Helen & Jeremy, 22nd May 2014
WOW! Where do I begin? The magical experience that my husband, Jeremy and I had with Your Special Happening was so much more than we imagined and hoped for. We wanted to get married in Italy because it really is one of the most romantic and beautiful countries in the world! We also wanted to create a unique experience for both ourselves and our guests. Italy definitely did not disappoint us...
I researched many websites and wedding planners extensively for many different regions all over Italy. Mascia was the most thorough and efficient wedding planner I found! Also, Mascia was incredibly positive and I warmed to her immediately. Mascia has a wonderful way of making you feel at ease immediately and also making the wedding planning process fun and exciting! We talked with Mascia about what our priorities were and how we envisaged the wedding to be, and she had the perfect location for our wedding - the stunning Vinci! I emailed constantly with questions and pictures of inspiration for our day and they had answers and solutions for every one of them. Mascia, and the fabulous Cassandra, took care of EVERYTHING! They are fluent in Italian and English which made things very easy. They are both very diligent, organised and always respond quickly. They made everything super easy, even though we are living in New Zealand, answering our endless lists of questions, making suggestions, taking care of all the legal paperwork and always remaining patient and accommodating when our plans changed.
We were previously unfamiliar with the region and picked the location solely because of Your Special Happening. We brought an intimate group of about 45 people together from all over the world - New Zealand, Australia and Europe - so in a way this was a big risk not knowing the region. Everyone fell in love with Tuscany and we all had the most un-forgettable experience together and Vinci holds special memories for all of us! To say that we and all of our guests were enamoured is an understatement. I can honestly say there is absolutely NOTHING we would have done differently. We were just so overjoyed. It was everything we had envisioned and more - in a word: perfecto!
We are still high on adrenaline and re-living it through the incredible photos from David Bastianoni and whilst we are talking photos – WOW. David was simply superb. We absolutely love the photos and we would recommend him to anyone.
We really couldn’t have asked for much more from you all, from start to finish we were reassured, Mascia and Cassandra were incredible on the day. We really don’t know how anyone can plan a wedding without them. From flowers, harpist, transport and the most delicious catering (we are still talking about the unbelievable food!) – you cover absolutely everything. We wouldn’t have changed a singe thing. You created our dream wedding, it’s as simple as that. Everything was set-up perfectly, your creative vision, attention to detail and impeccable taste ensured that both the ceremony area and villa where our reception was held, looked beautiful, exactly as we had imagined. Everything ran smoothly and on time, you were ever present but never intrusive, we couldn’t have wished for anything more! For anyone that is considering getting married in Italy and wondering, as we did; ‘do we really need a planner?’ – Yes you do, but not just any planner... you need Your Special Happening.
We had an amazing day, our guests were blown away, and the memories will last a life time!! We will remember the incredible help you gave us in planning it for many years. Our next adventure starts now – without you the beginning wouldn’t have been such a success.Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Ciao, ciao,
Mr And Mrs Lowe xx
Helen & Jeremy, New Zealander, 22nd May 2014 - Vinci