Perched at the southernmost tip of Sicily, where the Mediterranean and the Ionian seas meet in a slow, eternal embrace, Castello Tafuri is the kind of place that makes you catch your breath before you’ve even said a word. Its elegant covered loggia frames the sea like a painting — intimate, sheltered, and breathtakingly beautiful whether the sun is pouring in or the rain is tracing patterns on the water outside. Which means your ceremony unfolds exactly as you imagined it, no matter what the sky decides to do that day.
Included in €4800 and valid only for the low season (November-March):
1.Venue: Tafuri castle by the sea situated at the southern point of Sicily, where the Mediterranean and Ionian seas meet. A special, discounted rental fee of the spaces for semi-exclusive use for only a symbolic ceremony + shooting after. You can choose a beautiful covered loggia overlooking the sea for your ceremony and/or an intimate dinner after. The castle is authorised for civil weddings, so it is possible to get married legally here with extra fees.
2. A 3-hour photoshoot with local Italian-English speaking photographers. It may include the bride’s preparations in the castle’s rooms (rented additionally), a wedding photoshoot by the sea, on the castle territory, the ceremony itself or wherever you want in this area. A maximum of 2-3 locations is advised. Transfer time is included in the 4-hour photoshoot.
3. Wedding hairstyle and makeup for the bride, moving to the bride’s place included if within the Syracuse area.
4. Personalised symbolic ceremony with a choice of a unity sand ritual, candles (fire), handfasting or a Rose ritual or without a ritual. An English-speaking celebrant is included.
5. Bridal bouquet (seasonal flowers, tea roses, alstroemerias, lisianthus, baby’s breath, astilbe, calle eucalyptus and other greens). The specific type of flowers is discussed individually, depending on the season and the wishes of the couple. A Boutonniere for the groom, matching the style of the bride’s bouquet, is included.
6. 1-2 Bose wireless speaker, music selection for the ceremony.
7. Suggestions on choosing the best accommodation in the selected area, and booking a fine restaurant after the ceremony (meals are not included). The castle hotel is closed in winter but can be reopened by request.
8. Wedding certificate for newlyweds with basic personalization (you can choose a design from Adobe stock).
9. Organization, timing and coordination of the entire wedding day. 10. A small gift for the couple, a Sicilian symbol of fertility and prosperity.
Possible extras:
- Elopement/mini weddings with guests
- Ceremony / reception decor: individual quote (examples: half-covered arch from €1000, full covered arch from €1500 etc)
- Sketch-design of the ceremony/reception area
- Private dinner/catering
- Hand crafted stationery (wedding boxes, certificates picturing the castle or neighbourhood)
- A videographer with a drone
- Drone pictures
- Live music during the ceremony, violin, saxophone, cello
- A retro car rental, fiat punto 500 cabrio or maggiolino, Herbie or others with a personal driver
- Wedding cake: casual from €25/kg , 2 kg min, designed: from €150 A service waitress may be required.
- Paperwork for civil/legal ceremony in the castle, including local fees: from €1000 as extra
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