Wedding in Chianti, Tuscany

Tuscany
April 2020

Intro - Long dinner tables set with candles and white chairs under string lights, a glowing Drunk in Love neon sign on the ivy wall at dusk

What about getting married in an ancient Borgo in Tuscany?

Viviana and Davide have chosen to tie the knot in the ancient Borgo Castelvecchi in the heart of the Chianti area in the beautiful Tuscany. The Borgo is a rural hamlet with a terrific view of the Tuscan beauties. It is a historical mansion located in the village of Radda in Chianti, near Siena.

Getting married in the Chianti area.

An ancient hamlet in Tuscany is such a beautiful venue for a wedding. Vineyards, gentle hills and cypresses created the perfect cozy atmosphere.Warm sun and clear sky have been the protagonists, September’s colors and its mild weather made everything even more special.Viviana and Davide’s family and friends have come to join the future couple at the venue and gathered for a 3-day celebration, relaxing and having fun in this astonishing location. The celebrations started with a welcome dinner alfresco in the amazing courtyard of the Borgo. Viviana and Davide have chosen to celebrate their wedding at Pieve di Santa Maria Novella, an ancient church located on a hill overlooking the beautiful nature of Chianti. The view from there is stunning! After a touching catholic ceremony, the newlyweds and their guests have reached the gardens of Borgo Castelvecchi to enjoy a refreshing aperitif served by the staff in a colorful vintage caravan.

Intro - Vintage book with a sprig of yellow mimosa tied to its cover resting on a green wooden garden bench among fallen leaves

Wedding reception in Borgo Castelvecchi, Chianti

The Borgo’s courtyard square hosted the wedding reception. The decoration arrangement made by Giulia Lazzarini Design was truly amazing. Giulia recreated a romantic and bucolic style with candlelight and fairy lights. There was a beautiful luminous neon light saying "Drunk in Love" hung on the wall, a surprise arranged by the bride for her groom. There was also a special corner dedicated to sweets and sugared almonds (typical Italian sweets, gifted during weddings by the newlyweds) decorated by illuminated mirrors and tons of candles. The party ended with a delicious wedding cake cut under a secular tree with lights hanging on it.

Getting Ready - White lace wedding gown with a sheer dotted bodice hanging from a hanger on a rustic wooden wardrobe door in the bridal suite

Getting Ready - Pair of satin bridal heels and a small red rose set on a wooden sideboard beneath a framed painting of two women in white and red

Getting Ready - Old Jack London paperback tied with twine to a bouquet of succulents and yellow berries, resting on a green slatted bench outdoors

Getting Ready - Open window frame looking out over green cypress trees and rolling vineyards of Chianti under a clear pale blue sky

Getting Ready - Black and white close-up of a bride with curled hair looking down while a hairdresser works on her hair in a bright room

Getting Ready - Back view of a bride with loose waves wearing a small green leafy hair piece while a stylist gently pins her hair

Bride's getting ready-Bride in a silhouette standing by an open window, a sheer curtain beside her and green trees of the Tuscan hills outside

Bride's getting ready - Long arched corridor of the old Borgo with terracotta floor tiles, a woman in a pink dress sitting on a bench in the distance

Bride's getting ready - Black and white photo of a bride in a strapless gown being helped with her dress by two women in a dim bedroom at the Borgo

Bride's getting ready - Bride in a strapless satin gown glancing back over her shoulder while a bridesmaid in a rose dress fastens her dress in a sunlit room

Bride's getting ready - Black and white shot of a helper lifting a lace veil over the bride as she raises her arms, the fabric blurred in soft light

Bride's getting ready - Bride seen from behind with a leafy hair crown as a woman with red curls buttons up the back of her lace gown, a bridesmaid smiling behind

Bride's getting ready - Black and white view of two women bent over a long lace train spread across the floor, one smoothing the fabric with careful hands

Bride's getting ready - Black and white bride in a lace gown reflected in a tall framed mirror while two women help her with her dress in a bedroom

Bride's getting ready - Black and white close-up of an older pair of hands buttoning the row of tiny pearl buttons down the back of a bride’s lace gown

Bride's getting ready - Bride stepping into pale satin heels with a lace gown pooling around her ankles on a terracotta tiled floor

Getting Ready - Bride in a lace gown holding a green bouquet, standing alone in a long hall with exposed wooden beams and terracotta floor tiles at the Borgo

Bride's getting ready - Bride centred in a corridor under dark wooden beams, a small bouquet in hand, with white curtains at a tall window and an antique door to the right

Bride's getting ready - Bride looking down at her green and white bouquet in a warm hallway with framed pictures on the walls and an antique wooden cabinet beside her

Groom's getting ready - Black and white view from above of a groom in a dark waistcoat walking down a staircase with a patterned iron railing in the old villa

Groom's getting ready - Black and white groom with a moustache adjusting his waistcoat in a doorway beside a tall window, the light falling across his white shirt

Groom's getting ready - Black and white view through a window frame of a moustached groom in glasses talking with an older man with grey hair, a dark blurred foreground

Groom's getting ready - Black and white close-up of a groom with round glasses and a moustache buttoning a dark waistcoat over a white shirt in a quiet room

Groom's getting ready-Black and white photo of a groom fastening his tie in front of striped wallpaper while an older man in a white shirt watches beside him

Getting Ready - Black and white shot of a groom smoothing his hair in a tall mirror at the end of a hallway, a blurred hand in the foreground

Getting Ready - Black and white detail of a groom in glasses hanging a dark suit jacket on a black hanger beneath a wrought iron wall hook

Getting Ready - Black and white photo of a groom in a dark suit adjusting his collar beside a sheer curtain in a striped room, the light falling from the window

Getting Ready - Groom in round sunglasses and a navy suit having a white rose boutonniere pinned to his lapel by hands in the garden

Getting Ready - Groom in a navy suit and round sunglasses standing among green hedges and tall trees in the gardens, a white flower on his lapel

Getting Ready - Groom in a dark three-piece suit standing alone on a garden path under tall cedar trees, a railing and bright sky behind him

Ceremony - Bride in a lace gown with a bouquet walks arm in arm with an older man in a dark suit down a terracotta-tiled hall with a wooden beamed ceiling

Ceremony - Bride in a white gown with a bouquet walking out of a carved wooden door onto the grass beside an older man in a dark suit, olive trees behind them

Ceremony - Bride laughing with her eyes closed as the groom in glasses kisses her cheek during the church ceremony, guests in pews and a floral dress behind them

Ceremony - Bride on her father’s arm walking toward the church doorway through a silhouette of seated guests, cypress trees glowing in the sunlight outside

Ceremony-Empty checkered marble floor lit by a thin strip of light from a half-open church door, the dark walls of the church interior around it

Ceremony - Close-up of a bride in a white lace gown with her hands clasped in her lap beside the groom’s dark sleeve during the ceremony

Ceremony - Priest in white vestments passing a small wedding box to an older guest in a floral red dress while the bride waits beside a bouquet

Ceremony - Groom in glasses slipping a ring onto the bride’s finger during the exchange of rings in the church, guests standing close behind them

Ceremony - Black and white photo of the bride with flowers in her hair smiling down at the ring on her finger as the groom in glasses holds her hand

Ceremony - Black and white close-up of two hands clasped together beside a lace gown, a ring visible on the finger, the groom’s sleeve blurred in the dark

Ceremony - Couple standing side by side at the altar rail, hands folded, with white roses and trailing greenery draped along the wooden kneeler

Ceremony - Black and white view down the aisle of a dim church from the open doors, guests seated in rows and the bride in white standing at the altar

Ceremony - Black and white photo from behind the couple at the altar, candles lighting the gilded church front while the priest faces them from the lectern

Ceremony - Couple walking out of the church doors into bright sunlight, guests lined up on the grass outside, cypress trees glowing behind them

Ceremony - Newlyweds walking through a shower of confetti under a green garland at the church door, smiling guests reaching out their hands on both sides

Ceremony - Black and white hug between the bride and a guest in a dark dress, both laughing, with the groom and other guests blurred behind them

Portraits - Vineyard rows in the golden evening light of Chianti, with rolling hills fading into a hazy pink sky and the vines catching the sun

Portraits - Warm golden light on the ivy-covered stone walls of an old Tuscan borgo courtyard, a small bell tower rising above the rooftops in Radda

Portraits - Bride in a lace gown with a loose bouquet and groom in a dark suit walking hand in hand along a dirt path between vineyard rows at golden hour

Portraits - Couple standing hand in hand on a gravel lane lined with tall cypress trees and a stone wall, the bride holding a green bouquet in the warm evening light

Portraits - Groom with a mustache and round glasses smiling at his bride in soft focus, backlit by a bright sunset over the Chianti hills

Portraits - Top-down close-up of the bride’s pale pointed heels standing on gravel, the hem of a white lace gown brushing the stones

Portraits - Silhouette of the groom kissing his bride on the cheek against a glowing sunset over the rolling hills of Tuscany

Portraits - Two small figures embracing in dark silhouette in front of a huge orange sun sinking behind the Tuscan hills, the vineyards dark in the foreground

Portraits - Out-of-focus bride and groom seen from behind among vine rows, the warm sun flaring over the wooded hills of Chianti at the end of the day

Portraits - Black and white photo of a bride with long dark hair laughing with her eyes lowered beside her mustached groom in round glasses, sunlight behind them

Portraits - Bride in a lace dress with her arm around the groom as they lean in for a kiss, the low sun flaring over the vineyard hills behind them

Portraits - Couple walking hand in hand through rows of vines on a dirt track, the bride’s full skirt swaying as the sun sets over the hills of Radda

Portraits - Black and white portrait of the couple embracing in a vineyard, the bride’s long gown flaring out over the dirt track with wooded hills rising behind

Portraits - Bride beaming at the camera while her groom in round glasses leans in from behind to kiss her cheek, a white rose on his jacket lapel

Portraits - Close portrait of a smiling bride with her eyes lowered, her groom in tortoiseshell glasses resting his head against hers with a white rose boutonniere

Portraits - Bride in a lace top holding a bouquet of deep red blooms, white flowers and green eucalyptus, her face cropped out by the frame, in a golden field

Reception - A waiter in a cream jacket and dark tie serving drinks from the window of a cream vintage caravan wrapped in green foliage at the Borgo

Reception - Two orange aperitif cocktails in cut-glass tumblers on a wooden counter edged with green leaves, the caravan window softly out of focus behind

Reception - Black and white photo of a guest couple walking arm in arm along a gravel path through the garden, a bearded man in a dark suit beside a woman in a long dress

Reception - Two men in dark suits, one in a red tie, seated at a candlelit table seen through a mirror frame, a blurred guest in the foreground

Reception - Long wedding table set with white plates, linen napkins, green foliage and tall candles in the stone courtyard of the Borgo as evening falls

Reception - Long dinner table receding into the distance, lined with candles in glass hurricanes, plates dressed with sprigs of herbs and cushioned chairs in candlelight

Reception - Close view of a dark wooden table dressed with crystal glasses, candles, white roses and a green garland, a white plate with a folded napkin in front

Reception - Long banquet tables under strings of fairy lights in the ivy-covered courtyard of the Borgo, tall candles lining the table and white chairs along the sides

Reception - Wide view of the dinner tables at blue dusk, the ivy-covered Borgo walls glowing under string lights while the long table recedes toward the arched doorway

Reception - Long dinner tables set with candles and white chairs under string lights, a glowing Drunk in Love neon sign on the ivy wall at dusk

Reception - Long reception table running along a stone wall covered in ivy, tall pillar candles and white chairs in the foreground, a wooden barrel beside the arched window

Reception - Neon sign reading Drunk in Love glowing on an ivy covered stone wall above candlelit tables laid for dinner at Borgo Castelvecchi

Reception - Guests seated at long candlelit dinner tables in a stone courtyard under strings of lights while the night sky turns deep blue

Reception - Smiling woman resting her chin on her hand at the reception table beside tall white candles and a man in glasses looking away

Reception - Long banquet table with rows of guests lit by candles and strings of lights in a stone courtyard at the Borgo at night

Reception - Guests in the foreground seated at candlelit tables while the neon Drunk in Love sign glows through the ivy far behind them

Reception - Three men in dark suits laughing together at the head table beneath the neon Drunk in Love sign and a clay urn of greenery

Party - Guest in a flower crown holding a glass of wine and laughing among friends at the evening party in the courtyard under string lights

Party - Black and white photo of a band playing clarinet, double bass and guitar in a stone courtyard while a singer stands at the microphone

Party - Groom in glasses kissing the cheek of a laughing bride in a flower crown during an evening party beside a rough stone wall

Party - Black and white photo of a smiling bride in a flower crown dancing close with her groom in a dark suit, hands clasped against a stone wall

Party - Bride in a lace dress and flower crown smiling as she holds hands with a guest and walks through the courtyard under strings of lights

Party - Black and white photo of the groom in glasses dancing hand in hand with the bride in her flower crown beneath strings of lights in the courtyard

Party - Guest in a tan leather jacket dancing close with a smiling man beside a long candlelit dinner table in the warm glow of the courtyard

Party - Woman in glasses swinging a little girl by the hands in a blur of motion under streaks of light on a dark courtyard at night

Party-Black and white close embrace of the bride in her flower crown resting her head against her groom with string lights blurred in the background

Cutting of the cake - Tiered wedding cake dressed with greenery on a round table under a tree in the garden, hung with bare bulbs that light the night

Cutting of the cake - Bride and groom seen from behind holding hands as they walk toward the wedding cake under a tree hung with bulbs in the garden at night

Cutting of the cake - Bride with a red flower crown seen from behind as the tiered naked cake sits in front of her with the groom in the foreground

Cutting of the cake - Hands of the bride and groom cutting a naked wedding cake topped with figs, berries and white roses on a table with greenery

Cutting of the cake - Close view of the tiers of a naked wedding cake decorated with fresh figs, white roses and herbs resting on a bed of greenery

Cutting of the cake - Gilded mirrors with handwritten chalk quotes standing among rows of candles and lanterns against an old stone wall at night

Cutting of the cake - Groom in glasses kissing the cheek of his laughing bride in a flower crown as they cut the naked cake together under a dark tree at night

Cutting of the cake - Bride and groom sharing a kiss in the garden at night beside the cake, with hanging bulbs glowing above them and a dark tree behind

Cake-Silhouettes of guests gathered beneath a tree hung with small glowing bulbs in the dark garden as the cake is about to be served

Cake - Corner of a stone wall lit by clusters of candles in glass jars and a gilded framed mirror with a chalk quote, set up in the Borgo at dusk

Cake - Warm candlelit table with glass domes over chalkboard signs and a jar of sugared almonds beside votive candles under sheer curtains

Cake-Old stone wall with a barred window lit by rows of candles and lanterns on the cobblestones, framed chalkboards and mirrors standing in the glow

Ceremony: Pieve di Santa Maria Novella / Reception Venue: Borgo Castelvecchi,Radda in Chianti, Tuscany / Wedding Planning & Design: Giulia Lazzarini Design / Flower Designer: Le Petit Jardin / Light Service: Mixar / Catering and Desserts: Delizie deliziose Catering / Classic Music Duo: Arte Incanto Musica/ Music Band: Gipsy Caravan / Vintage Van: Slow Hills / Hair Stylist and Mua : BL Hairdressing / Bridal gown: Iris Noble / Boutique: Atelier Scenari Sposa, Milano / Bride’s Shoes: Jimmy Choo / Groom’s attire: Sartelli / Groom’s shoes: Tricker’s / Groom’s tie: Marinella

About the photographers

Mary and Maurizio are wedding photographers in Italy. They love capturing moments of genuine happiness and fun, feelings and emotions.
They shoot weddings in Tuscany, Como Lake, Apulia, Amalfi Coast of course and abroad. They’ve worked together in adv agencies for several years, dealing with fashion and lifestyle and this still has a strong influence on their style. Travels and cinema are also some of their greatest sources of inspiration.
Their photos are always devised with a look that comes directly from advertising, fashion and movies. They translate true moments of life through a kind of glam eye, they “aim to document reality in a glamorous way, always without taking away spontaneity from our shoots”.
They love to make their couples feel at ease in order to let them look spontaneous and gorgeous in their photos. Their main goal is catching authentic moments of joy and raw emotions