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Italian Lakes Wedding team is proud to present Janet and Ian’s wedding at Villa d’Este, one of the most exclusive and known Italian wedding venues.
Villa d’Este is located in Cernobbio on Lake Como. It is a fascinating place where history, nature and architecture create an unforgettable frame.
Villa d’Este is set into 10 hectares of private park and it is for sure Lake Como’s jewel. Among woods and meadows facing the lake Como, in 1442 Bishop Gerando Landriani founded here a nun’s convent. After mid 1500 Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio transformed it in a luxury residence for holidays and after a long period of decadence in 1815 Princess Carolina of Brunswick future King George IV of England established here.
In 1868 Maria Feodorowa Empress of Russia adquired it and in 1868 it was changed in a fancy hotel that become one of the most known worldwide.

Many of Villa d’Este guests are famous artists and important people.
Alfred Hitchcock shot here his first movie “The Pleasure Garden” and then, Kind Edward VII, King Vittorio Emanuele, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Ranieri family from Monaco were among its guests.
Among Hollywood actors we could remember: Greta Garbo, Gregory Peck, Clark Gable, Cary Cooper, Eddie Murphy, Liza Minelli, Sylvester Stallone and Bing Crosby.
And some famous singers too: Madonna, Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Rod Stewart and Elton John.

Italian Lakes Wedding team is proud to present Janet and Ian’s wedding at Villa d’Este, one of the most exclusive and known Italian wedding venues.

Did you know that being chic means getting married or spend your honeymoon in Villa d’Este?
Famous couples spent some time here: Dukes of Windson, Elizabeth Taylor and Nick Hilton, Rita Hayworth and Orson Wells, Clark Gable and Carol Lombard, William Randolph and Marion Davies, Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra, Aristotele Onassis and Maria Callas, Tyron Power and Linda Christina and many others up today.

For this reason Italian Lakes Wedding team is very proud of Janet and Ian’s wedding.
Wedding Planner Valentina Lombardi from SposiamoVi – Torino coordinated the event. She carefully planned all the details from guests arrival from Britain, choosing right musicians (a string quartet during the ceremony and a harpist during the reception) and making sure that party went smoothly with final fireworks on the lake.
Flower decorations was carefully handled by Monica Andenmatten, La Piccola Selva’s floral designer. A pure mediterranean floral arrangement just like bride wanted.
Lemons, Sunflowers, candles, scented rose petals in a perfect frame of shape and colors beautifully integrated with the atmosphere of the villa and wedding mood.

The most evocative moment was the ceremony skillfully performed by Diane Wheeler.
On one side there were Lake Como crystal waters on the other the wonderful architectural frame of Italian Style Gardens of Villa d’Este mad of mosaic, statues, fountains, Buxus bush perfectly shaped.
How wonderful!

A dreamy wedding in a unique place in Italy: Villa d’Este. Italian Lakes Wedding Team best wishes to newly wed Janet and Ian.

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