Planning guides

Guides to wedding music in Italy

Everything you need to plan the music for a wedding in Italy, from budgets and paperwork to song ideas and local traditions.

Twelve of the best wedding bands in Italy, by style and region, with starting prices.

Typical prices for aperitivo trios, dinner music and party bands, plus the hidden extras.

Why you need an SIAE licence, how much it costs and how to apply.

What time the music stops at Italian venues and how to plan around it.

Music for every part of the day, from welcome dinner to after-party.

Ceremony pieces, first dances and the Italian party sing-alongs.

Fly your favourite UK band out, or book Italian musicians? An honest comparison.

Tarantella, pizzica, Neapolitan song and Venetian baroque.