11431 Hi to all in this great forum

As a second business venture, myself and my partner are thinking of setting up a weddings in Calabria type venture. We have already been asked by friends and family to start something like this up already. In Ireland, weddings are getting very expensive and it's nearly a requirement that you have a minimum of 250 guests at a function. So in order to keep costs down and guests at a minimum, people are heading abroad for their nuptals. I think Calabria is a fantastic and scenic place for such cermonies. Just imagine your wedding day photographs with stunning back drops, in Ireland no matter what time of the year it is, you could be guranteed rain.

That's one of our main reasons for moving to Calabria, the weather in Ireland.
We have been on numerous visit's to Calabria, we fell in love with it from day one and are now making the dream a reality, by making Calabria our home.

Anyhow, the main reasons for this post, was to ask if anyone knew of any good photographers, special scenic spots, churches for cermonies and hotels.
I wish to thank you in advance for any replies. I will try to check this forum on a daily basis.

Happy New year to you all and take care :smile:

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 02:35

Hi Paul and welcome to the Forum. Best wishes to you and your partner regarding your future plans. I can't help you with your area, but have a look at the "Weddings" sub-forum and do a search through the corresponding button using the words " wedding calabria " and possibly you may find useful information.
Keep on posting as we will like to know how your projects advance.
Happy New Year to you too!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 06:00

Calabria is a big place and I have mixed feelings about it but of course I haven't seen it all. To my mind it's still a very poor region. One town can be beautiful and well cared for but another totally lacking in civic pride and so from what I know, if I were choosing a truly beautiful and romantic place to get married I would choose CORIGLIANO. There is a well restored castle with attractive grounds and it is close to the sea. The town apparently gained it's wealth from the sale of oranges.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 08:41

Hi folks,
I would firstly like to apologize for what seemed like advertising in my first ever blog on ‘Italy Magazine’ forum. Yes, I got a slight slap on the wrist for doing so, so duly noted.

I think this forum is excellent, there is so much we have still to learn about life in Calabria and through this forum, I think it’s great to have the facility to ask questions however strange they may sometimes be and get such a speedy response form all the members on the site.

Yes, I was replying to a question someone had asked and felt it was necessary to also mention my business side of things, so I managed to kill 2 birds with the one stone, as they say.

I want to say thanks to Gala for her best wishes and advice. With regards to posting on how our projects advance, rather than get my knuckles wrapped again for sounding like I’m advertising, if you would like to PM myself, then I can keep you posted on our developments.

Thanks also to Noble for the valuable information you gave, its greatly appreciated.

May I ask, would anyone know where I could get one to one Italian classes in or around the pizzio region?
I’ve started classes here in Ireland, but would like to continue them when we get over until I feel confident in my speaking of the language.

Also, the last thing myself and my partner want to do when we get over there is to just socialize with English speaking travellers, don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with that, but we want to embrace the whole culture of the country and want to immerse ourselves in local clubs etc;

Any information on any of the above would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and kind regards,
Paul

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 10:04

Bravo for wanting to integrate but you might find when you get here that it is a relief to speak English (unless you manage to get your Italian fluent before you leave!) so don't write it off. Otherwise, it can be quite isolating constantly having "how are you" type simple conversations and never getting any deeper kind of social interaction. I still can't watch a film in Italian and enjoy it and my Italian is pretty good. It is still an effort and I do not find it relaxing!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 12:47

[quote=Penny;108223]Bravo for wanting to integrate but you might find when you get here that it is a relief to speak English (unless you manage to get your Italian fluent before you leave!) so don't write it off. Otherwise, it can be quite isolating constantly having "how are you" type simple conversations and never getting any deeper kind of social interaction. I still can't watch a film in Italian and enjoy it and my Italian is pretty good. It is still an effort and I do not find it relaxing![/quote]

I agree with penny 100% but its not just Italian that you will need to learn. Once you are here you will need to also learn the local dialect. I use these forums and others about Italy to communicate in English as a kind of a daily fix as i speak in Italian the rest of the time. (work, home, etc..)

You have to start somewhere and those 'how are you conversations' slowly lead onto more complex discussions. I've been living here for almost 5 years and have been back and forward for the last 12 years and i'm always learning new words, phrases etc...

It can be very isolating when you don't understand what they are saying on the TV or people you meet in the piazza but make the effort and you will pick things up.

Also prices of things change when you know people. Trust me, Italy is a country that operates through connections. Italians are very warm people and the more Italians you meet things become so much easier.

I wish you the very best of luck and keep us up to date with how things progress.

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