A Taormina, Italy Destination Wedding

Veronica & Massimo

Taormina, Sicily, Italy

Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo venue guide · Belmond Villa Sant'Andrea venue guide

A single message from Veronica and Massimo in February began a conversation that swept our team away to Taormina, a charming town on the east coast of Sicily spectacularly perched on the side of a mountain overlooking the Ionian Sea.

Celebrating the coming together of their two families was at the core of the weekend, beginning with a welcome party at Il Piccolo Giardino and flowing into their wedding day preparations at the Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo, their ceremony at the historic Chiesa di Varo, a procession of wedding guests down Corso Umberto led by the newlyweds and a band of folkloric musicians, a reception dinner at Belmond Villa Sant'Andrea, and a dance party into the evening on the beach!

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Veronica & Massimo
“I went out on a limb, asking Brian and Paris if they were available to fly to Taormina and for the first time in my wedding planning, they made the logistics seem so easy…My husband and I watch the video on random occasions because it always takes us back to our wedding day and helps us relive that important memory in both of our lives.”

Veronica & Massimo · The Knot review

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