Today we will tell you why Siena is the most charming place for your civil wedding! Just close your eyes and imagine a wonderful civil wedding ceremony in the heart of Tuscany – in beautiful Siena, surrounded by olive groves and Chianti vineyards! Siena is the choice of true romantics, a town that seems to have been left behind in the Middle Ages forever. Here, in Gothic palaces with authentic medieval furniture and frescoes by masters of the Siena School, in the quiet streets with many monuments and museums, your new love story with the help of Brilliant Wedding Tuscany will begin!
Today Siena is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Italy. Siena, built on three hills, contains wonderful examples of Gothic architecture and is famous for one of the most unique squares in the world, the Piazza del Campo, where famous horse races are held twice a year, on July 2nd and August 16th. As well as the lively calendar of events, Siena is also a regular venue for cultural events, concerts, film festivals, theatre and sporting activities, so here goes the hint: if you are coming to Siena a few days prior to your wedding, let us know, and we will give you a piece of advice from locals: what to visit and what to see! In the heart of Tuscany, you have the illusion of going back in time, when the Renaissance was in full bloom in Italy. Palaces, fountains, the high-towered Town Hall and beautiful cathedrals are the perfect backdrop for your amazing civil wedding in the most charming place of Italy.
We enjoy organising wedding ceremonies in the province of Siena, as it offers picturesque Tuscan towns, rolling hills with vineyards or fields with neatly arranged, round sheaves of hay, medieval castles or delightful villas with unforgettable panoramic views of the surrounding countryside for weddings and photo shoots. We arrange Siena wedding ceremonies in the ceremonial halls, in luxurious villas, in the ancient walls of historic buildings – monuments of architecture, as well as in the open air, everything depends on your wishes!
But most civil wedding ceremonies, we hold in one of the ceremonial halls of City Hall, located in the elegant historic Palazzo Pubblico – in the heart of Siena, right in Piazza del Campo. This extraordinary building of the 13th century is an example of the archetypal Italian medieval style, embellished with Gothic elements that houses the government of Siena.
Apart from the astonishing beauty of this place and the spirit of Tuscan history in the air, there is a wonderful museum nearby, where you can continue with your wedding photo shoot against the backdrop of Tuscany’s finest art collections, as its interiors are simply masterpieces! Afterwards, head out into the countryside into some incredible olive groves and vineyards for a stroll, enjoying all the colours of Tuscany and of course remembering to bring your photographer! In the evening it is definitely worth a trip to one of Siena’s best restaurants for a great candlelit wedding dinner, sampling the local wine and Tuscan cuisine! Brilliant Wedding Tuscany will be glad to tailor all your programme before and after the wedding ceremony. An amusing party with your guests in a restaurant designed according to your preferences or a private dinner on the rooftop of one of many Siena’s observation decks? Balloons, garlands of flowers, candles all over the place, fireworks or maybe the band of musicians? Siena has a lot to offer for the most romantic evening of your life!
By the way, why a civil wedding? What does it mean and what are other types of wedding ceremonies we can arrange in the charming city of Siena? A civil wedding in Siena is the ideal wedding for non-Catholic, non-religious or homosexual couples. Instead of holding the wedding ceremony inside a church, civil weddings are held in a non-religious environment, and they are administered by an authorized government official. Religious couples who are not Catholic can hold a civil wedding in Siena together with their own religious ceremonies and rituals, performed by an authorized member of their clergy.
Apart from a civil wedding, Brilliant Wedding Tuscany may also organise a religious wedding, that could be accustomed and planned according to your needs and wishes! In order to explore all the opportunities, you may take during your wedding in Siena, have a look at our article that is dedicated to a wedding ceremony in Siena in general.
What about the legal requirements for a civil wedding in Siena? They are fairly simple but if you do not know Italian, it might be difficult to figure everything out, especially if you are planning your civil wedding in Siena from a different part of the world. No worries! Brilliant Wedding Tuscany will help you to follow all the regulations to become an officially married couple in Italy without a rush and in time.
Ancient squares, numerous tiny churches, majestic towers, fantastic parks beloved by locals… Siena has a lot to surprise you, just tell us your preferences and we will offer you the best places for your civil wedding in Siena! And when you start to plan your wedding, we do advise you to contact us in advance, approximately half a year prior to a wedding, for us to organize everything properly and in a better way. See you in Siena!
