Real Wedding: Amanzing day on Lake Como

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Olga and Kirill chose Lake Como as setting of their wedding day. They wanted to spend a special day with their family coming from Russia and a romantic place, so the beautiful villa 18th century villa direct on the lake was the perfect venue for their wedding.

On the morning, after getting ready in the beautiful Grand Hotel, the bride enjoyed  a nice boat ride on a taxi boat to reach the villa. The wedding ceremony took place under the elegant loggia with three arches which stands on the highest point of the promontory, where you can see both sides of the lake.

After the ceremony a glass of italian prosecco with canapés for the guests under the camphor, accompanied by harp musical background ; meanwhile the newlyweds wandered around the villa terraces for few shots.

The day was perfect for a boat tour on the lake, with stop in Varenna for a photo tour and relax in a nice bar for a ice-cream and a capuccino.

Guests reached the restaurant on the other side of the lake, with the big boat and the newlyweds arrived later with the romantic taxi boat. A wedding toast and and italian buffet aperitif was arranged on the restaurant garden facing the lake, that followed a good dinner under the marquee, with the mandolin music as background.

After dinner the bride and groom reached the dance floor for the first dance and than the guests enjoyed the night dancing and having fun.
At the end a delicious white square  wedding cake  and all on the beach to launch the sky lantern...and end this magic day with a magical scenery that Lake Como offers.

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In Italy we toast with Prosecco !

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Italians love festivals and the ending of the old year and beginning of the new year, il Capodanno, is a great time to celebrate in Italy. No New Year's Eve celebration without champagne or sparkling wine. On midnight, in Italy we toast with our italian sparkling wine. There are good wines in different regions in Italy. Personally I love Prosecco di Valdobbiadene and Asti Spumante.

The area where the Prosecco D.O.C.G. is produced is in  Veneto, 50 km from Venice, Itin the hills of the 15 communes lying between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene. The Sparkling Wine (“Spumante”) is produced in Brut, Extra Dry and Dry versions, depending on the residual sugar contained in the wine: “Brut” is the driest style, “Dry” the sweetest. In the same area is produced also the Superiore di Cartizze. Straw color and tiny bubbles with an aroma of white peaches and freshly picked flowers and a subtle yeastiness

Asti Spumante D.O.C.G. is a Piedmont sparkling wine. It is a white Moscat, produced from moscate grape in the hills of the southern strip of Piemonte. The wine is sweet and usually served with dessert and italian cakes. Another good sparkling wine , produced in the northern Italy, in Lombardy, is Franciacorta.

The wine is made using a combination of Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco and Pinot Nero grapes. It is dry with hints of vanilla and ripe fruit.

Tra tutti gli auguri, ho ricevuto questo messaggio e mi piacerebbe condividerlo con voi:

I would like to share this greetings sms message with you:

Ogni anno a Natale, mi ritaglio un paio di ore per vedermi uno di quei film natalizi, di quelli che si guardano con i bimbi. E' in quelle poche ore che ritrovo lo spirito giusto per affrontare questi giorni.

Nei film..dove regna amore e pace... dove il finale è sempre lieto e ti fà stringere il cuore.

E' proprio come quando abbiamo un sogno e lo desideriamo così intensamente che qualche volta ci sembra quasi di viverlo. Il mio augurio di quest'anno è che siate voi registri e protagonisti del vostro film di pace e di amore. Tanti Auguri !

Every Christmas, I spend a couple of hours to see  one of those Christmas films, the kind you watch with the kids. It's in those few hours, when  I find the right spirit to face these days.

In the movies .. where there are love and peace ... where the ending is always happy and makes you cry.
It's just like to have a dream and when we want it so hard that sometimes it seems almost to live. My wish this year is that you're the protagonists of your films and film director of peace and love. Merry Christmas!