2,860 foreign weddings a year with average budgets of 68,000 euros: Tuscany's three cost tiers, real line items and the 3 problems of couples marrying from afar (with fixes).
Why Tuscany (and the numbers)
Tuscany hosts 2,860 foreign weddings a year worth 213.7 million euros, with average budgets of 68,600-74,000 euros (2025 Observatory). Villas, villages, Chianti: it is the wedding region by definition. Iconic spots come at iconic prices, and the 2026 trend rewards authentic villages, farm estates and experiential wedding weeks.
What it really costs: three tiers
- Intimate (20-50 guests): 30,000-80,000 euros. Small villa or farmhouse, one intense day.
- Classic (50-120 guests): 80,000-200,000 euros. A real 80-guest example: ~101,000 euros (venue, catering at 130-400 euros per head, photo, flowers from 6,000 euros, planner).
- Grand event (120+ guests, multiple days): 200,000-600,000 euros and beyond.
Tuscan line items: venue buyout 3,000-60,000 euros, catering 130-400 per head, photographers 2,000-20,000 euros, full planner 5,000-20,000 euros.
The 3 problems of couples marrying from afar (and fixes)
- Seeing without being there: video walkthroughs, a trusted local planner, a website with updated photos and floor plans.
- Orchestrating guests: flights, hotels, shuttles, time zones. You need dedicated sections and clear deadlines, not scattered emails.
- Paperwork: nulla osta, apostilles, translations for civil ceremonies (500-2,000 euros in fees). A symbolic villa ceremony skips half of it.
Book 12-18 months ahead: the best villas go fast and prices climb.
The bilingual website as operations base
For a destination wedding the website is not an invitation, it is mission control: Italian and English versions, hotels and transfers, multi-day program, RSVP with flights and allergies, photo gallery for those who were there and those who were not. That is exactly Scunio Wedding's Destination package.