Over 30 years in food and beverage, hospitality, expert sommelier wine list selection, and now wedding scenography. A cornerstone of Albatros Ristorazione catering and Podere Pendolino, a trusted resource for everyone, thanks to her unique and irreplaceable problem-solving skills. Let’s talk about Rosy, wife of Patrizio Cartocci, one of the company’s owners along with Claudio Bracciali. Rosy, can you tell us something about the upcoming wedding season? The season has just gotten off to a flying start, with some reaffirmations and a few new additions.
- First of all, let’s forget about carpeted hotel rooms and instead embrace natural, countryside locations: Tuscany is abundant with them, and the open spaces offer countless corners for perfect wedding settings. I’m thinking of our Podere Pendolino and the many country locations we serve as Albatros Ristorazione caterer.
- Immersion in nature is enhanced by sustainability: alongside landscapes such as vineyards, olive groves, hills, and endless grassy meadows, there are furnishings, architecture, and menus that are strongly green. Green light is given to wood, jute, and linen, as well as natural ingredients and authentic cuisine with recipes rooted in local tradition. Consider wedding favors with natural caskets, honey, oil, chili pepper, and other green ingredients.
- A shower of flowers as natural as possible, with pastels and slightly disheveled choreography, embodying abundance, color, and spontaneity. The arrangements shouldn’t appear too rigid, but rather cascading.
• The preferred setting is outdoors, which magically transforms at night: lanterns on the ground, hanging candles, and plays of light among the trees. - The well-organized agriturismo will offer a vacation experience, combined with an overnight stay, especially for couples who come from far away and choose Tuscany as their gathering place. Couples and friends can spend many hours together before and after the ceremony with a succession of joyful culinary moments: endless aperitifs, pizza parties, rustic platters, barbecues: a wedding is both a celebration and a vacation together.
- A sweet tooth: the in-house pastry shop at Albatros catering, and of course at Pendolino, has never worked so hard; times are what they are, and people take refuge in their loved ones, in authentic values like good food and delicacies. So here are multi-tiered or classic cakes, Chantilly and creams flavored with the finest vanilla, cascades of summer fruit in particular, all of the finest quality and freshness. A selection of chocolates gives way to fruit in the summer; Let’s give way to the dessert buffet at the end, with an abundance of cheerful maignons, pastries, fruit tarts, dessert glasses, ice cream, macarons, and more.
- Finally, no dance party is complete without an Open Bar: our expert bartender, Simone Cartocci, will guide you through the selection of the most popular cocktails. We guarantee the high-quality ingredients that have always characterized the philosophy of our Albatros catering. Deliciousness, safety, and creativity in a festive, moderate consumption of the most modern, trendy drinks.
- This is what Italians and international guests expect at our parties. In short, this summer of 2026 promises to be packed with heart-warming events that will make you appreciate the beauty of gathering to celebrate unique moments alongside the people we love most.