Kate and Ben's wedding!

 I am delighted to share with you the wedding of Katie and  Ben, Katie worked for The Italian Wedding Planner a few years ago and Stacey who has been working for us this summer went home to be the onsite coordinator on Katie's very special day! 

I know Katie would have loved to have hosted her wedding in Italy but unfortunately as her grandparents are very elderly they felt the trip from Wisconsin would be too much for them and she could not imagine getting married without their presence! 

So Katie brought a little Italian inspiration to her vintage wedding and created a beautiful infusion of both styles! As these wonderful photographs by the talented Anda Marie showcase.

Both Katie and her mum have spent the last two years searching antique markets and websites for vintage finds like the apple creates. But the items I think are moss special are the the tablecloths and glass jars that were once her Great Grandma’s, salvaged years ago from her attic by Katie's mother. I am also delighted that they also tried to incorporate items from the orchard, like the raspberries in the lemonade or the various fruits in the jam favours.

Miller their dog almost stole the show as the ring bearer but Katie was the star, looking so beautiful in her pink wedding dress this day that is uniquely Katie! 

Wonderful long tables, very Italian family style dinning! 

Congratulations Katie and Ben!!!

vendors

photographer: Anda Marie // venue: Door Creek Orchard // wedding dress: BCBG Max Azria // shoes: Vera Wang Lavender // veil: Be Something New // groom’s suit + tie:  J.Crew // groom’s shoes: Cole Haan // dog bow tie + leash: Silly Buddy (on Etsy) // ring book: Allie Ruth (on Etsy) // flowers:Daffodil*Parker and Madison Farmer’s Market // hair: Alan Koa Salon // band: Baba Ghanooj // catering:Underground Food Collective // vintage table linens: great grandmother’s and Midwest Textiles // officiant: Reverend Marcia Boyer // day-of coordinator: Sunshine Daydream Events // invitations: Save the Date – sketched by the bride and designed by Orange 81 to design + print, booklet invitation: minted, wood print invites: Letterpunch Design on Zazzle

Vintage inspired wedding shoot...

I was just web-dreaming and stumbled across one of my favourite designers Charlotte Balbier photo shoot captured on a video by Silk Wedding Videos that is so much fun and full of energy I just have to share it with you all. 


The Future Of Vintage Shoot from silk wedding videos on Vimeo.

The girls from The White Closet did a great job styling the models in Charlotte Balbier dresses and I adore the hair and make up by Emma Draper MUA  whose blog shows the photographs taken on this shoot by the talented Jonny Draper .  


Check out  Charlotte Balbier fabulous designs and I will be writing to all of this team to see if they covers weddings in Italy!

Vintage wedding in Siena

Lorna and Steve chose the fabulous setting of Siena for their wedding day. This wedding was filled with countless gorgeous details, from the very personal ceremony in the historic town hall of Siena, to the vintage  glass vases filled with beautiful floral arrangements in the marquee, the whole day was magical. It was a truly fabulous wedding that will be remembered for years to come.

Red white and blue Fiat 500's transported the groom and the main wedding party to the town hall of Siena.

Piazza del Campo Siena...

The best man keeping the rings safe.

Lorna's father handing her to her husband.

Getting married in Siena.

The crowds delighted, shout congratulations and clap as the Bride and Groom walk by.

Siena, a beautiful backdrop for a magical wedding in Italy.

Enjoying an Ice Cream before the guests walked back to the bus and the wedding party made their way to the cars.

Lorna and Steve in a vintage MKII

Arriving back at the villa in the Tuscan countryside.

Every detail was in place and the team waited for the arrival of the wedding party.

Gifts for the flower girls.

 

Crossing the threshold as man and wife!

A very special invitation was extended to Penny, The Italian Wedding Planner's dog. Who was delighted to receive so much attention from the children at the wedding!

The guests enjoying cocktails in the garden, while others played games on the lawn.

Final checks to make sure everything was in place before the guests were seated for dinner.

A curtain of fresh flowers framed the entrance to the marquee.

Vintage glass vases filled with beautiful flowers decorated the table filled with candle light.

Guests were entertained by Encore tenors from London

The evening continued, dancing in to the early hours.



Jesse and Erik Wedding in Orvieto

 We love working with  Edorado Agresti and his team (captured above by Kelly Hayes , with our lovely hairdresser from London and the bride to be Jesse from the USA.) His photos are stunning and so it is with pleasure I am posting Edoardos interview and photos from ISPWP on Jesse and Erik's wedding in Orvieto.

Client Names: Erik and Jesse
Wedding Date: September 19th, 2009

Ceremony Location: The Old Theatre in Orvieto, Teatro Mancinelli, Orvieto, Italy

Reception Location: A private villa close to Orvieto

Wedding Photographer: Edoardo Agresti, Florence Wedding Photographer

Wedding Description

I took photos at this wedding last September. The couple did not ever realise when I was shooting. My style is photojournalistic and you can see it through my images. No poses – just some formal pictures with friends and parents if the couple want – but candid and spontaneous shots.

There were 30 guests at the wedding which gave it a real intimate atmosphere. They rented 10 old cars, FIAT 500s, in different colours and they drove by themselves. It was funny because these people were used to driving cars with automatic transmissions and it’s not so easy to drive with a manual stick shift, especially on an old car!!!!

For the ceremony location, they chose the old theater of Orvieto (we are in Italy about 2 hours from Florence and 1 hour from Rome), that is located in the center of the town. They got in married in a civil ceremony celebrated by the mayor of the town.


At the beginning it was a bit of a rainy day. As a photojournalistic style photographer I used the rain to catch nice moments with coloured umbrellas, and also as we were walking in the narrow street of Orvieto with guests, parents and friends. In the main square, just in front of the cathedral, they had parked the old 500s. Great pictures.


The weather turned beautiful with a fantastic light. We arrived at the private villa where I continued to shot in a candid way, in the garden, at blue time, with the fantastic effect of the balloons flying in the dark sky.


They did not have any first dance, instead they just enjoyed listening to relaxing music and drinking a good limoncello.


Wedding Photography by Edoardo Agresti
Florence wedding photographer, ISPWP Member


website: Studio Crea
email: info@edoardoagresti.it
phone: +39 055541337

Beautiful light on the bride’s wedding dress. 

The bride starts to get ready and a bridesmaid prepares a Prosecco.

One of the bridesmaids in a room of the villa.

The bride puts on her dress helped by her mother and friends.

Bride and bridesmaids arrive in the center of Orvieto with a red old Fiat 500. It’s very cool now in Italy to drive this old car!!!!

With her father at the entrance of the wedding room where the groom is waiting.

During the civil ceremony in a decorated room at the third floor of the theater.

A curious portrait from the balcony of the old theater.

Out of the theater, a rainy day, and people with umbrellas look to the bride and groom.

Drinking a Prosecco, walking towards the cars in the main square.

Just the umbrella is coloured!!!!

The FIAT 500s are ready to leave, having been parked in front of the main cathedral.

The bride in the car is waiting to leave.

The groom is driving, I’m in the front seat and… it was a bit of a scary trip to the villa!!

The bride in front of the villa.

Beautiful cloudy sky. Infrared technique shot!!!!!

Running to catch the bouquet!!!!

The table with nice flowers and candles.

The “blue time” with the balloons. Fantastic effect!!!!

Speeches, toasts, during the dinner.

We would like to thank Edoardo and Marco for all their hard work and for sharing their thoughts on Jesse and Erik's wedding in Italy.

We always enjoy working with you and can not recommend you highly enough!