September garden wedding at a 15th century Italian villa

Brett + Oliver

Pronouns: Him/His; Him/His

Orientation: Gay; Gay

Couple’s Home: Switzerland

Wedding Location: Pisa, Italy

Color Scheme: Green Apple + White

Brett and Oliver’s magical September wedding took place in Pisa in a 15th century renaissance villa that once belonged to Lorenzo de’ Medici.

The grooms walked down the aisle together with their two children. After the ceremony, they celebrated in the villa’s beautiful garden. In keeping with their green apple and white color scheme, the grooms’ boutonnières utilized native blossoms called Lisianthus flowers, which symbolize eternal love.

What advice would you give to engaged LGBTQ+ couples?

Get married!

Advice for vendors and venues working with LGBTQ+ couples?

Let’s make everybody feel at ease and happy! It’s a wedding that only speaks about love.

What challenges did you face as an LGBTQ+ couple planning your wedding?

The main concern for an LGBTQ+ couple planning a destination wedding is based on the selection of a great equality marriage planner, as we all might be a little bit more nervous being out of the country, away from our comfort zone. But once the organization of the wedding has been placed in the right hands, all the aspects of the coordination of the big day come out to be easy, smooth with no stress and hassle and just simply fun and full of LOVE!