Italian Lakes Wedding Planner

Nicola and Bryan are a wonderful Irish couple who fell in love with Lake Orta more than a year ago. They decided for an intimate wedding for no more than 25 people on Lake Orta.

Nicola got in her eyes charm and elegance on this pretty romantic lake on Northen Italy and made it hers. She is for sure one of the most elegant bride I had I simply loved her style.
She loved little details as I do too.

First of all have a look to her look.
The hairdo was arranged by Cristina one of the best hairdresser in Orta who spent more than 2 hours with Nicola creating the perfect style on her.

Nicola’s make up was elegant and simple too.
The perfect make up a bride should wear: you can appreciate it but it is not too strong just delicate and fresh. Continue Reading »

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 »

Big hydrangeas flowers were the main characters of Dana and Nicola’s wedding on Lake Orta.

We have already given a preview of this event on our Just Married section.
Waiting for Enrico Mocci‘s entire photo gallery I would like to spend few words on Nicola and Dana’s wedding floral arrangement.

Nicola and Dana’s color scheme varied from pastel pink to cream with the frame of big hydrangeas flowers.
Hydrangeas are simple but elegant flowers. They are very local on lakes. You can find many here thanks to climate and soil.
Hydrangeas are ideal on a summer wedding. They can match every situation: open air, garden receptions or romanic or baroque churches you can find on lakes region.

The religious ceremony was held in Sacro Monte church on top of Orta hill overlooking the lake.
For this occasion I created a white hydrangeas based arrangement with some cream and pastel cream roses adding some greenery too. 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!

When the wedding day is close, bride and groom sometimes can be nervous and excited. Many times the day before the wedding is the most overwhelmed day! Here the wedding planner role is important. She or he takes care of all the arrangements, in order to let the bride and groom live and enjoy their big day!
They can be sure that each aspect of the wedding is firmly under control.
This what happened to Nadia and Michel.

Their event was totally stress-free thank to the excellent job done by the planners who coordinated any details for the wedding day to Villa del Balbianello.
Bride and groom this way could enjoy their day before!
In our next post we’ll talk of the wedding day but today we’d like to focus on the stunning boat trip that the bride and groom to be decided to enjoy the day before the wedding.
This took place while planners were working for them.

Boat trip on Lake Como started early in the morning, under a beautiful sunny weather. Nadia and Michel went on Hotel Victoria pier in Menaggio. A luxury motorboat was waiting for them together with by Estella and Diego, the photographers of Photo27 who were in charge to follow the whole event. Nadia and Michel chose Estella and Diego for the style fresh and dynamism of their photo sessions, both bride and groom fell in love with their wonderful style.

Leaving Menaggio, motorboat toured the waters of the lake to reach first Bellagio tip and then Varenna, another famous wedding destination on Lake Como. Varenna was built on a rock vertically on the lake.
It is an ancient and picturesque fishermen village with beautiful villas facing the lake which are destination of many events organized by Italian Lakes Wedding Team.
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June has arrived and long wedding season on Lake Orta officially begun.
I would like to go back for while speaking about Daniela and Giuseppe our Italian couple who opened wedding season on 6rd of March 2010.
It was the first wedding of 2010 for us as florist but also for Villa Bossi Orta town hall and St. Julius Restaurant the venue the couple chose for their wedding reception.

March is such a perfect day for a romantic wedding in Orta San Giulio. Village is not crowded by tourists yet and enchanted intimacy make it a different world.
Do not forget that March could also have wonderful sunny days!

At first sight it could seem curious but Giuseppe and Daniela live close to Como. But they actually chose Lake Orta.
We would like to let them speak about that:

We chose Lake Orta even if we live close to Como. This because it quiet, romantic and more intimate. Walking in the narrow roads of Orta Village seems to live again ancient times experiencing unique atmospheres. They are just perfect for a wedding. We were more than happy of our choice.

From Como to Orta for a romantic wedding: a simple choice. Continue Reading »

Today two young couples got married on Lake Orta. What a day!
First couple Allison and Paul got married with a symbolic ceremony in a wide terrace facing the lake. The weather was beautiful, the grounds of the Castle absolutely gorgeous and the guests elegantly attired.

The second one Stefania and Marco have just got married in Madonna della Bocciola church and they are now celebrating their lovely reception at Hotel Restaurant L’Approdo with their family and friends.

We will tell you soon more details!

First of all I wish to tell you that lake Bracciano is a lake of volcanic origin, 32 km (20 mi) northwest of Rome. It is the second largest lake in the region (second only to Lake Bolsena) and one of the major and cleanest lakes of Italy.

The area is very interesting from different points of view, here you can enjoy all kinds of sports connected to water, you can do naturalistic tours in the Bracciano and Martignano natural reserve, you can visit the etruscan area of Tuscania and least but not last, you can easily reach Rome with all its beauties with a fast train in about 20 minutes.
This makes Bracciano the perfect place in case you wish to match the desire to organize your special wedding in the romantic environment of a beautiful lake and the opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful cities of the world.

During your visit in Rome – the eternal city – you may admire the majesty of the Colosseo, the huge Pantheon, the Campidoglio at sunset, the Roman Forum in the flattening afternoon light ….timeless wonders that over the past centuries have make this city a destination for anyone who loves history and admires the artistic capacities of man….this from a cultural point of view.

At the same time, it is a place where you can choose among a large variety of restaurants of any kind, from the most popular Osterie romane to the elegant terraces with gorgeous views. Continue Reading »

It certainly doesn’t happen every day to decorate a Ferrari for a wedding. But a few days ago this is exactly what I did for Elena and Giorgio’s wedding on Lake Orta.

Elena and Giorgio tied the knot on a lovely warm April day, just perfect for a photographic tour of the lake thanks to the motorboat their chosen location for the reception, the Hotel Ristorante L’Approdo, made available to them.

Although it is just a few days since the event, I am delighted to be able to show you a preview of their photographs, thank to the rapid work of Raffaello Mazzoleni of Studio ArteFoto Omegna.
In fact the rapid delivery he ensures is photographer Raffaello Mazzoleni’s winning card as he will hand over the DVD of a wedding in a maximum of three days and at a very competitive price too, especially considering that he is one of a small number of Italian professional photographers who belong to the WPJA, the prestigious American association which makes a worldwide selection among the finest photographers operating in journalism and weddings.

I was the flower designer who organised the decorations for the civil wedding ceremony, for the bride and for the table centres at the Hotel Ristorante L’Approdo. Elena wanted red and white as her colours and chose the rose as her principal flower. Continue Reading »