I want to get married in Tuscany - do you know of any nice villas/hotels that capture teh Italian spirit?
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The Villa Il Poggiale have everything what you need and is just 17 km from the centre of Florence.
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Italian Marriages and Weddings are predominately based on Catholicism. They Celebrate Catholic and Christan holidays.
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Skiing in Italy can be great!  I lived in Europe for ten years and worked in Outdoor Recreation for the Army, so I got around, lol. I can offer some really good advice.\n   It sounds like you already chose where you are going, so I'll skip the "where to go" thing. (Are your plans carved in stone?)\n  Here's some stuff to remember. Europe is not the US, many differences, most are very pleasureable. However, depending on where exactly you are going, you need to know some things. Ski Rentals: If you are planning to rent, be prepared to get dull edged raggedy crap. So unless you have your own equipment, do whatever it takes to tell them you want high end, TUNED skis.\nThere are a lot of variables concerning snow, and it doesn't look like Abetone is in the Alps. So, don't count on snow, sorry. With luck you will have some, but only the Alps are reliable. Abetone is for beginners and intermediates, which means it is not high. Do you ski well?\nYou might look into alternate places to drive to, if you will have a car, just in case.\n   Feel free to contact me if you'd like, I loved skiing Europe, know a lot of easy helpful hints, like to know I can help people enjoy their trips, and, well, I am of 100% Italian descent, lol. When I skied Italy, it was Amoretto shots and Cappocinos everywhere! LOL. Italians are nice, and at least you won't be in France. LOL!
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Italy! so much culture! So beautiful! Cute guys! Amazing food! What's not to like?
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Travel, travel, travel. \n\nI recommend Italy - great place for young people, lots of university age students in the Florence area.
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Although I live in OH, I'm not familiar with that area...with that in mind...\n\nHow about looking up wineries that surround you?  See if they have some sort of vineyard where the ceremony could be held and whether or not they have any reception space.  \n\nWhat about someones house?  Mom or dad?  My wedding is going to host 120 people and we rented a tent for the backyard.  The ceremony is going to be immediate family only within the tent and then on to the party!\n\nTry looking up well known gardens in your area.  We have one around here, but I didn't want to go from this place to that place.  \n\nCheck out the website www.theknot.com.  You can go under the caption real weddings and look up outdoor weddings for examples.  You can also go state specific and get recommendations.\n\nGood luck!
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Try these and good luck!\n\nhttp://www.allhotelsitaly.com/italy/holidays.htm\n\nhttp://www.planetware.com/national-information/italy-tourist-offices-national-holidays-i.htm#holidays\n\nhttp://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/it/govern.html
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I've used Country Holidays before,  the accommodation has always been good and they are easy to book online.\n\nhttp://www.country-holidays.co.uk/ch_homepage.html
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Ok, here are a few ideas.  You may or may no like them.\n\nItaliano Moderno\nsemplicemente italiano\nitaliano semplice\nitaliano bello\nbello semplice\nmobilia bella\nmobilia semplice\n\nand my favorite: vita moderna (translates to modern living)\n\n\nGood luck :)
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Wish I knew. I would like to do the same thing in Sicily
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Six months or a year, it doesn't matter. Go!\n\nThe people of Italy are friendly and inviting - and are happy to show you their country. There is so much history there - you'll never be short of things to see and do. Depending on where you are, getting around can sometimes be a challenge, but I'm sure your host family can help you with this.\n\nBe careful, of course - in some areas (Rome and Naples come immediately to mind), pickpockets have raised their skill to an art form, and target people who look like tourists. Get a few guidebooks (I know you're not really going to be a tourist, but there are lots of good ideas in these - and they're in English!) to help you decide what you want to see and how you want to spend the time you have available to you.\n\nWhat a wonderful opportunity for a life experience! Go, enjoy the country and her people, savor the food, and create memories to last a lifetime.
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Have you looked at these web sites?\nhttp://www.vegas.com/weddings/chapels.html\nhttp://www.lvwedding.com/
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How about a nice vase? If you can buy one from Italy, that would be very nice.
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There are some suggestions at http://www.verseit.com (Choose verse it > Weddings > Save the date).\n\nHere's one from there that I like:\nA romantic affair...\nsomething special is in the air!\nKindly save the date for\na tropical marriage celebration uniting\nBride\nand\nGroom\non Date\nCity, State\nInvitation will follow
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My husband and I got married in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  It was fantastic and I'd recommend it 100%.  We worked with Eva and Michael, a married couple who have been planning weddings for 15 years in PV (their excellent website is www.vallartaweddings.net).  She's from the area and knows all of the best vendors; he's Canadian; they both speak perfect English so nothing gets "lost in translation."  We emailed with them back and forth for about 6 months planning the details--for example, I said I wanted a bouquet of tropical flowers and Eva emailed me 8 pictures to get a better idea--I chose 1 of them, and the bouquet arrived at my hotel the day of the wedding.  They took care of ALL of the details and I had a completely stress-free wedding--all for a total of less than $2,000, which is unbelievably less than you'd pay in the States - that included the entire ceremony set-up, flowers, musician, photographer, and officiant, plus all the paperwork to make it legal.  They also recommended hotels for my family to stay in the area, plus worked with a local restaurant to plan the meal for our reception.\n\nThe city of PV is fantastic too--people there speak enough English that non-Spanish people won't have any problems at all.  There's a ton to do there--fishing, snorkeling, scuba diving, sight-seeing, and tons of shopping.  It's on the beach, so many people just relaxed as well.  There are a ton of places to stay, from good budget hotels downtown to luxury all-inclusives on the beach.  Plus, weddings in Mexico are recognized as legal in the US, so there's no red tape to go through.\n\nGood luck!
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It's on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy.  I lived in Italy for three years.  Tuscany is BEAUTIFUL and I camped in Livorno...it was awesome!
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our wedding night (before we flew out for our honeymoon) we stayed at the mansion on turtle creek!!  it's one of the nicest hotels in dallas and they definitely treat you right on your honeymoon!  we had chocolate strawberries and champagne waiting for us when we got to our room.  and the bath is big enough for two (complete with jacuzzi and bath salts)... very luxorious!  oh and big soft robes + slippers.  and they bring breakfast to your room in the morning.  definitely the best hotel experience (esp for your wedding night)!!