How to Plan an Italian Country Themed Wedding

If you or your fiancé are of Italian descent, a Tuscan theme wedding is an excellent way to pay homage to your Italian heritage. Even if you are not descended from the Tuscan region, a Tuscan theme or Italian Country theme is a very beautiful way to decorate for your wedding. Tuscan style is simple yet elegant. Tuscan themes incorporate food and nature and can turn your wedding into a very beautifully decorated event that will be memorable, not only for you and your fiancé but everyone that attends.Tuscany is a region in the middle of Italy. It is world renown for its food, wine and magnificent scenery. Vineyards, olive groves, farm houses and castles grace the land and green mountainsides.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Choose a location that has an Italian Country feel to it, a taste of Tuscany. A Tuscan theme wedding can be held in a garden, a vineyard, an Italian restaurant, or anywhere if decorated appropriately.
2. Incorporate shades of greens and purples into your color scheme. For centerpieces you can use wine glasses or wine bottles, bowls of fruit, candles shaped like grapes, votive cups with grape designs, or glass bottles filled with oils, vinegars, and herbs. For other decorations you can have topiaries incorporating grape vines and grapes or sunflowers. You can embellish your garter, flower girl basket, and ring bearer pillow with charms of wine bottles, grapes, and wine glasses. Your flower girl basket can be filled with grapes instead of flowers. Your guest book can have wine bottle and grape accents on it. You can wind grape vines around trellises and arbors, drape them in doorways or twist them around columns or poles.
3. Develop a menu to satisfy the most eager gourmet consumer. Food is a major component of Italian culture, especially when it comes to wedding celebrations. Visit an import store or a store that specializes in Italian and Tuscan foods and try to purchase wines, olive oils, marmalades, jams, even cheeses from the Tuscan region. You can use these as accents for your tables or you can serve the specialties to your guests. As an appetizer you could have a tray of cheese and fruit. For dinner serve Italian foods, including traditional Tuscan foods such as bruschetta with tomatoes, garlic and basil, or serve breads with dipping oils and herbs. You could serve antipasto salad or panzanella, which is a salad made with bread soaked in olive oil. You can serve roasted chicken or pork with a variety of pastas. You could even have a variety of gourmet style pizzas to please your pizza loving guests. For dessert you could serve traditional Italian desserts such as biscotti, cannoli, cheesecake, truffles, or spumoni in addition to your wedding cake served alongside espresso or coffee.
4. Include some traditional Italian customs into your wedding. Traditionally bomboniere, mesh bags filled with sugar coated Jordan almonds are given to guests as favors. Make sure to fill the bags with odd numbers of almonds, even numbers are considered to be bad luck. Five almonds symbolize love, fidelity, longevity, fertility and happiness. Another custom is the buste; the bride carries a satin bag (la borsa). Guests place envelopes of money into the bag to help with the wedding expenses. At some Italian weddings the best man cuts the groom’s tie into pieces and sells the pieces to guests. The money raised is given to the newlywed couple.
5. Play the most gorgeous Italian music. To enhance the feel of your Italian Country theme wedding, you could have Italian music playing in the background. If you look online at websites designed specifically for music downloads and diversity, there will be a lot to learn and explore.

Tips & Warnings

• Planning a Tuscan theme wedding is a wonderful way to have a beautiful, romantic and meaningful wedding day. If you love Italian culture and the simple elegance of Tuscan style, a Tuscan theme wedding is perfect for you.

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