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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Thinking about getting hitched? Perhaps the global pandemic has made you realize that you don’t want to waste any more time, and you are planning your proposal for as soon as you can possibly make it! But a year or more of lockdowns, employment worries and more have fried your brain and you can’t think […]

When you think about Tuscany one of the very first thing you will probably think about is “Renaissance”. Together with the amazing team of Divina Fortezza we decided to style a wedding inspired by the work of Sandro Botticelli. The shooting was held in Fortezza di Poggio Imperiale, an exclusive historic location, unique in the world […]

I am pretty sure that you are landed on this page because you aren’t sure if you need to have an engagement photoshoot taken by a professional photographer. Or maybe you are wedding photographers just like me and you are trying to explain to your clients why it is important to book an engagement photoshoot.

Podere Conti is a rustic but luxurious Wedding Venue in the Tuscany’s countryside. Here is an interesting interview to Cornelia, the owner of this great agriturismo