Laura Calabrese | fiocchidiriso@gmail.com | 13 posts
The Couple: Kristen & Taylor Venue: Castle of Falconara, Butera (CL) Photographers: Nucleika Kristen and Taylor’s wedding at Falconara Castle was everything I love about destination weddings! The venue featured a huge castle on the sea for all their guests to stay together and from a secluded beach that was the perfect location for the [...]
October 21, 2019
The Couple: Christelle & Sam Wedding Religious Ceremony: Cattedrale di Siracusa, Ortigia Venue: Zen, Siracusa Ph: Donato Re Christelle and Sam’s Sicily wedding at Siracusa, Ortigia was a beautiful fusion of cultures and styles! Unlike many of the Lebanese weddings we see, they used a muted color palette for a organic and slightly whimsical springtime [...]
March 29, 2017
The Couple: Luisa & Giuseppe Wedding: Religious Ceremony: Church San Bartolomeo, Scicli (Rg) Venue: Villa Matilde, Modica (Rg) Ph: Nicola Leone Photographer This amazing classic but very original wedding hardly needs an introduction from me, since the photos by Nicola Leone Photography truly speak for themselves. But may I just say, wow! What a truly [...]
January 23, 2017
The Couple: Consuelo & Simone Wedding: Religious Ceremony: Church San Bartolomeo, Scicli (Rg) Venue: Villa Gisana, Modica (Rg) What inspired their personal wedding style, and how did they incorporate them style and personalities into them big day? Both knew that they did not want a traditional wedding, but Simone wanted it to be a little [...]
December 12, 2016
‘There are many Sicilys‘ said Gesualdo Bufalino, and among these ‘there is the one that is carob tree green, the one that is the white of the salt pans, that which is the yellow of sulphur, that which is honey coloured, and that which is the purple of lava.’ One of the hundred Sicilys is [...]
December 1, 2016
The Couple: Erminia & Vincenzo Wedding: Religious Ceremony (Pappafico, Sampieri, Scicli, Ragusa) Venue: Restaurant Acquamarina (Donnalucata, Scicli, Ragusa) While the amazing light tried to steal the show at Erminia and Vincenzo’s Sicily beach wedding, the romance and glamour of the day have my full attention. Erminia wore a non-traditional white gown, adorned with shiny rhinestones, [...]
November 17, 2016
Organising a Wedding can be awe-ispiring as there are so many things to consider. Following a timeline is a simple way to take away your stress or on before your wedding day. ONE YEAR BEFORE: Announce your Engagement If both Parents are yet to meet, set up a get together Set a Wedding Budget Decide [...]
November 14, 2016
The Couple: Titti & Dario Wedding: ”Castello di Acicastello” Acicastello Venue: ”Casa del Grecale” Acireale Special Thanks: Adele Statello ph Titti is Modicana and Dario is Netino, both Sicilians, then for their big day, the couple chose as the theme of the marriage the Sicilian tradition to create the wedding of their dreams. They went for a rustic, [...]
November 3, 2016
The Couple: Elizabeth & Noel Rehearsal dinner Venue: Antico Convento dei Cappuccini, Ragusa Ibla Special Thanks: Marco Ficili Fotografo, Ciccio Sultano Chef & “I Banchi” Restaurant The Rehearsal Dinner is traditionally held the night before the wedding. The rehearsal dinner is a great opportunity for your two families to spend time together before the wedding [...]
November 2, 2016
The Couple: Tamara & Francesco Wedding: Religious Ceremony (Pappafico, Sampieri) Venue: Private Venue Special Thanks: Umberto & Figli photographers Tamara and Francesco, a swiss couple, dreamed of getting married at sunset on the beach. There were a few places that they loved and one of these was Sicily, so during a holiday in Sicily, they decided [...]
January 24, 2020