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Florence, Italy Destination Wedding – Reception – Brandon and Angela

amy — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:27:27 +0000

Our final post from Angela and Brandon’s Florence, Italy destination wedding ….

The hotel where they got married has a beautiful big terrace overlooking the city of Florence. Unfortunately it was a bit cold, so the reception was set up under a tent, but the walls were clear so we were still able to experience the wonderful Italian sunset over the city … .

Because there was only about 15 people, including the bride and groom, this felt more like a fancy dinner party than a wedding reception. It was personal and intimate and a lot more relaxing than the 3 hours of dancing that might be part of someone else’s wedding.

The food and drinks were catered by the hotel, and we were waited on by some of the nicest staff.

My favorite was the risotto ….

There was a lot of love and a lot of laughing.
Definitely one of my favorite weddings ….. thanks so much to Brandon and Angela for bringing me along!

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Florence, Italy Destination Wedding – Ceremony – Brandon and Angela

amy — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:26:57 +0000

Continuing with Brandon and Angela’s Florence, Italy destination wedding ….

After taking wedding portraits throughout Florence, catching a cab to the hotel for the wedding, and taking more portrait on the hotel grounds, all we had to do was wait.

The ceremony took place in the front garden of the Hotel Villa la Vedetta. And, by ‘front garden‘ I mean huge yard+trees+fountain+loveliness.

Villa la Vedetta is a 5 star hotel on one of the hills overlooking Florence.

From their website:

In the charming atmosphere of Florence, surrounded by the green hills looking upon the banks of the River Arno, Villa La Vedetta is the ideal location to organize your wedding in Tuscany. Formerly an aristocratic villa, this Neo-Renaissance romantic property is today a refined 5 star luxury hotel, located on a hill a few steps away from Piazzale Michelangelo. The large panoramic patio, enjoying a stunning view over the city of Florence, is the perfect scenery to set up wedding parties as well as private banquets and receptions.

The hotel staff really took great care of us. I would 100% recommend this location to any other couple planning a Florence wedding (as long as I can come along).

Angela was given use of a bride’s room to touch up her makeup, tie the rings on the pillow and make other final preparations before going on to marry her love (or ‘Husbear’ as I have heard her call him).

See images below and please leave comments telling Angela and Brandon how gorgeous their wedding was!

Ang and Brandon pointedly made their family part of their ceremony. They had spent the last couple months hunting up claddagh pins on ebay, etsy and other sources. I won’t share all the details here, but Angela and Brandon formerly thanked their respective new in-laws for welcoming them into the families.

It was very sweet.

(Angela told me she tried so hard to hold back her big cheesy grin all throughout the portraits, but walking back up the aisle after getting married she just couldn’t hold it back!)

Stay tuned for the final chapter – reception!

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Florence, Italy Destination Wedding – Portraits – Brandon and Angela

amy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:26:26 +0000

Angela is my kind of bride – she made a real effort to give me as much time as possible for photos before the wedding ceremony (Brandon just let her decide whatever she wanted).

Of course, most wedding schedules run a bit late and this was no exception ….

But we had time to leave the b&b [Brandon, Angela, me, Andrew with all my gear, and Virginia the maid of honor] …. photos in the Duomo piazza, photos in another piazza and a few other locations in Florence before catching a cab to the ceremony location and even more photos there.

Loved it! And if you ask Angela I think she’d say allowing this time really paid off. I think she’s quite happy with these images …. and she didn’t have to leave her guests to take pics after the ceremony. I know that doesn’t work for all couples, but in this case you can see the results:

While walking through one of the piazzas we certainly got some attention and a little applause!

The wind was magical …. just perfect timing.

{the rest of these were taken at the hotel where the wedding took place}

{Technically I was also a maid of honor, but I was put to work, so this is pretty much the only photo of me. Photo by Andrew. Why didn’t anyone tell me my hair looked so bad. Sigh}

Brandon and his best man

The terrace behind the hotel looked out over the city of Florence … it was just so beautiful. Especially at this time of day.

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Florence, Italy Desination Wedding – Devo and Angela’s sneak peek

amy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:45:00 +0000

Ok. That’s it. I officially am in love with destination weddings.

It is so amazing to be pulled out of a comfort zone of your home town and be invited to photograph a BEAUTIFUL couple in an equally BEAUTIFUL location.

In this case, Florence.

Seriously, please consider having your wedding anywhere from Puerto Rico to Paris. I promise I’m a ton of fun and your wedding will be truly unforgettable.

P.S. More wedding pics posted on Facebook. More coming on this site in the coming weeks.

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