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Bridges in Venice: with or without love padlocks?

A bride and groom stand close together, smiling at each other in a portrait. The bride is in a white strapless dress, and the groom is in a dark suit and tie. They hold small keys as their photographer captures the moment against a backdrop of a building beneath a blue sky.
Russian couple throwing padlock keys in the channel during a wedding photo service in Venice
A young Russian couple lately hired me as their wedding photographer. Once the Orthodox ceremony was over, I shot some photographs of the couple walking in Venice and locking a padlock on a bridge.

A recent trend all over Europe has couples affixing padlocks on bridges as a symbol for their ever-lasting love. In Italy this habit was influenced by Federico Moccia’s novel “I want you” which has two young lovers fixing a padlock on the Milvio Bridge in Rome and throwing the key in the Tiber.

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Wells in Venetian squares: nice ‘accessories’ for photo shootings

A couple in black and gold medieval costumes poses with masks in front of a canal, creating a striking portrait. The scene, perfect for a wedding shoot, features colorful historic buildings and bare trees, hinting at a winter or early spring setting.
couple sitting on a well in Venice during steampunk photo reportage
This couple hired me for shooting a steampunk story in Venice and they had a photo portrait shot with a well on the background.

 

There are at least 600 wells in Venice: most of them can be seen in the middle of the squares while others are inside courtyards or gardens. The former were mostly public wells (even if they were often built thanks to the ‘sponsorship’ of rich families), the latter were private ones.

 

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Getting married in Venice: when, where and how

A bride and groom celebrate their wedding near a canal in Venice. The groom, in a black suit, holds the hand of his bride, elegantly seated in her white dress. Gondolas and historic buildings line the water, capturing the essence of romance and commitment against this enchanting backdrop.
Russian couple kiss in San Marco Square during a wedding photo service in Venice
Getting married in Venice provides bride and groom with the chance to have special couple photographs with the unique background of the city’s squares, bridges, alleys and channels.

Celebrating their wedding in Venice is a dream shared by many couples worldwide. Working as a professional engagement, wedding and honeymoon photographer I regularly meet couples fascinated by this very romantic and unique city: they want to have its squares, channels, alleys and monuments as the background of their photographs in such a special day.

Many couples even treat themselves with a pre-wedding photo service in Venice or with some couple photo portraits in this city wearing their wedding suites before or after the ceremony itself.

But if you want to enjoy a real civil wedding in Venice you just have to follow a few simple steps: Continue reading “Getting married in Venice: when, where and how”