Petali di Riso

A full-time wedding planner in Ticino

Petali di Riso is the wedding and events agency of Stefania Mauro, who describes herself as a full-time wedding planner in the canton of Ticino. The site's title calls it "La Wedding Planner full-time del Canton Ticino". She founded the agency in 2012, and her own statement on the site says its portfolio now counts more than 100 couples and that she has worked full-time for over 10 years helping people with what she calls the most special day of their lives.

The site is written entirely in Italian and in a warm, personal voice. Its sections cover her services, wedding stories, a free e-book, a blog, a shop, an about page and contact details, and the main call to action throughout is to book a meeting.

What she organizes

The home page lists the stages she handles, and adds "... e molto altro!" (and much more) at the end:

• Ricerca location e ristorante: searching for the venue and the restaurant
• Inviti personalizzati: personalized invitations
• Addobbi floreali: floral decoration
• Bomboniere creative: creative wedding favors, the small keepsakes handed to guests
• Musica e fotografo: music and the photographer
• Coordinamento invitati e fornitori: coordinating guests and suppliers
• Viaggio di nozze: the honeymoon

The pitch behind the list is that a wedding happens once in a lifetime, and without experience it is easy to underestimate the organizational side. She writes that after a first chat, couples usually discover the planning includes things they had not even thought of. Photography gets its own paragraph: she says she works with the best photographers to preserve the most special moments, and the site's "Storie" section collects wedding stories. The home page frames this around small moments: the joy of a wedding, it says, lies in the instants spent with the person you love and with family and friends, and those are what the photographs should keep.

How working with her runs

The home page has a frequently asked questions section that answers the practical points directly, and it is the most useful part of the site for a couple deciding whether to get in touch.

The first meeting. The first consultation is free and without obligation. Couples book through the consultation form on the site, by email or by phone, and then meet her in her atelier to describe how they imagine the day. They can bring photos, ideas and inspiration.

Lead time. She recommends getting in touch at least a year before the wedding, so that the preparation period can be enjoyed without rushing.

Decisions. She says she never makes decisions in the couple's place. Her job is to help, not to replace them, and they find solutions together that reflect the couple's ideas.

Suppliers. Couples are not obliged to use her suppliers. She suggests the professionals who, from her experience and the style of the event, suit the couple best, and they are free to choose among her selection or bring their own trusted suppliers.

Partial planning. A couple can hire her for only some parts of the wedding, through a partial organization service.

Budget. To the question whether a wedding planner is only for the rich, the answer is "Assolutamente no" (absolutely not). She asks couples to set their budget at the start so that she can keep costs under constant control and stay within it. She adds that through her network of contacts and collaborations with professionals in the sector she can get better prices than private clients, and that couples also save on phone calls and kilometers.

The site's closing line sums up the offer: "Io gestisco lo stress. Tu, il tuo sogno!" (I handle the stress. You, your dream.)

The free e-book and the blog

A free downloadable e-book, "Come organizzare il tuo matrimonio" (how to organize your wedding), is aimed at couples who are just starting and do not know where to begin. The download page lists what it contains: a checklist of wedding preparations, a schedule of deadlines for the organization, and practical tips for the wedding day itself.

The blog mixes trends and light reading. Recent posts cover the Pantone color of 2026, Cloud Dancer, a white the post reads as a symbol of a new beginning; a multiple-choice test to find out which kind of wedding suits a couple, with answers such as going barefoot under the stars with an acoustic band; and a post matching wedding styles to star signs, from a Taurus who wants timeless elegance and carefully chosen flowers to more daring signs. The tone says something about her approach: planning is meant to be enjoyed, not endured.

What the site does not settle

The site publishes no prices, no packages and no fee structure for full or partial planning. Its answer on budget is about controlling the couple's costs, not about what her own service costs, so that has to be asked at the first meeting.

It does not give the address of the atelier in the page text, and it does not say where in Ticino she is based or whether she takes on weddings outside the canton. The FAQ mentions savings in kilometers, which implies she does the running around for suppliers, but it does not say how far she travels.

It also does not say which languages she works in. The site is only in Italian. A couple from abroad, or an expat couple who does not speak Italian, should ask in the first message whether the planning and the meetings can run in English, German or French.

Who it suits

Petali di Riso suits couples marrying in Ticino who want one planner to handle the venue and restaurant, the flowers, invitations, favors, music and photographer, and who have a year or more to plan. The FAQ is reassuring on the points that often worry couples: the free first meeting, the freedom to bring their own suppliers, the partial planning option and the focus on keeping to a budget. For couples who speak Italian, the personal tone and the atelier meetings will feel natural. The caveats are the lack of published pricing and an Italian-only site, which leaves couples from abroad to confirm language and location before anything else.