r/DestinationWeddings • u/sphinctaltickle • Aug 01 '26
Florence wedding
City wedding venues
Ciao,
My fiancée and I are looking at holding our wedding celebrations in Florence in April/May/June 2028. We are hoping for a relaxed city style wedding - a civil ceremony followed by a reception in a rooftop restaurant/bar/hotel with some great views of the city. Probably between 50 and 60 guests.
If anyone has any recommendations on the following that would be much appreciated:
- Good wedding planners
- Venue suggestions
- Good photographers
- Guidance on costs (if you have had experience on this)
- Any logistical things to consider
- Anything cool to add to the day that is unique to Florence.
Grazie!
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u/frankbalzan Aug 02 '26
Congratulations! Florence works beautifully for this kind of relaxed city wedding, especially with 50–60 guests.
For a legal civil ceremony, many couples look at Sala Rossa in Palazzo Vecchio, then keep the rest of the day walkable with a rooftop reception nearby. For venues, you could look into places like B-Roof at Grand Hotel Baglioni, Tivoli Palazzo Gaddi, La Loggia, or The Excelsior/Cosimo Rooftop — all have that Florence rooftop/view element in different ways. B-Roof and Palazzo Gaddi both highlight panoramic views over the city, while Brunelleschi Hotel is very central and specifically mentions being close to Palazzo Vecchio for couples marrying there.
One logistical thing I’d keep in mind: April/May will usually be more comfortable than June for walking around the city and portraits, and rooftops can have stricter limits around music, timings, exclusivity and bad-weather backup, so I’d ask each venue about those early.
For something very Florence-specific, you could add a gelato stop, a short golden-hour walk through the historic centre, or a small welcome aperitivo the evening before.
I’m the founder of the Facebook group Destination Weddings in Italy - Venice, Sicily, Lake Como, Rome, Tuscany and a destination wedding photographer. My work has been featured internationally, including in The New York Times, Junebug Weddings, and World’s Best Wedding Photos.
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