Italian Lakes Wedding Planner

We are sure many of you feel in love with Darren and Leanne’s wedding we post some weeks ago!
Do you remember? Bride and groom under a flower arch, on a green lawn, rose petals and romantic ceremony with stunning view on Lake Maggiore and Borromeo Islands. A glowing panorama! Isn’t it like a dream?
This is the magic atmosphere Leanne and Darren wanted for their wedding: a dream coming true: Grand Hotel Dino!

Today we will discover in details this wonderful venue for your wedding on Lake Maggiore. Grand Hotel Dino is located in Baveno and it is part of one of the most important Hotel Chain that works on Lake Maggiore: Zacchera Hotels.

Side of Grand Hotel Dino there are four more luxury venues on Lake Maggiore of Zacchera Hotel Chain. We mention here in particular Grand Hotel Bristol on Stresa Lake shore with a great Winter Garden. Continue Reading »

A fantastic panorama and real Italian cuisine these are the main features that Ristorante Settimo Cielo in Stresa offers for your wedding on Lake Maggiore.

Ristorante Settimo Cielo is located in Campino a little village above Stresa and Baveno.
Its panoramic position is simply unique. Here you would have an enchanting view on Lake Maggiore overlooking Stresa, Baveno, Borromeo Gulf, Isola Bella, Pescatori Island, Isola Madre, Feriolo, Fondotoce, Suna, Pallanza, Laveno, Alps up to Switzerland border.

The amazing position of the restaurant makes it one of the most spectacular venue for weddings on lake Maggiore. Your guests will be just amazed!

At Ristorante Settimo Cielo you will find a wonderful scenario. A timeless venue where you will really feel the scent of the Lake, a real party for your soul!

Translation for Settimo Cielo is Heaven on Earth and you will really feel like you are there.
Heaven on Earth not only for the view on Lake Maggiore but even for the famous cuisine. No creativity or innovation only traditions, ancient tastes and perfumes of traditional Italian cuisine.
Ristorante Settimo Cielo in Stresa was one of the 4 restaurant on Lake Maggiore who received from Ministero delle Politiche Agricole (a governmental agency) the award for Ristorante DOP (Denomination of Protected Origin). Continue Reading »

Today we are pleased to introduce you one of the most quaint restaurants on Lake Maggiore: Ristorante Verbano on Pescatori Island.

It faces the lake in the heart of Borromeo Gulf just few minutes boat ride from Stresa. Hotel Ristorante Verbano’s appeal fascinated artists and writers of the past who found in this special place inspiration and peace.
Today thanks to its magical position this little romantic hotel is one of the most evocative destination for weddings on Lake Maggiore.

If you are looking for an outdoor reception Ristorante Verbano has a wonderful terrace facing Isola Bella and its magnificent Borromeo Palace.
Your guests will love the charm o this place just romantic and spectacular!

Ristorante Verbano has also two wide rooms for your receptions, both facing the lake who can host up to 190 guests. Continue Reading »

A vintage Fiat 500 was again one of the main character of a wedding on Lake Orta.
This is a special one…it has also a name Gigetta. Gigetta was the special surprise Natacha our bride wanted to give to Francesco just outside the church after the ceremony.

Natacha and Francesco reached Lake Orta from Switzerland.
They opted for a religious ceremony in the church of Maria Assunta in Orta village that was really moving. The reception party was held in Castello di Miasino on the hills above Lake Orta.

Have a look to Natacha’s bouquet.
This is an evergreen a round shaped one with all Vendela roses, classic but always wonderful!

We show you today the first pictures of the event taken by Piero Gatti the photographer that our bride and groom chose for their wedding.

We already introduced Piero Gatti who is specialized in weddings over Stresa and Baveno but sometimes he also like working on Lake Orta.
Piero Gatti was the the photographer of our first Just Married post in 2011: Cristina and Renzo’s wedding to Madonna del Sasso church.

We will come back again telling you about Natacha and Francesco’s wedding with many images of their wedding on Lake Orta but for now… all our best to the newly weds!

Colors and emotions these two key words summarize perfectly Independent Pictures’ images.
This photography studio is one of the best choice among our couples.

Our readers noticed that many bride and groom chose them for their wedding pictures like Darren and Leanne – with their wonderful blessing overlooking the lake in Grand Hotel Dino in Baveno, Sally and Tom, Siobhan and Stuart, Soo and Jason – last year in Orta San Giulio and Teju and Craig – Villa Aminta in Stresa.

Siobhan and Stuart, San Rocco Hotel - Lake Orta

Leanne and Darren - Grand Hotel Dino, Baveno (Lake Maggiore)

Soo and Janson - San Rocco Hotel, Lake Orta

Sally and Tom - Church of Maria Assunta, Orta San Giulio (Lake Orta)

Color is the first important element that makes Independent Pictures photography beautiful. Rich and full colors enhanced by a precise and detailed post production. Continue Reading »

There is a special corner close to Stresa the pearl of the Lake, a wonderful luxury hotel just on the lake shore with gorgeous gardens and wonderful scenarios for a magic wedding.
And this is the place Darren and Leanne loved when they visit Lake Maggiore one year ago when they came over to find the perfect venue on this spot of Italy: the Grand Hotel Dino in Baveno.

Darren’s words are fixed in my mind “One hour by plane, few minutes on the motor-way and you reach Paradise on Earth!”
How could I describe better a place like this?

Leanne and Darren come from Ireland and the choose Lake Maggiore for their destination wedding. We explored several venues but as soon as they reached Hotel Dino they simply fell in love with the venue and pleasant atmosphere you breath inside.

They really wanted a symbolic blessing in the grounds of the hotel. Their day was blessed with a wonderful sun and mild temperature and their dreams came true.
The blessing was set in the smaller and more private garden of the hotel. Continue Reading »

Today Leanne and Darren got married on Lake Maggiore.
After more than a year of planning this lovely Irish couple could not believe their wonderful day has finally come!

They were blessed by a wonderful sunny day on the Lake that allowed them to celebrate their ceremony outdoors just by the shores in the beautiful garden of Grand Hotel Dino in Baveno .

Just have a look to this great scenario, white, purple and lilac flowers for the bouquet of the bride and the wedding arch, simply perfect!

Lovely aperitif and dinner followed the ceremony and most of all they had a great dancing party until 2am with a lot of dances and fun!
A great party for sure, nobody will forget that for long time!

We will come back again speaking about this amazing day on Lake Maggiore with more images of the event and more details. Continue Reading »

Spring has arrived and new wedding season on our lakes too!
Today we publish our first Just Married post of the season the section of our blog where you could read about our wedding in real time, the same day of the event!

Our readers will surely remember that last year we opened the season with Elisa and Tobia’s Just Married post in Madonna del Sasso church on Lake Orta.

Such an incredible coincidence!
Today’s Just Married opens with another wedding at Madonna del Sasso church: Cristina and Renzo’s one!
After wonderful season we had last year we hope that this lovely coincidence could be good luck for our bride and grooms and professionals working with us on our lakes.

Cristina and Renzo got married this late morning.
We can tell you about this thanks to Piero Gatti photographer from Studio Foto Smile in Baveno. He gave us the pictures of this wonderful event!
We’ve already spoken about Piero Gatti. He works in Stresa and on Lake Maggiore but today he reached Orta with great results as you can see!!

Cristina and Renzo come from Milan and they simply love Lake Orta.
This is the reason they decided to get married in one of the most stunning churches of this lake: Madonna del Sasso church.

Madonna del Sasso is not just a wonderful church with stunning pieces of arts inside but it also has a breathtaking view on all Lake Orta.

Cristina choose for her bouquet her favorite flowers: white tulip!
As she wanted we created for her a round shaped bouquet which matched her dress. Many tulips with little mixed leaves of Pittosporum and little flowers of Selaginella. Continue Reading »

As we promised we come back to you with a post with many photos so we can show you the amazing scenery of these Islands on Lake Maggiore.
Today we give this important task to Piero Gatti. He knows well Lake Maggiore and Borromeo Islands. You can find his studio in Baveno just in front of the great view on Borromeo Gulf.
As local photographer Piero Gatti is chosen by many couple who want to have a local and skilled photographer for their wedding.
Do you want some examples?

Let’s start with Ksenia and Sergei a wonderful Russian couple.
For their wedding photographs they chose Isola Bella and its Italian gardens.

Kylie and David arrived from Asia. David had Italian heritage but live and work for finance in Taiwan. Kylie his wonderful bride is Chinese. Continue Reading »

Unique, wonderful, amazing… there are not enough adjectives to describe Borromeo Islands, the island archipelagos in the middle of Lake Maggiore facing Stresa, Baveno and Verbania.

We talked about Borromeo Islands their natural beauty and their history several times.
But this time we would like to suggest our brides and grooms some useful information for a wedding on the three main islands of Borromeo Gulf: Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori.
A special thanks to Piero Gatti – wedding photographer in Stresa – for the great Borromeo Islands’ images he provided us.

These three islands have a rich vegetation and a mild climate all year long, thanks to Lake Maggiore waters, sun rays exposition and wind shielded position. Here you will appreciate a Mediterranean micro climate and you will see delicate and exotic plants.

If you are thinking about getting married on Borromeo Island take April and May in consideration. You will find showers sometimes but rhododendrons, magnolias, azaleas and camellias blooming is amazing. It could be the perfect frame for amazing wedding pictures.

As far as transports are concerned all islands are reachable thanks to ferries or lovely motorboats services. They may be able to transfer even big groups of people. Continue Reading »

Baveno is younger sister of Stresa. It is located just few kilometres from The Pearl of the Lake. Baveno is a a pleasant and picturesque small town, lying on the peaceful Borromeo Gulf.
Baveno is a unique and perfect place for tourists looking for relax and fun.
Little town of Baveno offers to brides and grooms the possibility to arrange a magic wedding in luxury hotels with great view on Borromeo Islands just on the shores or even a cosy restaurant with beach for a casual beach wedding on Lake Maggiore.

For furher information have a look to Wedding in Baveno, lake Maggiore post published on www.lakemaggiorewedding.com
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We have the pleasure to introduce you LMW planners team.
They are group of experts on Lake Maggiore that starting from this week will collaborate with Italian Lakes Wedding Team and be part of the list of our authors who write on our blog: number 1 wedding blogs in Italy.

LMW Planners team will write for your some posts on Lake Maggiore.
Some of the best wedding photographers collaborate with LMW Planners team such as Davide Caravaggio of Pallanza who is the author of this opening post – in home page also on Lake Maggiore Wedding. There is also Piero Gatti of Baveno and Enrico Mocci of Arona.

Lake Maggiore Wedding will collaborate also with a long list of photographers coming from every part of Italy: from Estella & Diego – PHOTO27.COM (Milan) to Simone Mottura – Blanco Y Negro (Torino) and do not forget about Carlo Conti – Reportage per gli Sposi (Milan) and last but not least Raffaello Mazzoleni (member of WPJA – Wedding Photojournalis Association).
Amazing images on Lake Maggiore has been taken by best Italian Wedding Photographers will be the best part of LMW Planners Team’s posts. Continue Reading »