{"id":551392,"date":"2015-05-16T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=551392"},"modified":"2015-09-28T17:18:26","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T22:18:26","slug":"romantic-italian-wedding-castel-monastero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/romantic-italian-wedding-castel-monastero\/","title":{"rendered":"Romantic Italian Wedding at Castel Monastero"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551411\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b9\/fa\/b9fa7ad431d5df1d.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (15 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p>When you choose a venue as beautiful and historic as&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.castelmonastero.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Castel Monastero<\/a>&nbsp;in Tuscany, your wedding is sure to be breathtaking.&nbsp;Krystal and Kyle&rsquo;s elegant and intimate elopement was surrounded by old brick walls and gorgeous&nbsp;Tuscan&nbsp;architecture. The bride&rsquo;s&nbsp;classic ivory and white bouquet was&nbsp;the perfect touch to this timeless wedding. Talented photographer&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertopanciatici.com\" target=\"_blank\">Roberto Panciatici<\/a>&nbsp;captured the romantic moments the couple shared at their private elopement.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Krystal and Kyle<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.castelmonastero.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Castel Monastero<\/a>,&nbsp;Tuscany, Italy<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Inspiration:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"il\">Krystal<\/span> chose an elegant wedding dress that was both simple and unique, much like her everyday style. Seeing that our wedding was a planned elopement where it was just the two of us, our inspiration was Castel Monastero. We relied heavily on the natural beauty of the grounds and surrounding mountains and vineyards, allowing our main focus to truly be on the two of us and our love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551404\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/00\/0b\/000bca5677713f07.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (8 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551398\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/23\/05\/23052476d855390b.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (2 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551405\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/78\/1f\/781f8981afe103f0.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (9 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551397\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8e\/df\/8edfaee9329f6541.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (1 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551400\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/87\/de\/87de86986ab4345e.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (4 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551402\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/93\/5b\/935bbb493e81e1c2.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (6 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551406\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/76\/12\/7612b908275c5e18.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (10 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551407\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/53\/6a\/536a2a992a0991cf.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (11 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551408\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c6\/98\/c6983c40ae86b190.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (12 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551409\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c2\/d3\/c2d3820a4fd2187f.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (13 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551410\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ff\/66\/ff669468018912c7.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (14 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551412\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/4a\/32\/4a3256907910b4d1.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (16 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551413\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b4\/d5\/b4d5d83bf3aa5237.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (17 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551414\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e0\/65\/e0655bb15cf2c2ca.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (18 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551415\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/12\/57\/125789e2f6642efc.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (19 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551416\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/66\/e0\/66e054ff5884f010.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (20 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551417\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/98\/61\/986191256aeac82c.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (21 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551418\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/bb\/c9\/bbc94165dbac5793.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (22 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-551419\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/99\/e6\/99e6cbd925d3fcc5.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic-Italian-Wedding-at-Castel-Monastero (23 of 23)\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Moments:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>My favorite moment is when&nbsp;we said, &ldquo;I do.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s followed by a close second; the moment we saw each other during the ceremony.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple Recommends:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Hands down one of our favorite elements of our wedding was working with our photographer, Roberto Panciatici. His artistic eye and mastery of composition speak for itself, but his personality, professionalism and presence were more than we could have hoped for. He arrived on the day of the ceremony which was the first in-person interaction we had with him, and the first words out of his mouth were, &ldquo;guys, we&rsquo;re going to have so much fun!&rdquo; He was right.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertopanciatici.com\" target=\"_blank\">Roberto Panciatici<\/a><br>\nVenue &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.castelmonastero.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Castel Monastero<\/a><br>\nOfficiant &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tuscanpledges.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tuscan Pledges<\/a><br>\nVideography &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marcoabba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marco Abba&nbsp;Videography<\/a><br>\nMakeup Artist &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.castelmonastero.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Castel Monastero<\/a><br>\nHair Styling &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.castelmonastero.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Castel Monastero<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/calvetcouturebridal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Calvet Couture Bridal<\/a><br>\nBridal Accessories &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tadofstyle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TAD of Style<\/a><br>\nGroom&rsquo;s Apparel &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/us.suitsupply.com\/en_US\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Suit Supply<\/a><br>\nRings &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mervisdiamond.com\/?ibp-adgroup=adwords&amp;gclid=CMyi8-SAn8QCFS8V7Aod1lcASg\" target=\"_blank\">Mervis Diamond Importers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A huge thanks to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertopanciatici.com\" target=\"_blank\">Roberto Panciatici<\/a>&nbsp;for sharing&nbsp;Krystal and Kyle&rsquo;s romantic castle wedding! Looking for more historic wedding inspiration? Check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/unorthodox-paris-wedding-chateau-du-vivier\/\" target=\"_blank\">unorthodox Paris wedding at Ch&acirc;teau du Vivier<\/a> and this <a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/charming-vintage-spanish-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\">charming, vintage Spanish wedding<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/xoxoJackie5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-jackie.png\" alt=\"xoxoJackie\" width=\"101\" height=\"47\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you choose a venue as beautiful and historic as&nbsp;Castel Monastero&nbsp;in Tuscany, your wedding is sure to be breathtaking.&nbsp;Krystal and Kyle&rsquo;s elegant and intimate elopement was surrounded by old brick walls and gorgeous&nbsp;Tuscan&nbsp;architecture. The bride&rsquo;s&nbsp;classic ivory and white bouquet was&nbsp;the perfect touch to this timeless wedding. Talented photographer&nbsp;Roberto Panciatici&nbsp;captured the romantic moments the couple shared at their private elopement. The Couple: Krystal and Kyle The Wedding: Castel Monastero,&nbsp;Tuscany, Italy The Inspiration: Krystal chose an elegant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1257,1072,1083,1081,1236,1005,1087,1240],"tags":[1121,1114],"class_list":["post-551392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-wedding-photographer","category-chateau-or-villa-wedding","category-historic-venue-wedding","category-intimate-wedding","category-italy-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-romantic-wedding","category-tuscany-wedding","tag-black","tag-ivory"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551392\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}