Italian Lakes Wedding Planner

Louise and Robert knew exactly what they wanted: to get married at Orta, a small and very pittoresque village at Lake Orta. Fascinating because of its beauty, its small streets with cafes and little shops, the religious island San Giulio right in front of the main square.

We arranged the civil wedding at the historique townhall called Villa Bossi. The civil wedding takes place outside in the beautiful garden. With the sun shining so nicely, a blue sky, we all waited for the arrival of the beautiful bride Louise. She came with her father in a rowing boat and was welcomed by her 2 bridesmaids before she walked down the natural path which suited as an aisle like in a church.
Happily both said yes in the right moment, our interpreter Irmi was much more in tears then bride and groom! Continue Reading »

We reached end of September and our wedding season on Lake Orta is ended too.
It was surely a great final with the weddings we had over the week end.
We’ve just finished and we are looking forward to start the 2012 season again!

For this last week end we start from Niamh and Stephan, Irish bride and French groom who got married in the magic gardens of Villa Bossi.
Wonderful weather and lovely three bridesmaids.

Three other bridesmaids were present to Francesca and Jose’s wedding. Italian bride and Spanish groom.
The ceremony was held in the wonderful church of Assunta in the village of Orta with a lovely reception to Villa Ortea.

Last but not least Isabella and Mario both Italian who choose Villa Bossi for their civil ceremony and a lovely lunch to Restaurant on St Julius Island.
In the picture above you can see the lovely Isabella’s bracelet bouquet that Monika from La Piccola Selva created for her.

For Lake Orta and all of us working for weddings over this wonderful place September was a very busy period!
We apologize with our readers if we “forgot” somehow some of the wonderful events we had in the magic end of this season.

We want to remember here Louise and Robert, Piera and Davis, Dora and Andrea, Julia and James, Anna and Joachim, Holly e James, Laura and Craig, Lucy and Mike, Liz and Paul, Sonya and Gareth, Sofia and Henrik, Elizabeth and Reidar and Lorna and Alex.

Unfortunately we did not have enough time to speak about all of them but do not worry we will come back to speak about many of these events, it is a promise!

Under the strange and special light of a cloudy sky with gorgeous reflections on Como Lake’s waters, Jenny and Giles’ wedding took place. They made a very long trip to make this dream come true. Jenny comes from Singapore and Giles comes from England, but they both live in Singapore.

The bride chose as accommodation a luxury hotel in Bellagio, with a stunning sight on Lake Como. Here, between ancient rooms full of history and precious furniture, bride got ready with gorgeous make up and wearing her wonderful Vera Wang dress.

Three different groups left Bellagio by boat leading ceremony venue: Villa del Balbianello.

The first group was made up by groom and his best men and ushers, who had the important task to verify that everything were perfect… a great help for the wedding planner, thank you very much guys!
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It is not common having a wedding with eight bridesmaids!
This is what happened on Lake Orta this afternoon in occasion of Charlotte and Steven.

The ceremony took place in Villa Bossi and the reception on the wonderful terrace of Hotel San Rocco.
From a floral point of view amazing Phalaenopsis orchids have been the main character of the event, one of the most beautiful on Lake Orta we had this year.

Here you can see some of the images that Enrico Mocci gave us, thanks to his hard and quick work.
Stay tuned because in the next days we will be able to show you all best shots of Charlotte and Steven’s wedding with many details of their unforgettable wedding!

There will be also a wonderful video realized by videomaker Riccardo Lavezzo who was the video maker for Lina and Borja last year on Lake Maggiore. Continue Reading »

Sally and Tom got married today on a warm and sunny day on Lake Orta.
After a year planning they tied the knot in the pretty church inside Orta village.

Church of Assunta was decorated with wonderful cream and purple flowers to match prune theme Sally chose. As usual Paola and Monika from La Piccola Selva creations are wonderful!
Sally decided to arrive walking to the church with her bridesmaids and flower girls!
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Wedding season opened on Lake Maggiore too!
A spring wedding for Sheila and Colman who celebrated their wedding in the wonderful church of Sacro Monte of Ghiffa.
The day was blessed by an amazing weather with sun and warm temperature despite of the storms we had on the lakes the days before!

A stunning view from the church over all the lake was the perfect frame for a sweet catholic ceremony of this lovely Irish couple.
They both came with all family and friends from Ireland to Lake Maggiore to celebrate their big day under the sun and by the shores of this wonderful spot of Italy.

Reception to follow was held in Villa Rusconi opening the season over there too.
A lovely and relaxed aperitif on the lawn followed by a delicious dinner under the big pavilion was the party Sheila and Colman dreamt for! Continue Reading »

Thinking about a wedding we can imagine big parties, wonderful dresses and big wedding cakes.
If you are thinking about all this, Helen and Daheun’s wedding could be really out of ordinary!
But in its dimension and semplicity it was one of the loveliest wedding on Lake Orta.
An event full of emotions and symbols which is rare to face nowadays.

It was special also for wedding images: Helen and Daehun chose Luca Rajna – Ajn Luca Rajna Progetti Fotografici – as their photographer. We met him in occasion of Loretta and Scott’s wedding on Lake Maggiore last year. Luca Rajna is a creative and innovative photographer.

For this occasion all images has been edited with a special technique called Polaroid Transfer.
Polaroid is the legendary camera of the 70s which was able to develop pictures immediately.
Polaroid transfer technique is simply pressing a just-shot photo with a Polaroid on watercolor paper. The result is really artistic an vintage with some irregolar shaped edges. Luca Rajna created the same effect for great shots of Helen and Daheun’s wedding. Have a look to PHOTO GALLERY with 70 polaroid transfers photo in it.

Helen was born in Illinois she is optimist and loves nature. She is vegetarian and loves colors and scent of flowers. After her degree to Columbia University in Manhattan she moved to South Corea where met Daehun her groom.
Helen loves South Corea and people there. After the wedding she came back over there where she teach English to elementary school to Siheung City.

Helen wanted to get married and have a lovely honeymoon across Europe. She never been over here.
It was not easy choose the right destination… then browsing on the internet Helen found out Italian Lakes Wedding and decided immediately for Madonna del Sasso church.

This lovely church was built on a rock right above Lake Orta. Madonna del Sasso church is one of the most wanted churches on the lakes and one of the most scenographic in Italy.
The inside of the church is grand, rich of works of art of 1500 and 1600. Continue Reading »

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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Balbianello Villa – Official Rental Fees 2012

Many of you write us to ask further information on Villa del Balbianello rental.
For this reason we would love to give you more information on our blog that we hope could be useful.
As mentioned Villa del Balbianello is a very exclusive and unique venue, for this reason rental fee is related to the luxury and exclusivity of the location itself.
Click here to find official rental fee that Villa del Balbianello property gave us for 2012

After the great and special rehearsal dinner to a beautiful Lake Como beach club, the Big Day has finally arrived for Antonin & Louise.
Many details made this wedding really different!

Both bride and groom stayed to Villa D’Este where they spent few relaxing days enjoying the lake and warm summer weather.
On the wedding day Antonin joined his friends who stayed for almost a week in a fantastic Villa with pool and private pier located in Laglio.

Ceremony was arranged to Villa del Balbianello followed by an wonderful reception in a private Villa in Cernobbio, on the lakeshore: a real masterpiece of the Lake Como architecture.
From this Villa, Antonin and his best men got on a charming Riva motorboat to go to Villa del Balbianello: they were really handsome.

In the meanwhile, the bride, together with her dad and the bridesmaids left Villa D’Este on a second charming Riva motorboat and reached Antonin who already reached Villa del Balbianello waiting for her together with family and friends, all very excited.
Louise was so beautiful in her wedding gown!

The ceremony was celebrated in the Loggia of Villa del Balbianello and conducted by a close friend of the couple.

All decorations were precious and elegant, with a big arch of flowers as main detail. Continue Reading »

And it is not over!
After Daniela and Mauro’s wedding, Lake Orta was the perfect frame for Leigh and Liam’s wedding too a British couple who got married in the afternoon to Villa Bossi.

Liam and Leigh’s theme color was purple.
You could see it in bridesmaids dresses on floral arrangements, even in Leigh’s shoes and in the wonderful bridal bouquet created with purple lysianthus.

These are the first images that Photo27 kindly shared with us. They were very quick.
We often talked about this prestigious Studio in Milan directed by Diego and Estella which is able to provide great wedding photo services.

We will come back telling more about this purple themed wedding and in the meanwhile our best wishes to bride and groom!

Today is Friday 17th and weddings do not stop on Lake Orta! This afternoon is the turn of Nicole and Euan.
Nicole is Australian and Euan is Scottish. They decided not to care about Italian superstition of Friday 17th!

Nicole and Euan’s wedding was held in the romantic garden of Villa Bossi in Orta San Giulio.
Nicole’s color scheme was white and blue because she loved blue but also to celebrate St. Andrew’s Cross Scottish flag.

White and blue were just everywhere: in bridesmaids and flower girls dresses and in all floral arrangements. Have a look to Nicole’s bouquet, a long teardrop bouquet with white roses and blue gentianas.

To our couple who decided to not care about Friday 17th Italian superstition our best wishes for a new life full of joy and happiness!

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