Jack & Keira: Newly engaged and planning a wedding in Italy.

It’s the time of year where, for many we’re at the beginning of an engagement and a journey into wedding planning, which we’ve been told by many of our couples can start off somewhat overwhelming.

Fear not, today our sweet couple Jack and Keira are kindly whisking us away to Positano and Tuscany, to tell us a little about their engagement and their top dos and don’ts for planning an Italian wedding that will be in July 2021.

Jack and Keira’s engagement story is sickeningly cute!

It’s become their most treasured memory and Keira describes it as ‘perfect in every way.’ She says, ‘We went on a short city break to Rome and decided to go to Positano for the day. After a short train and boat ride (which was beautiful, may I add!), we went to Le Sirenuse for lunch. The food, service and interior design were out of this world. Green tiled flooring and lemon trees everywhere growing across the ceiling. Not to mention the view overlooking the whole of Positano.

Throughout the meal Jack had kept disappearing, saying he was unwell which was strange as we both ate the same thing. Little did I know he was trying to get a hold of my dad to ask for my hand in marriage.

Once we had finished the meal Jack had mentioned there was a lovely balcony upstairs which overlooked Positano. A receptionist let us out onto the balcony which was under lock and key, proceeded to take a photo - in which was actually a video as Jack proposed!’

Keira had no idea Jack was going to propose and was blown away. Some professional photographers happened to be dining in the restaurant and caught the moments just after on camera!

Jack and Keira love Italy and are crazy pizza fans, so it was always going to be Italy for their wedding. They’ve already started planning and recently went on a trip to Tuscany and Umbria to visit their shortlist of venues.

Keira and Jack said, ‘It was truly magical. We had the best trip when we went and we stayed in three separate places - Certaldo, Siena and Orvieto. Seeing all the different towns was an amazing experience. It is a very tiring process - we travelled over 370 miles to view four venues so our tip is to make sure you have time to enjoy it!’

When we started planning with Jack and Keira, they weren’t sure whether it was going to be Tuscany, Puglia or Amalfi for them. After presenting a range of venues to the couple, we quickly narrowed in on what was going to work best to meet all of their needs and unique criteria.

‘As soon as we arrived at our venue we just knew that is was the one and surprisingly it ticked all of our boxes- something we thought no venue could do. The venue we have chosen was suggested by Lucy and Danielle and is quite unknown.’

Keira went on to say, ‘you can’t underestimate the time W&W put into researching, contacting, chasing, negotiating and booking suppliers. W&W have taken the time to get to know what we want, put in hours of research already and helped short cut us to the best suppliers. Most importantly they know what works and what doesn’t, what’s going to make the biggest impact on the day and what not to worry about! W&W have an amazing way of creating something truly authentic to us and we are so excited to bring it to life.'

We always say, when you’re looking for a planner make time to have a chat with a few different planners. Get an idea of what it’s all about and if a planner is for you. Consider; what they do as a wedding planner (as the term is so broad), how they talk about themselves, their role and their couples and their price (specifically whether they charge commission) - amongst many other things. We’ve learnt that interpreting our couples and what they want is absolutely key to planning but more important than anything, is trust.