Hi! Congratulations! Sorrento looks beautiful As does the Cloisters. We are getting married in Tuscany in May 2019. We have booked the venue but that’s about it - starting to research guest accommission and photographers and videographers (ouch! More expensive than I thought!). We did look at the Amalfi coast and the Cloisters would have been my ceremony choice but thought guest accommodation looked quite expensive and as we are having a larger wedding (70 people or so) decided Tuscany made it more affordable for more people. We might go for a minimoon though!

We’ve got a wedding planner and she’s said that things like catering and florist we won’t do until autumn which concerned me at first but I know they’re still booking suppliers for weddings this year so I guess I just need to adopt the laid back approach and focus on what I can be doing this year!

Having got married in Lake Como last year please be advised that the Italians are much more laid back about things,( I’m sure I drove mine up the wall) but trust that they know what they are doing and all will come good in the end! 

Ive just booked a week in sorrento for our first wedding anniversary. Italy will always be so special to us. Good luck for what I’m sure will be beautiful weddings x

Hi both 

Yes the Italians are very relaxed with things I may have to wait 6 weeks for the date to be confirmed I have found that most things in Sorrento appear to be a lot cheaper than the uk apart from hair and make up 

we’re only having approximately 30 people and have managed to find some apartments that that our wedding party will stay in so we will have the whole of complex which is working out a lot cheaper than hotels 

Good luck with your wedding plans x

Hi everyone

I am getting married in 2019 in Sorrento, also just waiting for the ceremony date at the Cloisters to be confirmed which is likely to be another few weeks. We’re having the reception at Villa Antiche Mura. We are going out to Sorrento for a week in May to meet our planner and see the venues, so excited!

I can’t wait to start organising once the date is confirmed!

Good idea to start this thread, hopefully we will be able to share some good tips and ideas.

x

Hi there,

My fiancée and I have chosen to get married in Sorrento in August 2019. Currently in the process of looking for wedding planner or company to help assist - any recommendations gratefully received. We want to get married at the Cloisters and are looking at reception venues - I can't decide between Blue Relais ( which will probably be more expensive) as I love the sea views and location but have heard so many great things about Castore that I am torn. I was hoping to have a few nights stay at the Blu Relais but actually would much rather the guests have a fab time than be swayed by a swanky posh hotel! Any help or advice would be great if anyone has experience of the two venues...My son will be four and niece and nephew will be three and two so Castore might be better option - think we will have around 30 guests roughly.

so excited and cant wait to get planning - any advice welcome! 

Hi and congratulations on your engagement :)

We are getting married in 2019 in Sorrento, am having the ceremony at Cloisters and the reception at Villa Antiche Mura also! We are going in June this year to meet everyone and I can't wait either! MrsClarkeToBe you will have to report back so we can hear everything before I go :)

We have only booked the ceremony and reception so far, have found a photographer I like but am going to do some research before visiting in June so we can potentially meet them them!

Good luck planning girlies and keep us updated :p

Xxx

Hi Mrs Clarketobe and Emmafern

Have either of you got wedding planners? Who have you gone with? I am currently torn and can't decide between two who I have been in contact with.

i have now found another potential venue - Hotel Meditteraneo which has an amazing sky bar. It's so hard I feel like I will never be able to make any decisions!!!

Hi sorry for the delay Iv been completely forgetting to check this thread 

I’m going with Allesandra from the book of dreams she is lovely and very quick and responding to my emails 

iv booked the Castore and just waiting on my date from the Clositers .. what date are you hoping for ..

im having abit of a wobble at the minute as someone has mentioned the extra paperwoek post brezit and potentially having to go to Rome .. this could be difficult for us with two children 😬😬😬 but my partner seems to think tjeee will be a period of cross over time xx

Hi ladies

Sorry for the delay I’ve been away and kept forgetting to check the forum!

My wedding planner is Cheryl Pagano from Bella Sposa, she’s been great so far! She’s from the UK originally, married an Italian in Sorrento and now lives there. She just understood what I was wanting from the start.

Have you had your dates confirmed now? Pleased to say I  got my first choice date confirmed on Friday :-)

What has been said about extra paperwork? That’s a bit worrying!

I’ve got the ceremony and reception venues booked now as well as the photographer and videographer. After the visit in May with my OH I’m also taking my mum to see the venues in June for 3 days and I’m having a make up trial while over there. Has anybody researched hair and makeup yet? It seems very expensive!

xx

Happy happy now we have a date!!! Ceremony at Museo Correale gardens and reception at Hotel Mediterraneo 😃

Our wedding planner is Victoria from Sophisticated Weddings who has been nothing but amazing so far!! So helpful and responds to emails sooo quickly, I am so happy that she will create a bespoke wedding for us using a wide variety of suppliers of all budgets. It means I can spend lots on the things I want to and less on other things. So excited to get started with the rest of the planning now. Victoria too is from Uk and lives out in Sorrento so it's a lot easier.

I am just starting to look at prices of other things like cars, hair, make up flowers, music etc and I agree that hair and make up seems soooo expensive. I really am not too bothered about it being amazing but I would like myself and my bridesmaids to be pampered a little beforehand. If anyone has any information regarding some less expensive options which are of a good quality I Would be most grateful!

Hello there,

we will do a wedding this year in Sorrento, at Castore Eventi on July 5th.

So, if any of you is around Sorrento at the start of July, and want to see an amazing wedding band in action, please let me know, just send me an email here
info@theitalianweddingband.com

www.theitalianweddingband.com

Thank you and best regards

Marino

Katie-38 wrote (see post):

Hi sorry for the delay Iv been completely forgetting to check this thread 

I’m going with Allesandra from the book of dreams she is lovely and very quick and responding to my emails 

iv booked the Castore and just waiting on my date from the Clositers .. what date are you hoping for ..

im having abit of a wobble at the minute as someone has mentioned the extra paperwoek post brezit and potentially having to go to Rome .. this could be difficult for us with two children 😬😬😬 but my partner seems to think tjeee will be a period of cross over time xx

 

Hi Katie,

my fiancé and I are looking at getting married in sorrento in Summer 2020 and have castore as one of our top choices for reception along with Villa Mura. I was just wondering how you were getting to castore from Cloisters and how far in advance you can book? Hoping to get out there in Feb 2019 to arrange things!!

 

thanks

alicia

Hi ladies, 

huge congratulations too all! Me and my fiancé just booked to get married in August 2019 in Sorrento we are just waiting for date confirmation ☺️. I just wondered if anyone could recommend anywhere to have the reception? Hopefully there will be about 40 people to cater for. 

Many thanks 

Jess 

Hi Jess

There are lots of lovely villas and hotels to choose from. I’m going out there in around 3 weeks to see our reception venue. We’ve chosen Villa Antiche Mura and will probably have around 40 guests as well. I’ll report back after the visit!

x

Hi Ladies, 

Im planning on getting married in May/June 2019 in Sorrento, we are currently talking to Ionion Weddings but I was wondering what wedding planners in Sorrento you ladies could recommend as I haven't committed to Ionion yet, I'm currently waiting to hear back for a confirmed date....I see some of you have waited weeks to hear back for confirmation for your dates....is there a reason for that?

We've fallen in love with Villa Fondi for ceremony & Villa Antiche Mura for our reception. 

Fingers crossed I get a date I would like :)