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A REPOSITORY OF MUSINGS, INSIGHTS, UTILE EPHEMERA & WEDDING INSPIRATION 

Inspiration

A Wedding planner in Maremma: an interview with Lucia Saltalamacchia

Getting married in Tuscany is a dream for many couples, and that is why I decided to interview a young and talented wedding planner living and working in Maremma, a “less known” area of Tuscany. I have met Lucia during a meeting of wedding vendors, she was the coordinator of the event and I really […]

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Italian Destination Weddings

Organize your Exclusive Wedding in Como Lake

Italy offers a wide variety of locations, from seaside to high mountains, from countryside to the major cities full of history. So… Why choosing Como lake for your Destination Wedding in Italy? If you are looking for a classy, chic, high-end wedding then Como lake is one of the top choice in the world. Romantic […]

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Italian Destination Weddings

Dreamy Destination Wedding in Tuscany Villa Le Fontanelle

Are you planning a dreamy destination wedding in Tuscany? Looking for historical buildings, stunning landscapes and delicious food? Then Villa le Fontanelle in Tuscany might be the best choice ever. Based in Florence, the cradle of Renaissance, this breathtaking venue was one of the properties of the Medici family. Enjoy an amazing view over Florence […]

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Dolce Vita

Latest reading: “Tiziano Terzani” – A Fortune Teller told me

A few days ago I finally managed to start reading “A Fortune-Teller told me” from Tiziano Terzani. I found this reading very inspiring because it encourages not only to travel but also to discover all the small things that happen in front of our eyes. “Every place is a goldmine. You have only to give […]

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Dolce Vita

About falling in love

Writer Steve Friedman on falling in love—forever—with the scent of a woman  When we say “You smell good,” here’s what we mean: You make me think of fireflies and precisely five tiny beads of sweat on her Coppertoned neck, which was mine one weekend long ago. You make me taste buttered popcorn and Junior Mints […]

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Travel Notes

Fall in love with Japan

Hanami is the famous Japanese custom of admiring the cherry blossoms that turn parks and gardens romantic shades of pink. But Japan’s centuries-old culture is full of poetry, beauty, and harmony in all seasons and in every small everyday gesture. From its irresistible autumn landscapes that offer fiery reds and golds, to the famous spring […]

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Inspiration

To the immortal beloved

Even in bed my ideas yearn towards you, my Immortal Beloved, here and there joyfully, then again sadly, awaiting from Fate, whether it will listen to us. I can only live, either altogether with you or not at all. Yes, I have determined to wander about for so long far away, until I can fly […]

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Dolce Vita

Iconic couples : Bogie & Bacall

She was a Jewish girl from the Bronx, and he was raised Episcopal on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Together they made some of the greatest film noir movies the world had ever seen, and their May-December romance will go down in history as one of Hollywood’s most glamorous marriages. Lauren Bacall, 19, was a former […]

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Wanderlust

Amalfi Coast insider guide

Your Destination Wedding goals begins here! WHERE TO STAY  Truly great hotels have the capacity to reassure, like sanctuaries remaining unchanged in a fast-changing world, but should also be able to surprise and inspire. Le Sirenuse does all this and more, offering the elegance, traditions and grand trappings of an aristocratic summer villa, but always […]

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WEDDING TIPS

Wedding planning resources for the groom to coordinate

Assuming you are recently engaged, congratulations! Getting engaged is such an exciting time, especially to share with your friends and family. Once all of that excitement passes though, you and your partner may be overwhelmed with the wedding planning process, and that is where we come in. It’s a stereotype that the groom doesn’t help […]

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BEHIND THE LENS

MEET
GABRIELE

Scripting electric storylines in Milan's designer-scene Gabrielle's stylistic approach culls from fashion-campaigns & photojournalism.
His wedding images tap on the modern side of Love meld with
Italianate sapor.

As a fashion portraitist I've treaded between reality and fantasy, identity and inclusivity, time, space, culture and (be)longing. These all influenced how I photograph real people, urging me to create images that offer -in their simplicity- a connective tissue and counterpoint to my subjects. I tell stories of how chance encounters between strangers come to form families, and capture how their shared space, experiences, values and time bring about the little magic the future needs. It's all very Italian, and so universal at the same time. 

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SAYING I DO at LAKE COMO

Having rightfully merited its cult status as one of Italy's most exclusive wedding destinations on the globe, Lake Como is the ultimate luxury wedding experience. Discover all you need to know about your Lake Como wedding photography.  

MORE is more

THE STYLE FILES: PORTRAIT SESSIONS & DRESSING THE PART        

IN VOGUE : DEAR READER ... A BRIDGERTON INSPIRED WEDDING IN TUSCANY  

INSPIRATION: A DREAMY BOTANICAL WEDDING WITH  JOY PROCTOR IN PUGLIA

TRAVEL NOTES : 
WEDDING DESTINATIONS TO COVET

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Your Wedding Experience begins here! Get in touch for a complimentary consultation on your next big adventure. We're probably both in the same dream orbit. Let our joined spirits take flight and make the best future out of the present!