Italian Lakes Wedding Planner

Lisa and Darren are another lovely English couple who chose the end of August for their wedding on the lakes. A very good choice considering the wonderful sunny days that we usually have on Italian Lakes at the end of August. A great sky with a mild and not too hot temperature.

The entire event took place to Villa Rusconi Clerici in Pallanza on Lake Maggiore. Lisa and Darren had their blessing in the garden of the villa by the shores. Ceremony was conducted by Diane Wheeler.
Then they had a lovely aperitif in the garden, followed by a second aperitif on a big boat for everybody with 1 hour tour of the lake and an elegant dinner in the pavilion of the villa.
Dances and a bath on the lake to follow!

Fuchsia pink together with white of hydangeas were the theme colors Lisa chose for her flowers.
We will come back soon speaking about these and other details of this lovely wedding on Lake Maggiore in the following week. Just enjoy these first pictures!

Lake Maggiore is located mostly in Italian territory but very North side is in Switzerland. This is a well known area with many touristy destinations such as Brissago, Locarno and Ascona that have a peculiar Italian character and surely a mild climate.
It is for this reason that we want to go out for Italy for a moment, just few kilometers to reach Italian Switzerland. You may remember we mentioned this area one year ago in occasion of Natascia and Paolo’s country wedding to Bellinzona Castles.
Today we would love to speak about Fiona and Scott’s wedding on Brissago Islands.

You already know Fiona and Scott. We introduced them at the end of July in our Just Married section with some photo preview of their wedding.
Bride and gromm wanted Studio Artefoto Omegna by Raffaello Mazzoleni as their photographer helped by skilled photographer Moreno Nicoloso.

Today we are showing you the best images of Fiona and Scott’s wedding.
Do not miss the PHOTO GALLERY with many other shots of this fantastic event on Lake Maggiore.

Now let Fiona introduce herself!

My family are from Scotland although I grew up in London, and Scott’s family are from England. We lived very close by to each other, and even went to the same school, but didn’t meet until 6 years ago!

Fiona and Scott’s wedding took place on Isole di Brissago entirely. Continue Reading »

It is time for summer breaks here in Italy but weddings on Italian Lakes never stop!
Last Saturday Julie and Thomas got married. They came from Belgium and they chose Lake Maggiore for their love dream!

As usual in our Just Married section we offer a little preview of their wedding thanks to quick post production work made by Raffaello Mazzoleni, the photographer bride and groom chose for their wedding reportage.

Religious ceremony was held to Sacro Monte of Ghiffa.
Julie and Thomas’ big day had a light shower very unusual for August period.
But this did not ruin the day at all. They could enjoy Sacro Monte park with its secular trees and ancient chapels.

The reception was held in closer Villa Volpi. The villa was built back in first years of 1900 facing Lake Maggiore. Rooms inside are wonderful with antique furnitures and pictures. Continue Reading »

We’ve mentioned this lovely news in our Just Married section. This was one of the most important event of 2010 Summer Season on Italian Lakes: Daniel and Tessa’s wedding on Lake Maggiore.

Tessa Brix is a Dutch model. She is also famous in her country for many TV spots and catwalks.
In 2003 she was Miss Netherlands Universe and she represented Netherlands to selections for Miss Universe in Turkey.
In 2005 she was chosen again to represent the Netherlands to Miss Europe in Paris.

It was a real honor for Italian Lakes Wedding Team hosting Tessa Brix wedding. We worked hard to make this happen and to let Tessa and Daniel enjoy their event in every single detail.
Valentina Lombardi – our planner for Lake Maggiore – followed the planning event, Monika Andenmatten followed floral design. Enrico Mocci was the photographer chosen by Tessa and Daniel to be their official photographer for their Big Day.

You will see here just few images of all the pictures but do not hesitate to see Tessa and Daniel’s PHOTO GALLERY. There are more than 60 images taken by Enrico Mocci who calibrated colors, lights and shades in a perfect way. Continue Reading »

For our Just Married section we go back on Lake Maggiore today. This time we are on Brissago Islands. Fiona and Scott have just got married there.

Brissago Islands are two little islands on Switzerland waters of Lake Maggiore. They are located just few kilometers from Italian border. Isola Grande is famous for his botanic park and wonderful Villa Emden.
Inside the villa there is now a lovely restaurant where Fiona and Scott hosted friends and family for their wedding reception.

Here you will see the first images of the event which are given to us by Raffaello Mazzoleni. Raffaello was the official photographer Fiona and Scott chose for their event on Lake Maggiore.

We wish all our best to Fiona and Scott!
We promise we will come back to you telling about this lovely English couple with more details about their wedding on Brissago Island. So stay tuned for more photos to come!

Wedding bells are ringing today for Lina and Borja, because the big day has finally arrived!
Lina and Borja got married a couple of hours ago on Lake Maggiore.

Such a beautiful day for a wonderful ceremony on the shores.
Have a look to some first shots here.

We’ll be sure to update you with more images when they’re available!

From today we would like to start a new section of our blog: Wedding Countdown.
We will tell you some things about our bride and groom before their actual wedding , some pictures and stories about their engagement and life before the big day!
We will start with Lina and Borja.

Their countdown started more than 1 year ago when they contacted us to plan their wedding on Lake Maggiore.
Today there are just 5 days to go, they will get married on July 17.
Lina is Chinese heritage but she was born and she grew up in Verbania – Lake Maggiore. Borja was born in Spain and he has lived for many years in Milan.

They first met 5 years ago. Lina was in her last year high school and Borja was a student to University for Telecommunication Engineering in Milan. Continue Reading »

Today a wonderful couple got married on lake Maggiore. Look at them, aren’t they wonderful?

Lake Maggiore had the honour to host Miss Universe Netherlands and model Tessa Brix today. His lucky groom Daniel is also very handsome!

They had a romantic ceremony at Villa Rusconi in Pallanza and they are keep on celebrating to amazing Villa Aminta in Stresa.
Congratulation Miss Universe Netherlands and Daniel!

The part of the coast from Verbania that comes along until the swiss border is certainly one of the most spectacular places of the Lake Maggiore. Some years ago there were forests and terraces with cultivated plants, so at the end of the 18th century this area was attractive for lots of rich families coming from all over Europe. Therefore most wonderful villas were constructed with luxury gardens surrounding them. The mild climate did its part to let all flowers grow easily like Gardenia, Lemon-trees and Bougainvillas. They find an ideal start and do mix with the plants so special for this area which are the Camelies and Rhododendrons. Nowhere else is this special mix of flowers to be found around lake Maggiore.

So in this surrounding we find the Villa Margherita. Its special view on the lake, its beauty and its calmness with its huge garden and a refreshening swimming pool do create the special atmosphere of Villa Margherita.

The villa is situated in the hills above Oggebbio, near Verbania, just some k´s from Ascona and Locarno and only 90 k´s from the international airport Milan Malpensa.

Villa Margherita is a location dated back to the 19th century, freshly restored, an ideal location for any kind of reception. The interior is well thought, modern and charming with particular attention to all details, so this makes your moments so fascinating. Continue Reading »

Like last year, also this year RED is going to be one of our brides preferred color.
We spoke about Cinzia and Christian’s wedding on Lake Orta last day with a lot of red details inside. Today we would like to speak about Melissa and Cameron’s wedding.
A young American couple who choose Lake Maggiore and Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées for their Italian wedding.

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. Continue Reading »