Our wedding planner

Julie Palombaro

People say: “With Julie’s help every plan or request was doable”; “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; “The day of our wedding was perfect in Perugia, the wedding celebrations back at the castle beyond expectations-thank you Julie for making our wedding a perfect one”; “Julie’s help was invaluable; she hand-picked the suppliers from flowers to music, helped with guest arrangements, acted as a translator, and in the end even stepped in to performing our ceremony!”.
Julie Palombaro, born in Australia, with german mother, grew up between Rome and this fairytale castle. She started to organize weddings at the Borgia Castle in 2001 when someone asked her: Can I get married at your Castle? She thought, why not? The only problem was that the future bride was living on the other side of the world… from then on it was quite clear that living thousand and thousand kilometers away from the wedding location of your dreams wouldn’t have been a problem at all…
Today she organizes weddings also in other beautiful venues of Umbria, Tuscany and Rome with her wedding planning agency Wedding Italy I do www.weddingitalyido.com

She has an extensive background in hospitality, public relation and wedding planning. Having seen many places around the world she is convinced that there is no place like Italy to get married.. She started Wedding Italy I do because of the growing demand of foreigners getting married in Italy looking for someone qualified they can trust and count on for the organization of their wedding in Italy.
She started with the weddings for fun then after she graduated at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in Business Communication, she decided to dedicate herself in this activity. Today Julie Palombaro is an accomplished wedding planner well-known in the international panorama. She also started to teach how to become a wedding planner at the Accademy of the European Association of Professional Wedding Planners. She avails her self of the cooperation of a trusted team of different service providers, but never missed the day of the wedding.

Happy Customers

Our customers love us, just read what they have to say!

"If you're considering a wedding here, absolutely do it, and absolutely hire Julie as your wedding planner! Longer version: We planned our wedding from Canada and travelled with 35 guests to il Borgia and monteluce for three nights. Some highlights: -Julie helped us plan literally everything for the wedding, from menus to flowers to chairs etc etc etc. She's incredibly attentive, enthusiastic, and a delight to work with. She also performed our symbolic ceremony, which was everything we hoped it could be. [...] It was absolutely incredible to have such catered service. My husband and I have travelled the world extensively, and we're very impressed with the level of service provided.”

Ashley and JohnCanada – September 2015

"Julie Palombaro was FANTASTIC!! We trusted her to plan, coordinate, and organize pretty much everything from beginning to end and she did it all plus some! Everything went very well, Julie made sure of that. She was like a super woman, on top of it all at all times… don’t know how, but she was. She had everything set from catering to dry cleaning - everything!!! Not only did she make sure everything ran smoothly throughout the wedding and days prior to it, she was also always an absolute pleasure to work with and be around. She is a great person; fun, interesting, kind, and very responsible. The people she works with are just as amazing! I had my hair and make-up done by two of the most talented and warm hearted gentlemen (not to mention, incredibly good looking). The Borgia Castle is magical.”

Dana e DenisNew York, USA and RUSSIA - June 2014

"Dear Julie, We cannot begin to thank you enough for all that you did to make our stay at Il Borgia and wedding spectacular. Planning a wedding at a distance could have been a very stressful process, but you immediately made us feel at ease, answering all our questions (sometimes more than once) thoroughly and promptly.  From the moment we arrived everything was perfect. The castle and grounds were stunning, with comfortable rooms and beautiful sunsets, it was an amazing experience. All the vendors that you picked were wonderful, from the photographer, to the cooks, florist, quartet and caterer.”

Hilary and MichaelChicago, USA- Sept 2010