A Fairytale Wedding In Villa Pizzo - Lake Como

Real Wedding Description

For Claire and Mark was important to get married in a central location which allowed their nearest and dearest to celebrate togeder. Mark and Claire spent 4 days on the lake exploring venues but after seeing Villa Pizzo and meeting Marco who showed they the grounds, both came away knowing that the villa was perfect in every way.   Set right on the water with views across Lake Como, it was a fairytale setting.

Claire wanted the natural beauty of the gardens at Villa Pizzo to be the showcase of the wedding which took the guests on a magical journey through the various parts of their day. 

Claire: <<" Villa Pizzo is such a wonderful natural location, that we only needed flowers and candles to enhance the surroundings, accompanied by amazing food and wine. I also wanted to bring a little piece of Africa to our day as a nod to my heritage and love for the place I called home, and sourced bespoke big five magnets for our table name placeholders which our friends took great joy in trying to collect by the end of the night! (gold animal table name place magnet holders). We wanted to create a day that offered our friends and family, some of whom had traveled from Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong, Washington and across Europe, a day filled with fun set against a backdrop one of the most beautiful venues in an exceptional part of Italy, for us, it was perfection.

My dress was purchased in the Netherlands after a lot of shopping! I fell in love with the whimsical train and slightly modern edge, which spoke to my personality. My gorgeous bridesmaids wore blush pleated chiffon dresses which they chose collectively. I wanted to keep my palette, soft and romantic, and settled on blush, golds and white. Barbara Botta took care of our floral arrangements and I could not have asked for anything more; the flowers were stunning. 

It sounds cliched, but it was the best day of our lives.  We would not change a thing; it was perfect in every way and we could not have asked for anything more! From our amazing wedding planner Polina, to our fantastic photographer Fabio and his team who captured our day. For any bride planning a destination wedding, my best advice is choose a venue, photographer and planner who you connect with and can work seamlessly with you to ensure your day goes as you envision, so you can relax and enjoy every moment with your guests. It goes by so so fast, remember to take a step back and breath it all in, it will be a day you look back and smile about for years to come. " >>