Weddings at Patrignone

The perfect place for a certain kind of wedding

If you are looking to get married in Tuscany, then this could be the perfect place for you. We usually have a couple of weddings here every year, and although they are a lot of work for us, they are fantastic fun and we love doing them.

There are some of the basics:

• We can accommodate wedding groups here between 30 and 33 people & kids spread across the Villa and 5 apartments, 15 double bedrooms in total, each with an en-suite bathroom. There are other agri-turismi nearby where we can rent additional space for you if you need it. There is usually a minimum rental period for 4 nights. This can be flexible depending on the time of year, and what kind of deal we work out, but you will be well advised to think longer rather than shorter; it will give you and your guests more time to get touched by the magic of the area.
• We are in a beautiful rural location with stunning panoramic views, an amazing back-drop for your photos.
• We can cater for your reception to suit your budget, from a local chef and team producing 5 courses of traditional Tuscan cuisine at around €50/head to Michelin-star catering from a local restaurant at €90/head approximately. We can host your reception on our Terracotta Terrace with its amazing views (up to around 40 people) or if it’s too hot/wet/cold we can go inside the Old Frantoio.
• The fee you will pay is for the basic room rental costs plus a one-off hosting cost of €950 for renting the Villa's facilities on the day, plus any catering, wine etc.

Have you thought about...?

Here are some practical considerations:

• You need to start the process at least three months in advance in order to get the paperwork sorted out.
• You two will need to be here a few days in advance in order to sort out your Italian paper-work.
• We can put you in touch with a wedding planner to help you organise the paperwork, book the ceremony, and do the job of the Official Translator of the ceremony on the day. We can also book music/disco/bands etc during the ceremony and back here afterwards. The fee for this help will vary depending on how much you want done, but budget on around €600 + expenses for the basics (paper-work, booking the ceremony, translation). If you want to get married in the Siena Registry office (actually in the Piazza del Campo, it’s really beautiful there, the cost in 2008 is €600) or in Castellina in Chianti (closer, and also very pretty, but more expensive at €1000) we can book that for you and liaise with the local Comune.
• If you are planning anything more complex (such as organising a church service, marquees, etc.), you should definitley think about a wedding planner. We have some suggestions, or you can hire your own wedding-planner who will do all this for you and we will happily liaise with them.

A reasonable budget for a beautiful but simple wedding might be:

* charged by the British Consul in Florence (2008 prices)
** other accommodation is usually paid for by the guests themselves

Now, of course, there may be additional things to consider, like a rehearsal dinner/pizza, an evening torch-lit party under the stars, the wedding clothes, fireworks, rings, hair, flowers, photographers, transport, a wedding cake (or two), decorations, and so on, but we can help you do as much or as little of these as you like, with no additional pressure from us.

The important thing is that you get the day you want, no more no less. And you know what, in our experience, most couples married here believe they got all they ever wanted here, and more, and for a great deal less money than they would have paid at home.

If you’d like to get the ball rolling, drop us a line and let’s have a chat.

Podere Patrignone
Castellina in Chianti

+39 055 807 2688
email Patrignone