Getting married in Tuscany
There are so many wonderful places in the world to get married.
Tuscany with its Mediterranean flair is very much in trend, not only for celebrities like Sylvie Meis, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, but also for many other bridal couples.
This summer I had the opportunity to plan a bridal photo shoot in Florence.
Ein Fotoshooting im Ausland zu organisieren ist immer auch eine tolle Gelegenheit mehr über die Herangehensweise, Ideen und Trends des jeweiligen Landes zu erfahren. Schnell stellte ich fest, das obwohl jedes Jahr viele Paare aus der ganzen Welt sich in der Toskana trauen lassen, die erste große Hürde in der Kommunikation besteht. Englisch ist unter den Dienstleistern nicht weit verbreitet, was die Kommunikation nicht gerade erleichtert. Daher möchte ich hier gerne einige meiner besten Tipps und Tricks mit dir teilen.
A Wedding planner is the base
Daher war ich sehr glücklich mit der lieben Elena von Melograno Wedding Lab aus Florenz schnell eine passende Weddinplanerin gefunden zu haben. Mit ihrer Hilfe haben wir schnell mit der Villa le Fontanelle die perfekte Hochzeitslocation, und durch ihre Erfahrung und ihr Netzwerk auch gleich die passenden Dienstleister (Blumen, Tischdeko, Stylistin für Haare und Make-up, …) gefunden.
Suitable location
The goal was to take some pictures in the city as well as photos in a typical Tuscan wedding villa in the surrounding area.
I would not have expected that we would be only approximately 10 minutes from the city centre already surrounded by fantastic Tuscan nature and a breathtaking view over Florence. In the Villa le Fontanelle one can get married in the appendant chapel or who prefers a wedding ceremony outside, also under the white sun sails.
Dinner can then be enjoyed with family and friends while enjoying a picturesque sunset with a delicious Chianti from the region and a great view of Florence.
With Valentina & Nicolo from Bergamo and Berni & Max from Germany we had two sweet couples for our photo shooting in a dreamlike scenery. Valentina and Nicolo were just on their way back from their honeymoon and wanted to enjoy once again to dress up and stand in front of my camera in wedding dresses. I knew Berni and Max from a couple photo shoot in Germany and they had also gotten married only a few weeks before. So there was a lot of Amore on site that afternoon.
The dress that Berni wears, you can get next to many other great wedding dresses at dear Ela von Ela's Brides in Mainz. The bridal shop for modern bridal fashion for the authentic bride. The dress of Valentina is from Rotundo Stefaniaan Italian designer.
Conclusion
For one or another it is already a challenge to plan a wedding in Germany and I was able to experience it myself during the photo shoot preparation, a distance of several hundred kilometers and different cultures does not make it easier to prepare for the big day perfectly. To make sure everything runs smoothly, knowledge of the Italian language, manners and a lot of sensitivity are required. Therefore I was very grateful to have Elena and her team at my side.
It was so nice that I am already looking forward to being back in Tuscany again, because often it is not more expensive to book a photographer from Germany for the wedding than to find one locally. Even language barriers and cultural differences would be avoided in this case.
