Italian Lakes Wedding Planner

Today we would love to tell you about a special wedding we planned on Lake Orta but most of all about bride’s special dress!
On a wonderful day of late August Anne and Alan tied the knot after two years planning. They fell in love with the place after a visit about years ago when we met.

Wonderful Anne is French from Paris and handsome Alan is from Ireland. They live in Ireland and they choose Orta for their special day because of its romanticism quaintness! In these two years Anne had a lovely baby boy and elder sister Mina grew up to be a wonderful flower girl together with other Anne’s girls.

During these months Anne studied all little details of the wedding focusing her attention side of the venue and other important issues, to her girls dresses, wedding dress, flowers and stationery.
Wonderful wedding stationery was studied and made by herself keeping in mind dreamy vintage Alice in Wonderland style.

Have a look to little sugared almonds favors box with Eat Me written on, to the menus and to the cake topper and to the names cards. Aren’t they just oneiric, vintage and natural? They perfectly match the location which is natural, romantic quaint and blooming.

But let’s have a look to Anne’s amazing wedding dress. We know that a wedding dress could be one of the most important detail for a bride. A bride could spend months finding the right one or it could be love at first sight just like for Anne was. The wedding dress perfectly matched her style. Anne chose famous Claire Pettibone as her stylist for the dress of her dreams. Continue Reading »

Today we would love to speak about a lovely couple coming from Belgium: Els and Jurgen. They decided to come over Orta to spend a wonderful one week vacation with their family and friends on the Lake. Most of all they have a sweet intimate wedding over this wonderful spot of Italy.
Such a lovely and intimate event on this romantic Lake.

Els is a wonderful happy and smiling person so she decided she wanted a happy wedding with an happy theme based on green and happy sunflowers to match it.
Just have a look to great job Monika from La Piccola Selva did for Els’ bouquet. A joyful explosion of sunflowers and cream roses. It was exactly what Els wanted.
The choice Els took for her dress was not common at all…
You can admire her pretty dress in following pictures, it is made with a beautiful light green taffeta.

The term taffeta comes from the Persian words for “twisted” and “woven,” which suggests that this fabric probably originated around this region, or that it was introduced to Europeans through Persia, a major stop along European and Asian trade routes. This fabric usually has a very tight weave, and the weave is plain. Taffeta is famous for being very stiff and crisp, generating rustling sounds when people move in it. The fabric is also very soft and smooth to the touch, and it has a famously lustrous and glimmery appearance.
This is what Els loved about that and she wanted to add a visible tulle skirt under it to make it even prettier!

Neckline was decorated with very pretty taffeta roses that somehow matched Els lovely bouquet.
Greenery in the bouquet perfectly matched the shades of the dress and sunflower add a touch of happiness to all. Continue Reading »

The Italian Lakes provide a beautiful location to host a destination wedding. A few beautiful areas are Lake Como and Lake Iseo. These Italian lakes provide you with a breathtaking view that should not be forgotten. If you are planning a destination wedding in Italy, you should choose from wedding dresses that compliment the scenery. The designer dresses at Priscilla of Boston are an excellent location to begin your search because of their selection from many top designers.

Since your wedding will most likely be outdoors, you may want a shorter style such as the Minnie by Melissa Sweet or Priscilla of Boston Style 4402.

A wedding in Lake Como provides a quiet location with many luxurious hotels for your guests. You can get married on an island of Lake Como. To make this experience more memorable you may choose to arrive at the wedding destination by boat.

Wherever you decide to host your wedding at the Italian Lakes, be sure to find the correct dress because it can increase the beauty of this special moment.

Among all past Autumn weddings Chiara and Stefano’s wedding was one of my favorites. Bride and Groom were very nice and they choose a wonderful location for their wedding… but most of all Chiara’s dress was simply amazing.

As floral designer I really appreciated bride’s approach towards me. Even if she gave me precise information on her color scheme, she totally trusted me giving me wide freedom on style and shapes for her floral arrangement. This gave me the opportunity to express myself without being to tight on fixed schemes. I believe that for a floral designer is could be the best way to create and express her skills.

Chiara and Stefano’s big day was arranged on Lake Maggiore. Photographers Manuele and Laurence of Studio Foto Benaglia followed the days with their pictures. The followed the group from the early hours of the day until very late at night. This great italian-french couple of photographer realized a lovely natural and spontaneous reportage service taking every single detail of the day. Have a look to the nice Photo Gallery on Chiara and Stefano’s wedding relized by Foto Benaglia.

From Veneto to Piemonte region: Chiara and Stefano reached Lake Maggiore from Treviso in Veneto region, just like at least half of their guests. Chiara was born in Arona and her heart was set here and Stefano fell in love with this lovely town too. So they opted for Lake Maggiore for their destination wedding. All guests loved this choice they did not know how beautiful could be our magic lake.

Chiara choose red for her wedding theme color. Deep red for flowers, invitations, and wedding shoes. Cherry red for a fantastic organza roses fall on her wedding dress. A very original dress for sure! Chiara designed it and she could realize it thanks to the help of Rosanna, the owner of a little atelier in Feltre on foot of Belluno Dolomites.
The shoulder cover, bustier and part of the skirt were mad of laces with plisse’ tulle. Main feature was roses fall in cherry red that started from waist point to create a little train.
Simply wonderful!

Groom opted for a tailor made suit, too. He was surely elegant and handsome.

Chaira and Stefano got married on October 10 on a wonderful warm day similar to summer time. Religious ceremony was held in Santi Martiri Church in Arona, also known as San Graziano church. Church is located in highest part of the town and has a baroque facade and Gothic nave inside. One of the most beautiful detail is the lovely staircase that from San Graziano square leads to church’s entrance.

Floral arrangement was really detailed. On side of aisle red carpet I placed a series of balloon shaped Buxus enriched with red roses and white Gerberas. I also added scattered rose petals on the floor and little bouquets on the pews.

On white marble balusters I created different height arrangements, just in the middle between ancient and modern style. On a white Gerberas and Monstera leaves base I placed Passion Roses on different levels and on side of them I added some Bear Grass. Continue Reading »

Today we would like to show you a post on Italian Lakes Wedding and our team of wedding planners. It has been published some days ago on Dimitra Design’s blog. It is a Greenville atelier in South Carolina USA.
Greenville is a lovely city set on the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is located in a green area not close to lakes of the region. It has the deep savor of warm city of South.

Dimitra Designs atelier is just here. The business has been settled by Dimitra Mandala a skillful designer with more than 30 years of dressmaking experience.
Dimitra Designs is specialized in bridal attire, prom and pageant dresses. In an area with over than 15,00 squared feet of dimension you could find a huge range of beautiful wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, mother of the bride dresses, formal wear and more.

We are pleased to invite you to visit Dimitra Design blog and read her posts on weddings, her favorite dresses and more. Be sure to keep reading!

During the preview of the 2008/2009 Domo Adami collection we met the italian designer and stylist Mauro Adami in his studio in Milan to talk about the new trends in the world of wedding gown fashion.

• What do you think about the new trendy Winter Wedding?
  I think that is a pleasant solution for bridegrooms that want an emotional wedding.
  Winter light is smooth deeply emotional full of intimate suggestions.
  Every decoration can be studied in every single detail and there are much more availability of venues and creative assistance.
• Can you explain us your Fall/Winter collection? It is sophisticated and very feminine…
  I wished realizing a gown collection that would be smooth and light with embroideries that gently lay on wiggly fabrics. The true innovative issue is on accessories, the real central characters of the collection. There are many new proposals: organza matching boleros with ruches and voile or georgettes to dress up gowns adding a touch or charm and romanticism. There are also plumes and furs on the stoles and veils enriched by laces with modern and inedited tailor cuts. Moreover you will see details for practical but elegant hair solutions to complete bride’s style of next collection preview 2008-2009.
• We noticed that your winter collection is very versatile; even if the gowns have a clear winter connotation they could be worn in every other season…
  I’d say that this is a special dedication to the eternal seasons of love…Cold is a personal circumstance; emotion of style is my mission.
• What will be next Spring Summer collection style?
  For Spring 2008 I propose my new satin wiggly lines with transparencies and charming details such as necklines and bijoux. The romantic part is filled of fabric particulars such as laces, tulles, taffetas for elegant gowns, the “new traditional” for the bride who likes cathedral style.

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