Sophia and Jordan

The ultimate wedding stop in east Sicily

Elegant and passionate day at Xirumi Serravalle Castle 

A blossoming spring wedding in the lush frame of the eastern Sicilian coast where our A-team planners Sonia and Fede directed the real life wedding movie of sweet Sophia and her now husband Jordan. 

The location certainly played a romantic role on set, offering a fruitful view of the countryside and the high peak of Mount Etna in the backdrop. This vibrant couple fell in love at the idea of having their sweetest memories of a two-day wedding event on this sunny Mediterranean island.

The vision


Sophia and Jordan's notes

In our wedding books this would go dows as a standard large-size event hosting 136 guests in total, all of whom flew in from England. Soph and Jordan envisioned a bucolic setting, a place carrying that much-loved Baroque flair that Sicily is loved for. But most of all, they were looking for a 'lived' estate, somewhere wher history and its many stories would still be drenched in the walls or under the floors, somewhere like a castle, somewhere like Xirumi Serravalle castle.

It was a pleasure working towards the wedding vision of these two lovebirds, staging two days of events and activities for the entire group and starting with the customary welcome dinner. The kick-off celebrations would be hosted in the truly incredible spot by the Taormina shore, known as the Tao Beach Club. Famous for its marine beauty, elegant and enticing, this venue would set the bar for the luxurious wedding weekend nicely, and certainly full of energy considering the lineup of entertainment with French band the Odd Sox.

The five deal breakers for Sophia and Jordan

  • Location: Sicily
  • Ceremony: symbolic with Jewish blessing
  • Venue: romantic, intimate
  • Guests: 136
  • Side notes: they will bring their own Rabbi
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The action plan


How did we pull it off

Sicily is without a doubt a destination requiring professional onsite guidance, the choice here is ample but the logistics of a big event on the island depend heavily on how knowledgeable your planner is. No problems there, our team is 25 years in the trade and has scouted every corner of the country - islands included - for luxury venues for your destination wedding event. 

The mastery of our team photographer produced an incredible shoot glorifying Sicily's eclectic identity, where Soph and Jordan were somewhat blessed with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's Hollywood glamour vibes.

On the wedding day, the ceremony was powerful and intimate, with just enough traditional Jewish elements like the Ketubah, and the Palm tree effect in the back view, matched with Mount Etna as a spiritual witness attending the blessing. 

 What a party it was, this was our first island wedding of the 2024 season and brought a lot of energy with it, romance and roots.

We had nothing but remarkable comments about that the musical entertainment brought directly from home was a remarkable way to end the day, performance of British artists Totem Superstars, perfect for memorable functions in-house and abroad.