»» Getting Married in Italy: Venice and Turin Offer Webcam and Videoconferencing Service

The couples who decide to get married in Venice — more than 500 non Italian couples per year see this dream coming true — will be able to get their wedding ceremony broadcasted live on the internet.
The cost for this service is from Euro 120 to 144.

Turin - The Mole Antonelliana

The price for a complete wedding in the most romantic city of the world, for non Italian couples, is from Euro 500 to 3,500, much depending on the day — festive or not — and on the required services (hotel booking, Gondola or motoscafi, Laguna tour, wedding video on DVD, honey moon in Italy etc….)
More info on planning a wedding in Venice at http://weddingvenice.it/index_en.htm .

The city of Turin, offers the webcam service for free.
Also, Turin offers a videoconferencing service — as a paid service, for those who cannot attend the ceremony.

With this service, Turin aims to give the chance to families and friends to broadcast themselves — and spouses to feel their presence — on megascreens placed in the rooms where the wedding is being celebrated.
Among the venues to celebrate weddings the city of Turin offers, two of the major historic buildings of the city: the Mole Anonelliana and Palazzo Reale. (source)



 
 

»» “Festa Italiana” Featuring Italian Film Festival in PA

The town of Vandergrift, PA, in Westmoreland County, approximately 40 miles east of Pittsburgh, will held its annual Italian festival, “Festa Italiana di Vandergrift“, on August 15 and 16.

Festa Italiana features an Italian Film Festival — 2nd edition — scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Casino Theatre of Vandergrift.

The programme of 2009 edition Italian Film Festival includes: “Il Postino” — “The Postman” – (1994, Director: Michael Radford, Cast: Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Massimo Troisi); “Umberto D.” (1952, Director: Vittorio De Sica); “Malèna” (2000, Director: Giuseppe Tornatore, Cast: Monica Bellucci).

When: August 15 -16, 2009 (annual)
Where: Vandergrift, PA

Find out details and program of “Festa Italiana di Vandergrift” at FestaItaliana.us.



August 1, 2009 - in: Italian Clubs & Italianamerican Events