Your big day. That's what it's all about for us.
Sicilian Wedding Day is a wedding planning company based on the beautiful island of Sicily.
Your wedding is one of the most important days of your life and one of the largest events most of us ever have to plan. Our aim is to take the stress out of your overseas planning by guiding you through it, step by step. We can help with the styling and creativity of your day, while also ensuring you get value-for-money by liaising with suppliers on your behalf and working within your set budget.
We don't do off-the-shelf solutions. We start by listening with great care to what you have to say so that when we produce a personalised, tailored proposition it will meet both your expectations and your budget.
Our co-founders are Sicilian and British which means we have the unique advantage of cultural and local knowledge and a love of both countries we can use to enhance the wedding planning process. Unlike many wedding planners we are also based in the area which means we can attend all appointments with suppliers face to face. Our location also guarantees our attendance on your wedding day to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Your wedding preparation starts here!
Meet Your Wedding Planners
Emma Mell
Emma co-founded Sicilian Wedding Day with Simona de Salvo after organizing her own Sicilian wedding in 2010. British by birth with a Sicilian husband, Emma has made Sicily her home and now speaks fluent Italian.
Having gained a first class Masters in Marketing, she worked for more than 10 years as a communications and brand manager for a top UK financial services provider, managing a team of 10 marketers and producing numerous national events and campaigns across a broad range of media including TV, radio, direct mail and the internet. Throughout this period she gained invaluable experience of budget management, supplier negotiation and strict compliance with deadlines - all essential qualities for a wedding planner.
Emma's strength is her creativity and ability to translate wedding ideas into reality. She is also a qualified professional florist and has worked with numerous brides helping them to transform their themes and ideas into final selections of wedding flowers.
Simona De Salvo
Simona was born in Messina, Sicily and it was here that she developed her passion for the world of marketing and communications. She graduated with a first in Communication Science completing her education by specialising in the Theory of Communication and gaining a Masters in Marketing.
Following completion of her studies, she began work a prominent events management company in Messina, project-managing important artistic, musical and sports events.
Arriving finally in the world of weddings she worked for a well-known wedding magazine where, in addition to managing public relations for the publication, she also used her organisational knowledge to contribute to the production of the annual wedding show. Here she gained valuable contacts with the best suppliers within the world of wedding organisation, building both professional and informal relationships. Thanks to this grounding, she approaches her role as co-founder of Sicilian Wedding Day with enthusiasm, professionalism and confidence.