RENATA and SELIM
Where the Sicilian sun makes our shadows dance.
where history whispers
through ancient walls and love lingers in the air we made a promise.
For today. For tomorrow.
For always.
Renata and Selim’s RSVP website
Website
Required Documents & Application Timeline
Civil Marriage at the Comune of Noto, Sicily
Contact person: Signora Midolo (0931830032 + 101)
(address: via A. Vespucci, 37 - Noto)
Wedding Vendor List & Contacts
GENERAL TIMING
Saturday, October' 3
14:30
14:30
Guest arrival
Location: Viale dei Carrubi
  • In the Reception area stilt performers welcome the guests (2 artists)
14:30 – 15:20
14:30 – 15:20
Welcome Guests
Location: Cortile
  • Pleasant lounge music creates a welcoming atmosphere for the guests.
  • Refreshing drinks and light appetizers are served.
  • In a dedicated art corner, a live painter creates atmospheric sketches for the guests as keepsakes.
  • At the Perfume Bar, professional perfumers design personalized scents and present a perfume show.
15:20
15:20
Guests are invited to take their seats in the ceremony area.

15:30
15:30
Ceremony begins
Location: Giardino con le Colonne
  • A representative of the commune gives a speech.
  • The translator provides the translation.
  • Singer from Noya Band.
16:00
16:00
Ceremony concludes.
Location: Giardino con le Colonne
  • The car is waiting at the beginning of Viale dei Carrubi. Renata & Selim leaves for a photo shoot together with the photographer and videographer.
16:10 – 17:40
16:10 – 17:40
Aperitivo time + Antipasti Buffet

Location: Cortile
  • Oyster Bar is available for the guests. (?)
  • Herring & Vodka Bar. (?)
  • Catering team serves starters and presents a show cooking performance.
  • Traditional Sicilian folk group (four musicians) performs.
  • Saxophonist performs.
17:40- 19:00
17:40- 19:00
Wedding Dinner
Location: Giardino d'inverno
  • At the beginning of dinner, an atmospheric film dedicated to the couple is shown on the projector while the couple enters.
  • Noya Show Band performs.
  • Guests give toasts.
  • Catering serves the main and second courses.
  • “Sicilian Chic” performance.(?)
19:10
19:10
The host invites guests to gather near the pool area.
Location: Pool Area
  • An artist performs an aquatic show in the pool (La Sfera / Bubble Show, duration 3:56). (?)
  • A "Smoke Zone" creates a stylish spot for guests to relax and enjoy.
19:20
19:20
Cake Cutting
Location: Pool Area
  • Catering serves dessert.
  • Fireworks
19:50
19:50
Champagne tower
Location: Pool Area
20:00-00:00
20:00-00:00
Dancing Time
Location: Pool Area
DJ set begins
00:00
00:00
Wedding celebration concludes. Guests are accompanied to their designated transportation.
WEDDING CONCEPT
  • WELCOME (Viale dei Carrubi Zone) 14:30
    1. Along the alley, waiters are present serving refreshing drinks.
    2. Stilt performers are also present along the alley.
    3. The floral arch accompanied by candles.
  • RECEPTION (Cortile Zone) 14:30-15:25
    1. In the Сortile, there are three catering tables offering guests refreshing drinks and granita.
    2. The tables are draped, with lace incorporated into the décor.
    3. The well is draped, with ice blocks placed on it featuring oysters and vodka/herring.
    4. The smoke area is located to the left of the well.
    5. The Live Painter, Perfume Bar, and the guest gift table are located to the right of the well, in the Ceremony area.
    6. A saxophonist is performing.
    7. The host, Alexey, accompanies the guests and introduces them to the surroundings.
    8. Noya Band plays soft music.
    9. Artists??
  • CEREMONY (Giardino Con Le Colonne Zone) 15:30-16:00
    1. Alexey invites the guests to take their seats in the ceremony area. The front rows are left free for children. Alexey asks the guests not to use their phones throughout the ceremony until it has concluded.
    2. Handkerchiefs labeled “Happy Tears” are placed on the poufs.
    3. At the entrance to the ceremony area, there are baskets with fans and parasols.
    4. The music begins (Noya Band), and Selim makes his entrance.
    5. The sons enter and stand behind Selim.
    6. The daughters enter and take their place on the bride’s side.
    7. Renata enters accompanied by her grandfather and father.
    8. The sons, daughters, grandfather, and father take their seats.
    9. A representative of the Comune of Noto begins the official speech.
    10. A translator interprets the representative’s speech.
    11. Renata and Selim are pronounced husband and wife.
    12. Music plays
    13. Renata and Selim, to applause and rose petals, walk down the aisle between the poufs and leave for a photoshoot, where a car is already waiting for them.
    14. The car is decorated with lace.
  • APERITIVO (Cortile Zone) 16:10-17:40
    1. Artists presents their performance to the guests. Leave before the dinner
    2. The catering offers guests antipasti.
    3. The bartender offers guests a signature cocktail (Vodka Sour with edible ovals featuring the couple’s initials). Other cocktails include Negroni, Old Fashioned, and Aperol. A fabric with an inscription (the couple’s initials?) is placed under the cocktails on the table.
    4. The Live Painter, Perfume Bar, and the Smoke Zone are operating.
    5. The saxophonist performs.
    6. Renata and Selim return from the photoshoot.
    7. Renata changes her dress.
    8. Alexey invites the guests to take specially prepared handkerchiefs.
    9. Renata and Selim enter to the accompaniment of a folk band, while the guests wave their handkerchiefs.
    10. The catering offers guests an aperitivo.
  • DINNER (Giardino d'Inverno Zone) 17:40-19:00
    1. Alexey invites the guests to proceed to the dinner area.
    2. The lighting in the hall is warm, not cool-toned.
    3. The guests enter the Giardino d’Inverno and see a seating chart display (tableau de mariage).?
    4. The projector starts operating before the guests enter the dinner area. Ideas for the projection: 1.The film "Nuova Cinema Paradiso". The projection appears on the wall directly. The tone of the film and typography is sepia rather than black and white.
    5. Sicilian Chic presents a performance (one girl on the staircase, others positioned around the perimeter). Veils or light headpieces. ??
    6. The catering serves dinner.
    7. Noya Band delivers a musical performance.
    8. Alexey invites guests to give toasts and offers them the microphone.
    9. Renata and Selim thank the guests and give a speech.
  • CAKE CUTTING (Pool Zone) 19:10
    1. Alexey invites the guests to proceed to the pool area.
    2. Sicilian Chic welcomes the guests. ??
    3. Noya Band plays light music.
    4. The smoke area is located near the pool. In the smoke area, Coca-Cola Classic and Coca-Cola Zero are served in ice-filled containers.
    5. Renata and Selim cut the cake.
    6. A fireworks display follows the cake cutting.
    7. The catering serves dessert.
  • PARTY ( Pool Zone) 19:50-00:00
    1. Renata and Selim open the dance floor pouring champagne into a tower of glasses. 19:50
    2. Noya band leads the party till 00:00.

Key takeaways for the florist based on the recap of the latest call with Renata.


1. Flowers and Decorative Elements

  • Gerbera daisies with black centers.
  • Green and white hydrangeas.
  • White roses.
  • White peony-shaped (garden) roses.
  • Artichokes.
  • Figs.
  • A greater presence of greenery throughout the décor.
  • The orchids proposed by Francesca.
  • Meringue pyramids in the cocktail area (not in the dinner area).
  • Long, slender candles in the dinner area, placed in candle holders with transparent glass cylinders.
  • Lace to be used only as a decorative detail and exclusively in the dessert area.
  • No lace elements on the entrance door of the venue.
  • Silver tableware and silver details for the table setting.

2. Elements Not Approved

  • Black roses.
  • Calla lilies.
  • Anthuriums.

3. Number of Guests

  • The total number of guests must not exceed 74.

4. Wedding Color Palette

Primary Colors:

  • White
  • Ivory
  • Mustard
  • Green

Accent Colors:

  • Black
  • Brown (used in very limited quantities)
  • Silver (primarily in the table setting details)

5. Welcome Area

  • Create the floral arch proposed by Francesca.
  • Personalize it by incorporating flowers with black centers and other details consistent with the wedding concept.

6. Cocktail Area

  • Include a dedicated bread and olive oil station.
  • The bread and artichokes should be suspended as decorative display elements.
  • Develop a decorative solution for a stone bowl intended for the olive oil.

7. Ceremony

  • The ceremony area is styled with a stone fountain pedestal, floral arrangements, and flowing white drapery. Guests are seated on mustard-colored poufs.

8. Dinner Area

  • Evaluate the possibility of changing the table layout by creating:
  • one large oval table for 70 guests, if technically feasible;
  • alternatively, one long imperial table.
  • The atmosphere and styling of the dinner should be inspired by the Old Money aesthetic.
  • Use flowers with black centers, white hydrangeas, and candles on the table.
  • Do not use draping or projection backdrops for the video: it should be projected directly onto the wall.

9. Dessert Area

  • Incorporate lace details into the decorative setup.

10. Use of the Couple's Logo

  • Reduce the presence of the logo in the main décor.
  • Use it in a more subtle and refined way, for example:
  • on the signature cocktails;
  • on matchboxes;
  • on custom perfumes.
  • Also include a projector displaying the couple's logo along the pathway leading to the parking area.
FLORAL DESIGN CONCEPT
APPROVED DETAILS
CALL RECUPS
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