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Weddings on Italian Lakes
Italian Lakes Wedding is the ultimate online guide for international couples that are planning to get married in Italy.
You can flick through our pages to find all you need to know about the most renowned lakes in Italy. The comprehensive information we provide will help you choose the perfect location, the venue of your dreams and the most reliable suppliers. Our expert advice and our regular columns will offer you inspiration on music, flowers, photography, getting married abroad and every other aspect of wedding planning.
The Italian Lake District is one of the most romantic settings in Italy. You can celebrate your big day in Lake Garda, Lake Como, Lake Maggiore or the more intimate Lake Orta. Incredible lakeside villas, secluded castles and panoramic chapels are scattered throughout the region providing ideal venues for breathtaking and stylish Italian weddings.
Lake Garda is the largest lake, with picturesque resorts such as Malcesine with its Scaligeri Castle, Riva del Garda situated on the water's edge, elegant Gardone and lively Torri del Benaco. Extremely beautiful are also the little port town of Gargnano with its Villa Feltrinelli and the typical village of Limone. Lake Como is one of the most scenic lakes with the marvelous town of Bellagio and the fantastic Villa Oleandra, chosen by George Clooney as his Italian retreat.
Not forgetting Lake Mergozzo and Lake Maggiore with its enchanting Borromean islands and many quiet resorts along its banks, such as the belle-époque towns of Stresa and Baveno.
Lake Orta is perhaps the most fascinating, in particular for its romantic village of Orta San Giulio and lovely St.Julius Island.
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Religious Wedding Ceremony on the Lakes: Churches & Sanctuaries
If you are wishing an Italian Wedding with a religious ceremony, the area between Lake Orta and lake Maggiore is just perfect. This area is very rich in churches and sanctuaries located in panoramic setting such as Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso, Sanctuary of Bocciola, or in medieval village as Maria Assunta church in Orta San Giulio or St.Rocco church in Corconio. There are even some churches in the wild nature such as Madonna di Luzzara church or Oratorio di St. Sebastiano in Lesa, just near Stresa.
Among the most magical spots for a religious wedding we cannot forget about Sacred Mountains built between XVI and XVII centuries. These religious buildings have a deep symbolic and cultural meaning and they are simply beautiful. They are perfectly integrated in a natural landscape made of woods, hills and lakes. These places have a high artistic value for their statues and chapels some are also part of UNESCO heritage.
In Italy there are 9 sacred mountains spread all over between Piemonte and Lombardy. Among those, the ones situated on Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore are the most fascinating and strongly recommended from Italian Lakes Wedding for your religious wedding in Italy.
These are Sacro Monte of SS Trinity’ of Ghiffa and Sacro Monte of Orta San Giulio, two sacred complexes characterized from the perfect fusion between surrounding landscape: wood, architecture, lake view are the elements that make unique this settings just perfect for a wedding on the lakes.
Do you want to make sure that you have the a real trendy and stylish wedding?
If you’ve just begun planning your wedding, check out here the 2008 Italian Lakes Wedding Colors Trends!
- Black & White - Believe or not, the hot colours for this season are black and white. Look at them as yin and yang – nothing alone, but everything together...
- Pink & Black - This is another innovative idea for a fashion wedding theme: Pink and Black! That is style! Pink will be a perfect colour for a spring wedding...
- Yellow - The newest colour for 2008 weddings is yellow! Yellow made a big splash on the runways for the 2008 bridal collections...
- Pink & Brown - One of the most popular sets of colours for weddings this year is pink and brown. Pink and Brown are absolutely fabulous together...
PLUS: Interview with Domo Adami
One of the most famous wedding dress designer in the world talks about new trends for 2008. The interview was edited by Alice, Cinzia and Valentina of the wedding planning group SposiamoVi.
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