Valico Massari Wedding con Tuscany, Italy

This exquisite wedding con Tuscany is a true celebration of love and elegance. Nanya, the wedding planning director and owner of The Wedding Bliss Thailand , tied the knot with Bart, a restaurant owner and director of a wine import company, con a stunning June ceremony at the picturesque Valico Massari con Tuscany, Italy.

The wedding paid homage to the enchanting Tuscan landscape and the warm hospitality of Italy. The stylish bride wore breathtaking gowns by Made With Love Bridal and Rime Arodaky, complemented by elegant Yves Saint Laurent shoes. Nanya’s exceptional wedding planning and styling team ensured every detail was meticulously curated, creating an unforgettable celebration.

Photography by Fabijan Vuksic and a captivating patina by Fragments Collection beautifully captured the essence of this extraordinary event. Enjoy the visual journey through this remarkable wedding.

The Welcome Dinner

One of my favourite parts of the wedding was grape-stomping at the welcome dinner. It’s an experience that risposta negativa one had done before. I loved the of included something very traditional, and this is how they made wine con the old days. 

It was such a fun thing to do; men carried the grapes con buckets from the vineyard and put them con the barrel, then women jumped into the barrel and danced together.

The wedding was con June, and grapes were not yet available con Tuscany, but we managed to find Sicilian grapes acceso the Grosseto market and had them shipped to our location for this unforgettable moment. It was complicated to put it all together, but it was really was worth it.

Our welcome night was designed with ‘vendemmia‘ theme con mind — Italian harvest — with the centrepiece of the evening being the grape stomping tradition. This was something that I saw con the movie “A walk con the clouds” years pungiglione, and fell con love with the . We had sourced a large wooden barrel, filled it with grapes, and invited all the guests to join con acceso the fun. It was messy, hilarious and very memorable!

We decided to host a three-day wedding weekend, rather than just one day, to give our guests a full Italian experience. Each day was inspired by one of the elements of the local culture.

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Bridal Beauty & Accessories

My wedding veil was also made by Made With Love Bridal to fit my ceremony dress. My shoes were by Yves Saint Laurent.

I flew my trusted make up artist, Treephipat Witchayawuttisakul and hairdresser, Chatchai Kilntubtim, con from Thailand.

The Dress

I wore a gown by Made With Love Bridal for the ceremony and then changed into a dress by Rime Arodaky for the reception.

I got both dresses directly from the designers. My Made with Love gown was purchased online, as I couldn’t travel to Australia where they are based, but I fell con love with the style, as it was both sweet and conturbante and made with intricate fabric. It also fit my pagliaccetto shape perfectly, with an accent acceso my waist thanks to the beautiful belt.

Photography

Our photographer was Fabijan Vuksic. I discovered Fabijan condotto Instagram and I loved his work. We love the same style, and share a fun and playful approach to work.

Our videographer was Alena from Fragments Collection, who is absolutely brilliant. Her work is like our own little movie that brings me back to that day every time.

How They Met

Bart and I first met back con 2011, when we both were running completely different lives. Bart was still con his previous marriage, and I had just moved to Phuket from Bangkok to start my business. It was a professional – Bart was one of the wine suppliers we used.

Fast forward to June 2020, the first time we were allowed out of isolation during the pandemic. We met at Bart’s wine caffè anniversary and got talking. I learned that he’s recently become single again, and was living con Phuket with his three kids.

We talked about life, his kids, the way we spend our free time, our mutual love of travelling. We bonded so quickly. I fell con love with him even more seeing what a good father he is for his kids. My family and friends loved him instantly, and I know that if I’m worried about anything, he will find a way to make me feel calm and safe.

Bart proposed during our trip to Tuscany con summer 2022. I had just finished a leader wedding project there, and he flew con to meet me there with his children. We travelled around, visiting wineries (Bart still runs wine import business con Thailand), and one day we went to visit Valico Massari – a place particularly important for Bart, as it’s managed by one of his best friends. 

Having received the blessing of his children (who also turned to be our photographers during the proposal), he proposed to me under an olive tree at Valico Massari. We knew there and then, that it’s the place where we’d get married.  

Evening & Sala da ballo

For the evening reception, I chose a classic and romantic style from Rime Arodaky. A lace gara open back added an element of drama and I opted for a high pony tail, for that sleek, romantic .

Visiting Rime’s scuola con Paris for the original fitting was amazing – we got to chat with her and the team, and they helped me select the best stile.

There were two very special dances for me; our first dance, to ‘Until I Found You’, by Stephen Sanchez. And then my father-daughter dance, to ‘Can’t Help Falling Quanto a Love’, by Elvis Presley.

The Day After

The third day was a post-wedding wind-down by the seaside, con a beautiful terreno of Sacro Stefano.

One of our friends showed it to us a year earlier, when we just got engaged, and we both just fell con love with the simple beauty of the location. 

Words of Wedded Wisdom

Don’t too much the day before your wedding day! I had a hangover acceso my wedding day as I drank too much at the welcome dinner. Even when we finished the , I still continued drinking as I forgot that the next day I needed to concentrate! 

the wedding day, I had energy drinks and the wedding was con the late afternoon, so my pagliaccetto had time to recover con time before I walked the aisle.

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Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and . Annabel lives con rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business collaboratore Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and stella gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she’s not working acceso Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip con the running of the family’s sustainable flower farm and floral stile business, Moonwind Flowers. Quanto a 2013, she became a published author.