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More and more couples are looking for ethical options for their big day and charity wedding lists are becoming a popular choice – Give It, a not-for-profit organisation, operate a series of charitable gift lists including The African Wedding List, a simple to use online wedding list service, where instead of toasters and kettles, marrying couples can sign-up to a list that contains gifts of donations to a variety of charities that work across Africa.

Give It offer a service that mirrors a traditional wedding list – donations are wrapped up like gifts so users can see what a particular donation could fund for each charity and a gift list is made up of donations to a variety of charities. Charities participating in The African Wedding List include AfriKids, Save the Children, Sightsavers International, Street Child Africa, Tree Aid, War on Want and many others. Couples select a group of charities; guests select a donation to the charity of their choice.

Everything’s been kept simple and online and it’s easy for couples to check up on donations made and messages left by guests. There are no charges for couples, no minimum total expected and there are no hidden costs for guests – every penny they spend goes to the charities and all the costs of the service are covered by the Gift Aid reclaimed on donations made.

For more information, visit the website at www.TheAfricanWeddingList.co.uk.

Fashion trends spill over on to every area of society and the use of unique metals and gems has made its way into the world of bridal jewelry in the form of alternative wedding rings. Instead of the traditional platinum, gold or silver bands, today’s couples will consider everything from tungsten and aluminum to titanium and palladium. The reason for making such a choice is varied, but tends to include the financial savings and the low-maintenance of the materials.

Consider that alternative wedding rings will still contain gem stones, inscriptions and engraved designs, but they will be far less likely to bend, scratch or become damaged than the more traditional metals.

These unique materials can be finished in a way that gives the ring a permanent shine that is not attainable through traditional approaches. This means that the bride and groom will be able to wear their rings each and every day without worrying about harming the rings through activities such as sports, cooking, housecleaning and gardening.

The proper care for these alternative wedding rings will vary from metal to metal, but the best advice is to always opt for the gentlest cleansers available. For example, rather than submerging a titanium band into a chemical bath or over the counter jewelry cleaner, it is best to soak it in a warm detergent bath instead. This mild approach will remove the natural body oils, dirt and even lotions or crèmes that may have accumulated on the surface and given it a dull or cloudy appearance.

Alternative wedding bands that are constructed of unique metals should also be kept away from ultrasonic cleaning machines because these can often damage any surface treatments on the stones.

Choosing alternative wedding bands is a great way to save on cost and upkeep, but it is also a great way to make a real statement of lasting and enduring love on your wedding day.

Uffizi and Florence are a duet not to be split. Come to Florence and you cannot miis visiting this immense artistic patrimony that includes thousands of paintings – from medieval masterpieces to contemporary works—as well as a vast array of ancient sculptures, miniatures and tapestries.

Uffizi also recall long queuing… hot sun on your head and wait wait wait. But Uffizi can also be visited with a pre-booked tour. So you can reserve your Uffizi visit now and avoid queuing!

And more! this is a good option to celebrate your wedding. Instead of the classical lunch or dinner, with a dance you can also offer your guests the different experience  of visiting the Uffizi together with Bride and Groom! Success is granted.

The Uffizi’s extraordinary collection of paintings and sculptures has made it one of the most famous museums in the world. Its assortment of Medieval and Renaissance works includes some of the most legendary masterpieces of all time, including paintings by Italian masters Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca, Beato Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Mantegna, Correggio, Leonardo, Raffaello, Michelangelo and Caravaggio. The museum also boasts a large collection of German, Dutch and Flemish works by Dürer, Rembrandt and Rubens. Construction on the large palace—intended as offices for the Florentine magistrates—was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560.

The museum is located Downtown Florence, right beside the amazing wedding hall in Palazzo Vecchio called Sala Rossa.

Contact us to reserve your “wedding with a tour” now email us at info@weddingintuscany.info

It’s Wedding Season! And you’re invited! It’s a joyous occasion that your closest friends and family want you to share in. If you’ve been invited to a wedding this summer be sure to know the proper etiquette when it comes to giving gifts to the happy couple. Depending on the couple and your relation to them you could be invited to additional events aside from the wedding itself such as a bridal shower and/or an engagement party honoring the soon-to-be newlyweds. Knowing the do’s and don’ts of wedding gifts is important for every wedding guest to know. So in addition to helping you pick out the perfect gift, we here at Become are providing an etiquette guide to help you be the perfect wedding guest. We’ve done all the research, now sit back and read up! Feel free to print out this guide as well as it may come handy in the future! Choose from any of the topics listed below; or just scroll through them all!

• What do I bring to an Engagement Party?
• What are the best Bridal and Wedding Shower Gifts?
• Wedding gift basics everyone should know!
• Wedding Gifts for Every Personality Type!
• How to choose the right wedding gift based on relationship
• Wedding gifts that won’t break the bank

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.

Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow.

Maybe not everybody know Pisa airport is one of the best served by low cost airlines.

Yes! and guess what? from the UK or Ireland you can esily find flights to Pisa for little more than a bus ticket!.

This means that you can think of escaping your everyday life and come to Tuscany for a short weekend or even better you can take your beloved with you and tie the knot in one of the most beautiful regions in the world.

Pisa has a train station inside the airport, which will take you in minutes to Pisa downtown, Florence or any other amzing cities in Tuscany.

Maybe you may hire a car and drive to Volterra,

sleep in one of our amazing “agriturismo” and visit the stage of “New Moon” – the sequel of the famous Vampire-based fantasy/romance “Twilight” by S. Meyer and see where Bella and Edward will record the scenes in Volterra.

It’s 8 am, you wake up with Santa Maria Novella’s bells.

Open your eyes and there it is: your wedding day…in Florence.

Your wedding planner is there and tells you all is all right, make up artist and hair dressers are about to reach you in your hotel room.

All is so exciting, the wedding dress of your dreams is hanging waiting for you, the sun is shining on Florence, and you are ready. 11 am, the mirror reflects a princess, YOU. You exit your hotel and you are in Piazza della Signoria.

You enter the wedding hall and your man is there. your beloved ones are waiting for you.

You read your vows, say “I do” and then you and you rhusband and your friends exit, and rice on you, and pictures, and smiles, and confetti and the dream has just started. You and your friends go walking among the streets of Florence, visit the Uffizzi, and Santa Maria Novella, and the Church of Santa Croce… and you walk around Florence like a princess offering smiles and glances of happiness to tourists and citizens walking by and looking at you as THE LADY of the DAY

Volterra is one the most beautiful villages in Tuscany.

You can find it in many guides, but all will drive you to other more famous places. We selected Volterra as one the locations where you can have a wonderful wedding celebration and party. We think that pictures will tell you much more than words.  So here is a little trip among Volterra’s streets.

Starting the Neolithic Age Volterra sees its first settlement. Etruscan began to spread out from 8th century BC and built huge defensive walls in the 4th Century BC. You can today see them all with their famous doors. Walls were critical, together with the position of the village (on top of a hill) to have this people growing.

With the original name of Velathri, Volterra was one of the most important of the 12 city states of Etruria.

In the 3rd Century BC Volterra had to resign to Romans domination.

Relationships with Roma were alternatively good and factious. The city experienced good and bad of the Roman empire, and yet you can see reminescence of it in the Roman Theatre ruins dated 1st century BC.

In the middle ages (from the 5th century AD) Volterra became the diocese of a vast area. In the folowing centuries Bishops of Volterra earned more and more power, with great political influence and authonomy. In the 9th century AD the Carolingian emperors conceded Volterra 4 markets and as many religious feast days and markets were exempted from taxes!

After the last Hungarian invasion in the 12th century AD the first medieval quarters of the city were created. and the so violent century saw the conflict between nobility and bishop’s rule. This reached the climax in 1150 when Galgano dei Pannocchieschi became bishop. As a symbol of free Comune in 1208 the construction of Palazzo dei Priori star

ted, to end in 1257. This fabulous building is still today one of the centers of the Comune di Volterra, and civil weddings can take place here.

In the later years even Volterra was involved in the war with Florence between Guelfs and Ghibelline, and in 1472 Volterra resigned to the Florence of Lorenzo De’ Medici.

Since then many families increased their power and thanks to the empowered defensive walls Volterra did not undergo many changes in the renaissance.

But yet many private houses were enriched and still today they can be visited and in Palazzo Viti we can organize wedding ceremonies

(unfortunately without children)

After a new rebellion against Florence and the Medici in 1530 Volterra lost definitively and became completely dependant to the Duchy and then to the grand Duchy of Tuscany and began its decline to the 18th century AD.

Alabastro became the artistic strength of the city and we suggest to buy some as a memento of this magnificent and yet no famous village.

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