Assisi · Umbria
Castello di Petrata wedding: film and tips from a real wedding
An ivy-covered stone castle in the hills a few minutes from Assisi, seen through Luigi & Christina’s wedding film: the ceremony among the olive trees, the evening among the lights, and what to plan if you’re coming from abroad.
Luigi & Christina’s film
Luigi and Christina, from the United Kingdom, were married at Castello di Petrata, in the hills around Assisi.
At a glance
Castello di Petrata is a stone castle a few minutes from Assisi, in Umbria, with an ivy-covered façade, gardens, olive trees, a pool and 22 rooms for guests. For weddings it is booked for exclusive use, with indoor spaces for the ceremony, the aperitif and dinner if the weather turns. We filmed Luigi & Christina’s wedding here.
- Town
- Assisi (Perugia), Umbria
- Type
- castle with gardens and pool
- Rooms on site
- 22
- Nearest airport
- Perugia, about 25 minutes
- Filmed here
- Luigi & Christina
The venue
Stone, ivy and olive trees near Assisi
Castello di Petrata has an ivy-covered stone façade, a pergola and lavender in the garden. From the drone it sits deep in greenery, with lights strung over the garden and a pool among the trees.
On film it gives two different worlds in a single day: the open lawn among the olive trees, with the mountains behind, for the ceremony; and in the evening a room with a glass wall onto the garden, then the dance floor under a great rosette of light bulbs.
On set
Luigi & Christina’s day at the castle
How the castle’s spaces followed one another in their film, and what we would suggest to the next couple.
01
Getting ready
The lace dress by the window, the veil settled against white curtains, Luigi adjusting his jacket beside a wooden door: the castle’s rooms give soft, natural light.
02
The ceremony among the olive trees
On the lawn, under an arch of fuchsia, violet and peach flowers, with the mountains in the background. Christina read her vows from a card, Luigi from a small booklet.
03
Portraits in the garden
The pergola and the lavender are a few steps from the lawn: natural frames for a few portraits without leaving your guests for long. Late afternoon is the softest light.
04
Dinner and speeches
In the room with the glass wall onto the garden: curtains of fairy lights, lamps with white shades, candles in glass. The film cuts between the speeches and the faces of those listening.
05
The evening
The cake in the garden between columns of flowers and fountains of light, then dancing beneath the rosette of bulbs, and outside on the paving in front of the castle.
The castle in the film
Before the wedding
Rain, guests and a weekend at the castle
If it rains. The castle has indoor spaces for the ceremony, the aperitif and dinner, so the plan B doesn’t depend on a marquee: decide it with the venue in advance, and we film whichever option you choose.
Guests. With 22 rooms on site, many of your guests can sleep at the castle; the others usually stay in Assisi, a few minutes away. Shuttles and timings decide the rhythm of the day: we plan them with you and your planner, so the film doesn’t miss an arrival.
A weekend, not just a day. When the castle is booked for exclusive use, many couples stay for more than one day: a welcome dinner, the wedding, a brunch or a pool party the day after. We can film all of it as a wedding weekend.
Planning from abroad
Castello di Petrata: practical notes for couples from abroad
| Nearest airport | Perugia San Francesco d’Assisi, about 25 minutes by car; Rome is about two hours away |
|---|---|
| Where guests stay | 22 rooms at the castle; more hotels in Assisi, a few minutes away |
| Legal or symbolic | Many couples from abroad choose a symbolic ceremony at the venue and complete the legal part at home: see getting married in Umbria |
| Around the castle | The Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, Spello, Perugia and Lake Trasimeno |
| Language | We work in English, from the first video call to the delivery of your film |
Travel times are indicative. Rooms and spaces as stated by the venue (November 2026): always check them with the castle.
More films in Assisi
Looking at other castles? We have filmed three weddings at Castello di Rosciano in Torgiano, half an hour away.
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