Client Reviews
KIND WORDS
Simonetta is everything that you could ever ask for in a wedding planner and more. We are a couple living abroad and we planned a destination wedding in Italy. Initially, we were only planning the usual ceremony with reception done in 1 day. However, since all of our guests were flying to Italy from different countries, we converted the event into a 3-day affair with activities planned for all the days. Simonetta did everything for us. She organized a wine tasting, medieval town tours, lunches, dinners, a vespa tour, and arranged transportation for us and our guests. And of course the wedding day was organized perfectly up to the most minute details. She even found the most beautiful castle for us as venue for the wedding. Simonetta has a very refined taste and it shows in the choices of the wedding suppliers and the activities that she recommended to us.
We only met Simonetta once in person before the wedding and most of the planning was done over emails, messages and calls. She was very organized and attended to all the details but we never felt overwhelmed with all the things that we had to do or decide on.
Simonetta surely made our Italian wedding experience wonderful and amazing!
Farah e Al
civil ceremony with religious blessing April 2025 – Sovicille- Tuscany
In October 2024, my husband and I traveled from the US to elope in Rome and had no idea where to start planning for our special day. Thanks to Simonetta and her whole team we had such an amazing time and it went more smoothly than we could have imagined. She kept in contact since the beginning with video calls and emails and even kindly nudged us to make progress toward including important details to make our wedding ceremony romantic and personal. She gave recommendations that made the whole trip amazing. We appreciated her care for us, humor, attention to small details, and passion for Rome. I would highly recommend and thank you Simonetta for such a wonderful time.
Tanner e Angelique
symbolic elopement in Rome- Street wedding October 2024
My husband and I got married at Agriturismo terre di Nano on July 11, 2024. We had been working with the most amazing wedding planner Simonetta Pollera since February 2023 who helped us to choose this perfect location!She also helped us plan a week long celebration for 27 people that included day trip to Chianti, San Gimignano, Siena Cortona and helped us to choose amazing restaurants for our group in Montepulciano and Lucignano.
The weeks activities flowed perfectly and Simonetta’s knowledge of the area and introduction to Matteo from Holiday Planners was the perfect combination! All our guests loved the convoy of the 4 mercedes vans heading out for our adventures. It was difficult to imagine all of this from our home in Canada but everything was absolutely perfect! If you have a group size, we would highly recommend terre di nano! The location was absolutely stunning, the accommodations were incredible, the staff especially Clara e Alessandra were so helpful and the food throughout the week and especially on our wedding day was beyond delicious! The chef Giorgio is quite exceptional! If you need a wedding planner we would highly recommend Simonetta!
She provided us with great recommendations of vendor for hair ( we choose Serena and Ursula from the Tuscan beauty) flowers, Dj and musicians, but didn’t try to influence our decisions. Simonetta introduced us to Andrea Corsi who we chose as our photographer and he was so easy to work with- a few sample below. We can’t wait to see the rest! It was such an amazing week in Tuscany with our friends creating the most incredible memories. If you don’t have a wedding planner yet contact Simonetta from Intimate Italian weddings! You really won’t need to worry about a thing! I don’t think I could have been more relaxed on our wedding day because I knew everything was so well coordinated.
Julie and Thomas
symbolic ceremony in Tuscany July 2024
Me and my husband always wanted to have a symbolic wedding ceremony in Italy and, finally, this year the stars have aligned, and it happened!! What a wonderful, beautiful, magical wedding we had!
We met Simonetta for the first time back in 2016 when a couple of our best friends had their wedding ceremony in Tuscany. Everything back then looked very romantic and intimate, so as we looked around and interviewed wedding planners, she was already on top of the list. And we couldn’t be happier with our choice!! 😊
We live in New York. We were very late in planning an international wedding. We started talking about having one in December and signed a contract with Simonetta in January. Our wedding was set for the beginning of August, so the timing was very-very tight. However, knowing all the potential issues with such a limited time frame to plan a wedding, the shortage of available venues and vendors at this point, Simonetta took on the project and did a marvelous job!
Everything was exceptional: the venue, the florals, the catering, the video and photo teams! The ceremony was smooth, and everything was just so beautiful and excellent. Like, honestly, couldn’t be any better!!! I have to say, the communication with her was excellent! She was always on top of everything and replied within a day with long emails, always full of helpful information and suggestions which helped us a lot to make right choices and decisions.
We were very demanding but, also, tried not to go crazy with spending money. As a result, we had a champagne wedding on a prosecco budget! 😊 and that’s just because how good Simonetta was with finding right vendors always trying to negotiate a better deal for us. I must admit, there were times when Simonetta tried to talk us out of something but, once she understood that it was important to us, she went cross rivers and mountains to make it happen.
We are so grateful to Simonetta for creating and executing such a beautiful experience with memories that will last forever! There are no boarders or oceans between you and your fairytale Italian wedding if you have Simonetta to help you plan it! 😊
Misha & Billy
symbolic Ceremony Siena August 2023
Simonetta was incredible!
She helped me plan a surprise vow renewal for my wife months before I was leaving the US for Italy. It had a lot of moving parts and I am clueless….it went off flawless and would never have happened without her. Lovely person and went above and beyond to make this once-in-a-lifetime celebration a reality. Highly recommend her!
Craig and Megan
September 2023 Viterbo symbolic renewal vows
Simonetta is amazing. She made our wedding completely stress free. I can not recommend her enough. We had 15 people travel from all over the US. Simonetta scheduled everything for us. From transportation, booking the church, working with the venue and trips to the Vatican and coliseum.
I can’t explain how grateful I am for Simonetta for making our dream wedding become a reality.
If you are considering Simonetta for your special day. I can’t speak highly enough of her. You will not regret working with Intimate Italian Weddings.
Thank you Simonetta!
Gracias !!
Mariel e Mark
July 2023 Catholic Ceremony Rome
I am a difficult and extremely demanding customer, and Simonetta was polite, professional and hard-working every step of the way. From the outset, we wanted a wedding of about 50 people (all from the US) to join us in Umbria for a magical 3 days. Simonetta had all the right connections, the best vendors, the most sound advice, and was a consummate professional.
Between complex demands, tight budgets, and a rainy forecast, Simonetta was able to roll with the punches and lead a phenomenal team to make the wedding of our dreams come true. Especially complex as we were not able to get to Italy before the wedding. She did it all!
On the day of the wedding, I had not a worry in the world. Simonetta and her team took care of every little detail, and allowed me the space to just enjoy the most magical day of my life.
Simonetta’s experience and determination made it all possible. We would not have been able to do it–not even close–without her. Cannot recommend her enough. Simonetta, you are a godsend. THANK YOU!
(photos by Fabio Mirulla, another of Simonetta’s wonderful recommendations)
Jordan and Brian
symbolic Ceremony June 2023 Orvieto
Eric e io ti vogliamo ringraziare di cuore per tutto quello che hai fatto per il nostro matrimonio. É stato un giorno spettacolare e non ce l’avremmo fatta senza di te. L’aiuto che ci hai dato con tutti i fornitori era indispensabile. Dall’evento del giovedì, fino al pranzo della domenica, tutti gli eventi sono stati meravigliosi. Ti ringrazio ancora
Ilaria e Eric
Symbolic ceremony June 2023 Castiglione del Lago Umbria
Simonetta was the best wedding planner we could have asked for! When our previous planner we had been given for our venue canceled on us with very little time left to plan the wedding, I reached out to all the wedding planners I could find in Umbria for our destination wedding. Simonetta was the most responsive and was the only planner who confirmed availability with her vendors and estimated costs before asking us to commit. This was really important to us because we weren’t sure what vendors would be available on such short notice! Simonetta was incredibly organized and very communicative — she always told us exactly what we needed to do and on what timeline. We were able to have a wonderful chef, incredible band, amazing photographer, perfect flower arrangements and decorations, and so much more, all within our budget. Simonetta was not afraid to roll up her sleeves and help to move furniture and stage everything to be perfect for us. We had the most beautiful day we will never forget with the people we love most in the world! We will be forever grateful to Simonetta for helping us with our wedding day.
Natalia e Ian
symbolic ceremony May 2022 Umbria
Muchos años juntos y una historia juntos. Buscábamos celebrar una boda que fuera nuestra, a nuestra manera y como nuestra historia, que fuera única.
Contactar con Simonetta pasó como pasan las cosas buenas, fue una mezcla entre suerte, casualidad y buen instinto. Y no pudo ser mejor decisión. Captó y entendió lo que queríamos y lo que éramos desde el principio, a la primera, y enseguida supo cómo guiarnos y ordenar todas nuestras ideas.
Para nosotros era importante casarnos en Roma, fue un sueño construido entre los dos, que siempre nos pareció algo inmenso, inalcanzable. Dos viajes a Roma y nos enamoramos de la ciudad. Casi como un juego, empezamos a pensar que sería un sitio perfecto para casarnos, no parecía ir en serio, era un sueño. Pero gracias a Simonetta fue la boda perfecta.
Pero la experiencia no era sólo nuestra. Llevábamos a nuestra familia y tenía que ser especial para ellos también. Fue un viaje de 3 días que coordinamos con ella y que salió redondo.
Nuestra familia todavía se emociona al recordarlo, no creo que nadie lo olvide.
Fue especial, por nosotros, 14 años juntos y nos casábamos en el Foro de Roma, en la Ciudad Eterna, en un sitio muy especial. Fue especial, porque era la boda de nuestros sueños, única, perfecta, sencilla, diferente y llena de lo que somos nosotros. No había flores, ni tarta, ni música, nada salvo la verdad de dos personas que se juran amor en el lugar de sus sueños.
Gracias inmensas a Simonetta por hacerlo posible, por su cariño, lo gran profesional que es y por hacerlo todo tan fácil. Nada de esto habría sido posible sino hubiera sido por su buen hacer y su experiencia.
Ha pasado más de un año y fue tan grande que he sido incapaz de escribir la nota de agradecimiento que yo quería escribir, hasta ahora. Todas las palabras se quedaban cortas, lo que organizó fue más que una boda y una visita por Roma. Dio forma a un sueño y consiguió que pudiéramos hacerlo.
Fue la boda perfecta. No lo olvidaremos nunca.
Y nos llevamos más que eso, nos llevamos a una amiga, a alguien a quien llamar cuando volvamos a Italia.
Grazie mille, Simonetta.
ILeire y Aitor
street wedding in Rome May 2022
Simonetta is the absolute best! She walked my husband and I through all the steps and processes for getting married in Italy. We decided to go to non-traditional route and have a civil ceremony in Italy. There was a lot of paperwork both State side and Italy and Simonetta made sure everything went as smoothly as possible.
Additionally she was our tour guide while we were in Rome and took us to many places that you would not see or view with a commercial tour guide.
The wedding day was more than we could have ever dreamed of. Simonetta took into account that I am a wedding photographer and knew that I would love gorgeous views and photography opportunities on my wedding day. Between the small town hall, the gorgeous restaurant and the garden it was simply breathtaking.
Whether you are in the United States or anywhere else and decide to have your wedding in Italy please book Simonetta.
Victoria e Thorrel
civil ceremony Tivoli October 2019
Hi Simonetta!
First of all thank you for all you did for us. We had a magical wedding! I see the pictures and I cannot believe we did it together. It was so beautiful! It is almost surreal to hear from others that our wedding was better than theirs. I’ve never heard that before . Thank you.
Ilya & Michael
symbolic ceremony july 2016 Meleto Castle
