Musica Matrimonio

Musica Matrimonio is a wedding music service built around a duo, Amélie & Alex, who cover the ceremony, the aperitivo and the reception party for couples in northern Italy and in the canton of Ticino. The contact block lists three Italian addresses (Ivrea and Turin in Piedmont, Cusago near Milan) and one Swiss one, Riva Antonio Caccia 7 in Lugano. The site title names the regions it serves: Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria, the Aosta Valley and Ticino. For a couple marrying in Lugano, Locarno, Mendrisio or Bellinzona, the Ticino towns are listed by name.

Who plays

The "Chi siamo?" (who are we) paragraph is short and specific. At the heart of the service is what the page calls a well-tested musical duo: "Siamo solo in 2 ma ci facciamo in 4", which translates as there are only 2 of us but we do the work of 4. Those four roles are a female singer, a pianist and organist, a DJ and an entertainer (the page uses the feminine animatrice), all in one booking. The idea is continuity: the same two people play in the church or at the town hall, then move with the couple to the reception.

The page does not give surnames, training or a founding year. It speaks of "grande esperienza maturata in molti anni di attività", a lot of experience gathered over many years in business, and the menu links a "Curriculum" page and an "Attrezzatura" (equipment) page, which a couple can ask about for detail.

The wedding services

The services list follows the order of the day. First, live music for the ceremony, in church or at the Municipio (town hall). Second, "L'Esclusivo Aperitivo Musicale con Pianista dal Vivo", an aperitivo set with a live pianist. Third, dancing at the reception with live music and a DJ, in whatever format suits the couple. Then come what the page calls special musical services: a choir, an organetto (accordion) player, a jazz band, street performers and well-known stars. Entertainment, games and karaoke are a separate line, and the extras include fireworks and inflatables for children.

Beyond that base service, the page says couples can add serenades, fireworks, games, shows and attractions on request. It also offers to suggest other professionals for related services, from the restaurant to video, photography and printing, which is a recommendation rather than a service the duo sells itself.

The savings package and the free extras

The page presents "Il Pacchetto Risparmio", the savings package, as its most interesting promotion. It combines 4 services:

• ceremony music in church or at the town hall, with organist and female voice
• the aperitivo set with the pianist
• background music during lunch or dinner
• a personalized wedding party with romantic songs, classic and modern dances, and games and karaoke if wanted

Couples who book the package get a special price for those 4 services, and the lighting comes free: a small light system of "n.8 spot colorati con programmi sequenziali", 8 colored spotlights running programmed sequences, meant to turn an anonymous hall into a festive room for the dancing. A separate list of free extras also names the pianist aperitivo, a mini website for the couple and comic-strip wedding invitations.

What the package costs is not stated. The site publishes no prices at all, only the promise of the best value for money, so every booking goes through a quote.

Booking and contact

The quote form asks for name, email, phone, the date of the event, a choice between ceremony and reception, ceremony music only or reception music only, the ceremony and reception locations, and a free text field for details. The contact block gives two Italian mobile numbers, +39 347 2374900 and +39 3771492307, and the address musica.matrimonio@icloud.com. The header also links Facebook, YouTube and Skype, and the site has a video page with sample performances plus a short example video on the home page, which is the best way to judge the voice and the piano before asking for a quote.

Where they work

The coverage section is long. It names every Piedmont province, most of Lombardy, Liguria, the Aosta Valley, parts of Emilia-Romagna and Verona, plus Montecarlo and the canton of Ticino, with Lugano, Locarno, Mendrisio and Bellinzona listed. The page adds that the duo sometimes goes further, into the rest of Switzerland. So Ticino is inside their regular area and the duo gives a Lugano address on the contact block, but most of their stated territory is in Italy. A wedding elsewhere in Switzerland is possible by the page's own account, though it is described as occasional.

Language and what the site does not settle

The site is published only in Italian, with no English version, and it does not say whether Amélie & Alex correspond or perform in English. The repertoire is described in Italian terms (piano bar, romantic songs, classic and modern dances, karaoke), with no song list. A couple from abroad should ask for a sample set list, whether the singer covers English-language songs, and whether the entertainer can host in English if some guests do not speak Italian.

Other open points are practical. The site gives no prices for the package or the extras, no travel charges for a Ticino venue, no deposit or cancellation terms, and no technical requirements such as power, space or setup time. It does not say whether the fireworks are run by the duo or by a partner, or what that entails at a Swiss venue; that is a question for the couple to raise with both the musicians and the venue.

Who it suits

Musica Matrimonio suits an Italian-speaking or Italian-Swiss couple marrying in Ticino who want one small team to handle the church, the aperitivo and the party, with the colored lights included in the package price, and who like the piano bar and karaoke style of an Italian wedding reception. It also suits a couple with family on both sides of the border, since the duo works across Piedmont and Lombardy as well. The caveats are the Italian-only website, the absence of prices, and the fact that 2 people covering 4 roles is a compact setup rather than a full band. For a larger live band, the page lists a jazz band and other acts as extras, which a couple can price in the same quote.