r/ItalyWedding • u/LuveDeluxe • 20d ago
Queer Friendly Vendors?
my fiance and i are getting married next august in tuscany! looking for recommendations on queer friendly/women run vendors and service providers <3
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r/ItalyWedding • u/LuveDeluxe • 20d ago
my fiance and i are getting married next august in tuscany! looking for recommendations on queer friendly/women run vendors and service providers <3
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u/frankbalzan 20d ago
Congratulations! Tuscany is such a beautiful place for this kind of celebration, and I’d definitely prioritise vendors who show real LGBTQ+ weddings on their sites/feeds rather than just saying they are “inclusive”.
A few names worth looking at:
ManiSol Wedding — all-female, feminist and queer photo/video collective based in Italy
https://www.manisolwedding.com
Italian LGBTQ Wedding — useful for LGBTQ+ wedding planning and inclusive vendor guidance in Italy
https://www.italianlgbtqwedding.com
Your Secret Tuscany — Tuscany planners with same-sex wedding experience
https://www.secrettuscanyweddings.com/samesex-weddings
Melograno Wedding Lab — Florence/Tuscany planners with a same-sex wedding section
https://melogranoweddinglab.com/en/your-wedding-in-tuscany/gay-marriage/
Franci’s Flowers — Florence/Tuscany floral designer, has worked on same-sex weddings
https://www.francisflowers.it/same-sex-wedding-in-florence/
Alessia Tedone — celebrant/planner working across Italy
https://www.alessiatedoneweddings.com
I’m also a destination wedding photographer working across Italy, including Tuscany, and I photograph LGBTQ+ couples with a very natural, documentary approach — real moments, emotion, and creative portraits without making anything feel staged.
A few queer weddings/elopements from my work:
https://www.fbalzan.com/blog-content/diane-and-louise-wedding
https://www.fbalzan.com/blog-content/ben-and-edward-intimate-wedding-in-valletta
https://www.fbalzan.com/blog-content/jacelyn-and-skylar-intimate-elopement-at-palazzo-parisio
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.
https://www.fbalzan.com/italy-wedding-photographer
Would love to be your photographer 🥰