Langhe and Monferrato lands are famous for wonderful landscapes, ancient villages above the hills and stunning medieval castles.
Wide vines hill produce great red wines such as Barolo, Nebbiolo and Barbaresco.

If you love a country style wedding, something different from Tuscany… Piemonte is the right place!
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In latest post on our Italian Country Wedding site Red Valentino shoes and Tuxedos in Langhe we are telling about Tracy and Kelly’s wedding in Alba just in the heart of Langhe. Great wines, truffles, wonderful cuisine.

Tracy and Kelly knew already this wonderful place but decided to make it even more special planning here their wedding.
They both come from Texas and they really wanted to share beauty of Piemonte, wines and delicious cuisine with their guests planning a simple yet very elegant event on top of vines hills. Here different elements: elegance, simplicity, a touch of classic and a little more of modern to create a perfect mix.

Do not miss our post on Italian Country Wedding blog we are sure you will love it!:
Red Valentino shoes and Tuxedos in Langhe.

It faces the lake in the heart of Borromeo Gulf just few minutes boat ride from Stresa. Hotel Ristorante Verbano’s appeal fascinated artists and writers of the past who found in this special place inspiration and peace.
Today thanks to its magical position this little romantic hotel is one of the most evocative destination for weddings on Lake Maggiore.

If you are looking for an outdoor reception Ristorante Verbano has a wonderful terrace facing Isola Bella and its magnificent Borromeo Palace.
Your guests will love the charm o this place just romantic and spectacular!

Ristorante Verbano has also two wide rooms for your receptions, both facing the lake who can host up to 190 guests.

Ristorante Verbano cuisine is among the best of the area. Here you can taste local ingredients and fresh lake fish and let’s not forget about best wines pf Piemonte of their cellar!

Hotel Ristorante Verbano has also 12 rooms with all comforts with stunning view on Isola Bella and Isola Madre.
A great occasion to enlarge your staying on Pescatori Island to be ready before the wedding or to enjoy a magic honeymoon here.

Hotel Ristorante Verbano offers a boat shuttle with their private boats.
You can leave from Stresa, Baveno or Carciano – Lido di Stresa where there is also the departure of cable cab to reach the peaks of Mt. Mottarone.

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Moreover if you are planning to move the party somewhere else after the reception to end the day in a more casual and relaxed way we could suggest some options.

If you are looking for some more Italian wines and beers for your after dinner party and a nice venue to mingle ad talk a little more with your friends there are a couple of wine bar and pubs just in Orta itself. One is just in the mainsquare, the wine bar is very small but it has the widest terrace in Orta…the whole square!
In a very relaxed way you could enjoy a glass of wine in the empty main square of the village.

The other wine bar/pub is in Orta main street a cosy intimate venue with a rear terrace. Lights of candles and rustic brick walls wit many bottles of wine and wine bar furniture will let you appreciate the real and quaint atmosphere of Orta by night.

But if you want sweat and dance until late at night there is only one place we can suggest!
There is a beer factory just outside Orta village, no more than 5 minutes drive from it.
The beer factory is housed in an ancient factory now converted in a lovely beer factory with big (cisterne), bar and a wide space to dance all night!
Beer lovers could taste here artisanal beers and many other drinks. The venue has also a wide space outside with nice gazebos and alfresco area.
But most of all the venue has a very big space inside with wooden chairs and table that can be arranged according your tastes. Beer factory and pub owners are friendly guys who will be happy to welcome and let you taste the beers they produce.

Thanks to a live band or a DJ you can keep on partying and dance until late at night.
As we mentioned in previous post Lisa and Emmett did it!
They kept on enjoying their wedding until 4am!
Have a look to their post-wedding party to the beer factory! Isn’t it a great fun?

Whit a short transfer, bus or minivan shuttle few minutes you can reach this very special place to end your wonderful day with a great dancing and beer party!

Valentina Lombardi is the Italian Lakes Wedding coordinator for Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore area.

She follows Italian and foreign bridegrooms who wish to celebrate their wedding in Piemonte and Italian Lakes area.
Valentina is Italian; she has worked in event organization business for years before becoming a wedding planner.

For any information about wedding on Lake Orta please CONTACT US.

Photographer Raffaello Mazzoleni followed the event for Italian Lakes Wedding team, and he realized a really dynamic, sunny and funny photographic wedding service for this lovely couple.
In this post you can see only some images which we have selected for you: but don’t miss the Elisabeth and Oyvind wedding’s PHOTO GALLERY.
Over here you will see more than 50 stunning pictures of photographer Raffaello Mazzoleni.
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Villa Carlotta is located in Tremezzo, close by of 2 famous destination weddings locations on Lake Como: Bellagio and Varenna. Villa Carlotta is one of the most famous villas on lake.
It is a wonderful place where you will be able to appreciate its structure, its works of art and its wide park with many tropical and exotic trees and coloured flowers. In spring blossoms of Azaleas and Rhododendros are really simply amazing.

The wedding civil ceremony can be celebrated inside the Villa in one of the rooms, or outdoor, in one of the beautiful terrace. “Sala dell’amore” (Room of Love), where the ceremony can take be arranged, it is embellished by 2 famous masterpieces representing famous “Amore e Psiche” (Love and Psyche) of Canova school and “Ultimo bacio di Giulietta e Romeo” (Last Kiss of Romeo and Juliet) by Francesco Hayez, one of the most admired painting.

Thanks to the wonderful sunny day, Elisabeth and Oyvind decided to celebrate their wedding outdoor ion the terrace with a great a breathtaking view over Lake Como. About thirty guests were present to the event: relatives and friends coming from both Norway and Sweden.

At the end of the ceremony, Elisabeth and Oyvind took their time for some unforgettable pictures inside Villa Carlotta’s stunning rooms and outdoor, in its amazing gardens.

After a short walk along Tremezzo lakeside, newlyweds and their guests reached a typical Italian Pizzeria for a very informal meal.

Have a look to funny picture taken by Raffaello Mazzoleni – style “Abbey Road” by the Beatles!

During a nice walk on Tremezzo, Elizabeth and Oyvind took the chance to visit a typical Cantina (Wine Cellar) where they could enjoy a delicious glass of Italian wine.
At Tremezzo Pier, newlyweds and their guests left for a funny trip on the lake to reach reached Lenno Town. It is just here where Villa del Balbianello is.

For their reception Elizabeth and Oyvind chose a quaint restaurant on Lenno lakeshore with a beautiful garden and beautiful marquees covered with white delicate fabrics. A really unique atmosphere!

Although our newlyweds’ Big Day is not over yet! An elegant motorboat Colombo Super Indos was waiting for Elisabeth and Oyvind for another fantastic tour of the Lake (this time for our couple only!).

Oyvind also tried the inebriation of driving this legendary motorboat of the 70’s! During the boat trip, Elisabeth and Oyvind couldn’t resist and asked for a lot of pictures with Balbianello Villa as magnificent background of their wedding photographic service.

It has been really a long day, but full of joy, fun and sun! This was exactly what Elisabeth and Oyvind were looking for their wedding on the Lake Como!

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Civil Ceremony was held in one of the lovely rooms of Torri del Benaco Castle while for their reception they opted for Bardolino town.
Bardolino is one of the most quaint villages on Lake Garda. It is famous for their vines yards and of course Bardolino wine a precious red wine.

Ceremony was planned to be on the tower of Torri del Benaco castle but it was held in one of the room because of a little shower.
Right after the ceremony gray clouds went away to let a wonderful sun coming out, like in a fairy tale the sky was simply amazing.

Joanne and Justin had the possibility to have stunning pictures on lakeside promenade and in the ancient little road old Torri del Benaco village.

Estella and Diego of Photo27 Studio in Milan were the photographers for Italian Lakes Wedding Team.
Let’s read what Joanne and Justin said about their wedding and their photography service made by Photo27:

We carried out a lot of research to find a photographer for our wedding and Photo 27 immediately impressed with their prompt reply and competitive prices. 
We initially felt a little apprehensive about choosing photojournalism, but we knew we wanted natural photos instead of traditional, posed photos.  There was no need for our apprehension.  Estella and Diego are really lovely, friendly people who put us at ease straight away. 
They captured our day perfectly, from getting ready right up to our reception, taking photos constantly, each capturing different perspectives, yet remaining unobtrusive, they just seemed to fade into the background. 
Our photos are amazing and when we look through them we relive our special day over again. 

We highly recommend Photo 27, their service was impeccable.
Joanne Rees and Justin Phelps

Photo27 Studio is a well known reality as far as wedding photography is concerned.
This thanks to their high level professionalism, innovative approach and creative photography.

Photo27 will let you live and love your most important day being discrete but always by your side. Photo27 magic is their deep symbiosis with couple and all the party.
They are able to catch the very detailed moment to lead to wonderful pictures that will be also fragments of a real piece of art.

You could meet pure photojournalism Milano, new office in Brera area.

A little courtyard in Via Mercato 16 where free minds create and start from there to create.

Enjoy pure photography!

For more information about weddings in Torri del Benaco and Bardolino – Lake Garda – please contact us.

Villa L’Antica Colonia is located in Crabbia, a small village on the hills of the Lake Orta, a few minutes from Pettenasco. The structure is surrounded by a large green area and is an excellent starting point for interesting trips into nature and culture.
But the strongest point of the Villa L’Antica Colonia is the magnificent panorama that sweeps over much of the lake and the surrounding green mountains, reaching up to Orta and the Island of San Giulio, a real spectacular scenary!

Try to imagine your wedding party on the large terrace of the villa with fantastic view on the lake: an unforgettable event for you and your guests!

Built in the eighteenth century, the villa was for long time a church property. The large ground around the building, that in the beginning extended until the lake, was planted with vineyards and fruit trees and cultivated by the women of the village that were working for the clergyman. At the beginning of ’900 the villa was sold to a textile industry, which changed the property into a summer residence for the children of its employees, using part of the house for the breeding of the silk-worm in the winter season. It was later purchased by its actual owners, the family Manini-Maulini, who started the renovation of the property turning it into the beautiful villa we know today.

Villa L’Antica Colonia offers a unique and exclusive setting for your wedding: its prestigious balconies and arcades, between rustic and old, will give your wedding a scenario of the ancient times and a real magical atmosphere.

The old wine cellar of the villa is definitely worth a visit: excavated into the rock and kept unchanged for more than 3 centuries, offers a unique exposition of old wines from the most famous wine areas of Piedmont, from the Novara hills to the Monferrato and the Langhe .

If requested, Villa L’Antica Colonia offers also the opportunity to stay in the residence: the building is structured on 4 floors with 5 lovely apartments, all fully equipped and renovated with special care of details in different styles, that can accommodate up to 14 people.

Away from the crowded and noisy tourist centers, the villa offers peace and quietness to its guests: that’s why it is frequently rented by guests from abroad, who are looking for a pleasant holiday of total relax, granted also by the familiar management.

Villa L’Antica Colonia … much more than a “wedding with lake view”! 


Less known, this wonderful water mirror and its surroundings, is a special place just like the other bigger Lakes. The scenery is very romantic and it is a perfect spot for an unusual and traditional Italian style wedding during any season.

The surrounding area, called Franciacorta, is well known by wine “connaisseurs”, as it is one of the most important wine region of North-Italy. The charming vineyards, with rustic buildings and old mansion houses renovated with the most modern comforts, recalls countryside feeling.
Here you can arrange for your guests, genuine wine tasting programs and actively participate in wine producing process making at the end the actual bottle really yours!If your wish is a vineyard wedding mixed up with a lovely boat excursion on the lake, this is the perfect choice!

Lake Iseo is a wonderful spot on every season and not only during summer. Since there is an inhabited island in the lake, there are passengers ferries operating all-year.
You will taste here great local lake fish skillfully prepared by restaurants all around the shores. You will surely enjoy a gourmand stay!

The area offers also a lovely mountain landscape and woods of chestnuts and olives.
One of the main attraction of the Lake Iseo is Monte Isola island. You will find here many restaurants with great views. Monte Isola has a breathtaking lake view Church where you could celebrate your unforgettable wedding. There are also 2 smaller islands on the lake, both private.
The main town of the Lake is called Iseo and it’s located on southern part of the lake;
Iseo is very charming: ancient, pedestrian and with a lovely lakeside promenade full of shops, restaurants and bars.
The Town Hall of Iseo is located in the city center and it is really pretty. Here you can celebrate your elegant civil ceremony.

After a romantic ceremony, there could be different options for your wedding reception. The lake offers charming private villas and little lakeside restaurants. I’m very pleased to introduce you a fabulous hotel where continuing the day with a special wedding reception: Rivalago.

This hidden beauty is located North, just 5 minutes from Iseo, in Sulzano which is a smaller and pretty village.
From Monte Isola Church, or from Iseo Town Hall, newlyweds and their guests can reach the Hotel directly by boat and arrive to its private pier.
Stunning symbolic ceremonies and blessings can be celebrated outdoor overlooking the lake.

The food is exquisite as the service is.
The Hotel offers 28 rooms and 4 junior suites and a lovely swimming pool.
Iseo and its surroundings worth a holiday! Long excursions on the mountains close by, lovely boat trips, windsurf and kitesurf spots offers entertainment programs for your stay.

If you wish additional informations about Iseo and Rivalago, please contact us and we’ll be more than happy to help you.

Virag Lochinger is the Italian Lakes Wedding’s coordinator for lake Iseo area: having numerous years of experience in marketing and event management, she is a very accurate and trustful person to organize your very special wedding in the beautiful lakeshores of Garda.

For more information about weddings on Lake Iseo, please contact us.

If Isola Madre and Isola Bella are known for their great palaces and gardens and could be the perfect frame for your wedding pictures, Pescatori Island could be the best location for a perfect reception on the lake shores. This thanks to its wonderful position and rich gastronomic tradition.

Pescatori Island is the only one that is not part of Borromeo Family properties.
It is a liggle village with no more than 50 inhabitants. Fishing was the main occupation in the past some members of local families are still fishers.
You can see this heritage all over here starting from the little port where you will see many fishing boats.

It is such a peaceful place so you will meet many cats and frogs especially in July. Little nice frogs jump all over the narrow roads of the islands.
In this idyllic place there is a quite corner: a little garden with a terrace on the lake. You will read a big white sign with the name Belvedere on it.

Hotel Ristorante Belvedere is located on North East part of Pescatori Island far from busy port.
It has been managed from the same family for 4 generations. In 1921 restaurant hosted Charles De Gaulle who had lunch there during his honeymoon.

Today Belvedere Restaurant can host up to 200 guests inside the charming rooms and on its two gardens on the lake. Your reception to Hotel Ristorante Belvedere can be arranged on the open air by the lake shores, in the wide garden under the porch of booming flowers or inside the charming and bright veranda. You could also choose the lovely dining room once called La Grotta (the cave) because walls were all in stones.
The venue has been just refurbished but still preserves the charm of the ancient appeal. From all corners, including the dining room you could see Isola Madre and its great botanic park.

Belvedere Restaurant mainly serves fish dishes hand made prepared combining precious ingredients of Lake Maggiore and close valleys. Cheese lovers will taste Toma of Ossola valley and natural Gorgonzola. While wine lovers could choose among great Piemonte wines such as Barolo, Dolcetto, Barbaresco or pick great local wines of Novara valley.

During the day Pescatori Island could be reached with ferry lines of Navigation of Lake Maggiore or with a motorboat of taxi boat services.
For your dinner reception the restaurant will offer a free boat shuttle from Isola dei Pescatori to Stresa and vice versa.
This way you and your guests could be free to decide how and when leaving the Isle.

Bride and groom will have the possibility to have for them a traditional boat: a great opportunity to remember magic moments!

Valentina Lombardi is the Italian Lakes Wedding coordinator for Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore area. She follows Italian and foreign bridegrooms who wish to celebrate their wedding in Piemonte and Italian Lakes area.
Valentina is Italian; she has worked in event organization business for years before becoming a wedding planner.

For more information about weddings on Pescatori Island – Lake Maggiore, please contact us.

All images © Italian Lakes Wedding and:
Photo 1: Italian Lakes Wedding
Photo 2: Giorgio Gnemmi – Studio ArteFoto, Omegna
Photo 3, 4 and 5: Hotel Ristorante Belvedere, Isola dei Pescatori – lake Maggiore
Photo 6: Enrico Mocci – ArteFotoArona, Arona – lake Maggiore
Photo 7, Piero Gatti – Foto Smile, Baveno – lake Maggiore

At the northern end of this “small sea”, where the Garda ends and just beyond to the Brenta Dolomites, lies the picturesque town of Riva del Garda. Its mild Mediterranean climate, its beautiful sunny beaches and its beautiful old town of Riva del Garda have made an internationally known tourist destination since the late nineteenth century. From the harbour, which overlooks the square and the tower Apponale, develops the medieval part of town with its narrow cobbled streets lined with boutiques and cafes, Venetian palaces, arcades and octagonal Baroque church.
Not far away is the Scaligera Fortress, a castle on the lake surrounded by a canal with a drawbridge.

Due to its beauty and charm, Riva del Garda is the perfect destination for your wedding on Lake Garda, appreciated by many couples who want a more sophisticated and cosmopolitan atmosphere.

In this beautiful town we found for you a pleasant hotel near the lake, within the ancient city walls: the Hotel Ancora is a family run company, with a magnificent restaurant where you can enjoy home made pasta, variety of cuisine ranging from fish to meat, the traditional Italian pizza baked in wood-fire oven, all accompanied by excellent wines to be tasted in the restaurant,on the beautiful terrace or in the garden.

Hotel Ancora offers 14 rooms decorated to recreate the ancient magnificence of a time.To welcome the couple in the suite with the romantic canopy bed, there will be a bouquet of flowers, a bottle of sparkling wine and chocolates.
The Hotel staff will be at your disposal to make your wedding at Lake Garda an unforgettable moment.

Right in this green area you will find a lovely venue for your wedding on the lake: Hotel Conca Azzurra in Ranco close to Varese.
A wonderful view, a wonderful garden with many flowers and delicious cuisine will welcome you.
These are the main features of Hotel Conca Azzurra, a pretty venue for your wedding if you are thinking of getting married on Lake Maggiore.

Let’ s see together all the pearls of the hotel.
The great view on the lake: from here you could see the center of the Lake and great chain of Mt. Zeda. You could enjoy this perfect panorama in every month of the year from Restaurant La Veranda. During summer season it opens completely becoming a open air terrace for romantic dinners under the stars.

La Veranda restaurant offer a high level cuisine with local and traditional dishes of the Lake Maggiore and surrounding countryside. It has a very good service and wide cellar with selected wines for every request.

You could sip your aperitif or arrange an informal buffet reception in the wide garden with lovely view on the lake. You will be surrounded by palms and flowers and you will taste delicious lake fish and Piedmont wines.

Hotel Restaurant Conca Azzurra can host reception up to 200 guests.
The area is available for just one wedding per day with the possibility to have the venue on complete disposal during the wedding day.
Hotel Conca Azzurra has also a wonderful Wellness and Beauty Center named Il Canneto, a wide parking area and an independent entrance for bridegroom and their guests to park and terrace.

If you will choose Hotel Restaurant Conca Azzurra for your wedding you will surely have a lovely party in a peaceful and green place. You will enjoy a perfect wedding day with the great view on Lake Maggiore and some relaxing moments on the garden that goes towards the swimming pool and private beach on the lake.

As special gift for our bridegrooms: first night and breakfast on the terrace of the room in one of the superior rooms of the hotel.
A fairy tale wedding to Hotel Conca Azzurra …a night like a princess and a breakfast like a queen.

Valentina Lombardi is the Italian Lakes Wedding coordinator for Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore area.

She follows Italian and foreign bridegrooms who wish to celebrate their wedding in Piemonte and Italian Lakes area.

Valentina is Italian; she has worked in event organization business for years before becoming a wedding planner.

For more information about weddings on Lake Maggiore, please contact us.