A quick "how we met"- Laura and Scott Wawrzyniak introduced us in 2019 in Alamogordo, NM (shoutout friends for the intro). Unfortunately, love wasn't in the cards back then. Fast forward to 2023, Connor slid into Alexis' dms with a clever reply to a dirty martini post. Flirty messages were exchanged all summer until Alexis asked Connor if he wanted to meet up in Rome while she was on a family vacation. Connor took a 4 hour train ride to take Alexis on their first date. After an amazing night of food, dancing and giant Peronis... the rest is truly a fairytale. Since our love story began in Italy we thought there is no better place to celebrate our marriage! We would love for you to join us at Castello di Ristonchi, a 1,000 year old castle in the hills of Tuscany for a three day all inclusive celebration. Castello di Ristonchi is a medieval castle that was commissioned by Italy’s famous Medici family in 900 AD and overlooks a beautiful Tuscan landscape. Surrounding the castle and chapel are olive groves, hemp fields and fruit trees all in the middle of an ancient chestnut forest. We deeply understand that a destination wedding (especially an international one) is an enormous ask of our guests. We hope that if you choose to join us, you will view this as an opportunity to travel abroad and vacation with friends! We've tried to make things as easy as possible by working with Ristonchi to provide accommodations for the duration of the trip. If you choose to join us- accommodations, food and alcohol will be included in a one time reservation fee of $300.00 per guest. In addition to a traditional wedding and reception, we will also be hosting events throughout the trip including a welcome dinner, pool party, pasta making class, etc. To make travel a bit easier- we will be providing transportation from Florence to the Castle on the afternoon of Tuesday May 13th and back to Florence on May 16th.