No matter how many times we come across a beautiful wedding in Lake Como, we seem to fall in love with this fairytale place all over again. The sparkling water, the abundant olive trees, the soaring mountains… I mean, can you blame us?! This gorgeous wedding day planned and designed by Ksenia Ridolfi Weddings embodies all the airy and romantic feels of this dreamy locale. Lush arrangements from In Bloom Floral Design teeming with white blooms, elaborate terraced gardens at Villa Balbianello, a scenic post-ceremony boat ride and a candlelit al fresco reception. See all the magical details below with images from Julia Kaptelova Photography!
From the Bride… Sometimes it happens that a person whom you have never known or seen before, in a matter of days, becomes your dearest and closest friend … We have met quite accidentally at the company where I worked; it was located near the Alex’s home place. I have posted a photo in the social network, which he has accidentally saw and messaged to me, we have exchanged a couple of messages. Afterwards, he decided not to wait long to see me, but to surprise me. He called to my office and said that he had a delivery for my name. Later I was handed a huge bouquet.
After I took the flowers a nice young man said: “I’m Sasha, a guy who attacks you on Facebook, don’t forget to answer me, please”. Half a year later we went for a holiday to the Maldives. One day in the evening after the sunset in a very romantic place under a starry sky he knelt down and said that he loved me, that he wanted us to be always together and our children to run in our house someday and drawed out the ring box. When I was a child I loved fairy tales about princesses and always imagined my wedding day as one of those fabulous moments. It would seem that now all the birds from the forest flock to help me and sing the morning song, the fairies help me with the dress and treats, “Once upon a dream” song plays, the bells ring, everyone gets together, your prince takes your hand, and the long-awaited words “And they lived happily ever after” happily sound.
And of course like a real princess from a fairy tale, I imagined a white as snow, shining dress with a fluffy skirt, and lace on the sleeves and a neckline, exactly this image I wanted to create at the wedding. As for decor we wanted to see tenderness, light and a bit of heavenly air tones. I’ve visited Como lake for the first time in 2012 and fell in love with it. This is truly a wonderful, heavenly place! I wanted to spend a wedding day in this beautiful, fabulous location. There are no competitors for Como lake and Villa Balbianello as festive splendor, beauty, space and fabulousness!
Music has a very significant place in our life. We have carefully selected each composition for the wedding dance and for the official ceremony. Classical, neoclassical and compositions of our favorite composer Hans Zimmer were included into the program. We even brought an orchestra from Moscow especially for a chamber evening concert during the dinner.
The most memorable moments were many! Such as sunny morning, tears of joy in the eyes of parents, the groom’s hands shaking, people on the street shouting “Bella Sposa, bella!”, our wedding dance. The moment when I handed my bridal bouquet to my best friend, who has been waiting for an offer long time. If there was an opportunity to repeat this day, then I would do everything to be relaxed as much as possible, to sleep well, to be less nervous and to enjoy every minute of this important day and memorable event. I remember that my heart was pounding like drumroll and there was a round dance of thoughts and worries about every detail in my head. Finally, we were very lucky with the weather, people who were nearby, relatives and friends, and with the team of professionals, who really appreciated this important day and were very sensitive to every little detail.
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Photography: Julia Kaptelova Photography | Videography: Studio Moments | Florist: In Bloom Floral Design | Wedding Dress: Galia Lahav | Ceremony Venue: Villa Balbianello | Reception Venue: Villa Giuseppina | Bride's shoes: Gianvito Rossi | Groom's Attire: Tom Ford | Catering and wedding cake: Class Catering | Make up and Hair artist: Olga Vetrova | Master of ceremonies: Konstantin Khaldin | Planning and Event Design: Ksenia Ridolfi Weddings | Ring box: Voeu Du Coeur