Living Villa Cappelli

019: Are Italian weddings the best in the world?

09.14.2015 - By Paul Cappelli & Steven Crutchfield, discussing all things Italian: food, cuPlay

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Learn all about the spectacle of an Italian wedding. From tons of Italian food, to music and dancing, to some interesting traditions, a wedding in Italy is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Find out all about them in this podcast.

Topics you’ll hear about:

Anna Vocino, who does our voice over intro

A little about the nearby town of Bitonto

The funny thing the priest said at the end of a ceremony we just went to

What the wedding spaces are like here

Who gets more drunk at weddings, Italians or Americans

Why there are so many babies at Italian weddings

Where Italians leave their sleeping babies

The food at an Italian wedding and the crazy amount of it

The Italian wedding we went to years ago that had almost twice as much food

What ballerinas have to do with the wedding cake at this wedding

What they put out at the dessert tables (not just dessert)

How “gifts” work at Italian weddings

How there are no bridesmaids or groomsmen at Italian weddings

How the bride and groom sit alone at an Italian wedding

An extreme wedding tradition in Andria, Italy

Dancing traditions at Italian weddings

Why they all like the The Pitch, Season 1 - The Pitch" target="_blank">YMCA song

The special moment at the cutting of the wedding cake that Paul loved

How the event space impressed Steven

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