Villa Balbiano

Grand, cinematic, and impossibly romantic — this wedding at Villa Balbiano was the kind of celebration that felt suspended between dream and reality.

The ceremony took place facing the lake, where every reflection seemed to hold a piece of their story. As the sun dipped behind the mountains, dinner was served in the courtyard — long tables draped in ivory linen, candles flickering against frescoed walls, and a quiet hum of music floating through the night air.

Framed by the calm waters of Lake Como and the villa’s timeless grandeur, their day unfolded like a scene from an old Italian film. Morning mist lingered over the lake as Isabella stepped into her gown — silk that caught the light like water — while Matthew waited beneath the stone arches surrounded by the scent of garden roses and cypress.

It was more than a wedding; it was a love letter to Italy, written in gold light, laughter, and the stillness that only Balbiano can hold.