N° 06 — The Venue
Villa Cetinale
A seventeenth-century villa at the end of a long cypress avenue, surrounded by lemon gardens, olive groves and a wild ilex wood. We fell in love with it the moment we walked through the gates.
Address
Strada delle Volte 14, 53018 Sovicille, Siena, Italy
Getting there
20 minutes from Siena · 1 hour from Florence airport
On the day
Ceremony and reception are both held here · free parking beside the lemon house
Around the villa — where each part of the day happens
3:30 PMThe Cypress AvenueThe long gated drive where you arrive, with chilled lemonade waiting in the shade.
4:00 PMThe Rose ArchThe garden arch where we exchange our vows, beneath the old ilex wood.
5:30 PMThe LoggiaThe open stone colonnade for prosecco, oysters and a string quartet.
7:30 PMThe Pergola TerraceA long candlelit table under the vines, looking out over the olive groves.
10:00 PMThe Lemon HouseThe old orangery where the first dance turns into the party.
