A Destination Wedding in one of Italy’s most iconic regions: Tuscany. Elegance and intimacy.

An international wedding, both intimate and elegant, set against the wonderful Tuscan backdrop.

An intimate celebration with relatively few guests—around seventy, maybe just a bit more. Family members and closest friends, with whom to share a marvelous day: the culmination of a vacation spent together in Italy. Three different worlds intertwine: the Netherlands, South America, and Italy. A wonderful blend of harmony and different sensibilities, beautifully coming together. It’s truly a 360-degree mix. Even South American liquors—various rums—merge with different Italian and Northern European specialties.

It’s a sign of two families meeting and embracing two extremely distant and diverse continents. Yet they are so emotionally close, so genuinely bound to one another.

Telling the story of their differences? No, it was about conveying the incredible sense of familial unity that was palpable everywhere.

In a context like this, it would have been easy to focus on the typical details of two such distinct cultures, especially when set against the Tuscan backdrop. Instead, it became immediately clear that the truly vital core of the whole affair was how little distance actually separated these two continents, between the Netherlands and Paraguay. Shifting our gaze to capture these connections, these emotions, felt completely natural—nothing was forced. The flow of events was perfect, and as photographers, our level of involvement was incredibly high.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC APPROACH

Several children were present, including the couple’s own, as well as many older guests. Right from the start, it felt essential to adopt the most reportage-style narrative possible—a journalistic approach balanced by an aesthetic sense that arose naturally from the elegant simplicity the couple chose for their big day, for their wedding. Essentiality, simplicity, linearity. After all, true elegance is never shouted, right?

And now let the images speak for themselves. The naturalness and sincerity of a story that is never forced, always discreet, and deeply felt. Our stylistic choices aimed in that direction: warm tones, low contrasts, delicate tonal transitions, and rich, profound nuances. Form and substance must always speak the same language. And the distances disappear.

Quiet getting-ready moment: the groom holds a young boy while another child smiles nearby (black and white).
Bride in a robe during preparations as the makeup artist adjusts her face in warm window light.
Black-and-white composition showing the wedding dress hanging on the left and the bride getting makeup on the right, seen through open doors.
Makeup artist applying mascara as the bride closes her eyes, reflected in a round mirror with soft window light
Portrait of a blond boy in a grey suit and pink tie, softly lit indoors during a wedding
Flower girl with a lace parasol leads the way, with a young boy following, along a villa garden path in Tuscany.
Flower girl wearing a flower crown holds a lace parasol in front of a Tuscan church.
Two children lighting votive candles beneath a statue in a stone church, a quiet wedding moment
Groom walking toward the ceremony in a stone church, smiling as guests watch from both sides
Two children walking down the aisle in a stone church, framed by guests and floral arrangements in soft light
Flower girl walks down the church aisle as guests watch, with the bride arriving in the background (black and white).
Bride and groom kneeling at the altar during a church ceremony in Italy.
Bride’s emotional smile during the ceremony, with the groom in the foreground (black and white).
Bride and groom walk down the aisle inside a church as guests applaud, a documentary moment with warm tones and natural reactions.
Wedding guests inside the church.
Black-and-white church exit with the couple framed by a lush floral arch and guests on both sides, a timeless documentary moment.
Bride and groom walk out of a stone church under a floral arch as guests celebrate outside.
The couple exits the church smiling and holding hands, surrounded by guests and floral details—classic destination wedding energy in Italy.
Large group celebrating outside a historic stone church, hands raised, with the couple centered near the entrance
Black-and-white portrait of the bride spinning on a gravel road with Tuscan hills in the background, airy movement and cinematic space.
Bride and groom embracing in an open field, black and white portrait with soft hills in the background
Close-up of the couple laughing and teasing each other during portraits, with soft Tuscan hills in the background.
Portrait of a woman holding a little girl under a lace parasol inside the reception tent, with lights in the background.
The couple walks hand in hand along a gravel path near a villa, bouquet in frame and countryside details behind—simple, elegant, unforced.
Bride and groom sharing their first dance, close and intimate, with soft bokeh lights behind them, during a destination wedding in Italy
Bride shares a dance with her father beneath hanging greenery and warm string lights, framed by guests in the foreground for depth.
Wedding reception in a marquee with live music and string lights
A family friend plays with the daughter, spinning her in the air
Guests gather around the dinner tables, singing and dancing with live music inside a reception tent (black and white).
Black-and-white reception moment with a child on someone’s shoulders, smiling under bistro lights—family energy, candid and real.
Destination wedding portrait in Tuscany: the couple holding hands on a quiet country road, hills and fields behind them
Candid outdoor moment: a boy carries a girl piggyback across a lawn while the wedding party gathers in the background, playful and light.

And I saved this one for last: the photo that, in my opinion, will represent the family’s memory fifteen years from now or more—an invaluable keepsake for an incredibly close-knit family.

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