The Koiné String Quartet at Villa Crespi, lake Orta – Photography by Raffaello Mazzoleni The string quartet is the ideal size of ensemble for most events ranging from a handful of guests up to a few hundred or more. The combination of two violins, viola and cello can create a wide range of textures and …
On September 4, 2004 Isola Madre on the Borromeans Islands has been the perfect scenario for the wedding of the decade: John Elkann, Fiat heir, married Donna Lavinia Borromeo of Princes of Angera at the Cappella Bianca on the Isola Madre. John Elkann is the chiselled 28-year-old grandson of the late Gianni Agnelli. Following the …
Photography by Diego & Estella, Photo27.com Milano For our wedding in Stresa and Isola dei Pescatori – Lake Maggiore – we had special ideas of the art of photos. The photos should be taken very natural, many close-ups and moment-shoots from us but also from all our guests. By good references we found Estella & …
Of the recent new hotels in the region of the Italian lakes, the Hotel Cortese in Armeno represents a uniquely successful example of the skillful blending of tradition and modernity. A perfect synthesis which, when expressed through the charm of this authentic architectural jewel at the heart of an incomparable location, provides the ideal setting …
If you are wishing an Italian Wedding with a religious ceremony, the area between Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore is just perfect. This area is very rich in churches and sanctuaries located in panoramic setting such as Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso, Sanctuary of Madonna della Bocciola, or in medieval village as Maria Assunta church …
Isola Madre is the largest of the Borromeo islands and the most characteristic one, with its atmosphere of silence, meditation and enchantment. Flaubert, in 1845, wrote that ‘Isola Madre is the most sensual place that I have ever seen in the world’. The Borromeo Islands are a group of three small islands and two islets …
Our wedding was in spring which I thought should be reflected in the floral scheme. I had some very unique and specific ideas regarding what I wanted which unfortunately meant I couldn’t simply show a florist a photograph and ask her to copy it. I spent a lot of time with Monika explaining my vision …
In the last years, especially in Northern Italy, there are many more civil weddings than in past times. In such town as Verbania, Como, Verona, Orta San Giulio and Stresa, civil bendings are more than religious ones. Among the reasons that determined this new trend there: second weddings, that can be celebrated only at the …
A wedding is in the details. What makes your wedding unique is all about the little things you choose to make it all come together. With the snap of a shutter, a camera captures a single moment in time, one that can never occur again in the exact same way. At any given wedding, there …