About

Brenda Babcock Celebrations is a luxury, boutique destination wedding and event planning service in Italy. Brenda is a former NYC fashion executive and Vice President of Vera Wang. She followed her dreams to Italy and in 2004 began producing exquisite weddings and events in Italy’s top locations. Well known for her impeccable style and flawless execution, she and her team are experts at the many details involved in destination wedding planning in Italy. They are tireless in finding the perfect location and professional network for your wedding day. Brenda combines Italian style with international expectations, trends and know how. Brenda Babcock Celebrations is first-class ticket to a wedding in Italy that only connoisseurs of beauty and fashion can deliver.

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Services

Finding the right wedding planner and choosing the ideal location are the two most important decisions that you will make when planning a destination wedding. Since you cannot be here, don’t speak the language and don’t understand the culture, you will need someone who is not only an expert on every aspect that goes into a wedding or event in Italy yet understands your culture and expectations. You will need someone who is fanatically on your side, defending your interests with every negotiation through to the end. This is why Brenda Babcock personally plans and

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Meet the Team

Brenda Babcock

Prior to moving to Italy and founding Brenda Babcock Celebrations, Brenda was a Vice President at Vera Wang where she helped the company grow from obscurity to become a world famous authority on everything wedding. While working at Chanel in New York City, she met

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Linda

Linda and Brenda met while producing a fashion show in Rome for the Alta Moda, the Italian haute couture fashion association. Originally from Greenwich, Connecticut,

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Chiara

Chiara has been wedding planning in Italy for over ten years now herself. She joined Brenda Babcock Celebrations in 2015 as the Operations Manager and nows oversees the administrative

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Brenda Babcock Celebrations At Work

The bride dropped lipstick on her dress right before she was due to walk down the aisle. Linda put her years of experience with clothing and the fashion business to good use and was able to remove all traces of a stain. Crisis averted!

Assembling and folding napkins so that each one is perfect.

Moreno wiring the chandeliers in the trees

Florin juggling the bamboo poles that will eventually become the chuppah

the dinner area all ready just waiting for the guests to arrive

Olivia decorating the chuppah in Tuscany

Linda arriving with the bouquets

Orazio preparing the bride

Pucci is our CMO, Chief Morale Officer and all around mascot. Even without opposable thumbs she does double duty around the office keeping our legs warm and spirits high. Her wedding day experience is limited to her stint as the Flower Dog at a friend’s wedding in Rome but she is always out in the field with us in spirit.

Orazio and Marzia, the hair stylists and make-up artists having a fun moment while preparing the bridal party

Giovanni who is tireless and always hard at work

Checking the floral wreath before bringing it to the bride

Putting the place cards in order by table

Following the bride and groom on their way to the church for the wedding in Rome

On the Vespa both rain and shine

Taking and hanging Polaroids of the guests at the welcome dinner which will then be used to make the guest book