Gemma + Mitchel - An exclusive destination wedding in Tuscany at Villa Mangiacane

Staying true to the luxury and art vibes of Villa Mangiacane, Gemma and Mitchel threw a summer wedding that fits right in with all that Italian glamour. The sweet couple flew from USA with their families and friends, to this epic venue nestled in the hearth of Chianti region. 

The bright and magnificent facade of Palazzo Machiavelli was the perfect setting for their intimate celebration, and with the expert guidance of Alessia, they created a sophisticated feel with a gorgeous ivory, pink, blush, green, white and gold color palette for the florals, wedding party attire, and decors.

After saying “I do”, the newlyweds and their guests enjoyed the views of the olive groves and the vineyards under the Loggia, during a typical italian aperitivo.The intimate party then continued under the stars, on the garden terrace. Paper lanterns as place cards, golden lights and organic blooms spilling onto the tables set a romantic scene beneath a canopy of lights. Surely this wedding was nothing short of perfection!

Design and Planning: Alessia B Weddings | Photography: Leti - L&V Photography | Venue: Villa Mangiacane | Flowers: Il giardino delle Fate | Muah: Costanza Sconainechi| Lights: GBaudio Service | Shoes: Manolo Blahnik | Second shooter: Velluto Photography | Rentals: Cover System

Rustic chic styled shoot at Villa Garibalda

With beautiful soft lights and colours and an early Italian summer, our styled shoot would like to show you a hidden gem, an undisclosed spot in Northern Italy. 

As destination wedding photographers, we at L&V Photography are quite used to travel in and around Italy and Europe to the most particular and renown locations and venues: but we know the talents and the beauty we also have next to our doorsteps. Lombardy is not just busy and bustling cities like Milan, with its industrial and frenetic life: the countryside can leave you speechless. 

This could represents a new perspective of what our hills could offer for your wedding day or elopement. 

Our countryside is just as beautiful as other sweet Italian hills that you are used to admire in so many wedding blogs. Still having those “Tuscan Vibes” that in general Italian countryside can really offer.

So here we are, we gathered an amazing group of creative vendors in this beautiful villa up in the hills between Lombardy and Piedmont, near Tortona, just roughly 70 kilometers form Milano and its airports. 

Ourselves and the rest of this amazing team of creative vendors wanted to tell a story, reflecting the romantic vibes that Villa Garibalda gifted us with. 

The project was inspired by the soft tones, the beautiful garden, the gorgeous details for an “al fresco wedding”. But also, thanks to that beautiful conservatory and the flourishing rose garden patio: those pretty details allowed us to have a traditional english touch to the shooting. Not only, the beautiful hills and countryside we were surrounded by inspired all of us: this rustic-chic styled shoot was held at the beginning of June, when early summer is at its best in Italy.

The light and the stunning landscape put accent on the charm of the bride and her dress by “Le Spose di Andrea”: Andrea choose his very romantic dress Biancospino, that we complemented with the always so oh-stunning sparkly shoes by Anniel. If you’re looking for something particular but extremely versatile for any style of dress, have a look at their beautiful shoes!

Her hair and make up were elegantly done by Lina Pagano: we choose a natural style, to highlight her beauty in such an enchanting and delicate way.

The rings, so quirky and stylish but still very romantic with a vintage touch, were by Golden Age Lab  one of our favourite craftsman in Italy: Luca creates stunning pieces, not only as wedding bands but also gorgeous engagement rings. Definitely worth a visit to his website too!

As for the flowers, the lovely design was made by La Fioreria: they opted for a composition of "Blow of cream” Peonies, Tulips, Muscari, Lisianthus, Rose “Mundial", Poppy bulbs Eucalyptus leaves and we all absolutely adored it. 

Hello Sunshine Party Wedding Planner set up the beautiful sweet table and as you can see the design and display is just gorgeous! And talking about sweets...we got a sweet tooth thanks to Didi’s Cake who provided us with the cake, macarons, donuts and all the other bonbons. The sweet design was, as you can see, an important part of the shooting, as we could have many details in light blue. So lovely and...delicious! 

Photography: Leti | L&V Photography

Venue: Villa Garibalda

Wedding planner: Hello sunshine party

Floral design: La fioreria

Bridal dress: Le spose di Andrea

Make up and hairstyle: Lina Pagano

Rings: My Golden Age

Cake design: Didi’s cake

Shoes: Anniel

Model: Lavinia Restano

V as Love

Oggi vi portiamo nel laboratorio di una ragazza che sa trasformare nastri, carta, stoffa e perline in bouquet unici e originali. 

Lei è Ludovica, alias V as Love, è di Pavia, ha un sorriso per tutti, un'energia inarrestabile, ed è capace di creare capolavori con qualsiasi materiale. Questo è il resoconto di uno splendido pomeriggio passato con lei a fotografare i suoi meravigliosi bouquet, senza riuscire a scegliere il nostro preferito. 

Per sapere tutto su V as Love correte a vedere il suo sito e aggiungetela su Facebook! E se siete così fortunati da conoscerla, chiedetele di farvi una cheesecake: è la migliore che abbiamo mai mangiato!