The fifth reason to get married in Procida is to choose the Abbey of San Michele Arcangelo in Terra Murata. Terra Murata is one of those places that seems to be suspended in time and space, such is the magic that you breathe. In the past Terra Murata, built like a medieval citadel, was the only inhabited nucleus of the island. It is accessed via a steep climb but the view, we assure you, will repay all the effort.

Once you arrive on this splendid terrace overlooking the sea, a breathtaking view of the Gulf of Naples opens up before you, and the shades of blue will fill your eyes with wonder. In this part of the island you will find fundamental pieces of Procida’s history such as Palazzo d’Avalos and the Abbey of San Michele Arcangelo.

The Abbey is located 90 meters above sea level: at the beginning it was destined to a Benedictine monastery but in the second half of the 1400s it was entrusted to the cardinals who enriched and expanded it, so much so that today the Abbey is made up of two levels: the church occupies the upper floor, while the rest of the complex on the lower floor.

The upper part consists of three naves and in the central one we find a coffered ceiling dating back to the 17th century, made of wood and pure gold. At the center of the ceiling stands the most famous painting of the island, dating back to 1699 and depicting St. Michael annihilating Satan.

In addition to the ceiling, the various chapels are also important, all of great value, as well as the 18th century marble, the floor and the organs.

In particular, the great organ located on the main entrance of the church dates back to the 18th century and is the third largest organ in the Campania region.

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Foto: Lucia Dovere and Mill Photo

Make Up: Carmen Nasti

Video: Emanuele Capuozzo

Discover also the rest of the reasons to get married in Procida:

Fourth Reason

Third reason

Second Reason

First Reason

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If you want to discover more about the island, read the third reason too!

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Photo: Aniello Intartaglia

Flowers: Giovanni Florentino

Location: La Pergola

Bridal Dress: Atelier Emé

Hair Stylist: Fabiola Guarracino

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Let’s continue our editorial column of 101 reasons to get married in Procida with the reason number 3 which is “getting lost in the colors“. Procida is an island where color is everything: the houses are an example, but also the nature that surprises with its shades in all seasons. With Viva La Vida, we wanted to give importance to this aspect, emphasizing it with Mexican fusion!

To see all the other works about colors visit the colorful Suggestion section by Procida W.E.D. If you want to know more about details of Viva La Vida, read the complete editorial.

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Photo: Giuseppe Greco
Video: Antonio Mattera
Location: Solchiaro Resort
Flowers and dragées: Ketty Pettrone di Ketty Experience
Make-up: Lucilla Parascandolo – La Perla
Hair Stylist: Spadino Hair Style
Outfit: Mediterraneo
Food&Beverage: Lido La Rotonda
Wedding Cake: Bar Dal Cavaliere
Wedding favors: La Cantinella
Graphic suite and stationary: Aurora – Auca Design
Photo Booth: Ivana Toma Design
Accessories: Intrecci Soutache

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The number 2 reason to get married in Procida is to take an Ape ride. Son of the 50s and “La Dolce Vita”, Ape is the symbol of that kind of slow and a little romantic tourism that we like so much!

Follow this link to read the first reason to get married in Procida

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Flowers: Ingegneri

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The panorama of Marina Corricella

When you arrive from the sea, Marina Corricella appears like this, like a palette of colors ranging from pastel to brighter shades and which all together create the magic of this seaside village with a suggestive panorama. Legend says that the fishermen who live in the village wanted to paint their houses with bright colors, to recognize them when they return from their fishing trips.

Made famous in 1994 by the film “Il Postino” starring Massimo Troisi, Corricella, as the people of Procida simply call it, during the years has attracted many visitors for its spontaneous architecture and its calm and relaxed atmosphere.

It is no coincidence that Corricella was an example to advertise the colors of the Apple iPhone 6S.

If you walk with your eyes upwards you can see balconies, terraced walls and loggias that take the name of “vefi”, stairways and domes. The whole contributes to making Corricella a place that you think does not exist, until you see it. If we add to this the fact that the district is entirely pedestrian, we have one more reason to love its fairytale atmosphere.

Taking a picture in this scenario, taking a walk hand in hand playing to dodge the nets that fishermen still mend by hand today, being welcomed by the cordial hospitality of the Procidans is one of those memories that will make the “yes day” even more memorable.

Follow us to discover all the other breathtaking views with which Procida can surprise you!

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Photo: Bottega53

Video: Whitesfilm

Flowers: Centro Fiori Venezia

Bride’s Dress: Gali Karten

Groom’s dress: Sartoria Postiglione

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The Wedding Tourism Agency Procida W.E.D., the first on the island, founded in 2012 and led by Federica Formisano, has become specialised over the years in organizing the so called Come Back service, for all those islanders who want to come back home to Procida for their wedding.

Have a look at the photo story of Felipa, our bride Frida, and Lorenzo from Procida: a real hymn to life, celebrated before the Covid pandemic but which we wanted to dust off to spread and get everyone a message of joy and courage.

Photo and video team

This is a glance at their most beautiful day, marvelously captured by Giuseppe Greco, a photographer from Ischia who’s traveling around Italy and the world with his Canon camera, and with Giulia, his better half at work and in real life, a loyal companion, delicate soul of the couple. There’s also a video by Antonio Mattera, a video maker from Ischia, which completes the story and tells it from a different point of view.

Frida Khalo Vibes
Felipa’s look is totally inspired by the heroin of her country: Frida. The figure of Frida Kahlo stands for braveness, strength, love and pain.
She was an extraordinary woman: we all could learn a life lesson from her. She managed to open her city’s doors and bring her art all across the world. “Don’t mind me, I come from another planet, I see horizons where you draw borders”, that’s how the empowered artist liked to describe herself.

 The Wedding location 

The couple has chosen one exceptional location for both the civil ceremony and the following reception: the wonderful Solchiaro Resort, owned by Filomena and Antonio – well, we know them as Nuccia and Tonino!
The wedding venue is located in Punta Solchiaro, the most southern point of the island. It features a vast garden, a solarium, a citrus grove, a swimming pool, and it even has comfortable, prettily furnished rooms, with handmade details arranged by Tonino.

The resort is a quintessential place for love for details , and from here you have a marvellous view on the colorful Marina Corricella on one side, and the sun setting on Ischia on the other side.

Power to colors

As the chosen location is already such a beautiful place, it called for a touch of magic! So the choice for the floral designer naturally fell on Ketty Pettrone. She’s the founder of Ketty Experience, a top supplier of Procida W.E.D., and she moved from Caserta for this special occasion.
Ketty has done an extraordinary research, resulting in a floral abundance that really delighted our eyes, filled every corner, and framed the most beautiful moments of this touching ceremony.

The extra touch

For our couple we have thought of many interesting spots in the venue, like a Flower bar built on an ancient well, with flowers, spices and fragrant potions, and a Cigar/Tequila bar, designed as a special treat for the groom’s best men.

The Wedding Couple and their guests
Lorenzo, the groom, is a handsome mediterranean looking young man, elegant in his tailored wedding suit.
Felipa, the bride, came to Procida with her loved ones: her older sister and her friends; whilst Lorenzo came back to his old friends, and he also invited his work colleagues and their families. Three wonderful kids also attended the ceremony.

Make- up and hairstyling

As for the looks of Felipa, her sister and maid of honor Guadelupe, and her friends Blanca, Monica and Lola, they were in safe and professional hands: Lucilla, make up artist and owner of the beauty salon “La Perla”, a true gem of our island, curated the bride party’s makeup with natural, cutting-edge products. On the other hand, Stefania d’Alessandro has defined which makeup line was to be used, making the difference as always.

The hairdos, on the other hand, were studied and designed by Spadino Hair Style, the island’s Wella salon, and their execution was entrusted to Anca, talented and multilingual collaborator.

Bride and bridesmaids’ outfits

Outfits and accessories were all conceived and curated by the famous store Mediterraneo, landmark of the port Marina Grande, managed by Ilenia Occhio. Thanks to an attentive online communication the girls were able to put together and order, albeit remotely, the best outfits.

In particular, Ilenia recommended both the outfit worn on the wedding day, and those worn the day before, in an all-female pre-wedding, for which Ketty also set up a Bouquet Bar, with mini bouquets as a gift for the bridesmaids from the bride. Mexican tradition loves flowers.

The wedding ceremony

The wedding ceremony took place in the garden, under a gazebo adorned with imported ribbons and fabrics, where the bride and the groom exchanged “Las Promesas”; the setting for the reception was a beautiful table made of stone, soaked in the sunset light.

Tacos bar and fusion menu

For the occasion, the catering has revisited the menu, finding the perfect harmony between the scent of the lemons from Procida and the strong and spicy Mexican flavors. The tablescape featured various typical elements, like the placeholder maracas, which gave everything a further touch of cheerfulness and put the guests in the mood to dance!

The bar staff of the “Lido La Rotonda” was in charge for a special corner, the Tacos Bar, featuring Corona beer, a typical fresh mexican beer, and a food section, embellished with the florists’ petals, chosen with careful attention to the mix of smells and flavors.

Stationary and Photo booth

Finally, a special thanks goes to designer Ivana Toma and graphic designer Aurora from Auca Design, a renowned graphic studio based in Abruzzo.
Aurora’s stationery project is very meaningful. She used lots of paper components for it , from the save the date to the thank you card: they were all designed on precious and refined paper. Also, Aurora embellished the save the date with a stamp-like image of Frida.

The finished graphic Suite holds all the elements for the perfect Destination Wedding.
Ivana Toma, on the other hand, created the themed photobooth, the special knot for the symbolic wedding ceremony, and also the personalized hangers that Felipa gifted to her bridesmaids along with the dresses and mini bouquets.

Cake, dragée and wedding favors

For the moment we’d all been waiting for, the moment of the cake, the bakery “dal Cavaliere”, one of our agency’s trusted partners, has created for the first time ever for a wedding a gorgeous black three-tiered cake. The florist harmoniously decorated it with bird-of-paradise flowers and a cascade of roses.

With the cake came the wedding favors for the guests, a beautiful reminder of Procida : tiny bottles of limoncello, topped with colorful mini sombreros, provided by the Wine shop “La Cantinella”- limoncello is the shop’s flagship!
And last but not least, a floral sweet table, where the flavors of the sugared almonds provided by an old artisanal confectionery were combined with a tasting of citrus liqueurs.

The thought of the Destination Wedding Planner:
“I believe this work is very visual, especially for the whole part regarding the stationery and the floral arrangements. Words become secondary, and we completely immerse ourselves into this tiny piece of Mexico brought to Procida.
If I close my eyes, I can smell it; it’s been a long time, since I set foot in Mexico several years ago, that I promised myself to pay homage to this fascinating country.
Teamwork has been fundamental to putting together the pieces of this extraordinarily colorful love puzzle.
I thank all the partners involved, and the most due thanks goes to Monica, my closest collaborator, for her immense research work to define every tiniest detail, and to the rest of my irreplaceable staff, always flexible and prepared for any unexpected things; finally I want to thank Intrecci Soutache for our accessories, always in tone!”

Buena suerte F&L!

Partners’ List

Photo: Giuseppe Greco
Video: Antonio Mattera
Location: Solchiaro Resort
Flowers and dragées: Ketty Pettrone di Ketty Experience
Make-up: Lucilla Parascandolo – La Perla
Hair Stylist: Spadino Hair Style
Outfit: Mediterraneo
Food&Beverage: Lido La Rotonda
Wedding Cake: Bar Dal Cavaliere
Wedding favors: La Cantinella
Graphic suite and stationary: Aurora – Auca Design
Photo Booth: Ivana Toma Design
Accessories: Intrecci Soutache

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