Italian Lakes Wedding Planner

You’ve already decided for every detail of your special day, but you are looking for something more to make your wedding a fun day…



Do you want a pure Italian touch of originality? What about a special entry and exit?

You can choose a lovely APE-calessino to move through the narrow cobblestone streets of small villages on Lake Garda!
Calessino was born in Italy in 1948 as a three-wheeled transformation of the famous Vespa. Word “calessino” comes from its look. As a matter of fact it is very similar to a horse carriage, a sort of sofa on wheels finished in wood and covered with a semi-circular bellows awning.
The model was an breaking success: its small size made it the ideal vehicle to move in the ancient villages and seaside localities all over Italy, often characterized by narrow and steep alleys.

In the following years it became a great character of the Dolce Vita years, carrying the Hollywood stars around the islands and the most beautiful places on Mediterranean coast.
From Italy it reached Asian countries becoming a real bestseller. Perhaps because of its similarity to the exotic rickshaw, it spread across the south-east Asia as a means of public transportation and it is now known as tuk-tuk, a name deriving from onomatopoeic characteristic noise generated by its motor.

With its sixties design, it relive today the unforgettable charm of La Dolce Vita and it offers you a great opportunity to give a vintage and characteristic touch to your special day, like in Hayley and Chis’ wedding in Malcesine.

I love when also cars fit right in with the theme of the wedding!
Italian design offers many other solutions…of course Fiat 500 is a real Italian style icon.

So tiny and fun, it can be a great bridal car to take you from the church to your wedding reception… maybe dragging tin cans as tradition!

What’s your style? A sports car for a romantic getaway for just the two of you around the lake, a vintage car to reach one of the many castles on Lake Garda, or even a fun Buggy to surprise your guests?

….oh, and if you have no car, maybe you can hitch a ride on a Vespa, as suggested by these funny wedding photos! Continue Reading »

A Wedding day is a special day. Everyone wish to make it unique and unforgettable.
Lake Garda enchanted poets and painters for centuries with its beautiful and different landscapes- It offers fascinating solutions for the ceremony of your dreams.

Lake Garda East coast is embellished by many castles and crenellated cities.
This obviously is explained by the ancient history of this side of the lake and has its origins in the proximity to the elegant Verona.

Scala dynasty ruled the city for 125 years and extended its dominions to Lake Garda, leaving many historical testimonies.

One of the most famous is the castle of Malcesine.
Your Wedding in Malcesine will be certainly wonderful. You will enjoy this small village on the northern shore of the lake that seems suspended in time. It is a small village with cobbled streets that climb up a gentle slope until reaching the fortress overlooking the lake.

The castle hosts legal civil ceremonies in the incomparable setting of the tower: deep hues of the sky merging with blue of the lake will be the perfect background to your exchange of promises.
Malcesine can be visited by foot or by a funny “Ape Calessino” (tuk-tuk). You get lost in the labyrinth of alleyways between colourful houses and ancient palaces and to discover beautiful backgrounds for your wedding pictures. Continue Reading »

Today we are posting a lovely work our planners Valentina & Alessandra did for us.
As you probably know Valentina is our planner for Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore and Alessandra works on wonderful Lake Como. Today they take the opportunity of showing stunning landscapes of Lakes Como and Orta from a different perspective: wedding theme and decoration.
Isn’t it a great idea?
We are sure we will do it again with other post and themes so stay tuned for our Four-handed posts!

Two lovely couples got married on our Italian Lakes over 2011 weddings season, among different proposals they both choose a light and chic wedding theme: butterflies!

The result we obtained was really impressive: charming, soft and matches perfectly Lakes atmosphere.

Our Lake Como butterflies theme wedding was really natural and soft. Every single detail was studied in the style.
My bride chose wonderful orchids for corsages and bridesmaid bouquets… this was the first touch the best has to come!

During the meeting with the florist I thought about something different for the ceremony table and after having excluded several options, our final decision is exactly what you can see in these pictures: a giant and colorful butterfly created with many different type of precious flowers. My lovely bride, Christine, just loved the final effect of the decoration for her unforgettable wedding on Lake Como!

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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 »

Verona is the synonym of the romantic idyll, of Romeo and Juliet.
The heart of this romantic city recounted by Shakespeare is a just a jewel.

You can tell looking at its infinite facets, wonderful cafes and historical monuments, winding cobblestone streets, churches, squares, castle and slow river that flows through it.
Elegance of the past that you breathe in this city is making it a perfect frame for a charming wedding!

Everywhere you walk, you will find a path that will take you to one of the oldest theatre in the world: the Arena, still beautifully preserved.

In cool summer evenings the Arena hosts many concerts and opera of the most famous opera festivals in the world. In warm lights of Autumn or in twinkling Christmas lights it can be a truly magical frame for your wedding.

In the heart of Verona, we suggest to follow the gentle curves of the river between old neighbourhoods, forgotten crafts, historic churches up to the famous balcony of Juliet.

You can choose to pronounce your wedding vows just in Juliet’s house, where for centuries lovers from all over the world swear their love writing their names on these walls.
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Estella and Diego are a lovely couple from Milan. We know them since many years!
Side of being Photo27 main photographers they have been some of the very first fellow passengers of our adventure with Italian Lakes Wedding.
It has been thanks to their wonderful pictures that our blog grew up to be one most important Italian wedding blog in English.
Thank you Diego and Estella!

For this reason it is a real pleasure for us posting the brand new Diego and Estella Photo27 PHOTOGALLERY.
You will find there more than 60 pictures divided in 4 sections and 4 weddings: one each lake.
A Wedding portfolio where you will appreciate Estella and Diego’s Photo27 photography technique, experience and innovation…but most of all a real passion!

First section is Fiona and Marco’s wedding. Our planner Valentina spoke about this in An Italian – Scottish wedding on Lake Maggiore post.

Here following you con see some of Lake Orta  Edel and Kieran’s best wedding photos. You can read more about it in post A magic venue for a wedding on Lake Orta shores. It was written by Valentina, Edel and Kieran’s wedding planner.

Lake Como is represented by Marcia and Andrew’s wedding. A wonderful couple who decided to get married in Varenna with a religious ceremony by the shores of the lake. A real must you cannot miss them!

We close with Lake Garda and Sarah and Steve’s wedding in the tower of Castello di Malcesine a fairy tale.
You will find out all details about Sarah’s and Steve wedding in our Lake Garda wedding planners Angela and Katiuscia’s post From the infinite past… to Malcesine!

Thanks once again to Diego and Estella for their wonderful pictures and for their great contrubute to Italian Lakes Wedding.

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Every wedding is unique and it is always a pleasure seeing bride and groom with beaming eyes in their very special day, but nothing can be truer in the case of Cesar and Cristina!
This couple travelled from Spain, bringing with them the warmth and laid down of their country. They decided that since collecting their friends and family from all over Spain would be a great challenge, they took the chance to transform their wedding into a romantic elope!

We appreciated their modern look and the fact that even if they had been together for a while and are already a family; they looked as if they had met yesterday and fell in love instantly!

So in love that the ring tradition was nearly overlooked in their wedding. They found a couple of colourful rings in Cristina’s jewel box and decided they were good enough for the ceremony. They stated firmly that they were marring the heart, not the finger! Continue Reading »

Today we would like to invite you to Francesca and Nicola’s wedding: Big Day really comes true when the bride starts heading her steps towards the wedding ceremony.
But there are places in the world where there are more charming options than just walking to reach the chosen wedding venue, this place is Venice!

Just few minutes drive from Lake Garda there is Venice.
Here boat is the only way to get around, especially on a wedding day. Francesca and Nicola’s wedding was celebrated in a secluded and exclusive island of the lagoon!

You can imagine bride’s excitement and happiness, when she got onto the water taxi to get to the wedding ceremony!

Francesca and Nicola choose to celebrate their union in the beautiful Church of Santa Fosca. It was built around the IX century with a Venetian-Byzantine style on the Torcello island which is situated between the worldwide famous Murano and Burano villages.

They were looking for a very special, important and cosy venue, were they could be away from tourists of Venice but where they could still enjoy its timeless beauty and secret. This venue has a special aura of majesty and enabled couples and their guests to share something very intimate and beautiful.
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Have you ever had the feeling of knowing someone from the infinite past?
Definitely these are feelings arising when lovers look into each others eyes, lost in rapture, hypnotized by its vastness.
Steve and Sarah flew all the way from UK to find a location that could match their antique and noble acquaintance!

What could be a better place than Italy? A country full of story, sharing with its lovers hidden niches of infinite beauty.
During their visit around the Lake Garda, after visiting many characteristic villages and famous locations,Steve and Sarah came across a tiny well kept village in the North of the Lake called Malcesine. In this location filled with colorful little artisan shops, family run restaurants and the superb surrounding nature, they finally found what they were looking for!
The venue to tie the knot was Scaligero Castle, stately rising from the village promontory! The Castle has a very long and rich history. It had many owners who kept it polished and magnificent through the centuries. It was built in the first millennium by the Lombards and then destroyed and rebuilt by the Franks. From there on, it has been a jewel in the hands either of Republic of Venice, of Austrian-Hungarian Empire, of France and of many Italian lineages. Then it was declared National Monument in 1206.
In this rare pearl set in a fairy tale landscape, Steve and Sarah decided to celebrate their most important event as a couple: their wedding!

When the day finally arrived, everything was ready for their wonderful ceremony, young page boys and flower girls, cheerful guests were waiting for this very important day. Cascades of flowers were awaiting the couple for their vows exchange!

Our skillful photographers from Photo 27 Studio were able to capture unique shots, so delicate and important but so qucik to vanish in a heartbeat. We love especially the following photo, Sarah’s farewell to her previous life and Steve’s waiting, longing to start his new life with Sarah… and finally they exchanged vows and rings! Continue Reading »

This time I will tell you about a wedding that took place in the beginning of June at Lake Garda. Not in one of the well known villages, but at Padenghe, a small place on the Brescia-part of the Lake Garda. It has its castle like almost all towns around the lakes do have former fortezze that were build by the famous Scaliger people.

The castle was a nice scene for wedding photos. Maurizio and Judith did enjoy their day very much. It was sunny, 120 good humor friends and family were around them, as well as the team of wedding planners consisted by Britta, Romana and Romy from Italian Lakes Wedding – Creative Wedding team.

It started with the catholic wedding in the church of Padenghe, then followed by a easy aperitivo in front of the Agriturismo Pratello. This agriturismo has next to his farmhouse an elegant villa, so this is used for the wedding reception.
A wonderful wedding dinner was served, an typical Italian duo with Francesca and Davide did bring atmosphere into the evening and after the delicious plates there was much time for dancing. Continue Reading »

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 »

As you may know, Irish couples are known to be very friendly and loving. Looking at Paul’s and Annette’s wedding, we can only agree with it.

They decided to hold their ceremony in a warm Mediterranean summer in a very special location of Villa Cortine. This is an ancient villa located near the center of little town of Sirmione, a delightful Italian spot, famous for its peculiarity. It is situated in the middle of Lake Garda!
Sirmione and its surroundings is just the perfect scenario to enjoy medieval Italian culture, craftsmanship and fashion habits while filling eyes of nature’s beauty and without having to worry about noise and cars.

Villa Cortine sits upon the hill in the heart of such stunning peninsula, which was rendered immortal by the lyrics of Roman poet Catullo, and dominates the entire basin of Lake Garda.
A centennial park of rare essences and fragrant bushes surround the neo classic style villa built in 1870 by an Austrian nobleman Kurt von Koseritz, officer of art and Italian culture.
The wide park is embellished with nine different fountains and a main one, called Neptune. It greets guests at their entrance just wonderful! At the far end guests can either enjoy Lake Garda’s clear waters or sun bath on the pier of the villa. But Paul and Annette chose this venue also for the superb frescoes and interiors of the palace were precious marbles, byzantine stuccoes and polychromatic decor executed by Brera Academy revive the splendour of the past and delights adults and child.

This beautiful setting is the backdrop to the emotion of the preparations enhanced by a love message from the groom to the bride. Continue Reading »