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TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES
— are getting married —
COUNTING DOWN TO FOREVER
It started, as most good things do, with terrible weather. A sudden downpour outside a little bookshop, one umbrella between two strangers, and a walk that lasted far longer than it needed to. Amara talked about poetry; Elias forgot his stop entirely.
Our first trip together — yellow trams, burnt pastel de nata, and getting gloriously lost in Alfama. Somewhere between the miradouros we stopped saying "my trip" and started saying "our trips."
Cold hands, warm hearts, and a ring hidden in a thermos of hot chocolate. Elias knelt at the end of the old stone pier where we had our first proper date. She said yes before he finished the sentence.
Under the olive trees of Villa Aurelia, surrounded by everyone we love, we'll say the words we've been practising since that rainy afternoon in 2019. We'd be honoured to have you there.
THE VOWS
4:00 in the afternoon
Open-air vows beneath a century-old olive tree on the lakeside terrace. Bring a handkerchief — Elias has already promised to cry.
LAKESIDE TERRACE · VILLA AURELIA
THE PARTY
7:00 in the evening
Dinner under the glasshouse stars, toasts that run too long, cake, and dancing until the DJ takes pity on our grandparents.
THE GLASSHOUSE · VILLA AURELIA
SATURDAY · 12 JUNE 2027
Scroll through the day —
we've planned every minute so you don't have to.
Chilled spritz and string quartet on the lawn. Boats shuttle from Bellagio pier every 20 minutes.
Vows under the olive tree. Please be seated by 3:50 — and yes, phones on silent, hearts wide open.
Canapés by the water while we sneak off for sunset photos. Feel free to steal our light.
A long Italian dinner in the glasshouse — five courses, three toasts, one very emotional best man.
One song, ten years in the making. Then the floor is yours.
Open bar, live band, midnight espresso station. Shoes-off policy fully supported.
Line the drive with sparklers and send us off to our honeymoon in Kyoto.
DRESS CODE — BLACK TIE, GARDEN SOUL.
Wear what makes you feel wonderful. If you'd like to lean into the palette, these tones photograph beautifully against the lake:
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Villa Aurelia
Via delle Camelie 12, 22021
Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy
Complimentary boat shuttle from Bellagio pier from 2:40 PM — look for the boat with the gold lanterns.