Kelly and Greg , Seattle, USAmerrill@sasm.com
kellyahughes@yahoo.com

Months after out wedding in the Borgia Castle our guests continue to email us to thank us for including them in such a “fairytale wedding / experience.”Our wedding at the Ilborgia castle was just that a fairytale.  A fairytale made easy with the guidance of Julie Palombaro and her family.  From the time we located the castle on the Internet to the time the cake rolled out at the end of the reception, it was an experience of a lifetime. Many times I heard,” how are you going to organize a wedding overseas?”  The answer? Easy, via internet.  I felt completely taken care of in the hands of Julie Palombaro, she became someone to depend on, trust and befriend.  With Julie’s help every plan or request was “doable.”  She organized; the quartet, the florist, 12 course wedding menu, cooks for the week, even a three foot in diameter and three inch thick tiramisu cake.  She also went above and beyond to organized the bachelor dinner / party.Arriving in Italy two weeks prior to the wedding to travel and relax before the week at the castle, nothing prepared us for the moment we turned up the tree lined drive that lead us up to the majestic Ilborgia castle.  Yes, we studied the photos on the Ilborgia web page, but they certainly could not portray what “the real beauty” of it all.  We turned up the tree-lined drive and stopped the car with our mouths agape.  Clicking away out the window with our camaras we wanted to capture that moment of this beautiful entrance that seemed like a fairytale already, we were not prepared for what would occur next.  Driving through the renaissance like gate we view the castle that is so big now our breaths are taken away.  Every step we took our eyes widened in disbelief that we were actually present and getting married in such a beautiful place. Our guests responded with the same awestruck response.  There was no need to worry about decorations; Umbria and the castle were our decorations until Julie and the caterer surprised us with the breathtaking ambiance they designed and set up for the reception...continue