The newlyweds rowing on the private lake, towards the little temple

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Wedding at La Foleia, Veruno

Veruno, on a private lake

The water-lily pond with the little temple in the background
The water-lily pond with the little temple in the background.

The sky shows up twice

The pond inside the estate has no current: through the middle of the day it stays perfectly flat, giving back the whole sky, the water lilies and the little temple on the far bank.

It takes one rowing boat crossing it to break that mirror into wide rings. Those are the few minutes when the same frame changes twice.

A wedding on a private lake, between two neoclassical villas

La Foleia stands in Revislate, a hamlet of Veruno, in the Novara countryside between Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore. The property is distinguished by a private lake and a botanical garden surrounding two neoclassical-style villas, built facing one another.

The banqueting hall and the outdoor spaces facing the water allow the civil wedding ceremony to be held right on the estate, in a private setting far from the bustle of the lakes' busier towns, yet still only minutes from both bodies of water.

A private lake offers a rare stillness to photograph: I like working with these silences, waiting for the still water, more than me, to suggest the right frame.

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