This is the kind of wedding that my obscenely large Irish family would never stand for…and yet the kind of wedding that I have literally been dreaming about since I was a little girl. You know, a sweet, completely intimate wedding in an impossibly romantic place with only my closest family and friends to share the day. So for now, I’ll just live vicariously through this gorgeous bride and her dreamy husband. Thank you so much to Jessica Lorren Photography for making me turn green with envy, in the best possible way. Click here to see even more.
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Nick is from California, I am from Florida, and we met in medical school in Chicago. We fell in love while spending long hours studying physiology and anatomy and learning how to be physicians. When Nick and I got engaged over Christmas, we were already planning a trip with our families to Lucca, Italy in May. We wanted our wedding ceremony to be a time for us to be able to focus on the promises of forever we were making to one another, and decided that a small wedding with our families in Italy could be perfect. And it was.
We were married at the villa Nick’s Grandfather Lino grew up in, and our reception was held at the little church Lino attended while growing up. The villa is over 150 years old and was filled with memories and memorabilia of Nick’s rich Italian heritage. I carried my heritage with me as well, pinning my grandmothers’ brooches to my bouquet and bustle, wearing my aunt diamond earrings. As so many of our friends weren’t able to trek across the pond to be with us, I carried something from each of them with me as I walked down the aisle: the flower on my dress, the brooch in my hair, my Vera Wang “Princess” perfume. My grandmother Florence’s hankie was wrapped around my bouquet; the “F” on it also represented my new last initial.
It was a surreal and emotional day, filled with love; exactly how we had pictured it, yet somehow also beyond our wildest dreams. Jessica Lorren Photography so exquisitely captured the sentiment of the day, and we treasure these images.
Dress by: Simone Carvalli from Bella Bianca Bridal Couture / Shoes by Jimmy Choo
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Bravissimo!! This is my dream wedding too..and with my Italian family it couldnt be done Go figure..no intimacy in a combined family of over 200! But this is a wedding that is exuberating love and style for so many other reasons as well...thank you for sharing!
I am completely in love with small, intimate destination weddings and yet, I am having a wedding of 95 guests. I think there is something beautiful about focusing on what really matters...the vows and each other with those closest to you...Congrats!
wow....what a stunning wedding. Beautiful villa and what a dress!
i love Italy - so beautiful and romantic - just the place to get married.
LOVE IT! planning something intimate like this for November, hopefully it turns out as beautiful.
I LOVE IT! So pretty!
Gorgeous! You took the words right out of my mouth. This is my dream wedding too! Love it!
Yes, this is a dream wedding and Jessica is my dream photographer! Beautiful job, J!!!
Beautiful, Jessica!
SO beautiful.
What is the name of the venue?
What an incredibly romantic and intimate wedding. I wish I was invited ;-) And the bride is gorgeous!
Ooooh, this is just my style! Elegant, rustic, intimate, romantic and oh so Italian!
What is the name of the venue?
Thank you SMP for featuring our wedding! I was literally giddy with delight! And thank all of you SMP readers for the lovely comments! For those of you interested, our "venue" was a villa that has been in my husband's family for over a hundred years. You can look into renting it at www.tuscanfarmvilla.com. And for those of you looking for a fabulous photographer, Jessica Lorren Organic Photography is the absolute best. Truly. Look no further.
As a best friend to the Bride, not being able to attend the wedding was so heartbreaking but getting the opportunity to absorb all of the love and richness through the pictures brings me such Joy. I truly love this bride with all of my heart and she is so beautiful inside and out that this post does no justice to the beauty. I wish I could have been there, but SMP is the next best thing, I guess.
xoxo
em
What a beautiful wedding Emily! My fiancé and I are in the process of planning our wedding in Lucca for next September. I have contact Lorina regarding the villa. Any other tips would be greatly appreciated!!
Love, love, love it!