Beautiful Chic wedding in Il Verreno, Tuscany
Meghan and Oliver contacted me about a year before their wedding. What they were looking for were natural photos that would tell the story of their wedding day in an authentic, candid way. From our first call it was clear that we were a good match. I always look for genuine, spontaneous reportage style photos when I work and I’m very happy when this is exactly what my clients look for.
Meghan and Oliver are British, live in Dubai, travel a lot for work and are both wonderful, warm people with big hearts and open minds. In my work I often attract clients that resonate with who I am and it was the case also this time. On our first call we realised that we share the love for travel, both they and me are eternal nomads, we have similar sensitivity and easy approach to life. I find it fundamental to be on the same wave-length with my clients. After all, they trust me with the story of a very important day in their lives. It is a big day for them, but it is also for me. I want to give my best every time I take the camera in my hands.
I met with Meghan and Oliver the night before their wedding. Since their family and friends were already at the villa, the pizza night was a great way of getting together and having first photos taken. Everyone invited came to Tuscany from a far away corner of the world and it was important for the couple to have photographs from that evening as well. I love it when couples add pre-wedding dinner to their package, because it allows me to meet everyone before the wedding, get to know the bride and the groom and break the ice with people who love the camera a bit less :)) Plus the couple gets a collection of more casual memories with the people they care for the most.
Meghan and Oliver’s wedding perfectly reflected who they are. Although they are both easy going, they have the taste for elegance. In fact everything about their wedding was beautifully stylish and chic. It was curated by the talented eye of Elena, the wedding planner behind Italian Wedding Designer, who made sure that even the tiniest details were taken care of.
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Location: Il Verreno
Flowers: Lilla Floral Design
Video: Three Seconds Film
Wedding planner: Italian Wedding Designer
MUA: Nelli Made
Band: Enola Grey
Officiant: Tuscany Pledges
Also the choice of location was spot on. Il Verreno is a villa in the Tuscan countryside and it itself has a healthy mix of rustic ease and elegance. With its beautiful villa, farm houses and the glass house for dinner and party, it was a perfect frame for all the stages of the event.
When I got there in the morning, the preparations of the bride and the groom had already started. Both Meghan and Oliver had an amazing team of bridesmaids and groomsmen that were next to them all the time, supported them, helped with the organisation and unexpected mood swings. They filled the farm houses with laughter and helped the bride and the groom be ready on time for the beautiful ceremony that was about to come.
The ceremony was organised outdoors in the villa’s garden. When I got there, the guests were already seated, waiting for the bride to arrive. Oliver and the groomsmen were nervously looking at the stairs leading to the garden, waiting for Meghan and her uncle, who walked her down the isle. After a few minutes of waiting, there she was, beautiful, shining like a star, happy and emotional. This is the moment of the wedding day when I often get emotional myself, drying my eyes behind the camera :)) The ceremony was a pure joy to witness. Skilfully led by Tuscan Pledges, it was a sentimental moment for everyone, the bride and the groom, their families and friends, tears rolling down their smiling cheeks.
After the flood of emotions we stopped for some formal family shots and a little later for a few candid couple photos in warm Tuscan light. Then we headed for aperitivo in the upper garden laying right in front of a breath-taking panorama of Val d’Ambra.
After sunset, everyone moved to the glass house, where gorgeous table setting was already waiting to impress with its flowing flowers and elegant table decor. What followed was a delicious dinner prepared in the villa’s restaurant, emotional speeches, wedding cake and then party party party! When the night came, music and colourful lights filled the air and Meghan and Oliver celebrated their wedding until late hours of that September night.
Congratulations Meghan and Oliver. I wish you that your life as The Gallos shines as brightly as the stars on your wedding night. Thank you for trusting me with the photography of your wedding day.
With Love,
Iga