The Ceremony will be held at 5pm on Wednesday 28th August 2024 in the Villa Catignano gardens! Please arrive from 4:30pm onwards.
The Ceremony will be followed by a Canapes and Cocktail Reception from 5:30pm until 7pm.
Dinner seats will be taken at 7pm and a three course meal will be served from 7:30pm. Following the feast, we will dance the night away from around 10pm until 2am!
For the next day, when we are nursing hangovers or drinking through them, we would love for you to join us at the pool side for a chilled day!
We will be having a Pizza Party in the Farmhouse Garden on Tuesday 27th August for all of our guests! The pizza party will be from 7pm to 10pm.
Pizza Party Menu
Beverages
- Prosecco, Moretti Beer, Aperol Spritz
- Coca Cola and Natural/Sparkling Water
Bruschettas
- Tomato diced, basil and olive oil
- Zucchini, cream of zucchini, pine nuts and olive oil
- Cannellini beans, truffle creamPizza bell'italia
- Margherita tomato and mozzarella
- Napoli tomato, capers and anchovies
- 4 seasons ham, articokes, olives and mushrooms
- 4 cheeses fontina, mozzarella, gorgonzola and parmesan cheese
Salads
- Emmer, celery carrots, zucchini, peppers, olives and chickpeas
- Panzella, bread, basil, cucumber, tomato, onion
- Classic saprese
- Ham and Melon
Bakers Basket
Wholewheat bread, Tuscan bread and bread sticksDessert
- Red fruit marmalade tarts
- Apricot marmalade tarts
After Dinner Drinks
- Coffee
- Limoncello
- Amaro del Capo (liqueur)
We are excited to announce that we are to be wed in the beautiful Tuscan hills near Siena. The venue is called Villa Catignano.
The Wedding Party will be there from Monday 26th August 2024 with other guests arriving from Tuesday 27th August to Friday 30th August 2024.
FOOD CHOICES are now in!
Aperitif Drink Stations:
Rose Bubbles (Rame della Guardiola Brut Rosè)
Soft Drinks (Grapefruit, Orange, Cold Tea, Natural and Sparkling Mineral Water)
Gin & Tonic (Gin the Barmaster, Schweppes, lemon slice)
Spritz Cocktail (Prosecco, Bitter, Seltz, orange slice and lemon peel)
Aperitif Food Stations:
Butcher Station Prosciutto (Casentino Presidio Slow Food – Finocchiona IGP – Sbriciolona Toscana – Salame Toscano. Pancetta tesa Casalinga – Gota Salata – Lardo Aromatizzato – Lonzino)
Crostini Toscani e le Bruschette (Il Crostino Nero Toscano. Crostino with tomato, game meat and spice. Bruschetta with fresh tomato, basil and olives. Vegan Bruschetta with scrambled tofu)
The Black Truffle Egg (with ricotta cheese, withe pepper and venere rice wafe)
Potato Cappuccino (with mushrooms with cheese foam)
Flambé Scallops (wrapped with “Lardo” and laurel leaf, simmered with Brandy)
Fish Finger Food (Savoury tartlets with cream of shrimp and red caviar; Sesame baskets with tuna mousse; Mini cones with salmon mousse and red berries)
Vegetarian Finger Food (le Short crust tartlets with pecorino cheese mousse and raisins Basil, tomato and stracciatella cheese baskets. Mini cones with cream of gorgonzola and walnuts)
Tronchetto di porchetta (from Monte San Savino)
First Course
Cream of Chickpeas with a wafer of Tuscan bread with thyme and extra virgin olive oil
Second Course (options to be chosen)
Florentine tagliata steak with rosemary grilled vegetables, and golden potatoes (cooked table-side)Tortelli with Ricotta and Cedar with Piccadilly tomato fillets, burrata and Bronte pistachios (vegetarian)
Dessert (Cake)
Millefogile with Chocolate Drops
Puff pastry 'millefogile' chantilly cream, dark chocolate covered with white chocolate curlsDessert / After Party Stations
Grand buffet with cakes and fruit (Single servings with Tiramisu, Pane Cotta, Trifle, Black Forest, Mimosa, Bavarian, Gianduia, small pastry, sliced fruit)
Italian Chocolate Tasting (Pralines and chocolates paired with Barolo Chinato, Vin Santo and Muffato della Sala Dessert wines)
Brittle (Peanut, Almond and Hazelnut)
International Open Cocktail Bar (Drink list: Spritz, Americano, Gin Tonic, Gin Lemon, Negroni, Mojito, Rum & Cola, Vodka Tonic e Vodka Lemon, Averna Sour, Espresso Martini and many more)
Gin Point (Gin Hendrick's, Beefeater, London Dry, Beefeater Pink, Gin Mare, Bulldog, The Barmaster, Roku, Sabatini, Mediterraneo)
If you have any other dietary requirements let us know!
If you need to get hold of us, here are our contact details:
Chloe - 07875587138
Dan - 07739064681
Please note: all the apartments on site at Villa Catignano are self-catering and include a kitchen in each apartment.
There is no restaurant or shops on site.
We have, however, arranged for a food truck to be present at the villa from Tuesday 27th - Thursday 29th from 11am to 2pm daily. They will sell limited drink and food choices.
We advise guests to visit the local Co-Op (near the train station) and to stock up on drinks and food for the time at the villa.
If you wish to eat out, the city of Siena is a 15-20 minute drive.