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GATHER Gift Guide 2021

It’s that time of year again! Thanksgiving is tomorrow and we’re hustling to pack up and hit the road to see our families. It’s been a very busy season for us with a return to weddings and we’re so thankful to be hard at work and watching the joy in our clients’ faces as they finally march down that aisle. We’ve been busy brainstorming ideas for our holiday shopping and thought we’d share our finds. We’ve curated three collections of design centric + eco friendly gifts from independent brands and makers to please those wanderlusters, homebodies, hosts and fitness fiends on your list.

Five Places In Florence To Host A Rehearsal Or Welcome Dinner

When we plan our destination weddings, we love to curate tailored 3-5 day experiences for our clients and their guests. After all, these gatherings serve as both a celebration of a marriage and as a vacation for those who make the trek to join the happy couple. Our goal for each wedding is to build in a variety of happenings throughout the trip including events like: a welcome dinner, cultural immersions, scenic excursions, late afternoon aperitif meetups, brunches, etc.

Five amazing Tuscan villas to host a wedding

Who doesn’t love the idea of a Tuscan destination wedding? The romantic scenery, food, wine, light, weather and numerous villas make Tuscany a prime spot to host destination weddings from large to small. This corner of Italy is filled with sprawling villas and borgos (country villages) converted into luxurious hotels and wedding venues. If the idea of hosting your entire party of your nearest and dearest for a multiple day wedding celebration at a stunning, exclusive property in a remarkable place tickles your fancy… you’d do well to start your search here.

Spreading Some AAPI Love

This last year we’ve been having a lot of discussions as a team about racism, allyship, cultural appropriation and inequalities. It’s been a transformative time and we’re thankful for all the conversations and opportunities this year has offered us so that we can learn, grow and continue to support and amplify the voices of marginalized communities. Last week’s atrocity in Georgia really shocked and saddened us, and inversely, it has also inspired us to offer our support and love to our AAPI friends and community.

We Made It To Martha

Friends we’re going to speak candidly for this post. We can’t play cool and coy over this news, we’re far too excited: WE MADE MARTHA STEWART’S BEST WEDDING PLANNER + DESIGNER LIST!!!!!!!!!! (yes that’s ten exclamation marks, thank you very much). Being shortlisted by Martha Stewart Weddings was (and is) such a big deal to us and it came at the best time…

Venue Tour Guide

The venue. This is one of the most important elements in the planning process to get right. Each venue has different features, different rules, costs, and different ways of operating. In an ideal world, when planning a wedding, you'd have a planner to guide you through the process of venue selection from the get-go. They would know which venues would be more likely to be in alignment with your needs and desires…

TAKE A GANDER AT WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO!