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Roberta & Ivan – A beach wedding in Liguria

Monday, April 8th, 2013

Good morning lovely ladies!

The sun shines here in Venice…spring has eventually arrived! To celebrate this incredible news (after so much rain and cold!) I thought to show you some summery photos of a wonderful 100% Italian beach wedding in Liguria…for those of you who have not started planning their holidays yet, this will give you the right motivation!

I really like Marta & Alessio (aka Studio A+Q)’s style and I hope I will meet them soon in their wandering around Italy capturing wonderful images of our country!

Roberta and Ivan got married last year around Savona, in Liguria, and they organized their wedding all by theirselves and they made a perfect job in bringing all the joy and complicity of their couple into the colorful and bright decorations and floral white, pink and green arrangements.

The small town church was love at first sight for Roberta and Ivan, who dreamed of a small private ceremony, and the tiny chapel with its breathtaking view was just perfect.

After the ceremony the guests could chill out on the Piazza, enjoying an aperitivo Italian style and the sunset, celebrating the love of the happy couple.

The view from the restaurant was amazing – just in front of the beach, this little modern and cozy restaurant was the perfect location for an intimate reception as the bride and groom wanted.
I love te idea of using basil and chilly plants wrapped in jute cloth as centrepieces, a cheap and unusual solution!

I also like the idea of personalised jars with food as an alternative favour option!

Bride’s dress: Couture Hayez, Milano
Church: Sant’Agostino a Verezzi
Reception Venue: Bagni Nettuno, Borgio Verezzi
Photography: Marta & Alessio Studio A+Q

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An Italian riad in the heart of Sicily

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

Good morning lovely ladies!

It’s raining and I have to run to work in a few minutes (boo-hoo!) but if you want to be entertained by the photos of a wonderful location which reminds of hot Italian summers (do I still know what summer is?!) and relax, please don’t leave…yet!

Today I’m doing a little review about Casa Talia, a beautiful B&B in the heart of Val di Noto, in Modica.
When I saw the pictures of this luxury accomodation in the heart of Sicily I thought it was the perfect place for a little intimate wedding. The view to the baroque architecture of a typical Sicilian town, an amazing terrace surrounded by prickly pear and citrus trees and the Mediterranean atmosphere of the interior design which mixes together the Italian and Orietal traditions! These are all good ingredients for a true and romatic Italian wedding!

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The B&B is situated in the ancient village of Modica, not far from the beautiful Mediterranean beaches and is composed by little independent accomodations which have been refurbished using natural and local materials.

I love the caves! This part of the house is simply relaxing and I bet quite cool during the hot Sicilian summers!

I also love the bright colours of the bedrooms, the tiles on the floors and on the walls, as well their beautiful private terraces all surrounded by green!

Marco Giunta and Viviana Haddad are the owners of this little jewel – two architects who chose to leave the busy life of Milan to start a new life following the “slowliving” philosophy. What a better place than this?! If you need any help I’m available to relocate from the UK…

Photos by Andrea Ferrari & Matteo Cirenei

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Annalisa & Matteo – A back garden wedding in Bologna

Friday, March 15th, 2013

Hi girls,

Today I’m writing from France, my beloved home place, where I am spending one week doing nothing…or almost…I play my my little girl, chat with my mum, meet my old friends…and write some love stories which I have been waiting to talk about for a while…now it’s the time…

Today I would like to share with you the fab photos of Annalisa and Matteo’s wedding in Bologna taken by Sylvain Le Lepvrier.

What I really like about this wedding, a part from the vintage touch that I simply adore, is the simplicity of a home garden wedding! Yes, the location is the couple’s own garden which was magnificently decorated with flowers, lights and lots of love all around!

Matteo and Annalisa met when they were students at university, during a dinner in a restaurant. Some eyes glances, some words jotted down on pieces of papers, a blue rose and a phone number… And here you are thirteen years later with their fresh, sunny and vintage wedding organized in Bologna!

This is all what Matteo and Annalisa wanted!

Can we talk about these fab shoes please?! OMG!

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From the bride:
I met Matteo during the first year of University in Bologna when we were both 19 years old and today. After 13 years we are not just wife and husband, not just a couple, we are and we have always been best friends.

Matteo proposed during our holiday in Sicily, two years ago, in front of the sea while eating arancini and drinking a glass or red Sicilian wine! We laughed a lot that night, beacause we were so happy!

We planned our wedding in a vintage way, as they used to do in the past: at our home in the countryside. We wanted small lights on the trees, white cages for birds full of candles, old vases full of flowers, good but simple food… and we all did by ourselves, organizing with our families. The priest married us in the garden, under the sun in a perfect day in the end of June… then the party was full of friends and smiles, dancing until late in the night. It was absolutely the best day of our life.

We are so in love of our wedding …

Photographer: Sylvain Lelepvrier
Wedding Stationary: Stefano Ciccotti (art Director free lance)
Catering: Party e Ricevimenti
Flowers: Adelfa Tavoni, Castel D’Aiano (Bologna)
Bride dress: Pignatelli by Le Mariage
Groom Suit: Glamour Store (Porto Potenza Picena – Macerata)
Hair dresser & Make up: Stella Parrucchiera and Lucia Ciccotti, Free Lance Make Up Artist

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Christina Lee & Andrea – the sweet life, and that it is

Monday, February 25th, 2013

Happy Monday everyone!
We had a very busy time last week, that’s why we only published one post, but this week we have something special for you!

The first blog post of the week is Christina’s and Andrea’s intimate destination wedding in Rome shared by Rossini Photography!

Christina is from the States, Andrea is Italian. They were planning a big, international wedding in the lake region, north of Italy. Then things must have become too complicated, because they decided to call off the big event and have instead a smaller and intimate wedding.
However, they still wanted their portraits taken as “bride and groom” and they planned a photo-shoot in Rome.

“To avoid the massive crowd of tourists and Romans that every Sunday of spring congests the city center – explains Claudia at Rossini Photography – we met at dawn in front of the Trevi Fountain”.

The bride was truly beautiful. She found a Finnish lady, Janet Helova, who did a great job with her hair and make-up at five in the morning. Her dress was extremely elegant, simple and modern, tailored made in an exclusive boutique in Shangai, Vernissage by Fang.
After the Trevi Fountain, they moved to Piazza di Spagna, then they walked up the Spanish Steps.

From uphill they reached the beautiful park of Villa Borghese, which rises above the center of Rome, in which they had fun renting a row boat, a couple of rickshaws, and taking pictures between alleys, paths, lawns, and woods.

“It has been a wonderful experience – says Claudia. Weddings are much more of a rush. I usually have no more than half an hour between the ceremony and the reception to take bridal portraits, with the spouses worrying about their guests being left alone. Having for once the chance to organize a full photo-shoot, instead, made it possible to shoot some amazing images whilst wondering around the eternal city”.

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A gorgeous location in the Marche region

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Hello ladies!

How are you today?!

I guess I came across the most gorgeous location you could dream of where to celebrate an intimate civil ceremony surrounded by the hills in the heart of the Marche region, not far from Tuscany!

Petrella Guidi is an ancient village which houses were recently completely restored, refurbished with love and care for details by the owners who lived in there for 15 years before they turned the main house into a so elegant, welcoming and full of charm venue where privacy is a must!

This location is indeed rented in an exclusive way as a whole, so to preserve the intimacy and bien-etre of its guests during their stay!

I love all the details that can be found all around the venue: leather chairs, antique pictures and framed poems on the walls, souvenirs of travels brought from all over the world by the house owners, which makes this venue even more authentic and personnal, and what I mostly go crazy about when I visit venues for the job: fireplaces that give the whole structure a sense of familiarity and “just-like-at-home” atmosphere that characterizes the Italian hospitality!

Enjoy!

Also the names of the bedrooms are charming! If you choose to stay in the Poet room you will be able to see poem drafts of previous travellers still there.

While Spirit room has got wonderful ancient chairs and a really romantic fireplace…

Last but not least a hammam…

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A retro industrial building for a wedding in Italy

Friday, February 8th, 2013

Hello lovely ladies!

Are you impatiently looking forward to the week end too? Only one day to go!!!

Today I’ve got some photos to show you…I eventually managed to go through the pictures we took last November during a corporate party that we organised in Vicenza, Veneto.
The event was held in Fabbrica Saccardo, an old archeological site which has been recently converted in a stunning location for events and art exhibitions.

Guess what? When we were there we both (Sylvie and I) had the same thought – this would be a perfect and unusual place to organise a wedding reception…maybe a vintage one!
Have a look at the few pictures we took during the event, I simply love this place full of history and character! Plus the location in the hill of Vicenza is simply stunning!!!

A big thank you to Morgan, who allowed us to work on this project, and a great thank you to Belinda who help us decorating the venue with her fabulous vintage furniture!

I found some nice old little chalk boards on e-bay (they came from a primary school in UK) and I thought they would perfectly match the style of the venue. We used one of the on the welcome table, at the entrance, and the others in the reception table to display the name of the food.

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{ Alessandro Della Pozza }

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{ Alessandro Della Pozza }

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Sara & Simone: A wonderland garden in Tuscany

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Hi lovely friends!

This Thursday I would like to start the week with Sara and Simone’s wedding, an amazing real wedding in Tuscany!
I met Sara many years ago now, when we both used to work for the local newspaper of our town. Thanks to Facebook we managed to keep in touch despite the fact we both move far away from our hometown.

It was just through Facebook that I saw her wonderful wedding photos a few months ago!

Sara and Simone’s official photographer was Andrea Cittadini, but he came with his photographer friend Dennis Berti (lucky couple eh!), who took some pictures too. So most of the photos below were taken by Andrea, unless you see Dennis’ logo on them (or is specified below it). A bit confusing!

I simply loved the ones taken in this secret garden which reminds me of Alice’s in Wonderland! There were taken not far from the church where they got married, in the Siena area. What do you think?

{Dennis Berti }

But let’s go back to the beginning…

From the bride – I could not say which was the most memorable moment of our wedding – everything was amazing! From Simone’s arrival driving a motorbike, to the priest’s laugh while he was reading our friends prayers during the mess, as well as to our ride to the restaurant on a wonderful vintage convertible car.

The best time ever was probably during the reception, when our friends showed us a video which was basically a collection of pictures of us through the years, from when we were little up to the last couple of years. We both laughed and cried at the same time!

I have to say it was a really special day – Simone and I met seven years ago in Liège (Belgium) during our Erasmus, and since then we travelled a lot and made friends who were spread in different part of Europe. So this was the day when we had everyone together in the same place from my town, from Simone’s town and from other parts of the world!

We danced, sang and had a lot of fun, I’ll do it again tomorrow!!

Photographer: Andrea Cittadini & Dennis Berti
Bride’s dress: Spose di Giò
Church: Basilica di San Lucchese a Poggibonsi
Venue: Tenuta Bichi Borghesi
Catering: Class Ricevimenti

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A boutique B&B in the heart of Abruzzo

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

Hello dear ladies!

We have formally introduced a new feature – every month we will select a venue that we really like and we will feature it here on My Italian Wedding blog.
So if you are planning a romantic trip to Italy and would like something special, stay tuned!

The venue I choose today is called Sextantio and is situated in Stefano di Sessanio, a medieval walled village in the Abruzzo mountains which are part of the Grand Sasso Park.
What really took my attention, when I saw the photos of this stunning place, was mainly the fact that the hotel is not structured in one place but its 23 bedrooms are spread in old houses around the village!
This is indeed the result of a clever conservation project which was aimed to restore the old buildings without alterning their ancient structure.

The simplicity of the interiors is perfectly combined with the attention of special details – I love the fact that the creators of this stunning location managed to bring into new life old books, furniture, tools and fabrics!

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I think it would be a perfect location for an intimate wedding! The locanda is a little restaurant which offers traditional food in a very rustic but chic setting! All food is made following traditional recipies! There is also a herb tea room (how amazing!) where you can have a brew, expecially during the winter which is quite cold over there!

Photos: Mario Di Paolo

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From Hong-Kong with love

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

Hello girls,

Hope you’ve had a wonderful week-end!

I would like to start the week with a lovely Chinese pre-wedding session in Venice! I’ve been following the wonderful job of Peggy from Maison Pestea Photography for quite a while, but for a number of reasons, we were both able to be in touch and get to know at each other during the last Christmas break! Peggy, just like me, has been living in Italy for a number of years and spending some time with her on the phone chatting only in French has been quite of a fresh air breath!

I’m happy to share today then Celia and Joe’s pre-wedding session. They both come from Hong Kong. They plan to get married in March 2013, but before that they chose to travel to Europe for a series of pre-wedding sessions shots! They spent thus 15 days in Europe and visited different places, taking each time the opportunity to have a prewedding session with a photographer and each time with a dress and different bouquets… Amazing isn’t it?

Celia and Joe’s session in Venice started from Hotel Carlton facing the Grand Canal, where they stayed during their journey. They spent most of their time with Peggy in Santa Croce and Dorsoduro.

Love the shots in the gondola! What do you think?

Photographer Credits Peggy Picot Maison Pestea Photography

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Trabocchi, a place between sea and sky

Saturday, December 8th, 2012

They look like little spiders spread around the south coast in the Abruzzo region, South Italy. They are called trabocchi and they are ancient structures similar to pile dwelling. They were built a few centuries ago by fishermen…who were too scared to leave the coast and go into the blue water to fish.

When I saw Katia and Matteo’s photos from Acromatico, in trabocco San Salvo, I completely felt in love with these structures which were completely unknown to me until I saw these stunning pictures!
They got married last summer and they decided to take some pictures in one of these unusual areas in their region. So lucky I found them!!!

If you would like to discover these little jems, you would need to head towards the Chieti province (between Francavilla and San Salvo), where the coast is wild and silent. Here among wild brooms, green olive trees and vineyards you can see these strange creatures appearing from the sea.
They are concentrated in the area from Punta Acquabella (in Ortona) to Vasto. Some of them are: Trabocco Fosso Canale in San Vito Marina; Trabocco Punta Cavalluccio, Punta Isolata and Punta Tufano in Rocca San Giovanni; Trabocco Pesce Palombo and Punta Rocciosa in Fossacesia.

Italo and Ale (Acromatico) are South Florida husband and wife wedding photographers. Italo is Italian and Ale is Chilean, two awesome cultures mixed together making a great team! Thanks for sharing these nice pictures!!! All these wedding pictures here.

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