Chicago bride-to-be who spent $100K on luxury Lake Como wedding venue fires back at critics who branded her ‘rude’ for ‘forcing’ guests to travel all the way to Italy for her big day
- Liz Inglisa, from Chicago, is preparing to tie the knot with her fiance next year
- The 25-year-old has slammed claims that having a destination wedding is ‘rude’
- It comes after Liz previously disclosed the eye-watering cost of the luxury venue
A bride-to-be who booked a $100,000 wedding venue in Lake Como has hit back at criticism that she is ‘forcing’ guests to travel to Italy.
Liz Inglisa, from Chicago, is preparing to tie the knot with her fiance in August 2024 at Villa Balbiano.
But the 25-year-old recently took to TikTok to slam claims that having a destination wedding is ‘rude.’
Liz previously disclosed the eye-watering cost of the luxury venue – which has been used as a backdrop in blockbusters such as Casino Royale and Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
Liz Inglisa, from Chicago, is preparing to tie the knot with her fiance in August 2024 at Villa Balbiano
But the 25-year-old recently took to TikTok to slam claims that having a destination wedding is ‘rude’
Liz previously disclosed the eye-watering cost of the luxury venue – which has been used as a backdrop in blockbusters such as Casino Royale and Star Wars : Attack of the Clones
Liz has been sharing regular wedding planning updates with her 26,600 followers since the proposal on a private sunset cruise around the Amalfi coast.
In the latest clip, which has been viewed more than 20,000 times, Liz responds to one comment left under her post which said it was ‘so rude to force people to travel for a wedding.’
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She begins: ‘Is it rude to force people to travel for a destination wedding?
‘As most of you guys know, my fiance and I are having our wedding in Lake Como next August which means lots of family and friends are flying out to Italy to celebrate us.
‘It’s definitely a hard decision to make to do a destination wedding – but here are some of the reasons we decided to do our wedding abroad.’
The bride-to-be continues: ‘The most important being that it has always been a dream of ours to have a destination wedding.
‘Second because our friends and family were so thrilled to hear about the idea and also something this person doesn’t know is that we are having a ceremony at home where we live for all of the guests who can’t make it.’
Liz concluded: ‘So absolutely no one is forced to travel for our wedding but a lot of people are so excited to take that European summer adventure and then do a stop in Lake Como to celebrate us.
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Dozens of other social media users agreed as one wrote: ‘No one is getting forced period! If they can make it and want to go, amazing. If they can’t that’s ok too!’
‘We haven’t even sent out our invitations yet but the amount of positive feedback that we’ve received form everybody that is invited makes us so happy.
‘So no I don’t think it’s rude to force people to travel – especially when nobody is forced.’
Dozens of other social media users agreed as one wrote: ‘No one is getting forced period! If they can make it and want to go, amazing. If they can’t that’s ok too!’
Another added: ‘I think it gives people a once in a lifetime opportunity. It’s magical to share that time somewhere amazing and fitting in a vacay.’
And a third said: ‘I think if you give people enough time to plan it’s not rude at all to say you are having a destination wedding!’
But some of Liz’s previous revelations caused more of a stir online – particularly when she detailed the costings for ‘the venue of their dreams.’
The couple, who have been together for seven years, are set to tie the knot in Lake Como in August 2024
Liz described Villa Balbiano as ‘the venue of their dreams’ but was inundated with questions about the cost
In the controversial clip, which has been viewed more than 1.6 million times, Liz replied to one user who posed a query, adding: ‘I have never been asked a question more in my life so let’s get into how much our Lake Como wedding and venue cost.’
Sharing a series of images from the venue once again, Liz began: ‘Villa Balbiano is probably one of the most sought after wedding venues on the entire planet probably because of this view.
‘It’s so gorgeous and I’ve probably wanted to get married here since I saw this picture about five or six years ago.’
She continued: ‘So the venue can either be rented for the entire weekend – Friday through Sunday, two nights, three days – for 100,000 euros (around $109,000).
‘Or you can rent it for one day but you can only rent it one day on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and the cost of that is 40,000 euros ($44,000).’
Liz went further still, adding: ‘Another question I keep getting is “what is included in the cost of the venue” and the answer is absolutely nothing.
Liz’s previous revelations caused more of a stir online – particularly when she detailed the costings for ‘the venue of their dreams’
She revealed that the venue alone – with no extras included – cost $100,000 for the weekend – but then attempted to justify the spend
‘The 40,000 euros or the 100,000 euros is just the price of the venue and absolutely nothing else.’
Justifying the spend, she continued: ‘Yes, it is just the venue but I mean look at how incredible the venue is. There are so many different areas here.
‘The possibilities for cocktail hour and for reception and for ceremony are endless. I could think of 10 places right now that you could do any of them.’
Liz then revealed: ‘Another question I keep getting asked is are you actually able to stay in the venue and the answer is yes, only if you book it for the entire weekend.’
But she considered: ‘I feel like you don’t even want your guests staying in here because a lot of the pieces in Villa Balbiano are like ‘sister pieces’ or like one of five in the entire world so imagine breaking or scratching something and you have to pay all of your money to Villa Balbiano.’
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But other social media users were left stunned by the revelations and did not hold back in the comments
The bride-to-be concluded: ‘Overall, when it comes to Lake Como wedding venues, this is definitely the venue.’
But other social media users were left stunned by the price revelations and did not hold back in the comments.
One wrote: ‘Rather get married in a box room and save the money for vacations and home renovations.’
Another added: ‘This isn’t worth it. Just the venue and no add ons for that price is ridiculous.’
And a third simply branded it as a ‘waste of money.’
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