Once upon a time ..

How can anyone resist working in a place where the famous Mona Lisa was born! Yes I am talking about the mysteriously smiling woman portrayed by Leonardo da Vinci. The surroundings you see from the terrace are the ones depicted on the background of that same famous painting.

Our photographer Milos Dokmanovic had this location in mind for quite some time but we somehow never got round to organising something here. I was more interested in trying to do a white wintershoot to be honest and I was also not sure we could gain interest from such a stunning location for a styled shoot. But when we finally did contact them they were sò incredibly enthusiastic and on the day itself did seriously everything to accomodate our needs, that I consider this the best photoshoot experience yet.  

So on a sunny day in June we headed out with an entire team of experts to Villa Vignamaggio and did some seriously romantic stuff. Luscious creamy peonies and white o’hara roses were my main choice and really complimented the uber-romantic wedding dress by Regina Schrecker sposa. 

Thanks to the wonderful kitchen and home supply shop Bartolini we managed to get our hands on a Vera Wang dinner set and beautiful golden cutlery. So a BIG thank you to them for trusting us with such delicate table ware. 

We all really had a lot of fun that day and I hope everyone’s efforts shines through. Can’t wait to do the next one!

Photography: Milos Dokmanovic - FunkyBird Photography 

Styling and Flowers: Sonja de Graaf - FunkyBird WeddingDesign  

Assistant Stylist: Marina Holma

Location: Villa Vignamaggio

Wedding Dress: Regina Schrecker  

Hair: Daniele Merciai - Essential Mix  

Make-up: Marta Vannucci 

Tableware kindly provided for by: Bartolini Firenze  

Plates and Glasses: Vera Wang 

Cutlery: Cristofle - Jardin d' Eden Collection 

Shoes and lingerie : Twin Set 

Jewellery: Silvia Nesti  

Stationary: FunkyBird Photography

Cake: Dolce Lab  

 

Styled shoot at Valdirose charming rooms

I received an email from Fine and Fleurie's Jessica Santos Gallo right in the middle of wedding season. She wanted to know if I was available to do a styled shoot in this beautiful place near Florence, Valdirose a small but lovely B&B. At first I was very hesitant because I'd had back to back weddings and a lot more coming up, but how to refuse such an enthusiastic collaboration? And so I gathered some beautiful blooms, vases and my scissors to go up on the hills and have a day of fun with the girls. Nadia Meli captured all the beauty on camera and while we were playing around, Irene and Paolo cooked up some wonderful things for us to enjoy. Greta from Casting Firenze was our model made even more beautiful by Lara Navarrini hair and make-up.

Willeke and Rutger

From the wedding planner: On a sunny day Willeke and Rutger came to Tuscany to find a venue and church for their wedding. I remember taking them to one of my favourite wedding locations, a romantic chapel surrounded by vineyards. Exactly as one would expect when coming to Tuscany. Upon arrival Willeke and Rutger looked at each other and knew right there and then that it was the perfect place for them. 
From where we were standing I pointed to the castle where we would go right after. Standing on a hilltop this castle is everything a couple might want, and after we visited it together they absolutely agreed! They wanted both the civil and religious ceremony and right next to the castle stands a romanesque church built in 1000 a.d. Perfect! 

It didn’t take long for them to decide and very soon after their visit we received the Save the Date and started planning their Tuscan wedding weekend with lots of personalised details such as the Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 with their wedding date on the license plate. The wedding date was also sown into the suit of the groom and of course we hàd to play around with sparklers at night to make sure none of the guests would forget 20-06-2014. 

From the florist: For the church decoration we decided to go with lots of peach coloured avalanche roses and babies breath.  The bouquet was a mix of peach, grey and white and looked beautiful together with the brides delicate but stunning lace wedding dress. Of course we did not forget the little flower girls and made wreaths of babies breath for them and little flower baskets to carry as they walked down the aisle. 
On the dinner table we decided to add some DIY elements and sprayed tin cans and prosecco bottles in gold and copper tones.  All of this filled with Sweet pea, peach coloured stock flowers, hypericum berries and white lisianthus. Instead of going with the usual white candles we preferred grey ones and peach paper lanterns were hanging down from the balcony. 

We really enjoyed working with Willeke and Rutger and FunkyBird Photography captured the whole day perfectly. The delicate colours and beautiful surroundings shine through on all the images. 

All photos are taken by FunkyBird Photography ©2014 No images may be used without prior written permission from the wedding photographer.

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Romantic Bridal shoot in Florence

From FunkyBird Photography…On a lovely April spring day we had the privilege to do this inspired bridal shoot. We had been walking around with the idea for a while so we were very exited when we finally made all the arrangements and got everybody on board for this collaboration.

The location is one of Tuscany’s pearls. Villa di Maiano is situated just below Fiesole on the outskirts of Florence, Italy and from there you have breathtaking views on the surrounding hills. The staff was just wonderful and we were so lucky to have Alexandra around helping us.

We wanted to create a very romantic look and with the help of Mrs Moradei from Morbar bridal atelier we chose two magnificent handcrafted pieces that fit our model Letizia perfectly. Ombretta and Catarina completed the look with two different hairstyles and make up to suit the various locations we wanted to shoot.

A stunning bridal bouquet with soft peach and golden garden roses. Lots of greenery and colorful poppies for the table setting to give just that bit of spark and playfulness, FunkyBird knows how to make flowers speak romance.

The girls from Trouwen in Toscane have definitely made this a unique experience which we hope to repeat again soon.

Photography: FunkyBird Photography | Floral Design: FunkyBird | Wedding Dress: Morbar Atelier | Cake: Sugar And Spice | Stationery: And Company | Make Up: Catarina Pelosi | Hair: Ombretta Ridolfi | Concept And Styling: Trouwen In Toscane | Location: Villa Di Maiano And Fattoria Di Maiano | Model: Letizia Franceschini