Welcome To Lake Garda Weddings
The Finishing Touches ......
We do not package weddings in anyway at all. Although we do have locations and styles that we use more than others you have full choice of the restaurant, flowers, music, musicians, transport, cake and timings throughout the day. Please find a list of the extra services that we reccomend.
Ceremony Music
We recommend a violin and keyboard during the ceremony. These two instruments together create an orchestral effect and really create a magical atmosphere in the ceremony room. The keyboard is put on Piano setting (so you can forget the idea of butlin's holiday park music!!!) Ceremony Music (Duo of Violin & Keyboard) Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons - Spring - 1st Schubert - Ave Maria Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons – Winter Mendelssohn Wedding March Music will be played before the ceremony, when the bride arrives, after the vows, during the exchange of the rings and after the ceremony while photos are being taken.
We can also arrange:
String quartett for the ceremony.
Harp
Keyboard
Cello
Reception Music
If you have a large group and have exclusivity in the restaurant we are able to arrange music during and after your meal. We work with a duet band who play at very well known venues in the area. They play a mixture of music, old and new, Italian & English.
Their play list includes:
Elton John, Queen, Oasis, Elvis, Micheal Buble, Beach Boys, Bill Haley, Robbie Williams, Rolling Stones, U2, Brian Adams, Blue, Europe, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Hendrix, Simple Minds, The Doors, Dire Straits, Craig David, Lenny Kravitz, Bob Marley, Prince.
We can also arrange a Jazz band for the evening.
Flowers
Flowers add a special touch to every wedding, so it is important to find the perfect ones for your celebration. You probably have a good idea of the type of flowers that you want for your wedding. The trick is to express yourself in a way that the florist understands exactly what you are looking for. For this reason we suggest you send in a photo or design of the bouquet and decorations that you are looking for and we will pass these on to our florist for you. We can arrange bouquets, bridesmaids bouquets, button holes, wrist and bag corsages, flowers for the ceremony room, the car and the reception.
Wedding Cakes
Italians do not have a fruit cake like the traditional British cake, but instead you may have a choice of cakes. The usual Italian wedding cake is a sponge cake that has a layer of puff pastry, chocolate chips and cream. This is usually decorated with a hard glace icing. You may however choose any type of cake (chocolate, fruits of the forest, strawberry, etc) Please bear in mind that fresh fruit cakes and chocolate cakes are not ideal in Italy in the summer months.
Cakes can be served on one oblong platter or layered depending on the style and size of cake.
Champagne Boat Trip,
Why not celebrate in style and have a champagne boat trip on Lake Garda after the ceremony. The trip can last anything from an hour upwards.
Champagne toast in the Malcesine Castle Grounds Malcesine Castle ceremony room or area of gardens can be hired for an extra two hours to allow you to have Italian champagne and canapès whilst your photos are being taken. This is only for guests who marry in Malcesine Castle. If you wish you can pay the musicians to stay for an extra period of time to play during the champagne toast.
Boat Trip for 2
Want to have a few minutes on your own after the ceremony. Why not have a boat trip for just the two of you around the bay.
Photography
Our photographer is British and specialises in wedding and portrait photography. Her style is a mix of formal and contemporary journalistic style. She aims to ‘capture the moment’. We suggest you let us know what you are looking for, (all formal, all journalistic, all posed, mixture of all,
etc,) and this will be arranged. We also work with an Italian photographer who specialises in wedding photography whose style is mainly formal.
All the photographs on our web site and further information have been taken by our British photographer, Gwen Courtman
Gwen will only photograph foreign weddings booked through Lake garda Weddings.
Wedding reception.
We work with a selection of restaurants that have been hand picked. Once we know exactly what you are looking for we will suggest a restarant that will suit you. You need to let us know what you have in mind, ie elegant, rustic, informal or formal, hilltop or lakeside, expensive or budget and we will then supply you with menus and descriptions.
