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Rowena H. Sent on 11/02/2023
Fabulous… Thankyou Jo!
Jo from Tuscan Pledges was our celebrant when we held our symbolic ceremony at Villa Catiganano on 24/10/23.
She was warm and friendly and appeared so happy to be working with us. She gave us ‘homework’ pre ceremony so that she would understand us and our relationship better. We were sceptical. But we did it and it was a wonderful way to capture the essence of our relationship in the ceremony. On the day she was professional and understated and helped fill the room with love and joy. She has also provided us with a transcript for us to keep and for those who couldn’t hear well. Thank you, Jo, for being part of our incredible fairytale wedding. -
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Kelsey H. Sent on 12/18/2023
Beautiful Ceremony
My husband & I recently had the pleasure of working with Francesca at Tuscan Pledges as our wedding celebrant, and we couldn't be happier with how it went. We opted for a symbolic ceremony as we were coming from overseas, but this did not impact the the level of service or attention to detail we received. Francesca (and Jo) listened to what we were after, offered guidance and patience; resulting in a ceremony that felt genuine, heartfelt and perfectly aligned with our vision. By taking the time with us, Francesca transformed our ceremony into a celebration that not only honoured our commitment, but also highlighted the essence of who we are as a couple. Thank you againTuscanPledges's reply:
Dear Kelsey and Rob,
so nice of you to write this lovely review for our Francesca!
So glad you liked her work!
Have a lovely festive period,
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Madelyn S. Sent on 04/06/2024Exceptional Wedding Celebrant: A Memorable Experience with Jo
My husband and I got married last September in Florence with Jo as our wedding celebrant. Throughout the planning process, she was incredibly prompt in responding to emails and addressing all of my questions (and I definitely had quite a few)! Jo is an absolute pro; she's a great communicator, highly organized, and super sweet. Having her officiate our wedding took a lot of stress off our shoulders, knowing she was highly experienced and passionate about her work.
Meeting her on the day of my wedding was such a delight. Jo exuded calmness and had a lovely demeanor that instantly put me at ease. During the ceremony, she maintained the same energy, which was so appreciated! Jo did a fantastic job delving into the details of our love story and facilitating the ceremony flawlessly. It was an absolute pleasure working with her!TuscanPledges's reply:
Dear Madelyn and Lyndon,
thank you so much for taking the time to write this lovely review, it was an absolute pleasure to have been part of your very special day last summer!
Enjoy your married life!
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Siyu Z. Sent on 12/04/2023
Heartfelt Ceremony Thanks to Jo!!
Jo created a ceremony that was not only deeply personal and reflective of our journey but also incredibly moving. One of my friend, who rarely sheds tears at weddings, was genuinely touched and found herself bursting into tears, a testament to the powerful and emotional script crafted by Jo! Her warmth, professionalism, and eloquence set a tone of intimacy and celebration. She made us and our guests feel completely engaged and connected throughout. We are beyond grateful for her role in making our ceremony so memorable and recommend them wholeheartedly to any couple looking for an officiant who can truly capture the essence of their love story.TuscanPledges's reply:
Dear Siyu and Teng,
thank you so much for your wonderful review, you really made my day!
It was my honor to be part of your truly special day!
In peace and respect,
Jo -
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Gabriela A. Sent on 10/02/2023
Such a beautiful ceremony!
Sofia with was our celebrant for our symbolic ceremony in Tuscany September 2023 and she was absolutely amazing! Sofia is very kind and thoughtful and the ceremony she put together was so intimate and emotional for me and my husband, and even for all our guests. There really wasn’t a dry eye in the house! We especially loved warming of the rings and how she got everyone involved in the Jewish tradition of stomping on the glass. We loved every second of the ceremony and can’t wait to watch it back for years to come.
Thank you Sofia!!!TuscanPledges's reply:
Dear Gabriela and Scott,
I'm so glad you enjoyed working with our Sofia, she is truly a gift for our team!
Grazie mille,
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Stellamaris H. Sent on 03/02/2024Highly recommend Sofia from Tuscan Pledges
Highly recommend Tuscan Pledges for your ceremony in Italy. Sofia from Tuscan Pledges was amazing, our guests even mentioned how beautiful the ceremony she led was.
My husband and I got married in Bucine, Tuscany in September 2023, and hired Sofia from Tuscan Pledges and we could not be happier that we did. Our wedding guests were mostly Spanish speakers, so we hired Sofia for our wedding ceremony as she speaks spanish.
Sofia met with us a couple times before our big day to get to know us and also explain how the ceremony could work, offering us many different options to go off of. Sofia also was in constant communication with us before our big day to make sure the ceremony script was perfect.
We felt an instant connection with Sofia over our couple conversations before our big day and felt that same beautiful connection they day of our wedding, she made us feel like we knew her for a long time.
Our ceremony was beautiful and just what we wanted it to be. She made our day seamless and significant.
We highly recommend Sofia from Tuscan Pledges!!
Highly recommend Tuscan Pledges for your ceremony in Italy. Sofia from Tuscan Pledges was amazing, our guests even mentioned how beautiful the ceremony she led was.
My husband and I got married in Bucine, Tuscany in September 2023, and hired Sofia from Tuscan Pledges and we could not be happier that we did. Our wedding guests were mostly Spanish speakers, so we hired Sofia for our wedding ceremony as she speaks spanish.
Sofia met with us a couple times before our big day to get to know us and also explain how the ceremony could work, offering us many different options to go off of. Sofia also was in constant communication with us before our big day to make sure the ceremony script was perfect.
We felt an instant connection with Sofia over our couple conversations before our big day and felt that same beautiful connection they day of our wedding, she made us feel like we knew her for a long time.
Our ceremony was beautiful and just what we wanted it to be. She made our day seamless and significant.
We highly recommend Sofia from Tuscan Pledges!!
TuscanPledges's reply:
Buon giorno Stellamaris and Juan,
thank you so much for your lovely review, I'm so glad Sofia lived up to your expectations, she loves what she does and it probably shows!
Many thanks again,
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Jessica S. Sent on 10/04/2023Beautiful ceremony!
Jo was simply amazing. She was professional, organized, very kind, and kept us calm throughout the planning process and even on the wedding day! The ceremony was beautiful. We actually had many people come up to us saying how lovely our celebrant was. I highly recommend Tuscan Pledges!TuscanPledges's reply:
Thank you so much Jessica and Michel for having me be part of such a special occasion!
Enjoy your married life,
Jo -
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Alexandra Sent on 09/07/2023
Perfect for our Ceremony in Tuscany
Jo was amazingly kind with her words and did a very great job with our ceremony. She kept professionalism a priority even when a strangers dog came to crash our wedding.
We are so glad we chose Jo Bertolino to marry us🥰TuscanPledges's reply:
How sweet, Alexandra!
The dog was cute until he wasn't anymore!
I hope you had a great time in Tuscany!
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Stephen P. Sent on 09/04/2023Beautiful Ceremony
Sofia was fantastic, her communication before the event was excellent. She made us both feel at ease and conducted a beautiful ceremony. A lot of our guests commented how brilliant she was, we could not recommend her enough,TuscanPledges's reply:
Dear Jasmine and Steve,
thank you so much for your kind note!
Sofia and all of TuscanPledges were happy to be part of your special day!
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Alex S. Sent on 11/05/2023
Thank you Jo!
Jo was absolutely brilliant; she understood what we wanted and delivered exactly that. Jo was very professional, responsive and efficient. The ceremony itself was perfect - very personal and romantic with some added touches to make even more special. Thank you Jo - we will definitely recommend you to anyone getting married in Tuscany!TuscanPledges's reply:
Thank you so much Carla and Alex!
It was at absolute pleasure to be with you and your lovely families and friends!
Grazie mille,
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Ida B. Sent on 07/26/2023The perfect ceremony
We got Jo's contact info from your wedding venue, and Jo was very quickly to answer and we booked a skype meeting (we are from Denmark). After meeting her, we just knew she was the one to do our symbolic ceremony in Tuscany. We were very informed of the proces and everything was on contract, which was nice when you are not near each other.
On the day of the wedding Jo visit us both in our seperate rooms. She was smiling and just calm, which made us calm.
She had all the things for the ceremony and ritual.
And oh my god a ceremony we had. It was all about us and our love. We can't believe have right and perfect it was for us to have Jo Bertolino from TuscanPledges to do the ceremony.
Our biggest recommendation to Tuscanpledges, and a warm thank you to, Jo.TuscanPledges's reply:
Dearest Ida and Mathias,
how lovely to read your sweet note!
It was my honor and pleasure to be part of your special day!
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Bryony W. Sent on 06/24/2023Wonderful celebrant who gave us a beautiful and moving service for our special day
We are both so thankful to Tuscan Pledges for creating a very emotional, moving service for our wedding ceremony which captured the best parts of our relationship. Janneke was fantastic on the day, very welcoming and delivered the service beautifully. It was a very special moment for us and I couldn't have asked for a more perfect ceremony - thank you so much!TuscanPledges's reply:
Thank you so much Bryony for your lovely review!
Janneke and I are so happy to have been part of your special day!
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Jose N. Sent on 06/04/2023Thanks Sofia for a wonderful ceremony
Thank you Sofia for being our wedding celebrant on May 17 at Palazzo Vanneschi in Bucine!
We were both impressed by your professionalism, courtesy, kind spirit, and how you created such a beautiful ceremony for us and incorporated our questionnaire responses to personalize it.
You made it easy to plan together and coordinate beforehand on what’s app, and via email.
What a special day it was, and we thank you for your role in making it truly magical. And what a pleasure it was to work with you!
Jose & CesaTuscanPledges's reply:
Dear Cesa and Jose,
Sofia and I were delighted to be part of your special day.
Thank you so much for your kind words!
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Elizabeth R. Sent on 04/22/2023
Unforgettable and Beautiful Ceremony
Celebrating our parents 50th anniversary in Tuscany was the best decision we made! & to top it off having Sofia as the officiant was amazing! She made it so special and included all of our family and made it very personal. Sofia felt like she was family and the ceremony was very unique. Great energy and very profesional. She spoke Spanish very fluently and translate Italian to English and Spanish. Recommend 1000% and would not be disappointed!! We love the wedding ceremony.TuscanPledges's reply:
Thank you so much Elizabeth for your promptness!
Sofia asked me to send you this:
"Thank you so much Elizabeth for your kind words. It was an honour for me to be a part of such an important moment of your parents' and family lives. Wishing you all the very best, with much love, Sofia. -
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Yuly M. Sent on 05/04/2023
Villa Le Bolli Wedding
We had the pleasure to work with Sofia for our wedding. Since we organized everything remotely, we scheduled a video call with Sofia and she answered all of our questions. We are a bilingual family and she was able to communicate in Spanish perfectly. She was extremely helpful, professional and organized, prior and during the ceremony. She was engaged with all guests but mainly she was able to communicate the correct message of our love story, based on the answers we had shared with her. Thank you again Sofia, for making our special day , unforgettable!TuscanPledges's reply:
Thank you so much Yulyana and Andres, Sofia and I are delighted with your sweet note.
We wish you all the best,
Jo -
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Aaron W. Sent on 09/23/2022
Perfect and thoughtful
Tuscan Pledges are amazing, professional, warming and caring. We are so grateful that they were part of our special day. They made our dreams come true!TuscanPledges's reply:
Dear Laura and Aaron,
you need to give yourselves credit, the ceremony was special because of you two!
I loved being part of your special day!
Jo -
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Charlotte Sent on 09/03/2022Beautiful ceremony by a wonderful celebrant
Sofia from Tuscan Pledges was the celebrant for our recent wedding. Sofia was a pleasure to work with from the earliest stages of planning, right up to the wedding itself. She was so pleasant and responsive to communicate with and made contributing to the ceremony very easy. When it came to the ceremony, she was beautifully dressed and looked very elegant and performed such a lovely ceremony that there was barely a dry eye in the audience. It felt very personal and well-thought out. Her delivery was perfect. Thank you Sofia for making our ceremony such a lovely part of the wedding and a memory I will treasure forever.TuscanPledges's reply:
Dear Charlotte and Stephen,
so happy it all went well, we are lucky to have Sofia in our team!
All the best,
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Sarah A. Sent on 08/27/2022
Excellent celebrant services
We used Tuscan Pledges due to the recommendation of a friend in Tuscany. Coordinating with Jo before the wedding was straightforward and she helped tailor an elegant but simple ceremony for us. Janneke was our celebrant on the day. She was lovely - calm, composed, and very professional.TuscanPledges's reply:
Grazie mille Sarah and Jack for your words, it means a lot to both Janneke and me!
Enjoy your married life!
Warmly,
Jo -
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Dina V. Sent on 09/22/2022
The best day of our lives
All we can say is that Jo went above and beyond our expectations ! From the start we were very nervous choosing an officiant whom we had never met prior however Jo felt like family from day 1! She was so thorough getting to know all about our lives, how we met, what made us the couple we are. Throughout the way including choosing the ceremony , special ways to make our ceremony different and even a voluntary questionnaire she sent us it was just incredible. Jo showed up to our special day early by making sure everyone knew exactly what they needed to do . Jo even helped fix my veil during the ceremony since none of our bridal party was with us. We cannot say enough about how highly we recommended Tuscan Pledges but we’re brought to tears by Jo’s words she wrote for our special day. Thank you , we are truly and eternally grateful for you!! Especially Italian Wedding Designer for recommending to use this incredible service! Xoxox love , The Valenti’s.TuscanPledges's reply:
Molly and Giovanni, I can't find the words to thank you for these beautiful words, I was so honored to be part of your great day.
You will also be in my memory!
Grazie mille davvero!
Jo -
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Tom S. Sent on 08/25/2022
Civil & Symbolic Ceremonies - Tom & Sarah
We are so glad that we chose Tuscan Pledges to conduct both our legal and symbolic ceremonies! Jo was fantastic throughout the whole process and we loved the ceremony for our legal marriage that she oversaw in Certaldo town hall. It was pitched beautifully. Janneke was also amazing for our symbolic ceremony which had such lovely personal touches delivered perfectly! Both were amazing and made for the best weekend!TuscanPledges's reply:
Dear Sarah & Tom,
thank you so much for your lovely words!
Janneke and I were honored to be part of your special weekend!
Jo -
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Nicole G. Sent on 08/05/2022Highly Recommend
Thank you Jo for a beautiful ceremony in Florence! Jo took the time to gather information from us to craft the ceremony we were looking for on our wedding day (non-traditional and more modern feeling). You won't be disappointed by hiring Jo to officiate your wedding!TuscanPledges's reply:
Dear Nicole,
thank you so much, I'm so happy we met your expectations!
It was an honor to be part of your special day!
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Kirby-Lee S. Sent on 08/03/2022Ceremony beyond our dreams!
Jo at Tuscan Pledges was a perfect pick for us, on our special day in Florence on 11th July 2022. Jo was a great communicator throughout the whole process, and she tailored our ceremony to suit us perfectly. She listened to what we wanted and executed it on the day! All of our guests said what a great and heartfelt ceremony it was, so we could not recommend Jo anymore. She is wonderful to work with. Thank you, Jo!TuscanPledges's reply:
Awww Kirby and Anthony, thank you so much for your sweet review!
I hope you are enjoying your married life!
Grazie mille ancora,
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