https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Weddings in Italy have been allowed to resume this summer but only in accordance with coronavirus restrictions. For those going ahead with their nuptials, we asked a wedding planner how you can adapt to the rules and still make your big day special. https://www.thelocal.it/20210721/ask-an-expert-how-can-i-still-have-my-dream-italian-wedding-under-covid-restrictions Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:20:09 +0200 ask-an-expert-how-can-i-still-have-my-dream-italian-wedding-under-covid-restrictions As Italy looks at easing many of its coronavirus restrictions, couples hoping to get married in the country this year are asking what it means for their plans. https://www.thelocal.it/20210420/reader-question-can-our-wedding-in-italy-go-ahead-this-year Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:56:38 +0200 reader-question-can-our-wedding-in-italy-go-ahead-this-year Dogs cannot be ring bearers in wedding ceremonies, according to the mayor of one Italian town, who said "marriage is an important, serious thing". https://www.thelocal.it/20170714/dogs-cant-be-ring-bearers-italian-mayor-tells-couple-wedding Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:19:05 +0200 dogs-cant-be-ring-bearers-italian-mayor-tells-couple-wedding It's no surprise that Italy, one of the most romantic countries in the world, is a popular choice for destination weddings. But true love never did run smooth - and neither did Italian bureaucracy - so here's everything you should know before you start planning the big day in Italy, according to two experienced wedding planners. https://www.thelocal.it/20170223/everything-you-need-to-know-about-planning-a-wedding-in-italy Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:12:57 +0100 everything-you-need-to-know-about-planning-a-wedding-in-italy Married couples in Italy will no longer have to promise to be faithful to each other, if a new bill is approved. https://www.thelocal.it/20161215/married-italians-might-no-longer-have-to-promise-to-be-faithful Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:08:04 +0100 married-italians-might-no-longer-have-to-promise-to-be-faithful An Italian couple, who met while scuba-diving, proved just how deep their love is in an amazing underwater ceremony off the coast of Sardinia. https://www.thelocal.it/20161028/this-italian-couple-had-a-magical-underwater-wedding Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:00:21 +0200 this-italian-couple-had-a-magical-underwater-wedding Anti-mafia police are probing a Calabrian couple who had their local town centre closed off for their wedding. https://www.thelocal.it/20160919/italian-police-probe-helicopter-wedding-for-mafia-links Mon, 19 Sep 2016 15:04:05 +0200 italian-police-probe-helicopter-wedding-for-mafia-links Italy might carry connotations of romance for many, but it seems that Italians are falling out of love with marriage as an institution - particularly religious ceremonies. https://www.thelocal.it/20160707/religious-marriage-likely-to-be-extinct-in-italy-in-17-years Thu, 07 Jul 2016 12:57:05 +0200 religious-marriage-likely-to-be-extinct-in-italy-in-17-years A young entrepreneur and his new wife were left stunned when the world-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli turned up and sang during their wedding service. https://www.thelocal.it/20150812/bocelli-crashes-wedding-with-ave-maria-rendition Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:08:44 +0200 bocelli-crashes-wedding-with-ave-maria-rendition George Clooney's Lebanese father-in-law said on Sunday that his daughter Amal Alamuddin's wedding to the Hollywood heartthrob was "very good news" for the turmoil-ridden Middle East. https://www.thelocal.it/20140929/clooney-wedding-is-good-news-for-middle-east Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:29:00 +0200 clooney-wedding-is-good-news-for-middle-east Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney and Lebanese-British lawyer Amal Alamuddin married in Venice on Saturday in one of the most high-profile celebrity weddings in years. https://www.thelocal.it/20140928/clooney-ties-knot-in-star-studded-venice-bash Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:07:00 +0200 clooney-ties-knot-in-star-studded-venice-bash George Clooney said goodbye to bachelorhood in Venice on Friday with a stag party at his favourite restaurant with a host of Hollywood chums. https://www.thelocal.it/20140927/tequila-and-cigars-clooneys-venice-stag-party Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:09:00 +0200 tequila-and-cigars-clooneys-venice-stag-party George Clooney's getting married and Brad Pitt is coming to town, but nothing could quell the grumbles of some Venetians ahead of the actor's big day, with one slamming him for "coming here with all his nice money while we can't find jobs." https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/venice-grumbles-over-lavish-clooney-nuptials Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:29:00 +0200 venice-grumbles-over-lavish-clooney-nuptials With homes in Como and Tuscany and a love of Italy, it probably comes as no surprise that actor George Clooney is reportedly planning to marry his Lebanon-born fiancée in the canal city of Venice. https://www.thelocal.it/20140610/george-clooney-set-to-marry-in-venice-reports Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:58:00 +0200 george-clooney-set-to-marry-in-venice-reports Kanye West and Kim Kardashian will not be tying the knot in Florence this weekend as they have not submitted official documents, a spokesman for the city council has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20140519/kanye-kardashian-party-not-a-wedding-for-italy Mon, 19 May 2014 13:39:00 +0200 kanye-kardashian-party-not-a-wedding-for-italy Hip hop star Kanye West and reality television celebrity Kim Kardashian are getting married in Florence this month - and some locals are not happy about the happy couple taking over some of their most beautiful monuments. https://www.thelocal.it/20140516/kanye-kardashian-wedding-angers-florentines Fri, 16 May 2014 20:56:00 +0200 kanye-kardashian-wedding-angers-florentines British immigration officials admitted Friday that they mistakenly raided the wedding of an Italian man and his Chinese bride because they believed the marriage was a sham. https://www.thelocal.it/20131108/italian-held-in-bungled-sham-marriage-raid Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:07:00 +0100 italian-held-in-bungled-sham-marriage-raid A delegate for the city’s mayor, Michele Emiliano, will officiate the happy couple's big day on Friday. They were jailed in 2011 after robbing a 90-year-old. https://www.thelocal.it/20130711/bari-prison-hosts-first-inmate-wedding Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:10:00 +0200 bari-prison-hosts-first-inmate-wedding