Fanny & AntoineA wedding in Portofino,
between the village and the sea

Portofino is small, bright and full of details: the colourful houses around the harbour, the boats, the green hills running down to the sea. One walk is enough to understand why so many couples choose it for their wedding.

Fanny and Antoine came from Belgium. The day began in Santa Margherita Ligure, getting ready at the Imperiale Palace Hotel. Then the first look on the hotel staircase and a boat, just for the two of them, all the way to Portofino: arriving by sea, like in a film.

What I remember most about Castello Brown are the stairs: so many of them to get all the way up, but with that view every step was worth it. And Fanny and Antoine hiding in a little corner so the guests wouldn't see them, waiting for my signal to step out.

After the ceremony at Castello Brown came portraits on the terrace above the harbour and a walk through the lanes, then drinks and dinner at the Belmond Hotel Splendido, as the bay slowly faded into the evening. I told the whole story, from getting ready to the night, leaving room for real emotions and refined portraits.