French Embassy in Italy: Your Contact for a Wedding

When at least one of the future spouses is a French national, regardless of whether they reside in France or another country, and they wish to have a Catholic wedding in Italy, they must contact the French Embassy in Italy. This institution represents France in Italy.

For any administrative procedures in Italy, a French national must first contact the Embassy.

Tools and Resources from the Embassy

The primary tool provided by the French Embassy in Italy is its website. Here, you will find all the necessary information for organizing your civil wedding in Italy: Marriage in Italy. You can also contact the Embassy via email for any questions. Their response times are generally quick. However, before sending a query, make sure the answer isn’t already available on the website, as it contains a lot of information!

Is it Necessary to Contact the Embassy for All Types of Weddings?

Most of our couples prefer to have a civil wedding in France before coming to Italy for their wedding. A civil ceremony in France allows them to invite those who may not be available for a wedding in Italy. It’s also an opportunity to handle the administrative process beforehand, leaving only the beauty and emotion of the symbolic ceremony in Italy.

For those who choose this option, the wedding in Italy can be religious or symbolic. For religious or symbolic weddings in Italy, the couple does not need to complete any administrative formalities. The French Embassy in Italy has no role in these cases.

A Catholic Wedding with Concordat: The Only Exception

The only case requiring involvement from the Embassy is a Catholic wedding with Concordat. This specific case involves both a religious and civil wedding at the same time. The Catholic priest not only marries the couple religiously but also completes the administrative formalities. The reading of the legal articles occurs after the mass, and the signing is done on both religious and civil registers. For this specific case, the couple must handle the religious preparations and complete all the administrative steps for a civil wedding in Italy. Therefore, contact with the French Embassy in Italy is mandatory.

Our Services for Interacting with the French Embassy in Italy

Within our team, your wedding planner in Corsica will guide you step-by-step through all the administrative formalities. We will provide you with all the necessary information to compile and send your file. If you need advice for a specific situation (specifics of Italian marriage), we can contact the Embassy directly.

No worries: our experience enables us to guide you to ensure everything goes perfectly!

And the French Consulate in Italy?

For future spouses, only the French Embassy in Italy is relevant. The French Consulate in Italy, or more specifically, the French consulates in Italy, have different functions. There are three main French consulates in Italy: the French consulate in Milan, Rome, and Naples, each covering different geographical regions. For more information about the consulates, feel free to visit the website: Consulates at Your Service.

Here, you will also find political and cultural news about France in Italy.