Together with their families

Ana & Leo

Villa Ombra, Lake Garda

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Ana and Leo by the lake, Ana holding a bouquet of peonies
Engagement, Sirmione, 2026
Ana and Leo walking hand in hand between rows of vines

How it started

  1. One umbrella, two strangers

    A downpour in Lisbon, a café that stayed open late and a borrowed umbrella Leo still hasn’t given back.

  2. Two cities, one night train

    Ana in Milan, Leo in Vienna, and every other Friday on the 21:10 that always ran late.

  3. A key under the mat

    A small flat above a bakery in Verona, a balcony for basil and a dog called Fico.

  4. The question

    A rowing boat on Lake Garda at sunrise. She said yes before he finished the sentence.

The day

Saturday, 12 June. Everything happens at Villa Ombra, so once you arrive you can forget about the car until morning.

A white garden gazebo dressed with roses, with rows of chairs in front

Villa Ombra

A sixteenth-century villa on the eastern shore, with a lemon garden, a jetty and a terrace that catches the last of the sun. Via del Lago 12, 37011 Bardolino.

Map of the eastern shore of Lake Garda with the villa, the hotels and the train station Lago di Garda Villa Ombra Bardolino Garda Lazise Verona airport · 35 min
  • Hotel LaurinBardolino · 6 min by shuttleCode ANALEO · from €140 a night
  • Locanda San VigilioGarda · 12 min by shuttleCode ANALEO · from €190 a night
  • Agriturismo Le VigneLazise · 15 min by shuttleAsk for the wedding rate · from €95

Rooms are held until 15 March. Shuttles run every 30 minutes from all three from 15:00, and back until 01:30. The nearest train station is Peschiera del Garda, 20 minutes by taxi.

Garden formal

Think linen suits and long summer dresses. Colours from the garden look lovely in the photos; here is the palette we chose for the day.

  • Sage
  • Sand
  • Terracotta
  • Lake blue
  • Olive

Please do

  • Wear block heels or flats: the ceremony is on the lawn
  • Bring a light layer for the evening breeze
  • Pack something for dancing

Maybe not

  • White, ivory or cream
  • Stilettos on the grass
  • Anything you can’t sit down to dinner in

Will you join us?

Find your invitation with the name on the envelope, then tell us who is coming and what they’d like to eat. Kindly reply by 1 April 2027.

Try it with or

Gifts, if you wish

Your company is the gift. If you’d like to add something, we’re saving for a slow trip through Japan in the autumn.

The honeymoon fund€4,960 of €8,000
  • €90

    A cooking class in Kyoto

    Tofu, pickles and a morning at Nishiki market.

  • €150

    A night in a ryokan

    Hot springs in Hakone and a very long dinner.

  • €220

    Two rail passes

    Slow trains along the coast from Kanazawa to Kyoto.

Bank details are on the card in your invitation. Rather give to a cause? We love the volunteers who clean the lake shore every spring: ask us for their details.

Good to know

Anything else? Write to us, or ask Giulia, our planner, on +39 045 000 0000.

Of course. There is a children’s table, a menu just for them and a sitter in the lemon house from 21:00. Your invitation shows the seats we’ve saved.

If your invitation says “and guest”, yes: add their name in the reply. We’re keeping the numbers small, so we can’t add seats beyond that.

The ceremony moves to the old lemon house and dinner stays on the terrace under the pergola roof. We’ll decide by noon and text everyone.

Yes, thirty spaces by the gate. Cars can stay overnight; just collect them before 11:00 the next day.

Please keep phones away during the ceremony. After that, snap away and add your photos to the shared album; the link comes with the travel details.

See you by the lake

Saturday, 12 June 2027 · Villa Ombra, Bardolino