Italian Lakes Wedding Planner

Today I would like to tell you about a lovely couple coming from England: Joss and Nick.
They got married on July 9th, a bright and warm summer day that they will not forget for the rest of their lives!

They surely had a certain taste for lovely and good things and places so they opted for a wonderful wedding on Lake Como.

Everything was planned to be perfect!
We start from bride’s getting ready at Villa d’Este, the wonderful hotel famous all over the world with stunning view on the lake shores.
And we will end with the party in an amazing private villa near Cernobbio.
But let’s go step by step.

Nick and Joss decided to celebrate their special ceremony in lovely church in Cadenabbia just on the Como Lake’s shores. Here they soaked in a magical and romantic atmosphere created by wonderful floral decorations, white candles and the bright and warm colours of walls, together with a stunning red lacunar ceiling. Continue Reading »

Laura and Lionel got married last Saturday in Pallanza.
Here we are telling you about their unforgettable wedding on Lake Maggiore!

We are not often able to tell you about a wedding with all set of beautiful pictures few days after the event. We usually post a Just Married post following a real post telling about the full event.

This time we wanted to do something different, thanks to the great job of Enrico Mocci by ArteFotoArona that in only few days was able to give us the entire photo set.

In this post we selected for you the most beautiful shots.
Candid images full of emotions as always in Enrico Mocci works (like famous Daniel and Tessa Miss Holland for Miss Universe reportage).

Laura and Lionel chose Lake Maggiore for their wedding in Italy. They opted for lake shores in Pallanza.
The catholic ceremony was held in Church of San Leonardo and the reception to follow in elegant Grand Hotel Majestic.

Laura and Lionel come from Luxembourg, they are in love, sweet and very friendly. It was a pleasure working with them!

As floral designer, I’ve been contacted by Lionel more than one year ago.
Since the very beginning bride and groom had very clear ideas on their wedding.
They opted for white as main color for floral decorations and wonderful Avalanche Roses acting as main characters!

Laura and Lionel’s Big Day was on 20th of August.
With the bride and groom there were three sweet flower girls….have a look at them…aren’t they lovely?
Their little bouquets matched perfectly bride’s one with but with some little leaves of Cineraria Marittima in light gray to match their dresses too. Continue Reading »

Villa Bossi is always one of the most wanted venues for civil ceremonies!
Bride arriving by boat on the calm waters of Lake Orta, the blooming aisle and the ceremony under the wonderful columns of the villa have a certain appeal that also Viviana and Alessandro loved!

Viviana and Alessandro’s color scheme matched elegant bride’s wedding dress.
It was in all the shades of lilac, pink and white.
A dream!

Floral arrangements for Villa Bossi took inspiration from these shades just like Viviana’s bouquet and centerpieces for the wedding reception.
It was arranged to the evocative terrace of the Restaurant on St. Julius Island.

Congratulations Viviana and Alessandro!

Dear Brides and Grooms,
today is Valentine’s Day and many of you are surely celebrating it!
We wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day!
On this special day we would like to introduce our brand new contest: Bouquet of the Year 2010.
This is a new on line contest to choose the best bouquet of the wedding we had on our Lakes region on 2010.

We selected 33 bridal bouquets….they are all wonderful!
Would you like to be the one to choose the best one with us?

Our selection is has been made among all bridal bouquets of the wedding Italian Lakes Wedding Team planned in 2010 and presented on our blog.
For Valentine’s Day lovers and brides and grooms to be on Italian Lakes it could be a great opportunity to get inspiration for your wedding flowers!

Which is your favorite? You can choose up to 3 bouquets checking the box side of the name of matching bride and groom’ s names.
The contest will end in 3 weeks at 0.00 of 7 March 2011.

Thanks for vote your favorite bouquet! Continue Reading »

Arlette und Guido (Niederländisch-Deutsches Paar) benötigte nur 5 Monate, um Ihre Hochzeit rund um den Comer See zu planen.
Wir – Romana und Britta, ihre Creative Wedding Planner / Italian Lakes Wedding team – haben die ganze Vorbereitungszeit genossen, aber ganz besonders den Hochzeitstag! Dazu müssen wir auch erklären, dass dieses Paar in der ganzen Vorbereitungsphase keine Möglichkeit gehabt hat, nach Italien zu kommen, so dass sie sowohl unseren Ideen als auch unseren Vorschläge ganz einfach zu vertrauen mussten…. Aber das Ergebnis hat sowohl sie als auch uns völlig glücklich gemacht.

Arlette und Guido wollten eher eine intime Hochzeit haben und den ganzen Tag nur mit dem engen Familienkreis genießen und wir glauben, wir haben es verwirklicht! Alles rund um ihre Hochzeit ist auf diesem Hauptaspekt fokussiert worden, so dass wir am Ende dieses Tages wirklich das Gefühl hatten, es war ein glückliches nd gelungenes Familienfest. Continue Reading »

Today I’d like to go back a little in time to talk about Melanie and David’s special day, which was our last wedding of the spring season.
Melanie and David are a delightful couple hailing respectively from England and the United States. For their Italian wedding they chose the fantastic setting of Villa Rusconi Clerici by the shores of Lago Maggiore.
Their wedding was the last Spring event but the first to welcome the summer! Melanie and David opted for a wedding based on sunflowers and lemons, which are typically warm and sunny mediterranean themes.

This was perfectly highlighted by glorious sunshine which thankfully arrived after a few days of bad weather. Their wedding was characterised by a limpid blue lake, a light breeze that chased away the clouds and bright green of the landscape all around. An exceptional contrast of colour made the various yellow hues used in the arrangement designed by Monika and myself, stand out even more.

The event was organized by Valentina, Italian Lakes Wedding’s experienced wedding planner, who has become a true expert in weddings taking place at Villa Rusconi Clerici.

I planned this event in collaboration with my lovely and valued colleague, Stefania who is based in the Southern Lakeside regions of Italy, (including Lake Bracciano) but who occasionally assists us here in the Northern Lakes.
It was such a pleasure to have assisted Melanie, who was one of the most co-operative brides of this year. As a couple our bride and groom ‘to be’ complemented one another perfectly. Melanie was an incredibly stylish American Bride and David, a very handsome British Groom. They had enjoyed their first vacation together in our country and so had their hearts set on Italy as the destination for their special day. We had to plan certain details at relatively short notice but Melanie was precise and punctual, which made working with her a sheer delight!
Valentina – wedding planner

I was inspired by Melanie’s creative ideas and pleased to offer suggestions based on my vast experience of organizing weddings in the area. It was fulfilling to collaborate with the Bride and help make her dream of a stunning and sophisticated wedding at Lake Maggiore come true.
Melanie and David expressed a desire for a romantic blessing ceremony, (tastefully and thoughtfully conducted by Celebrants, Giuseppe and Diane) and their vision of an elegant and chic countryside event was realised at Villa Rusconi Clerici, one of the most romantic locations in the area.

Paola from La Piccola Selva helped us to achieve the required atmosphere by designing beautiful arrangements of country style flowers with a touch of elegance, a consistent trademark of La Piccola Selva.

We selected only the most professional catering service, whose culinary skills contributed to the overall success of the event held exclusively at the Villa. The Bride and Groom were treated to a sumptuous aperitif with their wedding guests in the grounds, followed by an enchanting dinner by the majestic lake. This was an intimate wedding and certainly one of the most romantic of the season!
Valentina – wedding planner

When Valentina introduced me to Melanie, I soon realised that our bride had precise ideas concerning the theme of her wedding. She wanted a flower arrangement with a typical mediterranean flavour, cheerful and sunny, based on yellow tones. The choice was soon made to include the complementary characteristics of lemons and sunflowers.
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Some days ago Alessandra told you about Julia and Angus’ wedding on Lake Como.
For the ones who did not have a look to their lovely photogallery just give a glance of wonderful pictures taken by Mauro Pozzer.
Julia and Angus opted for red and blue color scheme with a touch of cream.
It is really funny as the same scheme – red blue and cream – was taken by another English couple Richard and Victoria who got married on Lake Orta.

Our readers surely remember that we spoke about this wedding in our Just Married section. We promised a longer post and here we are.
We come back to you speaking about Victoria and Richar’s wedding thanks to Enrico Mocci, the photographer bride and groom chose for their day.
Enrico Mocci gave us in short time the full service of the event. So I selected some lovely images but do not forget to see the entire PHOTO GALLERY. You will find 32 great shots describing this special day.

Victoria and Richard are a lovely couple came from UK and as often all decorations were decided via email. I had the pleasure to meet Victoria only few days before the wedding. She is a lovely and pretty girl.

Since the very first emails Victoria knew what she wanted: roses in two color with a predominance of red.

Red, color of passion and love was the main theme of all floral arrangements I created for Victoria and Richard. Red was in bridal and bridesmaids’ bouquet, groom’s tie and buttonholes and of course in the decorations of the ceremony. Continue Reading »

When details make the difference…
Julia and Angus are a lovely couple coming from UK and they got married in Varenna – Lake Como on 28 September.

From the earliest stage of the planning, Julia already knew that red roses with a bit of cream and blue details would have been her choice for her Big Day theme.

Outdoor ceremony was dominated by an impressive red and cream arch, a romantic aisle of red petals, red and cream buttonholes and gorgeous bright bouquets: total red for the bride and red and cream for the three bridesmaids, two of them are Julia’s sisters!

The blue accent was used especially on Julia’s bridesmaid dresses: long and very chic…
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You will surely remember about our beautiful bride Nicola who got married last June with Bryan on Lake Orta. We have already told you about their wonderful wedding with ceremony to Sacro Monte church and with romantic and intimate reception to follow to Hotel San Rocco.

For the first time we will talk you about the main theme Nicola chose for the wedding and this is the first time we are presenting here a gold themed wedding on Lake Orta!
Such and original choice Nicola and Bryan did for their wedding in italy.
As we told you Nicola and Bryan decided for an intimate wedding for no more than 25 people.
In the afternoon of a gold sunny day on the lake Nicola arrived to the church with her father and her sister.

They were perfect! Nicola’s dress was amazing with all laces and the fist touch of gold was given by the sweet ivory and gold dress her lovely sister had on.
Bridal bouquet and decorations in the church were of course ivory themed to keep them simple and elegant. Chic and delicate gold touch was kept for the reception to the reception.

The arrangements of the tables were surely a touch of good taste Nicola has indeed.

It was made up with just some ivory floating flowers, ivory tablecloths and chairs to begin on the three round table in Rotary Room overlooking the lake. Continue Reading »

Today for our Just Married section we come back on Lake Maggiore to tell you about an Italian couple Francesca and Sebastiano.
In late morning Francesca and Sebastiano got married to Villa San Remigio the ancient villa built in 1800 which can host legal civil ceremony for town of Verbania Pallanza.
Villa San Remigio is located in a wonderful park with a stunning view on the lake.
Bride arrived in the main yard on a wonderful vintage Fiat Balilla of 1933.

Have a look to Francesca’s bouquet made with cream roses and pink Anthurium matching her pretty light pink dress.

A special thanks to Enzo Franza photographer who gave us first images of the wedding in no time! We will come back shortly to tell you about Francesca and Sebastiano’s wedding on Lake Maggiore.

Riona and Barry got married today in the  charming setting of Bracciano countryside.
Riona chose a chic white callas bouquet and a total white mood for her decorations.
The result was absolutely amazing and as a soundtrack… a real scottish bagpiper.

We wish all our best to Riona and Barry!
We promise we will come back to you telling about this lovely Scottish couple with more details about their wedding in Bracciano countryside. So stay tuned for more photos to come!

September is coming and with it a lot of weddings on our lakes. But we can start with some here of this latest part of August.
Today was Anne and Alan’s turn. They got married in the gardens of Villa Bossi – Orta San Giulio.

During the ceremony Anne, coming from France and Alan, coming from Ireland were accompanied by 4 wonderful flower girls all light pink dressed.

Color scheme was based on green and white with a touch of light pink.
You could see it in the lovely bridal dress Anne had, the bridal bouquet and centerpieces to San Rocco hotel for the reception.
We will come back soon talking about this special event on Lake Orta with a full post!