valentina on Jan 29th 2012 Lake Orta Weddings
Today I would love to tell you about one of the most original couples I had last wedding season.
Niamh and Stephen are a wonderful couple living in Kuwait. Niamh as you can tell from her name comes from Ireland and Stephen is French.
They fell in love with Lake Orta having a look to our web site and seeing all the weddings we planned over here so they decided to get married here without coming here before for a visit.
For this reason they decided to have a little pre wedding photography service, just the two of them to live and explore the little romantic and charming corners of Orta village!
They simply took a walk with their friend Fwad Afzal Photographer in Orta village and got magic pictures that they will never forget!
Have a look at them isn’t it a great idea?
Niamh and Stephen got married the day after, our last wedding of 2011 summer season.
Niamh was simply beautiful in her romantic dress and have a look to the four bridesmaids too in ivory beige long dresses! Continue Reading »
britta on Jan 22nd 2012 Lake Como Weddings
Lucia is a typical row boat once used at Lake Como for transporting goods to the markets. It got famous in the well known romance written by Alessandro Manzoni I Promessi sposi, a story about spouses that had to outrun lots of hindrances in the 18th century before getting married at Lecco.
Today some gentlemen do collect those old boats, restore them and rent them out for special occasions like marriages or row-competitions.
For Axel and Melanie we organized one of these old boats, got it decorated and had 2 strong men to row them 600 metres to Ossuccio with its really cute townhall. All guests were waiting and applauded at the arrival. As well the major awaited them under the historic arcades to start with the civil wedding ceremony.
Sure that all majors in Italy have to read out the legal articles, but they do it with much pleasure. And often there are situations to laugh as it is not always very easy for the celebrant to pronounce all those foreign names and cities. So with this, all wedding ceremonies get a very soft and smiling touch, although they are legally accepted.
After the ceremony we arranged a toast in the garden below the arcades, just to have some sips of Prosecco and some light fingerfood, nicely prepared right next to the lake.
Then we proceeded by boat to the famous Villa Balbianello for some beautiful photos of bride and groom in the elegant garden of this villa. Nice to walk here where already successful films have been registered, like Ocean Eleven, Star Wars, James Bond etc.
Our photographer Julian Kanz had much fun to shoot Melanie and Axel in all parts of the pittoresque property. And the best is, that even all guests do enjoy this one-hour-stop as they can stroll through the gardens and relax at each corner with wonderful views over Lake Como.
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britta on Dec 17th 2011 Lake Orta Weddings
Louise and Robert knew exactly what they wanted: to get married at Orta, a small and very pittoresque village at Lake Orta. Fascinating because of its beauty, its small streets with cafes and little shops, the religious island San Giulio right in front of the main square.
We arranged the civil wedding at the historique townhall called Villa Bossi. The civil wedding takes place outside in the beautiful garden. With the sun shining so nicely, a blue sky, we all waited for the arrival of the beautiful bride Louise. She came with her father in a rowing boat and was welcomed by her 2 bridesmaids before she walked down the natural path which suited as an aisle like in a church.
Happily both said yes in the right moment, our interpreter Irmi was much more in tears then bride and groom! Continue Reading »
admin on Nov 25th 2011 Photography
If you are thinking of choosing Rome for your wedding in Italy, then you should not miss Vanessa and Stuart, a beautiful post published by photographer Alessandro Zingone on his website www.italianweddingphotojournalist.com
On his site you will find over 30 stunning images that tell the photo tour of Vanessa and Stuart in the most famous corners of Rome, the eternal city.
Vanessa and Stuart are a couple from London who came to Rome with some close friends for an enjoyable weekend end, to visit the most beautiful monuments and museums of the Eternal City, and to go shopping in the city center.
Ooops! We were forgetting to say that Vanessa and Stuart came to Rome to get married!
After the civil ceremony, in the Caracalla town hall, Vanessa, Stuart and their friends have traveled far and wide in Rome, making pictures in the most classic places of the city: St. Peter’s Square, the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain, the Campidoglio and its terrace overlooking the Roman Forum.
Throughout the day, Vanessa and Stuart have been followed by the photographer Alessandro Zingone: the result was a great photo shoot done with his unique and….. style, that you have already had the chance to know in many posts we have published on our Italian Lakes Wedding blog.
A style completed by an excellent post-production, able to transform a wedding picture into something that goes beyond the traditional service
photo of good quality, to become a form art at the highest level.
If you like the style of Alexander Zingone, and if you want to contact the photographer for more information or to know his availability, please fill the form below:
valentina on Oct 30th 2011 Lake Orta Weddings
Today I would love to tell you about a very sweet and your couple coming from UK.
Hannah and James got married on late September 2010 on wonderful Lake Orta.
The day was blessed by a warm sun that brought a lot of joy to the event.
We can say that Hannah and James were surely the youngest couple we planned the wedding for in 2010 and we really want to wish them all the best for their life together!
Hannah and James decided for Orta without seeing it before. They thought once arrived here the lovely medieval village could be a sweet surprise for their guests and for them too.
And it was! The warm temperature of September welcomed the small group. Bride and groom decided for an intimate wedding on the shores of the lake.
Hannah’s tastes were on purple, lilac and white and she opted for a very elegant bouquet matching bridesmaid dress.
She decided to get ready in the amazing rooms of the Moorish Villa, one of the most luxurious venues in Orta San Giulio.
Hairdresser reached her here and she had all the time to get ready before reaching Orta main square to get on a rowing boat to reach James waiting for her to the town hall.
This time it was the bridesmaid to walk on the aisle with the bride. Have a look to the colors on the warm sun of September aren’t the two girls just stunning? Continue Reading »
valentina on Jun 23rd 2011 Just Married
Another lovely wedding on Lake Orta!
This time is Alex and Leigh‘s turn! A lovely young couple coming from UK decided to tie the knot on this wonderful spot of Italy.
Pretty and sweet Leigh wanted for her wedding a traditional setting with a special touch of elegance!
This is the reason because she opted for white elegant flowers for her and bridesmaids’ bouquets: amazing Phalaenopsis Orchids!
Civil ceremony was held to the Town Hall with a scenic sky ad background!
Reception dinner was held to the pretty restaurant on St.Julius Island; it was arranged with elegant candelabras and a train of flowers all over the table …just a dream!
We will come back soon to tell you about more details of this sweet wedding on Lake Orta.
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angela and katiuscia on Jun 22nd 2011 Lake Garda Weddings
In a region full of treasures like Veneto within easy reach from the varied shores of Lake Garda you can discover the magic of a unique city: glamorous Venice.
Luxury! Passion! Perfection!
…These are all words that come into our mind looking at these beautiful pictures taken from Emma and Mark‘s wedding album.
Wonderful Venetian just filled the air with more pathos, enhancing the dramatic atmosphere of the city: a perfect scenario for a special wedding!
Our very great photographer Beatrice Mancini had absolute perfect timing to capture these unique moments of tenderness and joy between our newly weds!!
As you can see from these pictures, style is part of their everyday life: they work and live in one of the most interesting parts of London.
They run a vintage fashion shop in Camden Town and with full pride and limpid self confidence; they adopted such style for their absolutely perfect wedding in Venice.
Venice, the city on water where… sometimes water rises, leaving estimators walking literally into water!
This is what happened to Emma! And she appreciateed the charming and timeless Venice in all its shades. She grasped the playful side of the acqua alta and with joyful nonchalance took off her shoes and decided to add a creative edge to her wedding, ending up to actually having fun!
This is the spirit to really enjoy the uniqueness of Venice!
Their sophisticated but informal style perfectly matched the retro’ Venetian atmosphere and our skilled photographer magnificently managed to catch the delicate beauty of this event. Continue Reading »
admin on Mar 6th 2011 Lake Orta Weddings
A spell of days gone by, among ancient furniture, painted in fresco walls and adventures’ memories.
A refined, intimate and cosy atmosphere, due to Donna Giulia’s homely management, Villa Pestalozza’s owner.
A breathtaking view on the Orta Lake.
A wide park, perfect for an open air wedding party.
In a few words….this is Villa Pestalozza, the fascinating location in Miasino, on the Orta Lake.
But not only! For the married couple’s first night there is, included in the location’s rent a cosy, pink, ancient suite with a wonderful view on the lake.
Miasino is a little ancient village, situated on the hills just above Orta: it’s one of the little villages who kept better its times past and fascinating soul. Its splendour began in the seventeenth century,
when some wealthy families of Milan arrived here, seeking safety in fight from the Black Death.
A short walk among the tiny cobbed paving streets will get you to the monumental San Rocco church, raised ona dominating height, through the beautiful main square, till the village’s threshold,
towards the lake, where Villa Pestalozza raises.
As soon as you cross Villa Pestalozza’s wrought iron gate you enter in a blooming and fascinating park, where the wide green meadows surrounded by blooming flower-beds alternate with shaded areas, creating a perfect frame for a ceremony or an open-air party.
Blue and white hydrangeas flank the romantic avenue which will take you to the beautiful construction wisely restored with the utmost respect of a calibrated harmony between the age-old park and the mansion hose building began at the end of eighteenth century. Continue Reading »
wedding team on Nov 20th 2010 Lake Garda Weddings
Lombardy side of Lake Garda can offer to visitors wonderful landscapes. Poets like Virigilio and Catullo sang about them.
On the shores and mountains that surround the lake there are wonderful gardens, orangeries, vines and olive groves and pretty villages to discover.
Gardone Riviera, Salò and Limone are little jewels. They are perfect destinations for a wedding if you are looking for a quaint Italian atmosphere, elegant and appealing.
Today we are discovering Gardone Riviera together with Kate and Kevin and wonderful pictures taken by Alfonso Longobardi one of the best and most wanted Italian wedding photographer. His weddings have been published in both Italian and UK magazines and he is a WPJA (Wedding Photo Journalist Association) competition prize winner.
Kate and Kevin are a lovely English couple in love with Italy.
They toured it from North to South and when they reached Lake Garda they discovered Gardone Riviera and so they decided that it needed to be there!
Gardone Riviera is located just 40 minutes drive from Verona and 1 hour drive from Venice. A perfect position for your Italian Wedding!
Gardone Riviera is surrounded by amazing green hills with thousand of olives grooves and lots of cypresses reminding Tuscany landscapes. Gardone is an enchanting village with quaint narrow roads, a lovely lakeside walk, amazing historical buildings, elegant boutiques, bistros and restaurants.
An outdoor theatre, a botanic garden and neo classical Villa Alba together with Vittoriale degli Italiani – home and museum of Gabriele D’Annunzio poets create a unique atmosphere in Gardone Riviera.
Kate and Kevin chose a civil ceremony in the town hall of Gardone Riviera.
Have a look to Kate’s wonderful bouquet. it is round and compact and it is made with scented gardenias, Vendela roses and pretty freesias.
A great touch of elegance! Continue Reading »
monika on Jul 10th 2010 Just Married
Another double event on Lake Orta! This time two Annas got married over here.
Anna and Roberto chose Sacro Monte in Orta while Anna and Ale got married to Villa Bossi.
Anna and Roberto’s wedding preview images were given by photographer Raffaello Mazzoleni who once again confirmed his quickness in providing post produced photos.
Anna and Roberto got married in Sacro Monte church. Continue Reading »
monika on Jun 9th 2010 Lake Orta Weddings
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 »
stefania on Apr 24th 2010 Lake Bracciano Weddings
Here is the story of a wedding organized in few days.
Emma and Jarrod contacted us the 30th of December during their vacation all over Europe.
They are a very young couple (23 and 26 years old), both from Australia, that during their trip, decided, all in a sudden that they desired to get married in Italy before returning to their own country.
The period was not really the best one to be chosen, firstly because it was between Christmas and New year’s Eve, and almost everybody here in Italy was on vacation, then because the temperature was quiet cold, even here in Rome, the so called sunny city!
Anyway, Emma and Jarrod decided to get married in Bracciano, by the lake and under the famous Odescalchi castle.
For their pictures, they have chosen Alessandro Zingone, www.zingonereportage.it one of the few members in Lazio of WPJA ( wedding photojournalist associacion).
Their first idea, was to have a romantic ceremony for two but when we started collecting documents, the family understood that a wedding was going to be celebrated and they quickly decided to take an airplane and fly to Italy.
The ceremony has been celebrated in the sober and elegant town hall, located in an ancient palace in the main piazza, right beside the castle. Continue Reading »
