Wedding - Church Ceremony

Chiesa di San Lorenzo @ Certosa del Galluzzo
Via della Certosa, 1, 50124 Firenze, Italy
Friday 6th May 2016
11:00-12:30

~ All Guests - please attend ~
Dress Code for Men: Formal
Dress Code for Ladies: Formal - please ensure that your shoulders are covered
when inside the church (a Pashmina or shawl or cardigan will work fine for this purpose).

Our wedding ceremony will take place at Chiesa di San Lorenzo within the Certosa del Galluzzo.
It will be a Catholic celebration of approximately 60-90 minutes.
Ample parking is available at the church carpark should you wish to drive.
Transportation will be arranged for all guests from the recommended hotels to the church (and back to the hotels).

The Certosa del Galluzo is a Carthusian monastery which rises on the summit of a hill to the south of Florence.
In the past, it was one of the most powerful monasteries in Europe. The building was erected by Niccolò Acciaioli, a notable Florentine citizen who commissioned it in 1341. The church of the monastery, the Chiesa di San Lorenzo, is characterised by a typical Mannerist architecture and is richly decorated with frescoes, paintings and a sumptuous marble altar from the XVI century.

Wedding - Reception Dinner

Villa Cora
Viale Machiavelli, 18, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Friday 6th May 2016
17:00-19:00 - Apéritifs
19:00-23:00 - Reception Dinner
23:00-02:30 - Irish Cèilidh Dancing & After Party

~ All Guests - please attend ~
Dress Code for Men: Black Tie
Dress Code for Ladies: Black Tie (full length evening gowns)

Our evening wedding celebration will take place in various locations at Villa Cora.
Ample parking is available at the Villa Cora carpark should you wish to drive.
Villa Cora is approximately 10-15 minutes by car from the centre of Florence Old Town
and can be easily reached by taxi (numbers below):
+39 055 4242   (Taxi Firenze 4242)
+39 055 4390   (Taxi Firenze 4390) 
+39 055 59204 (Taxi Fiesole)

Villa Cora is located inside a centuries-old park that overlooks the Boboli Gardens, on the hills just outside the historical center of Florence. The villa is an aristocratic residence built at the end of the XIX century upon commission by Baron Oppenheim reflecting the architectural styles of that period, dominated by a strong eclectic decor that provides the villa with different, sometimes even bizarre, artistic styles. Villa Cora has become one of the major cultural and cosmopolitan symbols of Florence. Villa Cora earned its reputation by hosting international guests of great importance, such as Princess Eugenia, wife of Napoleon III, and the Russian composer Tchaikovsky, and is considered the most beautiful residence of the Tuscan capital. Villa Cora became an exclusive grand hotel at the end of 1960 and reopened in late 2010 after a detailed three-year restoration. Since 2013, the hotel has been a member of Relais & Châteaux.

Photography by Jacob & Pauline Wedding Photography.
Image shot at Keble College Chapel, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.