Weddings Italy  - Type & Costs of Ceremonies

 TOWN HALL CEREMONY  - € 1250  - see civil wedding regulations

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Package Includes:

• Officiant (mayor or representative) to perform the ceremony at the town hall

• Translator

• Local Italian Witnesses

• Permission to Marry Arrangements and Paperwork Requirements

• Loan of local cell phone to keep in touch with Slow Dreams

• Marriage certificate

• All taxes

• Slow Dreams Event Manager (s) in attendance

OUTDOOR CIVIL WEDDINGS  -  €1500 - see civil wedding regulations

Symbolic Non-Religious Ceremony (non-legal)  -  €1250

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Package Includes:

• Choice of outdoor venue where the mayor has agreed to do outdoor weddings - see venues

• Officiant (mayor or representative) to perform the ceremony at venue.

• Cost of transporting Officiant to venue

• Translator

• Local Italian Witnesses

• Permission  to Marry and Paperwork Requirements

• Wedding Certificate

• Town Hall Ceremony prior to ceremony

• Loan of local cell phone to keep in touch with Slow Dreams

• All taxes

• Slow Dreams Event Manager (s) in attendance

Note: All ceremonies also include an oath signing ceremony  at the town hall with the Civil Registrar.  

The outdoor ceremony can take place any day of the week except Sunday.  The town hall visit  cannot be on a Saturday or Sunday.  The exception to this is weddings in Castellabate -  where the town hall is open on Saturdays.

OUTDOOR NON-CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS CEREMONY  €1500 with Italian Minister    - Optional native English speaking minister  -   surcharge of 400 euros.  See Protestant Wedding Regulations + civil wedding regulations

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Symbolic Religious Ceremony (non-legal)  -  €1250

Package Includes:

• Choice of outdoor venue - see venues 

• Officiant (Italian speaking protestant minister) to perform the ceremony at venue.

• Cost of transporting Officiant to venue

• Translator

• Local Italian Witnesses

• Permission  to Marry and Paperwork Requirements

• Marriage Certificate

• Town Hall Ceremony prior to religious ceremony

• Loan of local cell phone to keep in touch with Slow Dreams

• All taxes

• Slow Dreams Event Manager (s) in attendance

Note: All ceremonies also include an oath signing ceremony  at the town hall with the Civil Registrar.

The outdoor ceremony can take place any day of the week except Sunday.  The town hall visit  cannot be on a Saturday or Sunday. The exception to this is weddings in Castellabate -  where the town hall is open on Saturdays.  

NON-CATHOLIC CHURCH CEREMONY - €1500 with Italian Minister.    Optional native English speaking minister  -   surcharge of 400 euros. See Protestant Wedding Regulations  + civil wedding regulations

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 Package Includes:

• A choice of three churches - one in the Village of Fiumicello,  one on top of a mountain overlooking the sea (see picture to right),  one in the town of Maratea.     Or,  a choice of two private chapels -  see castle with chapel,  see  manor house on 1200 acres with chapel. 

• Protestant Minister to perform the ceremony

• Cost of transporting minister to church

• Donation to Church

• Translator

• Local Italian Witnesses

• Permission  to Marry/Blessing Arrangements and Paperwork Requirements

• Marriage Certificate

• Town Hall Ceremony prior to religious ceremony

• Loan of local cell phone to keep in touch with Slow Dreams

• All taxes

• Slow Dreams Event Manager (s) in attendance

Note: All ceremonies also include an oath signing ceremony  at the town hall with the Civil Registrar.

The outdoor ceremony can take place any day of the week except Sunday.  The town hall visit  cannot be on a Saturday or Sunday.  The exception to this is weddings in Castellabate -  where the town hall is open on Saturdays. 

The "No Hassle" 2 hour Approval  for Wedding in Italy  -  US Citizens Only  - € 2100  (includes a guide in Naples to help handle the paperwork)

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US Citizens can get an expedited approval for a civil or non-catholic religious wedding. 

What is This Approval?

There is one jurisdiction in this region that make it exceptionally simple for American citizens to get approval to get married in Italy.  Slow Dreams will obtain the approval from the local jurisdiction  for you.   You must obtain approval from the American consulate in Naples and have this approval authenticated by a nearby Italian document authentication office.

THE TOTAL TIME FOR THIS IS AROUND TWO HOURS.

What is the TOTAL Process?

Simply come to the American consulate in Naples with your passports and original divorce papers (if any).  Two hours later you will be eligible to get married.  

Who Should Consider This "No-Hassle" Approval?

This package is suited for American citizens that  want one or more of the following:

• A  complete "no-hassle" wedding approval

• A last minute wedding in Italy (we need at least one week's notice). 

• Either or both of the couple have been divorced -  the translation of divorce documents can be expensive

• Either of the couple lives far from the nearest Italian consulate  -  the travel costs of the couple and witnesses can be quite expensive, especially in time.

Ceremonies can be civil or non-Catholic religious.  They can be at the town hall or in one of the three beautiful outdoor venues - see below.  Or, it can be held At the foot of the castle turrets.  See Castle.. It is also idea for couples on tours of Italy that want to break off their tour and get married quickly and resume their tour. 

• Expedited Paperwork - One jurisdiction (one hour south of Naples) that we deal with requires only a Nulla Osta.  This must be obtained from the US Consulate in Naples  and authenticated by the Italian government office (Prefettura) in Naples.   The average time to get the Nulla Osta and have it authenticated is around 2 hours  -  no appointment is required. 

• The issuance of the Nulla Osta requires that the couple appear at the consulate with passports and divorce papers (if any).    You must be at the consulate at 8 am Monday,  Wednesday or Thursday (except holidays).

• This "No-Hassle" process eliminates the additional requirement of an Atto Notorio from the Italian consulate in the US.   This can be a very  time-consuming process,  and expensive if a previous divorce is involved.

• The mayor or minister will conduct, respectively,  outdoor civil or religious weddings at:

   

  • Villa Sirio -  an elegant villa hotel right on the sea 

  • L'Approdo - a resort hotel on the sea

  • Grand Hotel Santa Maria -  a four star hotel on the beach

  note:  three night minimum stays

   

• Services include:

  • Expedited Approval

  • Officiant (Mayor or Minister) to perform the ceremony

  • Transport for Officiant to get to site

  • Translator

  • Local Italian Witnesses

  • Permission to Marry Arrangements from the Town Hall

  • All taxes

  • Loan of local cell phone to keep in touch with Slow Dreams

  • Slow Dreams Event Manager to greet you at your accommodations, and escort you until the ceremony is over

  • A guide in Naples that will

  • meet you at your hotel
  • take you the American consulate
  • take you to the nearby government office (Prefettura)
  • take you to the train station to come down here, or to a car rental office, if you are driving.

Jewish Ceremony  -  see Jewish Weddings

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THE FEE

 Please contact us  regarding rabbi specific fees.  For details of Rabbis,   See Jewish weddings in Italy. 

TRAVEL EXPENSES

In addition to the fee above, couples must pay for the rabbi's travel and expenses to and from the ceremony and when appropriate, for overnight stay in a hotel. Travel expenses may include air fare or train fare (for ceremonies within Italy) as well as taxi fare to and from the airport/train station to the hotel and wedding venue.