Photographing this couple was an act of love and friendship.

For a guy who was always fantastic with me, and gave me support and knowledge when I needed it. And when I heard that he had found a perfect girl for him, I was very happy. But when he asked me to photograph them together, because he is an admirer of my photographic style, I felt flattered and honored to witness their happiness.

As I was able to write earlier, shooting an engagement shooting is always a pleasant feeling for me, it makes me happy and I have less work pressure: it’s a job that takes less time, but in reality sometimes takes a lot more concentration, because for the first time I have to tiptoe into a relationship between two people. Finding out what are the common points that two people have, what makes them sweet when they are not in front of other people, and in all serenity, try to pull out that special light that exists in every relationship, but it belongs to the private sphere.

As a destination wedding photographer I love traveling, I love to see new places and meet people from all over the world, but above all, I love to discover those little hidden and magical places. Just those that make special and unique engagement photos.
For example, this time, the fantastic Temple of Valadier, in Genga, Le Marche, just near the most famous Grotte di Frasassi (another magnificent and magical place). A beautiful engagement portrait requires curiosity, a desire for tenderness, a pinch of psychology, and a lot of relaxation.

Le Marche, in Italy, hides hidden secrets that are those who have the desire and the passion for the trip is destined to discover.
To create a styled photography report, curiosity is a necessary part of my work, and to harmonize my couples in the chosen location, a mission that I accomplish with a lot of love.
And if I did not believe in love, in all its forms, how could I, after so many years, still be happy to be a wedding photographer?

What is the best way to have more feeling with your photographer?
Talking, talking, talking. But even better, organize an engagement shooting.

I talked about Sophie and Nico here, and as I have already said, there was an immediate harmony between us, already from the engagement session. They have chosen the beautiful Ascoli Piceno for their destination wedding in Italy, and walk with them through the alleys of the city, looking for the most beautiful corners, talk to each other, get to know each other better and take unique engagement photos to have a tangible memory of their travel in Italy, is one of the experiences that make the future spouses and the photographer accomplices and intimate.

It ‘s very useful if you do not know each other yet, but above all it is very useful for the couple, to relieve the tension of the wedding day, discover in peace as it will be their wedding photo session, take confidence in front of the camera. And for the photographer, learn to guide them in front of the lenses with tranquility and serenity, and know what their characters are and enhance them to the fullest.

A pre wedding photoshoot is also a unique opportunity to discover together what their tastes are, their favorite places, exchanging common knowledge together. And maybe let them find out what they are the customs of the country they are visiting: I really like talking to my couples, but now from all my posts I think it is clear!
But more importantly, the advice that I always give them is this: having unique engagement photos, once back home, is a sweet treasure to keep in their albums of memories.

Piazza San Marco is the first place that comes to mind when talking about an engagement photo shooting in Venice. The large square on which stands the Basilica, with pigeons waiting for some crumbs, is perhaps the most famous image of Venice. The Venice that I like is this, but also the secret one, one made of narrow streets, walks in the small and unique canals, those not very frequented by the great mass of tourists, gondola rides at sunset. I am a photographer who seeks intimacy, this is now clear, I always write it in each of my posts. I think that both the famous and the secret corners are the most romantic places in Venice to propose, which is why I love walking with my couples.

This time I was in Venice with two of my future spouses, and we spent two lovely days, letting ourselves be transported during our walk, from the magic of a city that cannot stand any comparison: it is simply unique, in the true sense of the term. Someone once said “Venice is unique, because it is its entire structure is based on stilt houses in the sea, in practice, it is a forest in reverse“… and for what other city can you say the same thing? I was fascinated by this description, so much so that I always think about it every time I come back. 
Francesco, like me, is a passionate lover of Venice, he has been there many times and loves the unmistakable allure, and the reaction he causes at each visit. When he asked me “I was thinking of taking Alessia to Venice to take an engagement session, what do you think?” I immediately told him that he could not have had a better idea.

For Alessia it would have been the first time, and he wanted to get exactly that effect: to amaze and fascinate her. For these Venice engagement photos, Francesco decided to do the most romantic thing a promised spouse can do: take his future wife to a gondola.
An experience that anyone who goes to Venice must do, because only through the eyes and tales of a gondolier, you can imagine the glitz, the party, the history and the wealth of a city like that. Let yourself be carried away by the current, by the sound of the waves of the lagoon, listen to the stories and at the same time feel the salty and acrid smells, in a moment all the senses are filled with charm, history and romanticism. Venice engagement photos during a gondola ride, or in search of the hidden treasures of the city, or even better at dawn (my favorite moment), where the warm light touch the roofs of Piazza San Marco, what a wonderful gift for two souls that are celebrating themselves.

An engagement photo shooting in Florence, in a hot August

Yes, it seems impossible. Hundreds of thousands of tourists around the city of Florence have no chance to have some intimacy.

But we wanted to take unique engagement photos at all costs. 
The only way was to wake up at dawn and take advantage of the deserted city … and it was magnificent.
The morning light filtered through the buildings that still slept.
The already hot light flooded us and taking engagement portraits was easy and so much fun. 
But perhaps it is better to start from the beginning.
Alexandra is a person with a unique character I learned to know in a few days.
From the moment she contacted me I felt the right feeling: first of all, she is a wonderful and funny Canadian girl. She had a blog for years now about cultural life in Italy. She is in love with photography. And finally, she inevitably married a loving Florentine man.
They got married in Florence some years ago, but they still did not have pictures that framed their lives together in the city of Florence, so that’s why they wanted a shoot couple sessions in Florence.
The vitality, love, and tenderness that emerge from this photo session are truly visible. And I know why (and I hope Thomas does not get angry), but no one like Alexandra could have set so well.
She really has such an exquisite taste for art, good food, good wine, and Italian clothes!
A very Italian girl in her heart and soul, perpetually in love and always with a smile on her face.
All these things I’ve talked about can be quite understood from his wonderful blog, which she constantly updates. But not only this, but she is also a very good editorialist for The Florentine: a magazine specializing in Florentine Art life. I love photographing people like her, busy, and lively.  Always curious about the city she lives in and about the world.
I have been fortunate enough to have met them, an immense pleasure.

But even more, I love going to Florence to shoot fantastic elopements, engagements, and weddings: Florence is one of the Italian cities that I love most and I know that it is very well known and loved all over the world. And they are all right: strolling in Florence is to have the soul full of art and culture millenarians.
A treasure for the eyes.

“We are in Rome in passing, we were in Tuscany for a few days and … we got engaged! We would love to celebrate our trip to Italy and our engagement with the photos, would you come?”

My Rome. My absolute favorite city, my city of the heart.
Nothing can be comparable to the joy one feels in arriving and seeing Rome for the first time. Even I have lived there for years, and I know her well enough, I fall in love every time I go back. Rome is not only the city of love, Rome It is Love.

And an engagement shooting in Rome is one of the things to do if you’re in love. Because walking in the most beautiful places in Rome, between the streets, between the ancient walls, among the ancient ruins, allowing yourself to be amazed at every step, is like retracing a love story.
The heart jumps at every step, just like when you fall in love.

If you are getting married, and your heart is skyrocketing, come here, come and have a sweet pre wedding photoshoot. Or if you are visiting all of Italy, and one of your stops i Rome, it is a must to book an engagement session. What is the best, the most beautiful treasure you could take home, if not unique engagement photos to be covered when you return home, to be cherished with love over the years?
This was the only thought of Justin and Dina, and they were right.

This is the story of the couple session made with them, two wonderful people and people of the fantastic tour done together. From Trastevere, passing through Piazza di Spagna, passing through Fontana di Trevi, until you reach a very sunny Colosseum, which shone in a May sun, just for them.
We walked from dawn to have the most beautiful and magical places in Rome just for us, to have the intimacy we were looking for and to be able to contemplate the beauty of Rome before all the others. And if you want to take a look at these photos, I’m sure you’ll understand why: not only were we alone, but we enjoyed every single ray of sunshine that rose, and touched the ancient bricks of the Eternal City.

What could be more romantic than an elopement in Rome? Few things maybe, and one of these … have unique engagement photos to remember!
Walk relaxed through the streets of the city, be caressed by the sweet sun of May in a quiet Roman afternoon.

La Dolce Vita, for one of my fantastic couple from Poland, has come true. A visit to Trastevere, in the small alleys full of greenery and shops, a small stop on the Tiber, and of course, the most famous monument in the world, the Colosseum, in all its splendor.

I have already told here and here what it means to have a fantastic engagement or wedding shooting in Rome.
But an escape of love, intimate and special, lived in full serenity through a sweet and romantic walk, through the historic streets … each couple should give themselves this kind of unique engagement session at least once.
A touch of exotic romance and voila … a happy couple.