READING TIME: 4 min 16 sec
PUBLICATION DATE: 02/13/2026
For Silvia Galli, wedding planning was never a childhood dream. It wasn’t even a plan. And yet, over the past two decades, she has become one of the steady forces behind complex destination weddings in Italy, leading Sposiamovi with a philosophy rooted in structure, clarity, and quiet control.
“I didn’t grow up dreaming of becoming a wedding planner. Honestly, it wasn’t a plan at all,” Silvia says openly. “I got into events almost by chance, and weddings followed quite naturally.”
The first wedding Silvia ever planned was far from perfect. By her own words, it wasn’t stylish, polished, or something she would ever showcase today. But it revealed something far more important.
“While everyone else was stressed, I was completely calm. I was already solving problems before they became visible,” she recalls. “That’s when I realised this job might actually suit me.”
That instinct — staying calm under pressure, anticipating issues before they surface, and holding everything together quietly — would become the foundation of her career.
Silvia has been working in wedding planning for over 20 years, but what fascinates her has never been décor trends or floral arrangements.
“What has always fascinated me is not flowers or trends, but people,” she explains. “Couples, families, dynamics, expectations, timing, pressure.”
As weddings became more international, more structured, and more demanding, Silvia responded by building teams, processes, and a very clear way of working. For her, a beautiful wedding is not just about aesthetics.
A beautiful wedding is about control, experience, and making people feel safe throughout the process.
Today, Sposiamovi plans destination weddings in Italy for couples from all over the world, supported by planners, designers, and guest experience specialists — all working in sync behind the scenes.
For Silvia, the most rewarding moment is not when the design is revealed, but when trust settles in.
“What I love most is seeing couples truly relax, when they realise someone is finally thinking about everything for them.”
From that point, the dynamic changes. There is no need to convince, explain, or reassure — couples let go and start enjoying the journey.
“I enjoy turning something that could be stressful, chaotic, and overwhelming into a clear, structured, almost effortless journey.”
She is unapologetic about her love for timelines that run smoothly, last-minute problems that are solved properly, and weddings where no one notices how much work happened behind the scenes.
“When no one notices how much work is behind it, that’s when I know we’ve done our job right.”
The philosophy of Sposiamovi is simple, but uncompromising: structure, trust, and taste.
“Beautiful weddings don’t happen by chance,” Silvia says. “They’re the result of solid planning, clear processes, and a well-coordinated team.”
At the same time, she believes structure alone is never enough. Design must feel elegant, timeless, and personal — never trend-driven or copied.
“We don’t follow trends or replicate what’s already been done,” she explains. “Design for us is about balance, proportion, and coherence.”
Sposiamovi is not afraid of bold ideas, but only when they truly belong to the couple.
“We don’t impose our taste, and we don’t force creativity. We believe in building the wedding together, through dialogue and trust.”
The weddings they do best are destination and multi-day celebrations where experience and atmosphere matter as much as beauty — weddings that feel refined, intentional, and genuinely enjoyable for everyone involved.
Sposiamovi does not offer standard packages. What couples receive instead is a carefully structured planning journey, built around their needs and guided step by step.
We work with a limited number of weddings each year so we can stay deeply involved in every project.
Each couple is led by a Head Planner who oversees vision and coordination, supported by a dedicated internal team: assistant planners, stylists and designers, guest experience managers, on-site coordinators, and bridal assistants during the wedding events.
This team-based structure allows Sposiamovi to manage highly complex weddings while keeping communication smooth, relationships personal, and the overall experience balanced from start to finish.
Among many memorable weddings, one stands out clearly in Silvia’s memory.
It was a Lebanese wedding in Italy where the bride made her entrance suspended in the air, carried by hundreds of balloons.
“It was a very bold choice, and definitely not something meant to please everyone,” she says. “Some people loved it, others found it over the top, but that was exactly the point.”
What made the wedding truly memorable was not the spectacle itself, but the process behind it — months of planning, technical coordination, and trust.
“When a couple has a clear vision, even if it’s unconventional, our role is to help them express it in the best possible way, while keeping everything under control.”
Every collaboration begins the same way: with listening.
“Before talking about ideas or solutions, we want to understand who the couple is, how they make decisions, what excites them and what worries them.”
Silvia is direct and honest when ideas are not realistic, always explaining why — not to limit creativity, but to protect couples from stress and disappointment later.
“We guide them step by step, sometimes opening possibilities, sometimes bringing things back to reality.”
Helping couples stay on budget starts with honesty.
“We spend a lot of time at the beginning explaining how things really work and what certain choices actually mean in terms of costs.”
For Silvia, budget issues are often linked to timing. When decisions are rushed or taken without seeing the full picture, waste and frustration follow.
“A budget works best when it’s used with intention and guided properly, not when it’s stretched trying to do everything at once.”
If Silvia could go back to the beginning of her career, her advice would be clear.
Gain as much experience as possible before trying to build something of your own.
She would remind herself to learn, observe, and work with humility, absorbing how things truly function behind the scenes. Only after finding her own voice would she shape the voice of a team around it.
“That kind of experience gives you confidence and clarity when it’s time to take responsibility.”
