{"id":48373,"date":"2020-03-01T10:22:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T10:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italianlakeswedding.com\/blog\/?p=48373"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T18:47:01","slug":"ethnic-wedding-lake-maggiore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italianlakeswedding.com\/blog\/lake-maggiore-weddings\/ethnic-wedding-lake-maggiore\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ethnic Wedding on Lake Maggiore"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/p><\/div> he story of Morine and Bastien\u2019s destination wedding in Italy is very exciting. They chose a Roman Catholic ceremony in a wonderful church in Lesa<\/strong> and a reception to follow in one of the best wedding venue of Lake Maggiore: Villa Rusconi Clerici<\/a>. <\/p>\n

But the exciting parts of this wonderful and romantic wedding were all the Ethnic elements<\/a> the couple decided to add to an Italian wedding. As the matter of fact Morine has Assyrian Iraqi origins<\/strong> and she really wanted to incorporate some of her culture to this amazing wedding on the shores. But let\u2019s start from the beginning of this wonderful Ethnic wedding on Lake Maggiore.<\/p>\n

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Getting ready in wonderful Stresa<\/h3>\n

Bastien and Morine decided to set their base in Stresa<\/strong> with their family and friends coming from all over the world. Morine and Bastien live in Switzerland<\/strong> so for many guests the trip to Stresa was short but others came from further away.\u2028<\/p>\n

Morine got ready in a wonderful and luxury hotel in Stresa. Bridal getting ready takes more time for sure so while guests and Bastien waited the time to reach the church for the ceremony we planned for them a fun aperitif and some welcome drinks to an berathtaking viewed sky bar in Stresa. On the other hand bridal party and Morine\u2019s family celebrated the pre wedding moments at the hotel where Morine got ready and they started already some Assyrian Iraqi traditional dances and celebrations. The view here was just stunning and the summer day gave to the whole group a great and warm sun for this romantic Ethnic wedding on Lake Maggiore.<\/p>\n

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A Boat trip and a Romantic Catholic Ceremony in Lesa<\/h3>\n

Once ready the group reached the church of San Martino in Lesa<\/strong>. The church is located not far from Stresa and faces the Lake. You can easily reach it by boat or by land transfer. The church is wide and bright and it was the ideal venue for Morine and Bastien\u2019s big group.<\/p>\n

Morine arrived a little after all the guests and while Bastien and their guests were waiting inside she walked down the aisle with her dad. She was stunning in a wonderful wedding dress with laces pearls and sparkling details<\/strong>.\u2028 The church was full of candles long garlands on the balusters and olive branches matching Morine\u2019s bouquet. Her bouquet was big and colorful made of burgundy and dusty pink flowers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Ceremony followed the Roman Catholic tradition<\/strong> but when bride and groom exchanged their vows they also included the exchange of arm bows<\/strong> that are part of Assyrian Iraqi tradition at weddings ceremony<\/strong>. They have the similar meaning of wedding rings and they represent eternity.<\/p>\n

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At the exit of the ceremony all the group tossed the newly weds with petals and traditional Arabic singing<\/strong>. Morine and Bastien released two big white (and biodegradable!) balloons as special wish for their marriage.<\/p>\n

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It was time to celebrate so they all got on a boat to reach Villa Rusconi Clerici<\/strong> for the reception. Morine and Bastien took the chance to have an intimate boat trip to reach the villa and have some great photos. Once they reached the villa their Ethnic wedding on Lake Maggiore could really begin!<\/p>\n

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A grand wedding reception at Villa Rusconi Clerici<\/h2>\n

Side of great photos of Independent Pictures<\/a> you can see here we suggest to watch wonderful video by Lavezzo Studios<\/a> we added here. A wonderful footage of the day with also some amazing drone shooting that can give you the real idea of how beautiful a wedding on Lake Maggiore can be.
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