I am planning a wedding in Tuscany. Has anyone done so without a wedding planner? Any suggestions?

We are thinking of having the wedding in late May or early September of 2007 in Siena. I would appreciate contact information for good and reasonable wedding planners. If anyone has planned a wedding without a planner, I would really appreciate contact information for florists, caterers, DJs/Bands in Siena. Any other suggestions from anyone who has gone through the process would be appreciated as well.

I am planning a wedding in Tuscany. Has anyone done so without a wedding planner? Any suggestions?
My fiance and I are considering an Italian wedding as well, though in Puglia where my close friends own a hotel.





Here is some general information I have found about getting married in Italy:


http://www.virtualitalia.com/articles/LW...


http://www.italian-weddings.com/


http://www.italyweddings.com/


http://www.italianweddingplanners.com/


I can't vouch for any of these sites personally...





This photographer looks awesome:


http://www.domenicocostabile.com/





I also recommend the following website


http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/


The woman who runs this site is an American who lives in Siena. They also have a message board which might be a little more specific than Yahoo! Answers.





Best of luck to you on your marriage and your Italian wedding!
Reply:The previous posting by the travel agent had some great suggestions. You will need a car if you decide to see those sites but please don't plan on having a car in Palermo and try to get rid of it before you get to Palermo. We got so lost in Palermo, I think we passed the same point 3 times in the same direction. And parking is a nightmare -- it reminds me of bumper cars and you can't count the number of dings and dents on cars as there are too many.


About a week to ten days if you want to see all that Sicily offers.





And there are many cultures who left influences here -- the Greeks, the Moors, the Normans (mother-in-law was Sicilian and is blond hair, blue eyes, light to white skin).





My wife is an Italian travel specialist.
Reply:I would not plan a wedding out of the US without some help. There are to many questions that you can't arrange at that distance. I love your choice of location especially in May. The weather is perfect and just getting warm.


Call me. I would love to visit Italy again as an adult. I really am a professional destination wedding planner. I usually travel with my brides so that we make sure that nothing goes wrong. I have never just handed a wedding to someone that I did not know. Especially in another country. There are great locations all over the countryside. I have a call into the US consulate to check and see if a wedding performed in Italy is considered valid in the US. We have agreements with some countries but not most.


We would just need to talk and see what you want and work with your budget.


Good luck and blessings on both of you.
Reply:You can contact staff from tuscanweb, for more information and help about wedding in Tuscany.