Not the usual Lake Wedding

Not the usual Lake Wedding! When talking about Italian Lakes, your mind will immediately go on Lake Como and Lake Garda.

Few more lakes are set in the north and central Italy and these are all enchanting. One that we definitely love is Lake Orta, the most romantic lake in Europe as described by the Telegraph.

One of the city on the lake, Orta San Giulio, is a favourite place for romantic souls, the village is a maze of picturesque streets and narrow cobbled lanes, flanked by old stone walls with doorways topped with triangular architraves. The little squares, reminiscent of the campielli of Venice, are enlivened by the presence of craft boutiques, antique shops and lively cafés.

There is a splendid view of Lake Orta from the 15th century Church of Maria Assunta, a favourite for weddings, from where a flight of broad granite steps leads to Piazza Motta, the main square of the village.

You walk down between two rows of houses frescoed in the 16th century to arrive in the square with the 16th century Palazzo della Comunità (Town Hall), from which two side streets go off leading to Moccarolo and Villa.

These are a few of the reasons why Christina and Tommaso decided to tie the knot here with a symbolic wedding aboard the cruising ship Ortensia, all decorated on Union Jack wedding theme to honour of the British origins of the bride.

At 5pm the cruising ship Ortensia leaves the small pier of Orta for a short cruise with a stop just for the time to celebrate the wedding in front of the whole island of San Giulio, and just after a sail along the lake for the photoshoot. They took a few pictures with a stunning sunset then it was time to reach the reception venue, the San Rocco hotel, for the reception dinner in the gardens by the lake. The evening goes smoothly with great traditional Italian food and a live band to make all guests dance till the cut of the cake when fireworks close dthis extraordinary day.

Omnia Wedding created this event with the cooperation of Fioridea for decorations and flowers Navigazione del Lago d'Orta for Ortensia motor ship, photographers Giacomini and Tanopress hotel San Rocco GFG for the fireworks Christina Peuto “Omnia Wedding Orta” http://www.omniawedding.com/ email omnia.wedding.orta@gmail.com tel +393477637014