Glamorous Great Gatsby Wedding in Tuscany

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We've featured a few real weddings inspired by The Great Gatsby on the blog before, but this is perhaps the first one with a cameo from the man himself.

Cinzia and Francesco got married in stunning grandeur and gorgeous style, with a roaring 1920s wedding in Tuscany.

Their fabulous bash, filled with feather fans, crystal details, beautiful florals, (and a DiCaprio cut-out!) was captured so beautifully by Annalisa Bombarda Photography of The Sweet Side.

It's clear from every last detail of this wedding that Cinzia and Francesco are a creative couple (just wait until you hear how Francesco asked Cinzia out on their first date!) and they designed their day meticulously, from their elegant monochrome palette to their epic choice of venue.

But it's the style that really has us swooning. Cinzia's stunning gown, fab shoes, and most of all that beautiful headpiece by Deloris Petunia on Etsy, we're just in love with her wedding day look (spot her sparkling mani too!). And Francesco, in his sharp slim-fitted suit, makes one very stylish groom as well!

If you're dabbling with the idea of a vintage wedding, this glamorous celebration might just convince you to take the plunge.

Our Love Story

The Inspiration

The Attire

I had a beautiful white dress with rhinestones on the upper part. The back was bare and I had a long silk skirt with train. The last touch... The shoes! A pair of rose-gold sandals that made me fall in love at first sight. My bridesmaids wore a simple long pale rose dress with lace inserts on the back. For the guests, I suggested to be very elegant and take inspiration from the twenties.

I wore a twenties inspired veil and a headband with crystals. I had white peonies and pale-rose English roses, and our table centerpieces were white hydrangeas.

Since the church was up on a hill, we made available for guests the famous typical funicular of Montecatini Terme. It was I loved when I entered the church. It was dark inside and all candle-lit. Entering and crossing this magic atmosphere with all friends and family around me was the most touching moment.

a lot of fun to ride that vintage train! I looked on the internet for some wedding photographers available for Tuscany. I'm an art director and I'm really demanding when it comes to pictures. And I never liked seeing myself in a picture! I knew my choice would have been hard, just as the photographer's responsibility of capturing pictures on my day! I was contacting award-winning photographers, but I realized that their pictures were art but did not communicate the type of romance I wanted to describe. And I will have ended up with a black and white I wanted something more intimate and delicate, with a modern look and composition. My choice went then to Annalisa Bombarda. The result was stunning, every picture was just as I wanted, and for the first time

I see myself in pictures and like them.

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The Flowers

For the music, we played all the twenties repertoire and danced with some electrical swing. We had one song played a few times and for the cutting of the wedding cake, the song was Young and Beautiful by Lana del Rey