A downpour in Lisbon, a café that stayed open late and a borrowed umbrella Leo still hasn’t given back.
Two cities, one night train
Ana in Milan, Leo in Vienna, and every other Friday on the 21:10 that always ran late.
A key under the mat
A small flat above a bakery in Verona, a balcony for basil and a dog called Fico.
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.
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.
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.