Marina arrived on a legendary vintage Fiat 500 a real symbol of Italian 60s.
Carlo was waiting for her just in front of the church.

Bride and Groom chose as color theme white and orange. It was used for the decorations of the church and for bridal bouquet.
Marina opted for white Calla Lily, Vendela cream roses and orange Gerberas.

This is the same color scheme that they wanted for their reception to Villa Crespi. This time Marina wanted to add some Alstroemeria golden yellow which matched perfectly the wonderful stuccoes of this amazing venue on Lake Orta.

As usual our best wishes to this lovely couple for a wonderful and happy life together!

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 any information about wedding on Lake Orta please contact us.

Even if fuchsia and orange are two very different colors if you match them in the right context they could made up an absolutely different and beautiful scheme that could be so fun for your wedding!
In order to recall Summer nothing is better than bright colors such as fuchsia and orange. These colors could be the perfect frame for a natural wedding in a garden, on a beach or just by the lake shores like Sonja and Allard did.

Sonja and Allard ara another lovely couple coming from Holland who chose Lake Orta for their wedding in italy. Do you remember about Desire and Sander and they sweet balloons themed wedding? Or do you recall about Danielle and Silvain the groom with the top hat?

Choice for colors was not accidental. Orange is the color which represent Holland, Prince of Orange and National Football Team, soccer players are called Oranges (Oranje in Dutch).

Sonja contacted me via email a couple of months before the wedding and she had very precise ideas on her colors scheme. As floral designer my task was advising Sonja about the most suitable flowers to use considering that the couple had not a huge budget.

The month before the wedding I personally met Sonja and Allard and I was touched by their kindness and simplicity. After defining some details the choice for flowers went on fuchsia rose and gerberas, little button flowers of Craspedia and orange Solidago.

For the table of the ceremony we opted for a glass cube full of oranges (Sicily Oranges) and fuchsia gerberas with a bright orange table cloth underneath!

Sonja wanted to be different as far her wedding dress was concerned too! She chose an aquamarine color dress. It was an informal but still elegant wedding dress that perfectly matched the bright and happy theme of her wedding.

Civil ceremony was held in the garden of Villa Bossi in a wonderful sunny day of the beginning of the summer with many orange and fuchsia balloons.
Bride and groom decide to brake the tradition once again! Rather than making the groom waiting for the bride side of the ceremony table, bride and groom decided to arrive together with a rowing boat. Such a great idea!

After manu pictures in medieval Orta villae bride and groom had a lovely boat tour on the lake up to St Julius Island. Once on the Island Sonja and Allard decide to visit San Julius Abbey and its wonderful piece of Art the “Ambone” the most precious item on Lake Orta. They they moved to their happy and fun reception on the Island.

A special thank to Valentina and Stefano from VAST Photography for the amazing photography service they made for Sonja and Allard.
As Maren Ollmann did for Rebecca and Marcus’ wedding, Valentina and Stefano were able to made a relatively simple event without many scenography effects, in a wonderful photo set one of the best we have on our site for sure!

We would really like to compliment with Valentina and Stefano and most of all…. Congratulations to our wonderful couple Sonja and Allard.

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!

They had the opportunity to enjoy a wonderful sunny day on the lake.
Friends and family are celebrating with them to Villa Bossi in Orta San Giulio.

Congratulations!

An evocative arrival for the bride on rowing boat accompanied by wonderful and vibrant sound of pipes bag playing traditional Scottish songs.

The special touch was the floral arrangement based on yellow shaded Calla Lilies with some orange and red too. Calla Lilies were on bridal bouquet, a very simple but elegant bunch for flowers which perfectly matched Yvonne’s wishes.

This is a special preview of a new great event on Lake Orta held on late afternoon today.

Congratulations and our best wishes to Yvonne and Stephen from all Italian Lakes Wedding Team!

I start with this wonderful shot taken inside Castello di Miasino, the venue bride and groom choose for their reception. A perfect combination of elements: bright chandelier and the big coat of arms on the wall behind loving bride and groom. This is for sure a first prize photograph! Very good Alessandro Ambrosetti!

Sandra and Mirko are a young italian-german couple who choose Lake Orta as their wedding destination. Religious ceremony was held in Orta San Giulio village inside the lovely church of Maria Assunta. Bride opted for a classical floral arrangement choosing just a main flower: big Lilyum Longiflorum with simple Aspidistra leaves and Gypsophila.

Following bride’s wishes, I created for Sandra’s bouquet: a round and compact shape using Avalanche roses without any other greenery except for Gypsophila on the basis. Just a trendy style, what brides are looking for, now. Thanks to beautiful day, after the ceremony Sandra and Mirko took a walk in tiny Orta village roads and lakeshore, the perfect frame for magic wedding pictures.

Orange was the main color for the reception to Castello di Miasino. A solar and happy color, one of the most requested for summer 2009. I created glass cubes centerpieces with floating roses and gel crystals, adding some spread orange rose petals on the tables.

These are just some of the most beautiful photographs that Alessandro Ambrosetti put on disposal. I warmly suggest to visit full Sandra and Mirko’s PHOTO GALLERY where skilled photographer tells the whole story just spontaneously! it is a real must!

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.

For more information about wedding flower arrangements on Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore please contact us.

I’m pleased to tell you about Elena and Peter’s wedding last September. Elena and Peter are an exceptional couple. She is Russian and he is American a wonderful and happy couple. I think that also photographer Enrico Mocci loved work with them since they were so nice, friendly and beautiful! You can see Elena and Peter’s photogallery: you will see stunning pictures!

The entire wedding took place at one single venue: Hotel Villa Crespi in Orta San Giulio.
It was a typical Russian ceremony so the best place should be obviously Villa Crespi!
Valentina some time ago mentioned in one of her articles about the possibility for an ethnic wedding to Mooresque style Villa Crespi, this is the one!

Ceremony was organized in the garden of the villa during a wonderful sunny day.
Traditionally Russian orthodox ceremony is long and rich of signs and details.

The exchange of the rings, that has to be done 3 times meaning the Saint Trinity and the Crown for bridegroom. Again bridegroom will drink three times from the same holy glass and they will go around the ceremony table, the celebrant will lead them for their path for 3 times just like they are having their first steps as bride and groom.
At the end of the ceremony, there celebrant will take off the crown and he will bless them and all guests good wishes.

Elena and Peter’s color scheme was white and orange. I used it for the bouquet, arrangements in the garden and centerpieces. Elena took orange for her hairdo with nice little orange roses. Peter used a little orange rose too but for his buttonhole and he wore a wonderful orange tie. They matched perfectly my arrangements.
Centerpieces were simple and essential because of the beauty of rooms of Villa Crespi, but Elena wanted from me a special attention for her bouquet. I created it with long ivy willows and Dendrobium orchids. A the top of them there were wonderful Orange Dream roses.

Once again to have a look at the bouquet and floral arrangements that I made for this unforgettable wedding just visit Elena and Peter’s PHOTO GALLERY realized by Enrico Mocci from Arona.