Planning an event planner's wedding may seem a challenge, after all you are crafting, in the finest detail, the perfect day for someone who is used to noticing every detail. It's a challenge we, at Ravello Events, were thrilled to accept!
Planning event planner Lacey's wedding to Elias, in the charming mountaintop village of Ravello was a wonderful experience. We began with two main goals: ensuring the couple's day was everything they could have dreamed of and more, and ensuring Lacey's natural instinct to plan was forgotten in a wave of wonder and enjoyment of her wedding. And we are happy to say we suceeded in our goals!
Lacey and Elias began their day in their separate getting ready locations, where they each took a moment to enjoy watching the other receive their traditional wedding day gifts, thanks to the wonders of technology. Lacey and Elias' amazing photographer Enrico Capuano, captured their emotional reactions as they opened their gifts during a video call. Elias was overjoyed about his beautiful new watch while Lacey was ecstatic about her gorgeous new purse (Italian, of course)!
Our talented hair and beauty team from the Alessandro Mancini Studios ensured Lacey looked radiant before she took a moment to enjoy a glass of champagne with her family before donning her wedding dress, a spectacular mermaid design with a fabulous tulle train and beautifully-beaded dropped sleeves.
Meanwhile, Elias, very dapperly-dressed in black tie, headed down through Ravello's cobbled streets to the Belmond Hotel Caruso, accompanied by his groomsmen.
The luxurious Belmond Hotel Caruso is a converted 11th-century palazzo, boasting frescoed ceilings, ancient architecture and marble hallways, brimming with antiques.
The hotel sits over 300 metres above sea level, nestled in beautiful Mediterranean terraces gardens and with breathtaking views, which created the backdrop to Lacey and Elias' Ravello wedding events.
Lacey and Elias chose a delicate blush pink and ivory motif for their wedding flowers – superbly brought to life by our splendid floral designers at Malafronte Fiori.
The ceremony began with the entrance of the groom, accompanied by his parents, followed by the bridal party, with groomsmen in black tie and bridesmaids dressed in tones of blush pink, which blended harmoniously with Lacey and Elias' pastel floral palette. The bride then entered, on the arm of her father, along an aisle of petals.
The bride and groom were married under a wedding canopy elegantly swathed in blush drapes and decorated with pink and ivory flowers.
Celebratory aperitifs, served in the gardens, featured a signature cocktail – the Ravello chello. As guests sampled the delicious drink, the bride and groom slipped away with photographer Enrico Capuano to capture stunning shots at the hotel's famous infinity pool and in the nearby gardens of the Belvedere Principessa di Piemonte – fondly known as the Ravello Princess Gardens – before rejoining their guests.
The wedding banquet was served on the hotel's lush main lawn, at elegant imperial tables, gracefully decorated with soft pink and ivory floral arrangements and accents of gold. As night fell, guests dined by candlelight, against the evening costal panorama.
Lacey and Elias' wedding cake, a delightful four-tier naked cake decorated with pink and ivory roses and a pretty bride and groom topper, was displayed by the Belmond Caruso's infinity pool.
The bride and groom make a spectacular entrance, delighting their guests with their first dance, before cutting their wedding cake against the atmospherically-lit pool setting. Lacey and Elias couldn't resist dabbing one another with a drop of the delicious cake filling before they toasted their guests, exchanged a kiss and everyone enjoyed a slice of the delicacy.
Lacey and her father then took to the dance floor for the traditional daughter and father dance as the groom and guests looked on.
And so it was time for the bride to throw her bouquet, which was decisively caught by one of her bridesmaids amid much merriment before everyone took to the dance floor again, to enjoy the amazing music provided by our talented DJ.
And finally, surrounded by clinking glasses and happy laughter, seeing the smiles on Lacey and Elias' faces, we were able to relax in the proud knowledge that we had created their dream day, planned to perfection, in every delightful detail!