The Perfect Wedding Abroad

Having just got back from the most incredible wedding in Italy, I feel complelled to tell you all about it!

It wasn't so much the fact that the two girls that got married are so in love & incredibly perfect together that made me want to shout from the roof tops my joy at their wedding...................

well that too, but primarily I feel as though I've been introduced to a secret location that no one else knows about! And for that reason I need to let you all know about Isola del Garda.

Isola Del Garda in Lake Garda, Italy, hasn't been having wedding ceremonies on the island for long; and Christine & Laura's wedding was the first gay wedding they've had there. So to try to find information on it at the moment is easier said than done. But try you must..........

On the morning of the wedding we all got ready; ensuring the girls didn't see each other until they were ready to leave the hotel. So we had a milliatary operation of timings for breakfast & an hours sunbathing by the pool!

Once dressed & ready to go, the girls were given a moment to themselves to say "hello" before they greeted all their guests in the hotle lobby. We then had a 3 minute walk to the marina where we boarded a book & set sail to the Island.

This picture was taken at dusk a few days before the wedding, and you can just make out the Island on the horizon.

The Isola del Garda is an exquisitie island with an Italian villa built in the centre of it. Christine & Laura had the ceremony in the tower to the left of this picture. It shows the incredible beuaty of the building too.

Inside the tower the ceremony took place, over looking the lake.

We were served canapes & champagne in the tower, before the girls were whisked off to have some professional photographs taken around the villa & Island. During this time all of the guests were lucky enough to be taken on a guided tour also. This really added soemthign specail as we were able to see the true beuaty of the villa, as well as learn the histroy of the family who still live there to this day. I also feel hugely honoured to be there, as it was explained to us that there are few people who get amrried here & they do not have hundreds of tourists over every single day; the villa is still very much a family home.

Once we'd all had lots of photograph's taken we headed back on the island to a lovely restaurant over looking the lake. The speaches were extremely emotional & heart warming, as well as a poem read out by their read Kathy.

The poem Kathey read was I Carry Your Heart by E.E. Cummings This is their favourite poem, hence the love heart gift from Christine to Laura on their wedding day.

The restaurent over looked the lake, and we sat looking out onto it, with the large patio doors fully open. The food was amazing & we couldn't fault that.

I would highly recommend that you ensure that all of the finer details with the restaurant are confirmed though. Unfortunately there were a few problems at the end of the night with the restaurant where the manager was attempting to "add" extra charges for wine that hadn't been agreed or drunk etc. This can of course happen anywhere but being in a foreigh country is a little more difficult to argue the point when you have the language barrier. It was also apparent that us wedding guests were getting charged more per drink than those who were just "normal" guests at the restaurant.

These little things certainly didn't spoil the day, it was totally unique & perfect in every other way. Just like the gorgeous couple Christine & Laura.

I was totally honoured to be a part of their magical day & I wish them every happiness in their future together. As the best man said: they deserve everything they have more than anyone else I know.

Love you both.

xx