The ceremony will take place in the Cathedral in Venusia's hometown Lanciano. The Cathedral is called Madonna del Ponte.
After the ceremony the reception will be in a restaurant/hotel called Valle di Venere, that is situated outside a neighbour town of Lanciano, called Fossacesia.
The reception meal is a lunch that will start from approximately 2 pm. Our early thoughts concerning the form of the reception is that it will be based on southern Italian traditions, but with adaptations to meet Norwegian traditions. In general that means that the meal will last slightly longer than in a typical Norwegian wedding, but you will not in the same way be forced to sit by your table throughout the meal. There will be music and possibilities for dancing etc. also while the meal is served. In Italy it is not common to have speeches in a wedding ceremony. But this is one of the points where some adaptations to the Norwegian traditions will be made. However, having many and long speeches will create some challenges both due to languages and traditions. The majority of the Italian guests have a limited knowledge of English. We are still in a thinking process concerning how we will deal with these cultural language challenges, and we are open for any suggestions…
How long the party will last depend on how much stamina the guests have.
What to wear
We have decided that all Norwegians should were Bunad…
Well…even though that would have been cool and probably very popular among the Italians, we have to consider what time of the year we are talking about. In Lanciano in August, temperatures from 30°C and up have to be expected.
As in Norway it is expected that you dress up in a wedding. However, the fact that it is a lunch reception in the summer makes you a little bit more free. There are no strict rules concerning dark suit our ties. The focus should be to dress comfortable in the heat. Bare in mind that the restaurant will be air-conditioned.
Transport on the wedding day
For the people that are staying in Italy for a while around the wedding we are recommending that you rent cars. (See later description) So for those it will of course be possible to drive to the ceremony. Saturday the 4th of August is a market day in Lanciano, so finding a parking could be quit challenging. We understand that many guests would prefer not having to drive into the centre of Lanciano with all the challenges that can create. We will therefore try to arrange with transportation going from Valle di Venere and possibly from other places to the church. Likewise we will have transportation arranged from the church to Valle di Venere. Since there are no taxis in Lanciano, we plan to hire some friends of Venusia as "taxi drivers". They should also be available for transport after the party is over.
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This is great info to know.
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