Verona is the synonym of Romeo and Juliet’s romantic idyll.

The heart of Verona is a jewel with infinite faces, with its wonderful cafes and historical monuments, winding cobblestone roads,churches, squares, castle and slow river that flows through it.

Everywhere you walk you will find a path that will take you to one of the oldest theatre in the world: the Arena, still beautifully preserved.

Elegance of the past that you breathe in this city is a perfect frame for a charming wedding!

To Matteo and Martina it all seemed natural choosing the elegance of this noble city for their ceremony and the relaxed and joyful frame of Lake Garda for the reception.

This is to combine two different souls and we are sure you will love both of them.

Martina’s grace illuminated everything, as well as her wonderful smile!

Her long white dress, her hair softly gathered by impalpable white flowers and only a pretty bow on shoes… Final preparations for the bride and everything is ready.

Every detail in Matteo and Martiana’s Wedding reveals elegance and simplicity, expertly captured by our photographer Beatrice Mancini. The ceremony was held in Duomo Baptistery in Verona, a setting of rare elegance and sobriety, white candles down the aisle and a delicate bouquet of Gypsophila.

A young flower girl with a small bouquet, similar to bride’s one, preceded Martina on her walk down the white aisle while the antique stones and ancient coats of arms were witnesses to this romantic moment.

This is one of the most beautiful churches in Verona which was built on the ruins of an early Christian basilica. It was totally rebuilt in the XII century in Romanesque style preserving the location between the Cathedral and the bishop’s palace, both some of most beautiful Verona’s buildings. A really magical frame for a catholic ceremony.

After the intimate ceremony, nothing could be better than a vintage car to get to an old Locanda on Lake Garda to continue the celebration with all the guests! The ancient streets of Verona, the castle, the squares and rolling hills … the scenery along the way to the lake is full of unique and unforgettable views and asks to stop for a few shots right in Italian style.

Reception venue has a quiet and pleasant atmosphere which allowed to the newlyweds enjoying a cool summer evening on the lake with relatives and friends. This old Locanda offers also colourful and charming rooms to extend the celebrations for a holiday staying or romantic honeymoon on the lake. Wide open spaces, informal atmosphere and background music made the Matteo and Martina’s reception a lovely evening!

Between speeches, good food and relaxing moments around the pool the evening flew away as lightly as a butterfly…

Angela and Katiuscia both work on Veneto region and Lake Garda. They will take you to discover traditions, savors and colors of Veneto region, not only on Lake Garda!

They can help and support you for a dream wedding on other wonderful locations such as Venice, Verona and Veneto gorgeous countryside where you could taste some of best wines of Italy.

For any information about wedding in Verona please contact Angela and Katiuscia.

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.

In San Leonardo church we opted for four big composition at the entrance and on the sides of the altar.
To enhance the scenic effect there were some other decorations on the pews all along the aisle, from the church entrance to the bride and groom’s chairs.
All with white roses.

Outside the church there was a very chic Bentley car of 1968 (rented by Laura Gioielli Autodepoca). It was waiting for bride and groom to drive them to Grand Hotel Majestic, Lionel and Laura’s reception venue.

Wonderful gardens of Grand Hotel Majestic just on the shores were the perfece frame for Enrico Mocci’s shots. You can see in them the atmosphere and emotions of this wonderful day for Laura and Lionel.

After the aperitif in the garden the dinner was held in Toscanini Room.
This is one of the most precious room for a reception on Lake Maggiore with antique furniture, rich curtains and crystal chandeliers.

The choice was great considering the very hot day – we had about 38 degrees Celsius.
Toscanini room had a air conditioning system which helped to refresh the ambient without tents or fans.
This is something to consider too!

As far as the floral centerpieces are concerned we decided to go for round shaped compositions on a base of glass cones.
This choice was used also in occasion of Jennifer and Oliver wedding to Grand Hotel Majestic too.
This time the touch of color to accompany white roses were little dark red daisies matching the furniture in Toscanini Room.

The final result was very classy as it was all Laura and Lionel’s wedding.
As floral designer it was a pleasure for me working with this sweet couple!

All our best wishes to Laura and Lionel for endless happiness from all Italian Lakes Wedding Team!

Together with Monika, Paola is La Piccola Selva floral designer. She is part of La Piccola Selva team who are specialized in floral arrangements and lovely bridal bouquets on Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore.

After her graduation in English language her passion for nature and flowers brought her to a long and successful career in floral design.
Thanks to her long experience and creativity Paola will be able and happy to suggest you best flowers, color, details, shapes and styles that could match your tastes and ideas.
She will be able to add a final touch that could turn your wedding in an even more special day!

A union begun centuries ago thanks to close relationship between Irish church an Vatican. You can see it with the Flight of the Earls back in 1608 one of the most famous event in Irish history.
We cannot forget about James Joyce who wrote in Italy many of his books. You can also see Italian classical tradition in rich Irish artistic patrimony.

These days Italy and Ireland are among the best supporters of European Union. From the touristy point of view Irish people love to come to Italy and Italians love travel to Ireland. Italy and Ireland are close also in soccer world, national soccer team’s coach is an Italian man: Giovanni Trapattoni.

For these and other reasons we love to think that Shauna and Marco’s wedding is another confirmation that Ireland and Italy are so close to each other.
The day had many little details that make us think about this. The religious ceremony was celebrated both in Italian and English and the epic vintage Fiat 500 Shauna an Marco used for their wedding. it was decorated with green-white-organge and green-white-red ribbons to recall both national flags.
Let’s read what Shauna and Marco told us:

it is so difficult describing with words impressions and emotions of our big day.
The ones among our guests who knew Orta and the others who were new to the location both said that this is a magic place for a wedding!
It was just fun seeing who guests got into the wedding mood. It is intimate and exotic some way.
Our bilingual ceremony mixed different cultures and made the moment just amazing. Then we spent a wonderful and happy time for the reception to a Castle few kilometers from Orta village.
- Shauna and Marco

As floral designers Monika and I followerd the flowers arrangements at the church and at Castello di Miasino. Shauna chose an elegant white for her theme color.
She opted for white lysianthus and roses for the ceremony and more white roses this time with white lylium for the reception to the Castle.

The only exceptions were bridal bouquet, bridesmaids and flower girls bouquets. We created them with lilac and white roses.

Thank you for all! For the flowers you created but also for your kindness and graciousness. All our guests loved your flowers as we did! Our wedding was just as we dreamt: simple but very elegant. Both church and Castle are wonderful did not need many decorations, they are two wonderful places. You created a perfect atmosphere, all our guests were comfortable with it and they all enjoyed the party!
- Shauna and Marco

From all Italian Lakes Wedding Team a special thank to Enrico Mocci by ArteFotoArona who gave us they great shots of Shauna and Marco’s wedding. As usual the ones we show you in this post are just a little selection. We invite you to have a look to full photo gallery with all images of the event.

All services we had for our wedding were amazing! Musicians, photographer, catering company, drivers were all great! A great job, they were kind with us and all our guests. We all loved it. Thank you so much!
- Shauna and Marco

All images © Enrico Mocci – ArteFotoArona – Lake Orta. All rights reserved.

Together with Monika, Paola is La Piccola Selva floral designer. She is part of La Piccola Selva team who are specialized in floral arrangements and lovely bridal bouquets on Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore.

After her graduation in English language her passion for nature and flowers brought her to a long and successful career in floral design.
Thanks to her long experience and creativity Paola will be able and happy to suggest you best flowers, color, details, shapes and styles that could match your tastes and ideas.
She will be able to add a final touch that could turn your wedding in an even more special day!

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!

After the ceremony a lovely boat tour for the guests and a special visit to St. Julius Island for Sally and Tom.
Party was held in a pretty restaurant outside Orta.
They begun with a late lunch and went on until night with dances, good wine and good food!
What a day!

Thanks to Independent Pictures for their wonderful shots and a lot of congratulations to Sally and Tom!

Valentina Lombardi is the Italian Lakes Wedding coordinator for Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore area.

She follows Italian and foreign bridegrooms who wish to celebrate their wedding in Piemonte and Italian Lakes area.
Valentina is Italian; she has worked in event organization business for years before becoming a wedding planner.

For any information about wedding on Lake Orta please CONTACT US.

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!

Images © Italian Lakes Wedding. All right reserved.

Bride arrived on a wonderful vintage Fiat 500.
To symbolize a union between Italy and Ireland the car was decorated with some ribbons: green, white and orange (to recall Ireland) and green white and red (to recall Italy).

Have a look to bridal bouquet created with big lilac and cream roses blossoms matching perfectly Shauna’s bridesmaid dress.

These are just few images of Shauna and Marco’s wedding that Enrico Mocci from ArteFoto Arona gave us. Thanks again for his quickness and great editing!
We will come again soon talking about some details of this new wonderful wedding on Lake Orta!

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!

They had a lovely ceremony in Maria Assunta church in Orta San Giulio, a nice dinner to San Rocco Hotel and a great party afterwards.

A special thanks to Enrico Mocci photographer for the great shots here.

We will come back to you telling about it.

Cinzia and Christian, Melissa and Cameron: two distant couple connected by a red themed wedding.

Red is color of love, a warm and passionate color. It is a interesting and charming color. In many cultures it is the representation of beauty. Indian, Mussels and Chines brides usually wear red to celebrate love, passion and romanticism.

Melissa and Cameron for their wedding chose to have red all around.
Just have a look to bridesmaids and flower girls dresses, groom tie and of course on the table centerpieces and bridal bouquet.

They decided to celebrate their big day to Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées. Luxury rooms with red and gold colors matched perfectly with Melissa and Cameron’s theme.

Wedding ceremony was held in one of the most beautiful rooms of the hotel. You could admire tapestries, mosaics, and precious marbles which evoke wonderful Belle Epoque times.

Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées is one of the most exclusive hotel in Stresa on Lake Maggiore. It has a wide park facing Borromeo Gulf and a stunning view on Isola Bella and Pescatori Island.

Melissa and Cameron together with their family and friends decided to have great pictures in the amazing rooms of the hotel. All images are taken by Photo27 from Milano. A great service to underline Melissa and Cameron’s special Red Themed Wedding to Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées.

They came here with relatives and friends from United Kingdom to celebrate a wonderful event that was studied in every single detail.

Suzanne choose a theme inspired on lilac and café au lait enriched by many little crystals.

Suzanne designed personally Bridesmaids and flower girl dresses just thinking about these details.

Flower arrangement Suzanne wanted was very detailed.
All arrangements were created by Manuela one of the floral designer who work in close collaboration with La Piccola Selva. Basing on the theme Suzanne wanted, Manuela created a rich vintage arrangement.
She used Freesias blooms and Aqua Girl roses for lilac, and Cofee Break rose for cafe au lait shades. Purple was made with wide Trachelium and classic Vendela roses and Stephanotis made the white accent.
Little fabric Stephanotis were on all wedding stationery Suzanne and Chris had on their tables: invitations, names card, table chart and trivia boxes.

Crystals were on the tables to match Kartell chairs rented for the occasion and crystal vases supporting flowers decorations.

Some other little crystal were inside the Stephanotis flowers in centerpieces and bridal bouquet, just a little compact and rounded jewel.

Suzanne matched crystals on her dress too. There were crystals on the veil, on the dress and the wonderful vintage pin she had on her waist. Bridal dress was italian by Spose di Gio.

The ceremony was celebrated at the nearby Pallanza Town Hall.
In order to make it even more elegant bride and groom wanted a corsage for every guest: a little rosebud each. Groom and his guests reaches town hall walking while bride arrived there on a wonderful Fiat Balilla, the legendary Italian car of 30s.

After the ceremony Suzanne and Chris arranged a surprise boat tour on the lake and they reached the hotel on the vintage car for some pictures in the garden by the shores.

Grand Hotel Majestic has a wonderful garden on the shores. It is just a little quiet oasis with many secular trees and flowers. It seems a peaceful terrace on the lake.

When guests arrived Suzanne and Chris welcome them on the terrace of the hotel for a nice aperitif.

Dinner to follow was served in the historical Toscanini room. It is dedicated to famous Maestro Toscanini that used to spend his holiday in this wonderful hotel The great elegance and beauty of this room evoke the greatness of Belle Époque. It has original wooden floors, crystal chandeliers and wonderful curtains.

But it is not enough!
After the dinner bridegroom and their guests enjoyed a wonderful pyro-musical show.
Fireworks have been arranged on the waters of the lake and on the terrace of the little island in front of the hotel.
10 amazing minutes of show on Earth Song by Micheal Jackson and Nessun Dorma.

Wonderful wedding cake has been prepared by Costantino Guardia maitre chocolatier from Torino. Once again wedding cake matched perfectly the theme Suzanne chose.

The after dinner party was very enjoyable with open bar and live swing music.
A very special night in one of the most elegant hotel on Lake Maggiore.

We would like to thank Ivana Porta for Suzanne and Chris’ wedding pictures she took to Grand Hotel Majestic in Pallanza.
To know more about Ivana Porta’s lovely style do not miss Suzanne and Chris’ wedding album or visit her web site www.ivanaporta.com.

Valentina Lombardi is the Italian Lakes Wedding coordinator for Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore area.

She follows Italian and foreign bridegrooms who wish to celebrate their wedding in Piemonte and Italian Lakes area.

Valentina is Italian; she has worked in event organization business for years before becoming a wedding planner.

For more information about weddings on Lake Maggiore, please contact us.