The three-day wedding was held in Florence, Italy this past September. The city was also the location of the couple’s first trip together: With their shared love of art, wine, and Italian food—the couple even chose to title their wedding website “allieandmattlovepasta.com”—experiencing a culturally rich city with their family and friends made all the sense in the world.
Together with Augusta Cole and her team, they selected the newly opened Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Collection to be their home base for the long weekend. Nestled in the hills just above the town, the property is an exquisitely restored Florentine school with sweeping views of the city. Thursday and Friday night were hosted at the hotel, while the ceremony was held at the 15th-century Villa Palmieri in Fiesole.
“The planning process was a dream, truly—thanks to Augusta,” Allie remembers. “When I first sat down with her, I told her I wanted to plan a wedding in four months, and she graciously guided me to the decision that that would be insane.”
In the end, it took nine months, and the result was, in Allie’s words, “the most beautiful, seamless weekend. Augusta’s judgment, creativity, and steady energy were such a gift,” she adds. “I couldn’t imagine doing this with anyone else.”
The weekend kicked off with a welcome party at La Gamella—the restaurant and its corresponding garden—at the hotel. Allie wore a Valentino halter neck dress and Fernando Jorge golden diamond earrings, borrowed from her older sister Perri, who also wore them on her wedding day.
On the following night, the rehearsal dinner was held around the pool and on the terrace at Collegio alla Querce. The night featured dinner tables draped in the brand’s soon to be released Ribbon Rose Ikat print, which is set to launch this month, as well as cocktail tables in an upcoming summer 2026 print, Sundial Stripe, recolored in a palette of greens, slate blue, and hints of pink especially for the occasion. To perfectly match back to the palette of the Hill House prints, Augusta Cole’s team created a plate collection in Puglia. For this event, Allie wore a Wiederhoeft corseted dress, putting a contemporary spin on classic La Dolce Vita style. She accessorized with diamond earrings gifted to her by her sister.
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