Mariagrazia & Antonio
The garden, the light, the volcano
Radicepura · Giarre
A wedding built on contrast: botanical gardens, dramatic cacti, Etna burning on the horizon.
Radicepura is no ordinary garden: it's a living botanical museum on the edge of Giarre, where monumental cacti, century-old palms, and rare plant collections compose a different landscape with every step, Etna always in the background.
My role was directing the day itself: holding together timing, light, and people, so that every element could speak to the others with the same ease with which the garden opens onto Etna. The result is a wedding that seems to have grown alongside the place that hosted it.
Fotografia — Elisa Trusso
In the words of Mariagrazia & Antonio.
«Looking back now, with a clear head, I have to thank you both — you were wonderful. Thank you for listening, for your patience, for truly understanding us and supporting us in everything. Thank you for always being there, for your smiles, your kindness, and for helping bring our day to life — a day we'll carry in our hearts forever. Thank you for giving life to every one of our ideas, even the wildest ones, somehow making the impossible possible. And thank you, Gisa, for being yesterday's director, our rock through it all — without you it wouldn't have been so beautiful. We all fell in love with you. My mom kept saying this morning: 'Thank goodness Gisa was there!' We'll always carry this wonderful memory with us. Thank you for everything!»
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