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60 Guests in Lucca, Italy

Rustic DIY Wedding in Lucca, Italy.

Scottish couple K & R had a beautiful wedding in Lucca. Below they outline the cost of their wedding in Italy and where their budget was spent.

Kathryn & Ross - Real Destination Wedding in Lucca, Italy | Lamb Loves

K & R- Lucca, Italy

K & R organised every detail of their relaxed vineyard wedding, 10 mins from Lucca. With 18 months to research and plan, the couple took to google translate, set a budget and prioritised key areas of spending. It was OUT with favours and expensive wedding stationery but importantly for them, IN with a free bar!

Pearls of Wisdom:

100% go for it! Being in your favourite place with your favourite people is one of the best feelings ever, we will never have another week like it.

Wedding Cost: €20,000 (Euro)

Details

Location: Lucca, Tuscany

Date: 27 June 2019

Number of Guests: 60 including 4 children

Ceremony Venue: Tenuta Maria Teresa, Lucca  (Symbolic Ceremony)

Reception Venue: Tenuta Maria Teresa, Lucca: Private Villa & Vineyard

Number of Days at Wedding Location Prior to Wedding: 5

Number of Days at Wedding Location: 1

Pre Wedding Activities: Dinner in Lucca

Post Wedding Activities: Post wedding brunch

Planning Method: DIY – Self Planned, booked all suppliers direct

Kathryn & Ross - Real Destination Wedding in Lucca, Italy | Lamb Loves

Budget Breakdown

Ceremony & Reception Venue Rental: €2,800 – Tenuta Maria Teresa

Wedding Paperwork & Legal Fees: €0 (legal marriage in the UK)

Wedding Celebrant: €300

Catering: €7,200

Beverages: €1,000

Wedding Cake: Included in catering

Photography: €1,725 – Thirty Eight North

Videography: €1,000

Wedding Flowers Bridal Party: €200

Wedding Flowers Ceremony & Reception Venue: €400

Ceremony Musicians: €550

Wedding Band: €500

Wedding DJ: €750

Hair Stylist: €600

Make-Up Artist: €0

Transportation (Wedding Guests): €550

Wedding Stationery: €4

Fireworks/Lighting/Other: €1,150

Post Wedding Activities: €250

Other: €230 SIAE (Music Tax)

Kathryn & Ross - Real Destination Wedding in Lucca, Italy | Lamb Loves

Transport & Accommodation

Flights: €300

Accommodation: €715 (1 week)

Kathryn & Ross - Real Destination Wedding in Lucca, Italy | Lamb Loves

Additional Information

Did you manage to stick to your  budget? No

Did you spend more or less than you thought? More

Would you recommend your method of planning? Yes

What were you not willing to compromise on? Venue and relaxed style

Kathryn & Ross - Real Destination Wedding in Lucca, Italy | Lamb Loves

Honeymoon & Home Party

Honeymoon Location: Lake Iseo

Cost of Honeymoon: €1,400

Did you have a Home Party: No

If you would like to find out more about the planning of this beautiful wedding, read K & R’s real wedding story, “Rustic DIY Wedding in Lucca”, which is full of the most helpful information and advice.

Understanding wedding abroad costs in more detail

Get a better insight into what it costs to get married abroad and how to breakdown your budget.

Watch the conversation I had with Destination Wedding Planner Nadia Wood from Amulet Events. We look at how as a wedding planner how she approaches the question “what does it cost to get married abroad”, the elements of a wedding abroad that will typically be your biggest spend and the best ways to maximise your budget.

The cost of getting married in Italy is always a hotly debated topic in our Closed Facebook Group, so we hope you found the breakdown of the cost of K & R’s wedding in Tuscany helpful. For further examples or what other couples spent on their wedding abroad see our real destination wedding cost breakdowns section.

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See more Real Wedding Budget Breakdowns or use our FREE Destination Wedding Cost Estimator to obtain a ballpark figure of what you can expect your Destination Wedding to cost.

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