VILLA GRABAU · TUSCANY
Villa Grabau Wedding in Tuscany | Adam & Bex
Villa Grabau is a historic wedding venue near Lucca, Tuscany, with gardens, a botanical park and a Limonaia for receptions. Adam and Bex celebrated here with a Jewish ceremony, Israeli dancing and a surprise display of daytime fireworks.
I filmed their wedding with attention to the people, the traditions and the reactions around them. If you are considering Villa Grabau for your own celebration, their story offers a glimpse of the setting and the atmosphere a wedding here can have.
Watch their sneak peek below, then explore the spaces and the questions worth discussing with your wedding team.
Villa Grabau: the gardens, the ceremony and the Limonaia
Villa Grabau is in San Pancrazio, around 7 km from Lucca. The estate includes formal gardens, a botanical park and the Limonaia, a building used to shelter lemon trees in winter and host receptions.
The venue describes several spaces for weddings: the rooms on the ground floor of the villa, the Limonaia, the Teatro di Verzura and the Italian garden.
These are distinct settings. Ask which will be included in your booking and where each part of your celebration will take place.
For current venue arrangements, start with Villa Grabau’s official wedding information. Your planner and the venue can help you match the spaces to your guest list and plans.
For Adam and Bex, that setting became the backdrop to a wedding shaped by their Jewish traditions, their families and the energy of their guests.
Adam and Bex’s celebration
A Jewish wedding at Villa Grabau
Adam and Bex’s wedding brought together quieter ceremony moments and a celebration full of movement. Their traditions gave the day its structure and the film its own rhythm.
Before the ceremony, Adam gathered with the men for the Tish at L’Arancera di Villa Grabau. This was a separate part of the day’s itinerary, an important detail to consider when planning coverage across different spaces.
The garden ceremony at Villa Grabau was followed by an aisle dip as Adam and Bex walked back through their guests.
Later, Israeli dancing brought chairs into the air and guests together around the couple. The change in pace became part of the story, alongside the speeches and the moments between celebrations.
If your wedding includes traditions that matter to your families, tell your videographer what will happen and who is involved. Knowing the order helps me anticipate the moments while leaving you free to live them.
Daytime fireworks in the gardensA surprise during the group photograph
After the ceremony, guests gathered in the gardens for what appeared to be a group photograph. Adam and Bex stood on the steps, with their family and friends below.
Then colourful daytime fireworks rose above Villa Grabau.
Almost nobody knew about the surprise, including their parents. The reactions were part of what made this moment worth preserving: people looking up, turning towards each other and taking it in together.
My priority was to follow what happened without asking anyone to repeat it.
If you are considering a similar display, discuss feasibility and arrangements directly with the venue and a specialist supplier before including it in your timeline.
From Dinner to the Dance Floor
The celebration changed pace again as Adam and Bex made their entrance for dinner.
Israeli dancing, speeches and live music were part of the evening, alongside a champagne tower, cake cutting and their first dance.
The film needed room for both the words and the party. Voices and reactions tell you who was there and what the day meant to them.
When you plan your speeches, let your videographer know who will speak and agree microphone arrangements with the team managing sound. This gives those words a better chance of being recorded clearly.
I follow the celebration as its rhythm changes, rather than asking it to follow a sequence designed for the camera.
Planning your Villa Grabau wedding timeline
Start with the spaces you have booked. Confirm the ceremony setting, where drinks and dinner will happen, and the alternative arrangement for each outdoor part of the celebration.
Ask the venue and your planner who decides if the weather plan needs to change and when that decision will be made. Your photographer and videographer should know both versions of the schedule.
If preparations or family gatherings take place at another property, include travel and arrival time. Adam’s Tish at L’Arancera is a useful reminder to share the complete itinerary, beyond the ceremony and reception.
Agree a portrait window with your photographer and videographer before finalising dinner and speeches. Tell us which group photographs matter, so time away from your guests has a clear purpose.
For guests staying elsewhere, discuss transport to the venue and the return journey after the party. A clear plan helps everyone enjoy the day without having to solve the practical details as they go.
Choosing your Villa Grabau wedding videographer
A real wedding gives you more to judge than a view of the venue. Look at how a filmmaker follows the ceremony, records voices and responds when the celebration becomes less predictable.
My approach combines documentary observation with an editorial eye. I pay attention to movement, sound and reactions, including what happens outside the centre of attention.
At Adam and Bex’s wedding, that meant moving between their ceremony, the surprise in the gardens and the energy of the dancing, without asking them to recreate those moments.
Tell me what matters to you: a particular tradition, your parents’ voices, or simply time with friends who have travelled to Italy.
You can also explore Lepatha and Edo’s wedding at Locanda in Tuscany for another celebration I filmed in the region.
Villa Grabau Wedding FAQ
Where is Villa Grabau?
Villa Grabau is in San Pancrazio, near Lucca in Tuscany, Italy. The address listed by the venue is Via di Matraia 269, Lucca.
Which spaces can be used for a wedding?
The venue lists the villa’s ground floor rooms, the Limonaia, the Teatro di Verzura and the Italian garden among its wedding spaces. Confirm which areas are included in your proposal and the arrangements for your ceremony and reception directly with the venue.
What is the Limonaia at Villa Grabau?
The Limonaia is the estate’s winter shelter for lemon trees, also used for receptions. The venue describes an interior with Ficus pumila hanging from the ceiling beams. Ask how the space can be arranged for your guest list and how it fits into your weather plan.
How much does a Villa Grabau wedding cost?
Request a current, itemised proposal from the venue and your planner. Confirm the spaces, hire period, catering, production and services included before comparing totals. I do not publish a venue price here because I do not have a verified current quotation. Wedding film coverage is quoted separately around your date and plans.
Can you film our Jewish wedding at Villa Grabau?
Yes. I filmed Adam and Bex’s Jewish celebration here, including the garden ceremony and Israeli dancing. Share your date, planned traditions and any events at other locations so we can discuss suitable coverage. You can explore more of my wedding films before getting in touch.
The Team
Video: Luigi Rainone Films
Venue: Villa Grabau
Photography: Rellini art studio
Planning: WP Tuscany
MUA: Pamela Sanchez
Hair: Nicole Jordine
Flowers: Arcobaleno arte del fiore
Catering: Del Carlo
Music: Nova Entertainment
Calligrapher: Lauta Mazzetti
Fireworks: Diego Fuochi d’artificio
Rental car: Slowdrive
Your wedding film at Villa Grabau
If you are planning a wedding at Villa Grabau, send me your date, the events you would like filmed and a little about the two of you. I will get back to you with availability and coverage suited to your celebration.