Venice

Allegra & Giacomo’s Palazzo Cavalli Wedding in Venice

August 28, 2026 · Venice

Allegra standing at an open window with boats and Venice behind her

Close portrait showing Allegra’s pearl necklace and earrings

From London and New York to Venice

Allegra lives in London, Giacomo in New York. Both are Italian, and they plan to live together in New York. For their Palazzo Cavalli wedding on August 28, 2026, they gathered friends in Venice, a city with a personal connection for Giacomo. A civil ceremony, a shared water taxi ride, portraits at the Salute, and a celebration at Hotel Gabrielli gave the day its route.

A Palazzo Cavalli wedding on the Grand Canal

Allegra and Giacomo gathered with their guests at Palazzo Cavalli for their civil ceremony. They sat side by side, signed the register, and celebrated with the people around them. Guests applauded and embraced them before the couple stepped outside together, with the Grand Canal just beyond the doorway.

After the ceremony, there was more time to spend with friends. They continued through Venice by water taxi before gathering again at Hotel Gabrielli.

Giacomo kissing Allegra beside the pale stone facade of the Salute

Friends on the water, portraits at the Salute

Allegra and Giacomo shared a wooden water taxi with their friends. Glasses were raised and conversations continued on board as they traveled through Venice. The ride kept everyone together between the ceremony at Palazzo Cavalli and the celebration at the hotel.

At the Salute, they stopped for portraits together. They walked, paused on the steps, and shared a kiss before the celebration continued at Hotel Gabrielli.

Guests holding folding fans beside a light curtain

Hotel Gabrielli, from the garden to the terrace

At Hotel Gabrielli, friends gathered around Allegra and Giacomo for the aperitivo in the garden. There was time for conversation, drinks, and group portraits.

Later, after the storm, Allegra and Giacomo went up to the hotel terrace for portraits together, with Venice and the lagoon around them.

Giacomo kissing Allegra as she leans back toward him on the terrace

Wedding highlights

Allegra seated at the foot of a bed in a pale hotel room

Allegra looking toward the camera at a window overlooking the water

Allegra looking to the side beside the open hotel window

Allegra smiling with the white draped fabric framing her face

Close view of Allegra’s hand and ring against her white outfit

Allegra turning toward the camera in a hotel corridor

Allegra smiling on a staircase with her bouquet

Rain, hail, and dancing in the garden

Earlier, during the aperitivo at Gabrielli, rain and hail had swept into the garden. Guests opened umbrellas and gathered beneath the parasols. Allegra and Giacomo kept celebrating and dancing, sharing this unexpected turn in the weather with their friends.

Giacomo danced among friends as the party carried on around him. From their Palazzo Cavalli wedding ceremony to the aperitivo at Gabrielli, the day brought the couple and their guests together across Venice.

Guests beneath umbrellas on the wet garden path, in black and white

What are you planning for your wedding in Venice?

Planning a wedding in Venice from another city or country? A full wedding gallery offers a way to explore the different parts of a celebration: the ceremony, time with your guests, portraits, and the moments between them. Explore my work as a Venice wedding photographer to see how I photograph people and places across a day.

To ask about availability, share your wedding date, your venue or the locations you are considering, and a little about the gathering you have in mind. Tell me which parts of the day you are most looking forward to sharing.