Have you decided to get married and would like to make your wedding day even more unforgettable?
Rome, the Eternal City with its rich history and art, the city of “amore” and romance, is a place that will provide unparalleled emotion.
The wide variety of churches can respond to any requirement. There are large and small, old and new, simple and ornate and the ceremony can be intimate or monumental, modern or traditional.
For those who prefer a civil ceremony, the Rome Municipal Council also offers several locations in which to get married.
Certainly not to be forgotten are the hidden gems and suggestive sights in the piazzas that make the ideal backdrops for photographs, thus making your special day even more special.
To assist in selecting from the enormous offer available in Rome, the following is a list of churches, ceremonial rooms and some useful advice for those of you that have decided to take this important step forward.
The Churches
It is important to bear in mind that the wait can be very long if you want to get married in one of the capital’s most sought after churches.
Be sure to make your request many months in advance and be prepared to queue when seeking an appointment. Otherwise, there are many other options as there certainly is not a shortage of churches in Rome. Contact the priest to “book” your preferred choice of date.
For a complete list of churches call +39 060608 or visit www.060608.it
The following is a list of some of the most suggestive churches:
• Santa Francesca Romana is a Baroque Church located inside the Roman forums in Piazza di Santa Francesca Romana, 4.
Tel: +39 06 6795528. Open 9:30am – 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm daily.
• SS. Nereo e Achilleo is a very large church near the Baths of Caracalla in Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 28.
Tel: +39 06 5757996. Open 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm every day except Tuesday.
• San Giorgio in Velabro, the church of Saint George, is near the Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth) in Via del Velabro, 19.
Tel: +39 06 69204534. Open 10:00 am – 12:30 pm and 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm daily.
• Dio Padre Misericordioso, (the Church of the Third Millennium) was designed by American architect Richard Meier and is located in Via Francesco Tovaglieri (Quartiere Alessandrino).
Tel: +39 06 2315833. Open 7:30 am – 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm daily.
• San Giovanni at Porta Latina is a small, characteristic and simple church in Via di Porta Latina, 17.
Tel: +39 0670491777. Open 7:00 am – 12:00 pm and 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm daily.
• Santa Maria in Cosmedin is a Greek Orthodox church located near the Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth) in Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 18.
Tel: +39 066781419. Open 9:30 am – 5:00 pm in Winter and 9:30 am – 6:00 pm in Summer. The gates close 10 minutes earlier.
The Capitaline
• -Santa Maria in Tempulo (in the Vignola Mattei complex) is a deconsecrated church reserved for civil marriages.
Address: Via di Valle delle Camene.
Open daily between 9:00 am -12:00 pm and 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm, except Sundays when it is only open between 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and Tuesdays when it is closed.
• – Sala Rossa (the red room), located inside Campidolgio.
• -Villa Lais, in Piazza G. Cagliero in the IX district is open to the public on Mon between 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm, Fri between 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm and Sat between 9:00 am – 12:30 pm and 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm. For additional information please call: The IX District URP on +39 06 69609333 or The IX District Records Office +39 06 69609308-440-430
• -Sala Azzurra (the Blue Room) located in Ostia in Piazza Regina Pacis, 8
For more information on the documents needed and itineraries call +39 060606 or click on the following link:
http://www.comune.roma.it/was/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_21L?menuPage=/Area_di_navigazione/Sezioni_del_portale/Municipi/Municipio_XII_(12)/Anagrafe_e_stato_civile/Pubblicazioni_di_matrimonio/
If both parties are foreigners, direct enquiries to the Rome Municipal Council Marriage Office in Via Petroselli, 50 Tel. +39 06 67103066
