Long table set with candelabras under a flowering pergola on a clifftop terrace above the sea, Ravello, Cristina Verger Event Planning and Production
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Cristina Verger, New York and Rome

A New York planner with a Rome office, drawing on 25 years in hotel catering, with weddings from Ravello to Wyoming.

2 min readUpdated 14 October 2026
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From hotel catering to her own company

Cristina Verger was born in Rome, was educated in Italy and New York City, and grew up in a family of hoteliers. Before starting her own company she was director of catering and sales at some of New York’s best-known venues, including Windows on the World, the Helmsley Hotel Group and the Harvard Club of New York, a background of more than 25 years.

A long table set with candelabras under a flowering pergola on a clifftop terrace above the sea, Ravello
A long table set with candelabras under a flowering pergola on a clifftop terrace above the sea, Ravello. Photograph: Cristina Verger Event Planning and Production.
A candlelit long table with low roses and glass candlesticks under a vine canopy, Ravello
A candlelit long table with low roses and glass candlesticks under a vine canopy, Ravello. Photograph: Cristina Verger Event Planning and Production.

Two offices

The company is based on Fifth Avenue in New York and has a second office in Rome, in Palazzo Marignoli on Piazza San Silvestro. The Rome office deals with local vendors and venues in Italy and removes the language and cultural barriers that can slow a destination wedding down. The company takes on only a select few destination weddings each year.

Round tables under a white tented canopy beside the lake, Lake Como
Round tables under a white tented canopy beside the lake, Lake Como. Photograph: Cristina Verger Event Planning and Production.
A couple crossing Lake Como in a varnished wooden launch
A couple crossing Lake Como in a varnished wooden launch. Photograph: Cristina Verger Event Planning and Production.
Peonies, pampas grass and garden flowers lining a lawn aisle in Tuscany
Peonies, pampas grass and garden flowers lining a lawn aisle in Tuscany. Photograph: Cristina Verger Event Planning and Production.

From the Plaza to Wyoming

The portfolio ranges from New York hotels and clubs such as The Plaza, the Mandarin Oriental and the Metropolitan Club to ranch weddings in Wyoming, mountain weddings in Aspen, and celebrations in Vermont, Connecticut, Montauk and the Hamptons. Abroad it includes Ravello and the Amalfi Coast, Tuscany and Lake Como, as well as Provence, Mexico and Costa Rica.

A gilded ballroom with round tables and large white orchid arrangements, New York
A gilded ballroom with round tables and large white orchid arrangements, New York. Photograph: Cristina Verger Event Planning and Production.
A couple exchanging vows beneath a floral arch among flower beds, Wyoming
A couple exchanging vows beneath a floral arch among flower beds, Wyoming. Photograph: Cristina Verger Event Planning and Production.
A tented reception with long dark tables, flowers and chandeliers, Vermont
A tented reception with long dark tables, flowers and chandeliers, Vermont. Photograph: Cristina Verger Event Planning and Production.

Team and films

Each couple is matched with a hand-picked team of photographers, filmmakers, florists and other creative partners from a curated roster. Cristina describes the approach as listening first, with flawless logistics underneath so the design feels effortless. Sixteen of her wedding films are on her YouTube channel, and fees are quoted for each wedding after an enquiry.

A band in white playing on a flower-lined terrace above the sea, Ravello
A band in white playing on a flower-lined terrace above the sea, Ravello. Photograph: Cristina Verger Event Planning and Production.

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