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

Maddalena + Leonardo - a chic vintage wedding at Villa Gaia Gandini

The first time we set our eyes on Maddalena and Leonardo, in a crazy busy event in Milan, we thought they were one of the most stylish couples we've ever seen. In the following months, not only they confirmed our first impression, but we discovered they are also the most genuine and creative souls. As Maddalena is a super talented illustrator, she wanted to something special for her wedding, so she not only created by herself the sweetest stationery, but also decided to paint a little portrait for anyone of the guest. That's how we love our couples. Creative and patient, willing to make an effort to have the wedding of their dreams.

The setting of the day was Villa Gaia Gandini, a magnificent Italian villa with a river that runs just at the end of the garden.

Blush, pink and lavender for the bridesmaids, a dress that seems directly out of a fairytale, lots of personal details and the craziest dances at the end of the day. Enjoy, and get inspired!

La prima volta che abbiamo visto Maddalena e Leonardo, in un affollatissimo evento a Milano, abbiamo pensato che avessero davvero stile. Nei mesi successivi, non solo hanno confermato la nostra prima impressione, ma si sono rivelate due persone davvero genuine e incredibilmente creative. Maddalena è una bravissima illustratrice, e con l'idea di creare qualcosa di speciale per il matrimonio, non solo ha realizzato stupende partecipazioni, ma ha dipinto un piccolo ritratto su cavalletto per ognuno degli invitati, come segnaposto. Ecco le coppie che ci piacciono. Creative, pazienti, e con la voglia di fare uno sforzo in più per il loro giorno speciale.

La location scelta per la giornata è stata Villa Gaia Gandini, una splendida villa proprio sul naviglio grande.

Oltre a questo, colori pastello nei toni del rosa per i vestiti delle damigelle, un abito che sembra uscito direttamente da una fiaba, dettagli curati e personalissimi, e danze sfrenate a fine giornata.

Buona visione, e buona ispirazione!

Lucia + Andrea - an outdoor, relaxed wedding at Cascina Boscaccio

Qualche volta succede. Succede che una coppia si diverta davvero il giorno del matrimonio, e che l'atmosfera sia rilassata e gioiosa, come quella che ci si aspetta ad una festa fra amici. Succede che il matrimonio rifletta davvero la loro personalità, che sia pieno di dettagli, di minuzie pensate, scelte con amore, condivise. 

Certo, la coppia in questione dev'essere speciale. Li avete già conosciuti, su queste pagine: Lucia e Andrea, e Memole, sempre con loro, che avevamo fotografato in una tiepida giornata primaverile fra campi e laghi, e che ci hanno emozionato ancora una volta per quanto siano perfetti l'uno per l'altra. Come direbbero loro, "come pane e burro".

Sometimes it happens. It happens that you meet a couple who can really enjoy their wedding day, and the mood is like the one you would expected at a party with friends. It happens that they make their wedding truly their own, with details created by themselves, with love and care, to reflect their personality.

Of course, to have all of this you need to have a special couple. But we already knew them and knew they are one amazing pair. Lucia and Andrea, and their dog Memole. We shot their engagement session on a warm spring day, and on their wedding day we got emotional once again seeing how they look perfect together. As they would say, like bread and butter.

Location: Cascina Boscaccio

Fiori: Il Profumo dei Fiori

Grafica, stationery, wooden signs: b-signs