As expected Jo and Evan had a marvelous wedding in hills of Tuscany. The 14th century castle called Castello De Bibbione was the perfect setting for this romantic, emotional and elegant wedding. Joanne looked amazing in her Mariana Hardwick designed wedding dress that suited her so well and Evan also looked the dashing Groom. The lead up to the wedding was lots of fun in between shooting the lovely couples pre wedding pictures and meeting all their wonderful guests at the pizza night Martin and I managed to see the sights of Tuscany including Florence, Sienna, Grieve, Certaldo and San Gianamo. Enjoying Pizza, pasta and Cannoli's along the way. It had been a whirl wind seven days but so much fun too.
Evan and Jo had met as 18 year olds in university but even after all this time Evan's tears flowed freely when Jo made her entrance down the isle with her father Keith, Evan joked that it was the warm sun but we all knew his tears were from the heart were for Jo.
The other thing that sticks in my mind about the ceremony was the amazing rendition of Ava Maria by the wonderful singer Frederico, it was one of those things you had to be there to really enjoy but his voice carrying through the hills of Tuscany was a joy to witness and Evan and Jo were captivated by his performance.
The reception was held in the open air courtyard of the castle were the guests enjoyed a home made pasta entree, a delightful steak with seasonal vegetables for main course and the traditional Italian wedding cake for desert. The wedding cake was made before our eyes by the head chef which was amazing and really really yummy. At most European weddings if the guests cling the glasses the bride and groom are required to kiss but Evan and Jo had a more personal and unique take on this. As they went around to say hello the table of guests would have to sing a few lines from a love song and then they would kiss. Doing this really created a relaxed atmosphere. All the guests partied the rest of the night to the awesome band and Evan and Jo finished the night by leaving on a white vespa to enjoy their honeymoon along the Almafi coast.
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