DREAM WEDDING

on the Italian lakes!

A toast to Love!

And cheers to you! And to the fact that you want to celebrate your love in the most beautiful place in the world - amidst the dreamlike landscape and historic architecture of northern Italy.

We at CIN CIN Weddings are delighted to accompany you on your way to your wedding ceremony in a romantic setting with a fully comprehensive wedding planning service and to make your wedding a uniquely enjoyable experience in every way, whether it be the ideal location, culinary delights, budget management, or coordinating your big day.

 Let's toast - your celebration of love on Lake Maggiore, Lake Orta, Lake Como or Lake Garda.

Cin Cin

Alba & Ernst

get married on the Italian lakes

OUR SERVICES

Your dreams are in the best hands.

From the first meeting to the choice of location to the last dance of the evening - during the entire planning of your big day, we have the claim: Your wedding is perfect when it is perfect for you. That's why we ask ourselves the following questions together with you at every planning step:

What kind of Italian dream wedding do you imagine? What wishes do you have? And what details are important to you?

Thanks to our wide range of services, we can respond to the most individual wishes and develop a tailor-made concept that meets your ideas and your budget.

Cin Cin Weddings

Exquisite I Sophisticated I Authentic

Our services at a glance:

  • Organisation for one-day or multi-day weddings

  • Time & budget planning

  • Location search

  • Wedding design & conception

  • Decoration & Floristry

  • Furniture & interior design

  • Catering, menu and wine selection

  • Wedding cake & patisserie

  • Photography & Videography

  • Stationery

  • Spettacoli, intrattenimento e musica

  • Show acts, entertainment & music

  • Lighting design

  • Beauty & styling for bride, groom & guests

  • Accommodation, transport & shuttle

  • Logistics, arrangement of tables & seating plan

  • Commissioning, coordination & management of service providers and suppliers

  • Planning of activities and activities before and after the wedding (e.g. get-together on the evening before or brunch on the following day)

  • upport with legal formalities

  • Cerimonie di matrimonio gratuite, matrimoni civili e religiosi

  • Free wedding ceremonies, civil & religious weddings

  • Guest gifts

Do you dream of more? We look forward to your small and large individual wishes and fulfilling them for you.

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ABOUT US

Out of love for love.

How did the idea to found CIN CIN Weddings come about? Quite clearly: out of love. Because as a couple drawn to the northern Italian dolce vita, there is nothing better than sharing this love with people who feel the same.

What unites us - Alba and Ernst - are our love for aesthetics, design, pleasure and joie de vivre. For us, planning weddings means aspiring to create a visual and enjoyable wow experience in a historic villa and creating a space for modern love. And to make this unique love of a bridal couple tangible for all guests.

With our interests, characteristics and skills, we complement each other perfectly in our relationship and in the conception of exclusive weddings.

Cin Cin

Alba & Ernst

Alba Brari

Ernst Schassberger

Since Ernst's childhood, his heart has beaten for weddings: Growing up in a romantic hotel, he came into contact with the planning of festive events at an early age. As a Michelin-starred chef, restaurateur and business economist, Ernst burns for never-ending inspiration and constantly creates new experiences of pleasure. Thanks to his management experience in various star-rated restaurants and the high-class hotel industry, as well as his contacts with the best service providers, he has everything it takes to organise a perfect wedding.

As a make-up artist and psychotherapist, Alba loves to help brides and grooms create their unique wedding looks with sensitivity, creativity and an excellent eye for colours, shapes and details. Through her years of experience in the fashion industry, she can make every individual beauty visible and cater to the most diverse wishes.

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THE LAKES

Let yourself be enchanted!

Whether it's a luxury villa, panoramic hotel, ancient castle, majestic palaces, unique masserie, or starred restaurant: thanks to our many years of expertise, we can find the exceptional venue around the Italian lakes that you have always dreamed of. 

  • LAKE MAGGIORE

    Nestled among the majestic Alps and picturesque villages of northern Italy, Lake Maggiore is the ideal location for any dream wedding. For centuries, Italy's second-largest lake has been a popular holiday destination, a source of inspiration for artists - and a magical place for romantic weddings. On Lake Maggiore, you can expect villas surrounded by floral gardens that extend to the lakeshore. Lush parks full of palms, magnolias and camellias. And a unique Mediterranean atmosphere, bursting with dolce vita. We think so: Whoever decides to get married on Lake Maggiore chooses to get married in perhaps the most beautiful place in the world. 

     

  • LAKE ORTA

    Quiet, dreamy and far from the hustle and bustle of the world: it is not for nothing that Balzac once called Lake Orta the "quiet neighbour of Lake Maggiore". If you are looking for romance, intimacy and idyll, Lago d'Orta is the place to be. Because the cheerfully flowering balconies, the Motta Square with lake view and the many cafés and gardens make it a popular wedding location. Our highlight? A fantastic setting for wedding photos is the charming island of San Giulio, which is conveniently accessible by boat.

  • LAKE COMO

    Exclusive charm, glamorous parties and pure romance - that's what Lake Como stands for. Surrounded by imposing peaks and exotic plants, it is only half an hour away from Milan and is considered the favourite holiday destination of the rich and beautiful. However, with its picturesque landscape, first-class cuisine and mild climate, Lake Como leaves nothing to be desired when celebrating a perfect wedding in northern Italy. 

  • LAKE GARDA

    Whether Malcesine, Gordone Riviera, Salò or Riva del Garda - we can hardly decide which is our favourite little harbour town. What unites them all are playful olive and lemon groves, palatial villas and breathtaking views of sapphire blue water. And whether you want to celebrate your wedding directly on the lakeshore, amidst the hills or among impressive vineyards - there is nothing on Lake Garda that is impossible when it comes to dreaming locations. 

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FAQ

A professional wedding planner saves you valuable time, costs and nerves - during the preparations and on your big day. Because organising a wedding takes time, which most couples underestimate.

To make your wedding the best day of your life together, it only makes sense to hand over the behind-the-scenes logistics to someone who cares about nothing but your well-being.

  • A professional wedding planner saves you valuable time, costs and nerves - during the preparations and on your big day. Because organising a wedding takes time, which most couples underestimate.
    To make your wedding the best day of your life together, it only makes sense to hand over the behind-the-scenes logistics to someone who cares about nothing but your well-being.

    CIN CIN Weddings takes care of the elaborate part of the preparations so that the bride and groom can entirely devote themselves to the anticipation of their very personal day. With our experience, we give you the necessary freedom for a successful, stress-free dream wedding and take care of the coordination of the service providers, the decoration, your budget, the timing, etc., before and after the wedding.

    CIN CIN Weddings si occupa della parte elaborata dei preparativi, in modo che gli sposi si possano dedicare interamente all'attesa del loro giorno più bello. La nostra esperienza ci consente di garantirvi la libertà necessaria per un matrimonio da sogno di successo e senza stress e di occuparci del coordinamento dei fornitori di servizi, delle decorazioni, del vostro budget, dei tempi, ecc. prima e dopo il matrimonio.

  • We always pay attention to the wedding budget you provide when planning. After an initial consultation, we will send you an example to show you the range of possible costs. We work exclusively and individually and usually take on weddings with a budget of 30,000 euros or more, excluding our fee. Our fee is calculated on a percentage basis but starts with a minimum price. For small individual weddings, we are happy to offer a customised quote after our initial consultation.
    The amount can vary greatly depending on your ideas, the atmosphere and experience you want to create, the final number of guests and the location you choose.
     

  • We love planning intimate weddings. Especially with a shorter guest list, we can entirely focus on creating a personal and memorable experience for you and your guests.

  • Yes, and yes. We are a small, creative and very flexible team, including Alba & Ernst and some freelance professionals from the industry. Of course, a coordinator will always be on-site at your wedding and be a contact person for all matters. Managing all vendors, logistics, and services for your Italian wedding will be handled holistically. The complexity of the event and the number of your visitors will determine the size of the team.

     

  • Yes, and yes. We are a small, creative and very flexible team, including Alba & Ernst and some freelance professionals from the industry. Of course, a coordinator will always be on-site at your wedding and be a contact person for all matters. Managing all vendors, logistics, and services for your Italian wedding will be handled holistically. The complexity of the event and the number of your visitors will determine the size of the team.


  • In addition to weddings, we can, of course, also organise all other private events. But business events such as incentives, trade fairs, conferences or training courses are also possible in many beautiful locations on the northern Italian lakes. Just get in touch with us.

  • Although our love is for the gorgeous locations on Lake Maggiore and the other northern Italian lakes, our many years of experience mean that we are also familiar with many locations throughout Europe and can offer you wedding planning in international destinations. 

  • CIN CIN Weddings only handles entire events. Therefore, we can only guarantee a smooth process if we are involved in all aspects of the planning from the beginning and can directly control the providers. Otherwise, we may only arrange the service providers on the wedding day if they have been pre-selected by us or if we have yet to work with them. After all, one of the critical reasons for our success is that we work as a well-coordinated team with our service suppliers.

  • Of course, we will create a comprehensive wedding programme with a detailed timetable for you. You will also receive regular updates to keep you up to date.

  • If you don't have to sort out any last-minute formalities, you can arrive whenever you like. But first, we recommend you allow enough time to recover from the journey.
     
    However, if you still need to finalise civil documents, the timetable varies depending on your nationality and the type of ceremony. For civilians - US/Australians and some other nationalities - you must be in Italy at least four weeks before the wedding day to complete the final steps. For British/Irish, for example, two weeks in advance is usually sufficient. We will clarify details like this with you during the planning process.

  • Whenever couples turn to an experienced planning agency, it is also because they want to benefit from their knowledge of the best suppliers in the industry.When planning a wedding, the most important thing is to work with the most competent professionals to ensure a flawless wedding. Our suppliers work brilliantly as a team: they know and meet our expectations and are willing to go the extra mile for you.

  • Yes, we have a state-of-the-art wedding website, accessible to all and manageable throughout the wedding planning process.

  • Yes, we have civil registrars (ministers and non-religious registrars) who can perform a civil marriage ceremony at a venue of your choice. In addition, more and more venues are being granted permission for civil ceremonies.

  • The right time to start planning is approximately 12 months before the wedding date. Remember that the best venues and service providers are usually booked two years in advance. If planning takes place at too short notice, it is necessary to be flexible on specific organisational points. In the past, however, we have been able to plan and organise fairytale weddings in less than three months. Our advice is: if you are willing to have a wedding or ceremony during the week or out of season, anything is possible.

  • We always encourage couples to visit their chosen venue in advance: it helps them visualise the flow of the event, which is essential for all subsequent decisions. It also adds to the anticipation for your big celebration.

  • We have public liability insurance to cover any damages or injuries caused by our staff. In addition, all the suppliers we work with have the same insurance. Still, we advise our couples to take out wedding insurance for themselves so they are fully covered for any circumstances (such as pandemic changes).

  • Investing in an experienced wedding planner has never been more critical than during the pandemic. We are by your side every step of the way, ensuring that all contracts with the venue and all suppliers involved include a particular clause protecting your deposits in case of forced cancellation or postponement.

  • We make sure that everything works, from table arrangements to budget adjustments. Our planning fee depends on the size of the wedding event we are organising, but we only consider significant changes to the guest list. Please note that a reduction in the number of guests will not result in a discount on the planning service, but you may save on other items, such as flowers, food, drinks and transport, depending on the timing of the cancellation.
    Do you also take care of the invitations, including addressing and mailing, or the coordination of the guest list and RSVP management?
    We are happy to offer these services at a separate price.

  • We are happy to offer these services at a separate price.

  • Whether it is accommodation for guests or the bride and groom: we will be happy to assist you with the booking.
    Regarding flights, we recommend contacting a travel agency in your country.

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CONTACT

For wedding/event enquiries please fill in our contact form. For general enquiries don't hesitate to get in touch with us via Email mail@cincinweddings.com