Photographer during the Venice Film Festival 2023

Every year in Venice there are some days that (at least for a photographer) differ a lot from the rest of the year. These days are from the 30th of August to September the 10th.
If you are a busy industry professional looking to hire a photographer for a celebrity I’d say to talk directly.

As the most prestigious film event in the world, the Venice film festival draws A-list actors, directors, and industry professionals from around the globe. At the same time the enchanting city of Venice prepares to host the illustrious Venice Film Festival, the world of cinema and art converges in a breathtaking spectacle. Amidst the glitz, glamour, and cinematic masterpieces, stands a dedicated photographer ready to seize every moment and immortalize the magic on film. If you’re seeking a photographer to capture the essence of the Venice Film Festival, look no further.

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Where to propose in Venice: surprise proposal planning ideas

moment of the surprise proposal on a bridge in Venice ( ponte chiodo)

This is an article meant to help planning a marriage proposal in Venice with broad ideas to guide the choice of the best place to propose so that your surprise proposal will be in the most suitable for your personality.

Venice, renowned as one of the world’s most romantic cities, offers an array of stunning locations for those looking to pop the question. If you’re looking for an unforgettable way to propose marriage to your sweetheart and consider doing it in Venice, I’m happy to help to find the most specific arrangement that resonated with both of you.

In this gallery of real sessions there are plenty of surprise proposal ideas in Venice that will make your loved one’s jaw drop (and help with a memorable “YES”) I do my best to find the top matching location for each couple.

This is one of the most read articles so I decided to write a permanent page on the best places where to propose in Venice, it is still a work in progress but it is reachable at the link above.

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Civil wedding: tips of a professional photographer on how to get married in Venice with useful informations about the procedures, hotel and restaurant ideas, places for romantic pictures.

At first planning a civil wedding in Venice may seem to be intimidating, and after some consideration, well, it may definitely be intimidating. I’m trying to share a bit of my experience as a professional photographer in Venice in order to help couples that want to become a family here. I’ll talk briefly about the “paperwork” and then more about what I actually see in terms of timeline of the event, hotel and restaurants for the reception and places where to create wedding images.

Organising a civil wedding in Venice:
Palazzo Cavalli is the building of the city hall where most weddings are celebrated, this is their webpage in Italian with all the details for arranging a civil wedding and this is a page in English from the US consular service about getting married in Italy.
Probably availing of the service of a wedding planner may save a lot of work.

Ideas for a civil wedding in Venice: a photographer’s perspective:

Usually the storytelling start at the bride’s hotel with images or her make-up being finished and of the journey towards Palazzo Cavalli: walking or on a boat will anyway give many opportunities for nice images.
There relatives and guests will be waiting (or not if it is an elopement).
The actually wedding cerimony lasts around 25-30 minutes and then we would have time to move to the actual restaurant for celebrations and on the way we could realize amazing wedding portraits.

In differnt posts I’ll write more about hotels and restaurants.

Their big British-Italian wedding in Venice: a photo reportage

bride and groom in water taxi and guests on a brige during wedding photo reportage in Venice
Passion and joy for the bride and the groom, excitement for everyone. This is what you can expect from a wedding with many guests.

Some couples choose Venice as their destination of their wedding and make it a very intimate event, almost escaping (or postponing) the celebrations with relatives.

Other couples really enjoy sharing the magic and excitement of this special day with their dear ones. This was the case of Matt and Sarah, a British-Italian couple that lately chose me as their wedding photographer.

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