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!

This morning Ilaria and Giovanni got married here.
For their floral arrangement in the church bride and groom asked us pink and white peonies with Avalanche roses and Dendrobium Orchids.
In this pictures you can see a detail of the long arrangement placed on the altar of the church.

Ilaria and Giovanni’s reception was held in Sala Toscanini of Grand Hotel Majestic where bride and groom had a wonderful wedding lunch with their friends and relatives.
For this occasion we created big rounded centerpieces with lilac and scentful Freesias, Avalanche roses and pink Gypsophila.

Our best wishes to Ilaria and Giovanni for a lot of happiness from all of us at Italian Lakes Wedding.

When I first met Lisa and Darren I was touched by their enthusiasm. They such a nice and solar couple. When I showed them Villa Rusconi Lisa’s eyes sparkled and I knew that that was the right the right place for them!
Then almost a year wonderful year of planning followed. And I have to admit we developed a very special relationship that ended to consider each other like good and old friends!
Valentina

We wanted our wedding to be relaxed but an experience our guests would never forget and I think we achieved this 110 percent!  Our friends are still raving about it now!
The setting of course is stunning and couldn’t fail to impress.
Lisa

Lisa decided to getting ready with her friends to closer Grand Hotel Majestic.

The hotel is very close to the villa and she had the possibility to have some first pictures in the wonderful garden of the hotel itself and then taking a boat for its pier to reach the wedding venue by boat with her friends and her father.

Wedding ceremony was arranged in the garden of the villa and blessed with a great sunny day.

Diane Wheeler was conducting the ceremony for them. Diane says about the couple:

Lisa and Darren are wonderful people and Lisa wins my vote as the most relaxed bride of the year!
She was trusting and flexible in her approach towards the content of the ceremony and entirely open to suggestions.
The fact that both were willing to trust me as their Celebrant meant that they were free to simply enjoy the moment.
Diane

As as far as the ceremony she also adds:

During the ceremony they were clearly moved and appeared to be absorbing every single word… I made sure that Lisa’s affection for ‘Clair de Lune’ was reflected in the ceremony and the quartet did an excellent job by intuitively playing this piece during key moments of emotional intensity. Their guests  were also a great asset because they were enthusiastic participants. The vibe was romantic and fun… it was definitely one of those ceremonies that will remain in my memory for being complete in every sense.
Diane

Diane was surely more than happy to perform a lovely and romantic ceremony for such a great couple.

I adore performing ceremonies in this perfect spot by the lake and Lisa and Darren’s ceremony was one of the highlights of this year for me personally. I am so happy to have had the opportunity to return yet again to be a part of another wonderful experience!
Diane

Theme color Lisa chose was white and pink and with a little touch of red on the wedding stationery.
Monika and Paola from La Piccola Selva created a lovely decoration made with perfect pink roses and white hydrangeas.
Valentina

Here what Paola one of the florist designer of La Piccola Selva together with Monika says:

Fuchsia Aqua roses and white hydrangeas were the main character of Lisa and Darren’s wedding. Monika and I created such a pretty and romantic decoration for them.
From the very first contact via email Lisa had very clear ideas, in a short time we defined all the decorations for the wedding including the bridal bouquet.
It was a wonderful compact and rounded shaped bouquet made with Aqua roses and white hydrangeas with a little touch of elegance: mini white callas.
Paola

After the ceremony there was a rich aperitif to follow served in the garden of the villa but there was another surprise to come!

Lisa wanted from the very beginning a boat trip for all the group following the aperitif. So we rented a big boat to take them all for a wonderful trip across Borromeo Islands and Lake Maggiore coasts.
The boat is surely a perfect place to have a nice aperitif.
It has a lounge area inside and outside to make the trip a unique experience!
Some waiters served Prosecco and canapes and they also had some music on a great idea for sure!
Valentina

My favourite part was the boat trip on the lake, I think this was a real ‘wow factor’ and really showed off the islands and surroundings. We didn’t want to just give a ‘free bar’ we wanted our guests to experience the beauty of the Italian Lakes.
Lisa

At the end of the tour and after few pictures beautifully taken by Photo27 the group had a great dinner in the pavillion of the villa.

The catering and service was outstanding, our speeches ran over a little, ok a lot(!), and I was concerned the next course might be ruined, but they managed to bring out hot and high quality food as soon as the speeches were finished.
Lisa

After that as we said in Italy “night is young”!
Lisa Darren and the all the group had a great fun in the cellar of the villa with open bar, a rich Italian friandies buffet and lot of dances!

We want to thank the DJ, he did a top job in getting everyone dancing, the photos are hilarious!
Lisa

 

The party was a great fun for all even for the dj, photographers, catering company and planners!

I usually leave the group having fun after the wedding cake cut and reception but they were such a great group that they completely involved the dj, Photo27 Team and ourselves in the party!
Valentina

Well this was for sure one of the greates party we ever had to Villa Rusconi. We cannot add more than Lisa words and also Lisa and Darren’s guests comments.
Lisa and Darren were so kind so share them all with us and allow us to post them here.

Such a great couple and such a great group! Our best wishes for a great and happy life together!

I just felt special, a celebrity for a day. 
A few of our guests said they felt they were at a ‘Hello’ magazine wedding, which was a huge compliment to everyone who contributed to the day.
 
However, none of this could have happened without you to guide us every step of the way and to be there every minute on the day to ensure everything ran smoothly.  We felt you were part of the day, I’m glad our friends made you so welcome. 
We both feel we’ve made lovely Italian friends!
Lisa

We are on our way to airport sadly but thank you for a wonderful weekend and introducing us to such a beautiful part of italy. Such a brilliant wedding.
Sarah

An unbelievable day we will never forget. Thanks for letting us share it with you.
Mike & Sian

WOW what a wedding . Thank you both so much for inviting us! We can’t wait for you renew your vows so we can come back.
Anth & Craig

We had an amazing day, we loved every minute, like the song says….. Such a perfect day!
James & Kelly

Thanks for the most incredible day, what a memory that will last for ever.
Gem & Ian

What an amazing day, everyone will remember every single moment forever. The most beautiful for the loveliest people, hospitable and generous people I know.
Hannah

What a beautiful day, simply perfect!
Tom

What a day, not another like it.
Gwen & Peter

What can I say…. A truly amazing day, one of the best days if my life, I think I must have been dreaming. The Villa was so beautiful, I thought I was at a movie set. I couldn’t get over how gorgeous it was, the most stunning view ever. The people were amazing, I didn’t stop talking and laughing from start to finish. A day I will never forget.
Hannah

Well, the wedding of all weddings.
A wonderful, stylish and classy day on the lakes with such wonderful people.
Lora & Smudger

What a fabulous day, we have never been to a place with such a beautiful backdrop.
Nikki & Stuey

I cant believe what an amazing day we all had, it felt like a dream and still does really. As said on the day if Carlsberg did weddings it would be like this! We love u guys so much and u r the most loving and generous couple we know. Cant wait to c u when u get back. Thanks again for an unbelievable day, its one of the best days of my life so far.
Going to have to go now b4 i cry again!
Paula

Hello reads! On our way to airport sadly but thank you for a wonderful weekend and introducing us to such a beautiful part of italy. Such a brilliant wedding and so generous to your guests, thank you. Enjoy ome quiet time without us lot to worry about and we’ll see you when you get back.
Sarah

One of my favourite comments, which isn’t written below was from my friend’s dad, Tot, who said if we’d had a million pounds to spend we couldn’t have improved our wedding day!
Lisa

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First comes love… then comes planning!

One year before Jennifer told me about the floral scheme she had in her mind. All was based on purple matching with ivory. The very good hint arrived in following emails when Jennifer mentioned about the idea of adding Mediterranean aromatic herbs among flowers.

I was delighted with the design and colours they were truly beautiful. One of my many memories from our special day is the scent of the mint and rosemary in the flowers. I kept getting scents of the mint throughout the day and it is something that will always remind me of my wedding day.
All the guests commented on the amazing table displays – it was better than how I’d imagined – romantic and elegant with the candles and petals.
I even managed to fly home with my bouquet and we are drying it out to keep as a memento of the day!
Thank you once again for your fantastic work – the flowers were truly beautiful.
Jenny and Oliver

This was planned to recall Italian style and the wonderful scents she loved in her childhood. Just a little great idea that gave me the occasion to work on a floral arrangement based on purple and ivory with fresh and perfumed Mediterranean herbs such as rosemary, sage, mint and lavender. They could be a perfect green base to create the bouquet on but also centerpieces and ceremony decorations. Aromatic herbs offer an evocative range of colors from green to silverish of sage and lavender up to deep green of peppermint. Last but not least little lilac-blue lavender blooms could be the trait-d’union between purple and ivory flowers of the compositions.

This was my proposal for Jennifer and Oliver’s’ wedding floral arrangement. Jennifer feed back came back very quick. She was really excited for that: she loved all details of my proposal, she was literally looking forward to see and smell the flowers on her wedding day.

We started a planning that lasted few months and leaded to final result that you can see in this post.
Everybody and especially bride and groom loved the floral arrangements. Jennifer and Oliver after their honeymoon sent also a lovely email to thank us for all. You can read a piece of that here.

But I also want to tell you something more about Jennifer and Oliver’s wedding!
They arranged all in Pallanza on Lake Maggiore. Ceremony was held in Villa San Remigio while reception was arranged to Grand Hotel Majestic where almost all guests spend their Italian days.

Wedding coordinator was Valentina Lombardi who is part of Italian Lakes Wedding Team. Photographs were taken from Photo27 from Milan that I thank you for giving us the beautiful images you can see here.

The civil ceremony has been celebrated in wonderful Music Room (Sala della Musica) of Villa San Remigio. String quartet classical music created a wonderful romantic atmosphere.

Big Jennifer and Oliver’s day begun with a cloudy day but after few hours sun decided to come back again turing into a wonderful summer end day!

Villa San Remigio wide park and its secular tress, fountains and statues are the perfect settings for wonderful wedding pictures. Have a look to the natural style and great impact of the picture here below, simple but wonderful!

At the end of the ceremony Jennifer hanged on her bouquet a funny “Just Married” sign with two hearts, what a funny idea!

Bridal dress was wonderful rich of pearls, and delicate laces. Have a look to groom’s suit too! It perfectly matched wedding color theme with is tie and purple details.

In bridal bouquet, side of scented herbs, I added Vendela roses, dendrobium orchids, lavender blooms, purple Lisyanthus on a base of apple green hydrangeas.

After wedding pictures bride and groom with their guests went to Grand Hotel Majestic just few minutes drive from Villa San Remigio.

Wedding party begun with a nice aperitif under the columns porch overlooking the garden and Lake Maggiore.

The picture you can see below taken during the aperitif is one of my favorite of Photo27 service. Please take a look to the spontaneous and deepness of the shot.

As floral designer most challenging task was the creation of centerpieces to decorate the elegant Grand Hotel Majestic Toscanini Room. A two days long preparation.

In the center of each table I placed a big round mirror with tall vases on. On top of them I put my floral decoration that matched bouquet style. In this case I mostly used Dendrobium orchids to get a falling and light effect.

On the top table I placed a big composition made of Aspidistra leaves and Bear Grass that made it even bigger.

The details all these arrangements had in common were the great use of aromatic herbs: mint’s deep scent together with rosemary, lavender and sage gave to Toscanini Room a real mediterranean atmosphere.

A wonderful scent that will stay in everybody memory for long time as Jennifer wrote in wonderful and kind email.

A little memory of their dream wedding on Lake Maggiore that that Jennifer and Oliver will keep in their heats for forever.

Monika Andenmatten is La Piccola Selva’s floral designer.
Based in lake Orta, has worked with brides for over 20 years to create floral arrangements for weddings in the Italian Lakes district.
His wedding arrangements are creative, elegant and sophisticated. Monika will be able to help you choose how best to incorporate floral design into your wedding celebrations. From the initial consultation to the wedding day, she will make your wedding flowers truly an expression of your dreams.

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

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.

The Grand Hotel Majestic is located in Pallanza, which faces the Island of St. Giovanni, the thirty-year summer residence of Arturo Toscanini. It is a fascinatingly beautiful Belle Epoque hotel distinguished by its incomparable architectural dignity, grand frescoed rooms and extensive lakeside English garden. Its construction became the impetus for the city’s booming tourism in 1870.

The optimal motivating attraction for nobles and the elite to choose to construct their luxurious villas in this region was primarily the agreeable situation amongst the exceptional panoramic peacefulness of the cape complete with surrounding mountains and mild climate.

From many of the hotel’s 99 rooms and 4 suites the dreamlike view of the lake’s serenity, surrounded by the mountains and the captivating beauty of the Borromean Island’s architectural and botanic artistry, can be marveled at. On the Isola Madre and the Isola Bella, just a few minutes away from the hotel by boat, the Borromeo Dynasty buit two luxurious domiciles in the 600’s surrounded by some of the most beautiful gardens of the Lake Maggiore. Of all the gardens in the world, these gardens are surpassed in the beauty only by the magnificent botanical gardens of Villa Taranto housing 20.000 plants species, 1.000 of which had never been cultivated in Italy before. The garden is within walking distance from the Grand Hotel.

Enchanted by the aquamarine panorama of the lake, as seen from the terrace of Majestic, Eleonora Duse had her tailor fashion a dress “…in the same color as the lake”. Among an array of illustrious artists who have been accommodated in the ambience of the Grand Hotel are Grazia Deledda and the composer Claude Debussy. To name a few, the boats of the Stuarts, the Queen of Romania, the monarchs of Italy, the noble families of Germany, Indian Princes and Maharaja were docked here…In short, the personalities symbolizing “bon vivre” of the 800’s have enjoyed the splendor of the hotel.

After some decades of decline, the Grand Hotel Majestic underwent a long restoration period and was returned the dignity of its past. Its rejuvenation brings the true value of its classical style to life and gives the impression of being immersed in an atmosphere of times gone by, all the while offering its guests adequate services with attention focused on today’s comforts.

Upon entering the Grand Hotel Majestic, you are enthralled by the class and elegance of it’s reception hall, clad with original wooden floors, bronze chandeliers and art deco’ lamps designed by Florentine craftsmen.

From here you can take a look up at the rooms on four floors, visible from the interior court with white marble columns. Just a few steps ahead you can take in the panoramic view from the terrace tables in one of the lounge bars.

A succession of elegant and comfortable sitting rooms unwind along the entire façade, giving guests views through the picture windows of the terrace and porches overlooking the lake. At each of the two ends of the building are two large drawing rooms that re-evoke the fabulous ballrooms of the palaces of the past.

The marvelous view can be taken while dining at one of our two restaurants: “Il Rossini” chic and appetizing, and “La Beola” serving local a la carte specialties from the Verbano.
The Hotel has two main function rooms, The Toscanini and The Intra, which are perfect for holding meetings and banquets in a truly unique atmosphere: decorated in period style, the rooms are elegant, stylish and bright, thanks to the wide windows that overlook the porch and the lake and afford a spectacular view.

Come nice weather, one can enjoy sitting on the porch under the arcades in the garden. The recreational program of the Grand Hotel Majestic offers excursions by boat or limousine to enjoy the sun at private beaches or to practice various sports in the vicinity like sailing, golf and horseback riding.

Beauty Farm is available to the hotel guests who would like to take an invigorating and toning swim in the pool, utilize the fitness center, or benefit from a relaxing massage.

The guests at the Grand Hotel Majestic can count on high quality accommodations and facilities, thanks to the recent meticulously carried out renovations and additions, which return an air of a poetic era: the magical beauty and splendor of this elite hotel renders it refined and in harmony with the magnificent Lago Maggiore, and a place where its guests can enjoy the most relaxing and revitalizing vacations.

Grand Hotel Majestic is located in Verbania Pallanza just in front of Borromeo Gulf and Isolino San Giovanni. The hotel is one of the few hotels on the shores of Lake Maggiore.
It is very close to Pallanza town center, lovely church of San Leonardo and wonderful Villa San Remigio that can be rented for amazing civil ceremonies with stunning view on the lake.

We will come back soon telling some more about Grand Hotel Majestic.
All Italian Lakes Wedding Team would like to welcome management and staff of Grand Hotel Majestic and thank you for join our group.

The ones who read Hemingway know that one of his most famous novel – Farwell to Arms – has been set on Lake Maggiore. Many other artists and intellectuals loved this place and have been inspired by deep waters surrounded by Alps and stunning vegetation. We can remember Flaubert, Wagner, Goethe, Oscar Wilde, G.B. Shaw and many others.

Nowadays remembering this wonderful period, these lovely places on the coast are still a perfect destinations for glamour weddings. We would like to suggest you an elegant and charming event in one of these historical hotels on the lake.
Let’s go discovering them thanks to wonderful images taken by Claudio Fogli and Piero Gatti photographers. They both know very well the area and they have a long experience for weddings on best venues of the area.

Our trip discovering historical hotels on Lake Maggiore begins from Stresa. The most famous destination is Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées for sure. It faces lake shore right into a wide secular park. From its rooms you will enjoy a wonderful view on Borromean Islands and Alps. The hotel garden host a famous and wonderful marble fountain one of the most known places in Stresa.

Regina Palace Hotel is very famous too. It was opened in 1908 and recently renewed. Regina Palace is a leading liberty style hotel that was able to keep the same appeal and atmosphere of fin de siècle. A wonderful garden surrounds the hotel, the ideal set for stunning wedding pictures.

Grand Hotel Bristol is the only neoclassical building on Stresa Lake sidewalk. Hotel Bristol is very elegant and fine. It has all luxury and leading hotel features: boiserie, rich tapestries, crystal and marble chandeliers and even glass domes and wonderful carpets. Outdoor swimming pool is right into a rich park overlooking Isola Bella.

Lido Palace Hotel, opened in 1857, is located in Baveno – between Stresa and Verbania. Hotel has an amazing past, a magic view over Borromeo Islands and a tasteful cuisine. It combines modern structures comforts to traditional and romantic style that has delighted visitors for more than a century. Queen Victoria stayed here during her visit in 1879 and Winston Churchill choose it to spend his honeymoon.

Going North we would like to suggest a wonderful Hotel. It is one of the few with direct access to the lake. It is located in Pallanza just in front of little Island of San Giovanni. Grand Hotel Majestic is just few steps from Pallanza center walking distance or boat distance from town hall where you could set your lovely civil ceremony.

You will enjoy a lovely aperitif in the garden of the hotel or on one of the terraces and a gourmand dinner to follow in beautiful Toscanini Room that can host up to 150 people. This room takes its name from famous Maestro that spent some time here and also took the occasion to direct a little orchestra. A very elegant destination!

Here we finish the first part of our trip discovering historical hotels on Lake Maggiore. We will be back telling you about some others finding our other wonderful places on this lake.

After more than 300 years, Grand Tour tradition – the long and legendary travel across Europe that young British aristocrats used to do – continues. We hope that you fell in love with the poetry hidden behind these wonderful hotels on Lake Maggiore. They are not just hotels but they have many stories to tell and live.
These are exclusive and fine destinations for the ones who want to know real Italian elegance!

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 wedding venues and hotels on Lake Maggiore, please contact us.

All images © Italian Lakes Wedding and:
Photo 1, Palazzo Borromeo: Piero Gatti – Foto Smile, Baveno
Photo 2, Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées
Photo 3, Grand Hotel Des Iles Borromeès: Piero Gatti – Foto Smile, Baveno
Photo 4, Hotel Regina Palace: Claudio Fogli – Foto Pony, Pallanza
Photo 5, Grand Hotel Bristol: Claudio Fogli – Foto Pony, Pallanza
Photo 6, Lido Palace Hotel: Claudio Fogli – Foto Pony, Pallanza
Photo 7, Grand Hotel Majestic: Claudio Fogli – Foto Pony, Pallanza
Photo 8, Grand Hotel Majestic: Claudio Fogli – Foto Pony, Pallanza

The most famous villa in the area is Villa Rusconi Clerici. It is just on the lake shore. Villa Rusconi Clerici was built during 1800, finely preserved, with its stunning view on Borromean islands and gulf.

Villa Rusconi Clerici has an amazing garden where you could also celebrate your open air symbolic ceremony, just on the lake shore with a simply magic atmosphere! Reception can be held side of the garden in the big pavilion built in liberty style.

Pallanza host Villa San Remigio, too, one of the most beautiful historical villas of Lake Maggiore.
It is now maybe the best venue for legal civil ceremonies on Lake Maggiore.

Side of the Villa San Remigio there is a wide terrace to enjoy a stunning view on the lake. The balcony has a rock gallery underneath that is often used as winter garden. This is one of the most scenographic spot for your wedding pictures!

Valentina Lombardi is the Italian Lakes Wedding coordinator for Lake Maggiore area. She follows Italian and foreign bridegrooms who wish to celebrate their wedding in Piemonte and Italian Lakes area.
For more information about Weddings at the Villa Rusconi Clerici and Villa San Remigio in Verbania Pallanza please contact us.

All Images © Italian Lakes Wedding and:
Photo 1: Claudio Fogli – Foto Pony
Photo 2: Estella & Diego – Photo27.com
Photo 3: Raffaello Mazzoleni – ArteFoto Omegna
Photo 4: Mauro De Luca