Intimate Amalfi Coast Wedding Inspiration

P h o t o s b y H e a t h e r P a y n e P h o t o g r a p h y

I’m so excited to share these gorgeous images with you all today. This shoot styled by Joy Proctor at the Moda e Arte Workshop takes place on the Amalfi Coast in Italy in an old hotel dating back to the 11th century. With a focus on architecture, Italian romance, and gorgeous landscapes, these photos by Heather Payne are overwhelmingly beautiful.

From the designer…To highlight the delicate juxtaposition of natural beauty and the true artisan talent reflected in the architecture and art, I chose a color palate of light blue, cream, gold and ochre. I chose the ruins of the old Roman baths as the backdrop for our dinner table, which I set with antique monogrammed silverware, detailed stoneware china and delicate etched glass champagne coupes. Ornate gold candelabras and candle sticks lit the table just as the owners of the palace may have done centuries before. I placed taper candles into the frescoes surrounding the dinner table, and chose a beautiful gold cake stand for the cake — which was also placed into a fresco.

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Turks and Caicos Destination Beach Wedding

P h o t o s b y N a t a l i e W a t s o n P h o t o g r a p h y

Well it’s the dead of winter here in New England, and this gorgeous Turks & Caicos wedding is making me dream of summer’s warmth. Set amidst the gorgeous aqua blues of the Caribbean, this wedding had only twenty guests, making it a lovely intimate, relaxed, and romantic affair. Check out the photos from Natalie Watson Photography for yourself.

From the bride…Our friends and family live all over the U.S. and Canada, so it was going to be a destination wedding for our guests no matter where we got married. With that in mind, we thought there couldn’t be a better place to bring them than Turks & Caicos. We got married on a Thursday in order to “get the wedding out of the way,” leaving us the rest of the weekend to have some stress-free fun with our family and friends.

The main thing we wanted was for our wedding to feel intimate. Our goal was to have the reception feel more like a casual dinner party on the beach rather than an event at a big resort. To do that, we kept things relatively low key. We used only one long table with simple bud vases of white hydrangeas. Dinner was served family-style. Our favors were bags of s’mores, which everyone roasted at the end of the night before many of them ran into the ocean – some in their wedding attire!

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Bohemian Countryside Summer Wedding in Italy

P h o t o s b y B i a n c o P h o t o g r a p h y

Happy Hump Day, friends. While it’s freezing here in New England, this bohemian countryside summer wedding in Italy surely makes me feel warmer. And I absolutely love all things boho! This wedding is full of gorgeous summer sun in a fabulous location in Italy and lots of lovely reception details. Oh to have a reception outside like this one! Take a look at these photos from Anna Ambrosi of Bianco Photography and tell me you’re not yearning for summer too…

Bohemian Countryside Summer Wedding: Couple Shot

From the wedding planner, Giusy D’AmbrosioGovanna and James got married in Carovigno, a small town in Puglia, Italy. In July the weather was sunny and hot, absolutely perfect for a countryside wedding. Both ceremony and reception took place in a private villa, where all guests enjoyed the rich flavours of South Italy food and wine.

Giovanna was gorgeous in her lace dress, wearing a colourful flower headband that matched her bouquet. Her love for simplicity and nature was the theme of the wedding. Centenary olive trees all around, an old wagon wheel as tableau de marriage, name cards with olive leaves as placeholders, an old bell to ring to make them kiss, folk dancers to fire up the after party.

Bohemian Summer Wedding

Bohemian Summer Wedding: Shoes

Bohemian Countryside Summer Wedding

Lovely Lace Gown

Bohemian Countryside Summer Wedding

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