Hot Tip! Callie, who got married in Italy has the following advice.
The only thing to remember if you’re organising excursions is that you have to let people decide whether they want to take part or not, because it’s their holiday too. It is therefore wise to book something that you can arrange yourself, rather than to arrange organised tours which you’ll end up having to pay for if people don’t turn up.
For example, when going to Pompeii we told people what time we’d be at the station and that they could join us if they wanted to come. Once at the excavation, we hired a tour guide on the spot, based on how many people were there (almost everyone turned up). Similarly, with Capri we told them what time we’d be at the port, and all bought our tickets on the boat.
You want to have a brief itinerary planned, but don’t stress yourself out too much by acting as a Tour Guide for everyone.