One of the most beautiful brides I’ve ever seen in my decade of planning weddings in Italy inspired style rule #6 for Italian brides. Jewelry should be minimal and should not overshine the radiance of the wearer. Parures are ok if tasteful and in tune with the wedding gown. The no-no is a wristwatch: however designer, whoever the giver, whenever the ceremony. The only one keeping time on your wedding day should be your planner.
Just too unique. Sorry my photographer friends, I took these myself and wanted to post them right away because the emotion behind being in Venice is overwhelming …
Ok, so there are way too many tourists
Way too many boats
never enough gondoliers
but then there are amazing storefronts
authentic restaurants
wondrous ways to dispose of rubbish
a universal language
oh yes, and one of the most breathtaking backdrops for your wedding
and then some
I was frantically looking in the thesaurus for a word to describe these …. delightful (too weak) …. gorgeous (not enough) …. amazing (close, but no cigar) Italian Wedding Confetti.
Can you imagine someone – namely Francesca from Dolce Creazioni – hand-decorating each single petite candy-covered almond by hand? Outstanding (still not there …)
P.S. Special thanks to Atelier delle Amiche for posting about Francesca on twitter xxoo
P.S.S. I included a pic of bride and groom cookies because they were too cute :0)
My all time favorite for Italian wedding gowns is Atellier Aimee’ (pronounced a-tell-yeah em-ay). They have three collections: Precious Princess Glamour, Young Romantic Dreamer, and Sophisticated Chic Elegant. Their idea for young brides is a bold statement: springtime patterns, vivacious colors, sensual fabric. The 10 year anniversary album shows off slendering corsets and fluffy up-dos, plus classic lace and tender pinks. Yummy!
What does this picture tell you:
She needed Prince Charming on a white horse.
He needed a ‘guy’ detail.
How about this one:
A Wedding in Italy is her dream come true.
She is his dream come true.
Who got it right? Photographer Antonio Sanzari.
How? By speaking their language, meeting them before the wedding, flying down to Italy with them, following them around through their whole Italian Wedding experience.
How could they afford it? Easy. A low cost flight to Italy probably costs less than local travel in the UK.
What are you waiting for? Click on the banner for Antonio Sanzari, UK wedding photographer.
*BYOP = Bring Your Own Photographer 
Wedding in Tuscany
July is the epicenter of sunflower season in Tuscany and this is when colors erupt and the maize-colored haze flows across the fields like lava. Warm summer breezes fragranced with wheat spikelets glide smoothly over the hillsides, soaking the air with that je ne sais quoi …. young lovers unite and celebrate!
In 2009 Tuscany made a come back as the top place to be even during the warmest months. And as civil weddings in Italy become easier and cheaper, more dreams come true for those brides counting on a magical destination wedding. Whether it be in a castle, a villa, a farmhouse, or in the middle of a sunflower field, an unforgettable Italian celebration is in store for you!
Viva gli sposi!
This article was inspired by an episode viewed on a reality TV series where a Wedding Planner was organizing a civil ceremony on the isle of Capri, just off the coast of Naples in southern Italy. Derogatory remarks portrayed the civil ceremony as being ‘medieval’ – read on and judge for yourself.*
Banquets in medieval castles, strolls down the cobblestone streets of ancient villages, flag throwers and mandolin players all set the atmosphere for romance in a fairy-tale journey into the past for an unforgettable Italian Wedding. And while hundreds of years have passed since knights in shining armor roamed the Circus Maximus, the echo of ancient Roman Law[1] governing citizens in the middle ages still rings in the Italian Civil Code today. But it comes as quite a surprise to many couples who choose to unite legally in Italy that those century old articles of law still define the legal process of marriage in a truly modern doctrine for equality and the rights and obligations of the spouses. Continue reading…
