1. Remove the anchors

If you love the sea, remove the anchors, hoist the sails and sail to your new life together on board an ancient sailing ship. A refined and elegant choice that will surely leave everyone speechless. In Italy, there are several sailing ships that offer the possibility of celebrating weddings, like the Lady of the Wind in Rome. Or the Veloero Tortuga in Naples. Of course, you can give your imagination free rein for decoration and details: for example, you can create a marine-themed wedding favor. It is one of the best surprising places to get married in Italy.

2. A wedding show

Open the curtain on your new life together by saying the fateful Yes on the stage of a theater! Your wedding will be like a play. There are several theaters in Italy where you can celebrate your wedding, from the Teatro Carignano in Turin to the Teatro della Concordia in Monte Castello di Vibio, the smallest in the world. For even more original wedding, you can organize a real show with actors and dancers, writing a script that tells your story. For original wedding invitations, send your guests a ticket to the big event. It is one of the best surprising places to get married in Italy.

3. Like Romeo and Juliet

Are you an incurable romantic? In Veron, you can exchange your first husband and wife kiss on Juliet’s balcony. Thanks to the initiative Sposami in Verona organized by the city council. You will feel protagonists of the most famous love story … that this time will be a happy ending! And then, let’s face it, can you imagine a better place to launch your flower-bouquet?? After the ceremony, you can start the banquet in one of the city’s historic rooms. It is one of the best surprising places to get married in Italy.

4. A kiss at high altitude

If you do not suffer from vertigo and live in Lombardy, the right place to celebrate your wedding is without a doubt the Pirelli skyscraper . A glamorous  31st-floor dinner with a view of the city that  will make you feel like the stars of a film  set in New York. For such a modern choice, you could wear a  short wedding dress  with which to go wild on the dance floor after dinner. It is one of the best surprising places to get married in Italy.

5. Trip to the lighthouse

The sea breeze, the smell of salt water, the quiet of nature … getting married in a lighthouse is certainly an experience difficult to forget. Wear your elegant shoes and climb to the top of Capo di Spartivento Lighthouse, in Sardinia , for your big day. The atmosphere full of romance and poetry is perfect for an intimate ceremony and a seafood feast. It is one of the best surprising places to get married in Italy.

6. A marriage as a work of art

Are you art lovers? So luck is on your side, because for some time some museums offer the possibility of celebrating weddings inside. Among the most popular, the Santa Giulia museum in Brescia and the Bardini museum in Florence. But each year new names are added to the list. These locations are perfect for an intimate and classy wedding, where you can show off a simple yet elegant wedding dress. And a half-bridal wedding hairstyle . Can you be the most admired work of art? We are sure yes!

Organizing your wedding in one of these places will leave your guests speechless. Of the choices so original, however, should be treated to the smallest detail: do not leave anything to chance, not even your original wedding place cards ! If you succeed, keep the surprise in secret until the last moment, perhaps giving only a few small clues or indicating only the address in the wedding invitations .

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