiansrus.com
    I'm back in Ischia, Italy, home of my ancestors and my soon-to-be husband Antonio. With just a few weeks until our Italian wedding ceremony, I spent the weekened fulfilling the duties of an Italian bride. Here are some must-have tips for brides and grooms who want to get through a wedding in the homeland.

    Proverbs Italiansrus.com
    These proverbs focus on weddings and married couples. Each proverb is in Italian and English.

    Amalfi Coast Weddings
    La Dolce Vita is a local agency specialized in organizing weddings and events on the Amalfi Coast.

    Amalfi Wedding Planner
    They specialize in elegant and original weddings in the Amalfi coast.

    La Bomboniera
    This company specializes in making bomboniere favours. You can look at samples and find out how to order by visiting their site.

    Bomboniere Mania
    They supply stunning and unique Italian Bombonieres for any occasion.

    The Bomboniere Shop
    They are committed to helping you to find the just the right combination to make a heartfelt and lasting impression with your guests.

    Boutique Weddings
    Boutique Weddings is an Italian agency specialized in the organization of exquisite and romantic boutique weddings in spectacular locations in Italy.

    Camera Chiara Studio
    They specialize in shooting and recording weddings for young couples that choose to wed in Italy.

    Getting Married in Italy
    The U.S. Mission to Italy has provided general guidelines for those who want to get married in Italy.

    Exclusive Italy Weddings
    Italian based planners arrange civil and religious weddings throughout Italy in Venice, Rome, Tuscany, Amalfi Coast, Italian Riviera and Lake District.

    FuoriQuadro
    They provide video and photography services for couples getting married in Italy.

    Italian Wedding Photography
    Italian wedding photographers, fluent in English and Italian, ready to capture the magic of your Italian wedding.

    Italian Weddings
    If you are planning a religious, symbolic or civil destination wedding ceremony in Italy and would like it customized to your specifications they can do it for you in several hundred different locations anywhere in Italy.

    Italy My Love
    They are a full service wedding consulting and coordination company with more than ten years of experience planning and organizing successful weddings in Italy.

    Italy Weddings
    Your dream of getting married in Italy can become a reality with the help of these professionals.

    Madame Maison
    Madame Maison creates beautiful bomboniere and elegant wedding favors for your special occasion.

    MakeItSorrento
    They specialize in civil, religious and symbolic weddings in Sorrento and the Amalfi coast.

    Marriage Sicilian Style
    This is a nice guide to some of the traditions and customs associated with Sicilian weddings.

    Matrimoniando
    Planning to get married in romantic Italy? We are local professional wedding planners that can organize all aspects of your civil or religious destination Wedding in Italy.

    MDV - Wedding in Venice
    Wedding planner for a perfect marriage ceremony in Venice and in other famous Italian locations

    Monenia
    They specialize in the making of bomboniere. They have a wide range of items made with crystal, Murano glass, Capodimonte ceramic and more.

    My Italian Favors
    With 20 years of experience My Italian Favors can give you some great ideas to find the right favor for your special event.

    My Italian Wedding Favors
    Unique, hand made imported European and Italian wedding favors, Italian wedding ribbon confetti, Italian wedding favor boxes and many more Italian style party favors

    Nalon Weddingsitaly
    They specialize in planning and organizing boutique weddings for foreign couples wishing to get married in Italy.

    Orange Blossom Wedding Planner
    Based in Sorrento this agency will organize tailor made weddings, packages, honeymoons and anniversary for couples who love Italy and wish to get married in Italy.

    Original Venice Weddings
    They design, model and organize your wedding to your specific needs and personality.

    Pompei Events
    They specialize in implementing and coordinating wedding and business events. They chose the best partners for the care of every detail, so that their events are unique and unforgettable.

    Romeo and Juliet - Quality Weddings in Italy
    They exclusively focus on weddings in Italy and they operate all over the country.

    Sposa Couture
    They are dedicated to making the search for your wedding gown the best shopping experience of your life. Browse their collection of beautiful gowns and accessories imported from Italy.

    Sposi.it
    This is an excellent resource, which is currently in Italian only, that will help you plan every aspect of your marriage. Whether you are looking for a restaurant or how to organize your wedding Sposi.it can help.

    Studio Fotografico Anglisani e Randi
    In addition to being professional photographers they can also organize your marriage ceremony in Rome and Milan.

    Tying the Knot in Italy
    Claudia has some helpful tips should you decide to tie the knot in Italy.

    Varese Wedding
    They plan religious, civil and symbolic weddings on the Lake District in Northern Italy, especially on Lake Maggiore, Lake Garda, Lake Como and Lake Varese.

    Wagner Tours
    They offer a variety of packages and services for those wishing to get married in Italy. They also have photo books of weddings they have arranged.

    Wedding Customs & Traditions
    This includes information on the various customs & traditions for the engagement, reception and wedding.

    Wedding In Tuscany
    Have you ever thought of how fascinating your wedding can be if you choose to celebrate it in a Tuscan villa?

    Wedding Invitations
    Bella Wedding Invitations has many original wedding invitation designs in a wide variety of colors, themes and paper types. Personalize and preview your invitations right on our web site.

    A Wedding of a Lifetime
    Elegant unique wedding favors and gifts, Italian Espresso cups, Personalized Italian Olive Oil Favors, Greek Olive Oil Favors, Personalized Hand Decorated Honey Favors, Chocolate Puzzles, Hand Blown Glass Swan Vases Centerpieces and more.

    Wedding Photos
    They state they are one of the best known and professional studios in Tuscany and they specialize in imaginative black & white imagery.

    Wedding Sorrento
    Get married in the beautiful picturesque town of Sorrento.

    Weddings in Italy
    Weddings Italy specializes in destination weddings in Italy. They have been arranging legal and religious weddings in Italy since 1990.

    Weddings in Tuscany
    They are dedicated to providing an unforgettable wedding celebration for those couples who desire a destination with a charm that only Tuscany may offer.

    Weddings on the Amalfi Coast
    ExclusiveItaly arranges luxury and exclusive destination weddings in Italy, on the beautiful Amalfi Coast. Civil, religious and symbolic ceremonies in the seaside villages of Positano, Amalfi and Ravello.

    Zia Cathy Weddings Italy
    Zia Cathy is situated north of Rome and they can organize your wedding dreams.

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