Wedding Magician & Mentalist · Positano
Positano Wedding Magician
Matteo Cammisa is an Italian magician and mentalist who performs close-up magic at Positano weddings — the cliffside terraces and hotel gardens of the Amalfi Coast's most photographed village. Guest to guest through cocktail hour and dinner, in Italian and English.
Positano · Praiano · Ravello · Amalfi · Sorrento
500+
Events performed
30+
Countries
Magic Circle
& FISM member
The Setting
Weddings on Positano
Positano is vertical: the village stacks from the beach to the ridge, and its wedding venues are terraces cut into that stack — hotel gardens, cliffside restaurants, villas reached by staircase. Nothing arrives here easily. A band's equipment comes up by porter; a performer whose setup is a deck of cards simply walks up.
The terrace evening has the coast's signature rhythm: ceremony as the light softens, aperitivo against the view, dinner as the village lights come on below. Close-up magic works those first two movements — the long photographed hour when guests hold their drinks and the couple is away against the cliff — and then the tables between courses.
This stretch of coast is also where Matteo's Italian wedding record lives: Villa d'Este on Lake Como, Torre San Marco on Garda — the lakeside register of the same Italian luxury-wedding world, performed natively in Italian and English.
The Experience
Why couples add magic to the day
Fills the gap the day already has
Cocktail hour is the longest unscripted stretch of a wedding — the couple is with the photographer and two families stand in their own circles. Close-up magic occupies exactly that window and mixes the room as a side effect.
Nothing required from the venue
No stage, no sound, no lighting, no power. A clifftop terrace, a beach club or a villa courtyard is exactly as workable as a ballroom — which at a destination wedding removes a whole category of planning.
Works across languages
The impossible moment happens in the guest's own hands and needs no translation. Matteo performs in English and Italian — at a destination wedding, the difference between everyone being included and half the room watching politely.
Built to be photographed
Reaction shots from close-up magic are often the strongest candid images of the cocktail hour. Matteo works with the photographer rather than in front of them.
Real weddings — Matteo Cammisa at work
Your Day
Where it fits in the running order
- 01
Welcome drinks
The hardest part of a destination wedding is that half your guests have never met. Close-up magic gives strangers something to react to together — the fastest way to turn two guest lists into one room.
- 02
Cocktail hour
The gap while you're away with the photographer is the single best hour for magic. Guests are standing, drinking and unoccupied. Matteo moves group to group so nobody is left waiting.
- 03
Dinner, table to table
Between courses, Matteo visits each table for a few minutes. It keeps the evening moving through the long stretches of a seated dinner, and every table gets a moment that belongs to them.
- 04
A moment for the two of you
Optional, and often the piece couples remember most: something staged privately for the bride and groom, away from the room, that the photographer can catch.
The Offer
Wedding packages — Positano
Signature
60 minutes
- —Close-up magic through cocktail hour
- —Guest-to-guest, no stage or sound needed
- —Performed in Italian and English
- —Coordinated with your planner's timeline
Intimate celebrations up to roughly 80 guests
Request this packagePremium
90 minutes
- —Cocktail hour close-up magic
- —Table-to-table magic during dinner
- —A personalised souvenir card for each guest
- —Split across the evening so the energy never dips
- —Coordinated with your planner's timeline
The format most destination weddings book
Request this packageGrand Experience
120 minutes
- —Welcome drinks, cocktail hour and dinner
- —A private moment staged for the couple
- —Mentalism set piece for the full room
- —Personalised souvenir cards for every guest
- —Present across the whole event window
- —Photographer-friendly — built for reaction shots
Multi-day weddings and full-evening celebrations
Request this packageAll packages are all-inclusive for Positano — travel included, no hidden extras. Every wedding is quoted individually once we know your date, venue and guest count.
Matteo Cammisa
@matteo_cammisa
Social Proof
From those who have experienced it
Matteo's performance was the highlight of our wedding. He had everyone mesmerized. People are still talking about how he made our special day truly magical.
We were blown away by Matteo's close-up magic at our reception. He was not just a magician, he was like a part of our family that day, making everyone smile and bringing us all closer together. Absolutely unforgettable.
From the moment Matteo started his performance, he captured the hearts of all our guests. His magic is top-notch and his ability to connect with every person in the room was just amazing.
Common Questions
Everything you need to know
What wedding entertainment works on a Positano terrace?+
Entertainment that climbs stairs. Positano's venues are terraces reached by staircase — equipment arrives by porter or not at all — and a performance whose entire setup is a jacket pocket is the one act the village's geography cannot complicate. No stage, no sound, no footprint on a terrace where every square metre is set for dinner.
Do you cover the rest of the Amalfi Coast?+
Yes — Praiano, Ravello, Amalfi and across to Sorrento. The coast's weddings share one geography (terraces, views, stairs) and one solution.
Do you perform in Italian?+
Natively — with the venue staff, the Italian family and the guests alike, switching to English mid-table where the guest list mixes. At an Amalfi Coast wedding that seam is exactly where the performance lives.
How far ahead should a Positano wedding book?+
The famous terraces book their Saturdays a year or more out, May to October. For entertainment, six to twelve months is comfortable; one message settles a date.
Limited dates
Check your Positano wedding date
Matteo takes a limited number of weddings each season. Tell us your date and venue and you'll have a reply within 24 hours — usually with a reference video from a comparable wedding.
Or email management@matteocammisa.com