Masseria MontanariHoliday Home
Masseria MontanariHoliday Home
For couples marrying with few guests who want a true ceremony, not a catalogue reception: the symbolic rite in the garden, the long table in the stone vaulted hall, free choice of catering and 16 sleeping places so everyone stays here. From 20 to 35 guests, in exclusive use.
More and more couples choose the symbolic ceremony: a free rite, written to measure, led by someone who knows you or by a professional celebrant, in front of the only people who matter. No imposed formulas, no hall for two hundred. Just you, your people, and a place that is truly yours for a day or a weekend.
Masseria Montanari is a 1700s farmhouse in Carpignano Salentino, in the Grecìa Salentina: it is rented in exclusive use, one event at a time. The ceremony in the garden among the olive trees, the party in the Lecce-stone vaulted hall, the night in the masseria’s lodgings. And you keep control of the bill.
The symbolic rite among the olive trees, in the late-afternoon light: chairs, an arch if you like, your music. If the weather turns, the vaulted hall is the plan B that does not feel like a plan B.
55 m² of Lecce stone, up to 35 seated and 50 standing, climate-controlled: the long table, the cake, the first dance under the vault. Catering is free: your trusted restaurant, a caterer, or the kitchen at your disposal.
6 independent lodgings, up to 16 sleeping places: the couple, the families, the lifelong friends sleep here. Nobody drives at night, and the next morning the party continues at breakfast in the garden.
The symbolic ceremony has no legal value: the paperwork is done at the town hall, whenever you wish, and here you celebrate the part that matters, the one in front of your people. It is led by a professional celebrant, a friend, a relative: the vows, the readings, the symbols are yours.
That is why the format suits those marrying small, couples coming from abroad and those renewing their vows: no constraints, no deadlines, no hall to fill. If you need them, we can point you to celebrants and wedding planners in the area who work with symbolic ceremonies.
The typical programme lasts a weekend: arrival on Friday, ceremony and party on Saturday, long breakfast on Sunday. But it can also be a single day, from the rite to the cutting of the cake.
Two formulas: the vaulted hall alone with the garden, indicatively from €150 for the day, or the whole masseria in exclusive use, lodgings included, from €500 to €800 per day. You choose the catering, with no surcharges: with 20 or 30 guests, the whole wedding costs what the reception alone costs in a traditional hall. Write to us: a clear quote within hours.
No: the legal part takes place at the town hall, whenever you wish. Here you hold the ceremony in front of your people, led by a professional celebrant, a friend or a relative, with vows and symbols you choose.
The vaulted hall seats up to 35 people, 50 standing; the garden holds more, buffet style. The ideal format is between 20 and 35 guests. For large formal receptions we are not the right venue, and we say so upfront.
Two formulas: the hall alone with the garden, indicatively from €150 for the day, or the whole masseria in exclusive use, lodgings included, from €500 to €800 per day. You choose the catering, with no surcharges. A clear quote within hours.
Yes: 6 independent lodgings, up to 16 sleeping places. The couple, the families and friends from far away sleep a few steps from the party, and Sunday breakfast in the garden is the best ending.
Yes: we can point you to celebrants and wedding planners in the area who work with symbolic ceremonies and small weddings. Or bring your own: suppliers are free here.
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Date (even just the season), number of guests and how you imagine the party: we reply within hours with availability and a clear quote, no obligation. And if you want to see the garden and the hall before deciding, come: deciding with your eyes is easier.