There are several charming Italian traditions to incorporate in your wedding ceremony. Roman Catholicism is Italy's primary religion. So a traditional Italian wedding ceremony typically consists of a full Catholic mass. In Italy, June is the favored month and Sunday is the favorite day for weddings. The Italian wedding tradition of tying ribbons to the chapel entrance, symbolizes a new wedding bond. The ribbons signify the tying together of two lives. The ever popular dove release is a relatively new tradition. It symbolizes the love and affection the newlyweds have for each other. 

Traditionally, the wedding reception begins with an antipasti course of cheeses, olives, mushrooms, and pickled sweet peppers. This course is followed by subsequent courses that include delicious pastas, savory meats, salads, soups, and succulent desserts like Farfallete Dolci, and italian cookie.  The drink of choice is wine and grappa.

The Tarantella is a dance performed at wedding receptions to wish the couple a long future together. Participants form a circle and dance in a clockwise direction, until the music speeds up and the dancers must change direction. The tempo changes several times, each time forcing the dancers to change direction and dance even faster. The Tarantella continues until it becomes impossible to keep up, and the dance falls apart. At the conclusion of an Italian wedding reception, it's customary to break a glass or vase. The number of shards is said to predict the number of happy years the couple will have together.

Italian favors called bomboniere are pretty little baskets or boxes that come in a variety of shapes and colors. Sometimes a bigliettino or ribbon personalized with the couple's names and wedding date is attached. The bomboniere are traditionally filled with sugar-coated almonds or confetti to symbolize that marriage is both bitter and sweet. The number of almonds given is significant because odd numbers are considered lucky. Three almonds represent fertility, while five almonds signify wishes for wealth. Sometimes the confetti is thrown at the newlyweds in lieu of rice. Bomboniere can also be filled with chocolates or other types of candies.