gettingmarriedinitaly®:
Based in Florence and founded by Sandra Santoro, gettingmarriedinitaly® is a destination wedding planner in Italy specialising in bespoke celebrations for couples travelling from around the world.
The company is particularly known for its deeply local approach to Italian wedding planning. Long-standing regional knowledge sits alongside a style that feels elegant, sensory and highly personal. Rather than offering pre-designed wedding packages, each celebration is built around the couple, the setting and the atmosphere they want to create together in Italy.
Sandra herself was born in Puglia and has lived across multiple regions of the country, bringing a level of cultural familiarity and local understanding that shapes the business throughout.
Weddings Across Italy
gettingmarriedinitaly® works exclusively within Italy, planning weddings across the country’s historic cities, countryside estates, coastal settings and private villas.
The portfolio spans everything from Renaissance palaces and Tuscan villas to seaside celebrations and more intimate destination weddings centred around food, wine and local culture.
While Florence and Tuscany remain a natural heartland for the business, the company’s experience extends across multiple Italian regions, with weddings designed around the character and traditions of each location itself.
The overall aesthetic feels timeless and editorial rather than trend-driven. There is also strong emphasis on atmosphere, hospitality and guest experience throughout the celebration.
Planning Style & Approach
The planning approach is highly personalised and intentionally boutique in feel.
Sandra often describes Italy itself as part of the wedding experience rather than simply the backdrop for it. Food, wine, architecture, landscape and cultural traditions are all treated as important elements within the overall design and atmosphere of the event.
The company positions itself firmly against standardised destination wedding packages, instead approaching each wedding as a completely individual creative process shaped around the couple and the specific region of Italy where the celebration takes place.
Alongside full planning and creative direction, the business also works as a local onsite representative for international wedding companies planning events within Italy.
Fine Art Weddings & Italian Hospitality
The company frequently uses the language of fine art and atelier-style planning to describe its work, which reflects the more refined and detail-focused nature of the celebrations themselves.
Many weddings combine understated luxury with strong sense of place, allowing guests to feel genuinely immersed within the culture and atmosphere of the destination rather than attending a wedding that could exist anywhere in the world.
That balance of local knowledge, cultural understanding and aesthetic restraint gives the company a noticeably different feel to more commercial or package-led Italian wedding planners.
Who They Suit
gettingmarriedinitaly® is especially well suited to:
- international couples planning weddings in Italy
- couples wanting a highly local Italian planner
- couples drawn to fine art and editorial aesthetics
- couples prioritising food, wine and guest experience
- couples looking for a more bespoke planning approach
- clients wanting access to lesser-known Italian venues and experiences
Practical Details
- Based in: Florence, Italy
- Works across: Italy exclusively
- Founded by: Sandra Santoro
- Services: Full destination wedding planning and creative direction
- Wedding styles: Fine art weddings, villa celebrations and bespoke Italian destination weddings
- Additional expertise: Local onsite representation for international wedding agencies
Why Couples Choose gettingmarriedinitaly®
gettingmarriedinitaly® combines decades of destination wedding experience with a deeply personal understanding of Italy itself. The company’s strengths lie not only in planning weddings across the country, but also in helping couples create celebrations that feel genuinely connected to the culture, atmosphere and beauty of the destination.
For couples planning a wedding in Italy, that combination of local expertise, creativity and cultural understanding remains a significant part of the company’s appeal.
Wedding Venues In Italy
Explore our collection of wedding venues in Italy, including Tuscan villas, historic palaces, coastal venues and countryside estates across the country.