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The first meeting with Ezio De Angelis for a Tuscany wedding is a free introductory conversation about your story and your venue; only the in-depth floral consultation, which works through palette, materials, and atmosphere in detail, carries a fee that is later deducted from your quote. The first meeting: far more than “just a chat” The first meeting with your floral designer is the moment your wedding stops being an idea and starts becoming a real project. It's where your w

Cerimonia al Castello di Velona A Gateway Between the Landscape and Your Promise In the most scenographic ceremonies in Tuscany – from castles like Castello di Velona to the vineyards of Borgo San Felice – there is almost always one element that first captures the eye: the wedding arch. It is not a simple decoration, but a small, ephemeral piece of architecture that frames the most important moment of the day and turns a corner of the landscape into a true stage for your “ye

When Flowers Become a Language In Florence, flowers have never been just decoration. They are part of our visual grammar, present in paintings, architecture, gardens and even courtly tales. In the Renaissance, this bond reached its peak: the great Florentine families used the vegetal world to speak of power, devotion, harmony and beauty. Each flower carried a precise message, recognisable to those who knew how to “read” this code. In my work as a floral designer in Florence

Hai mai sentito parlare della dea Flora? Il suo nome evoca immagini di prati fioriti, profumi inebrianti e la bellezza della natura in pieno

Caterina de Medici sposa a Firenze Florence as a Natural Stage for Your “Yes” Planning a wedding in Florence does not just mean choosing a beautiful venue; it means entering into dialogue with a city that has lived on art, theatre and memorable celebrations for centuries. Here, every stone tells a fragment of history, from the Medici courts to the grand Renaissance festivities. If Lorenzo the Magnificent left us words that invite us to live beauty without postponing it, it

Beyond the Discount: What Truly Lies Inside a Floral Arrangement In my work at La Bottega dei Fiori in Florence I often find myself talking about quotes and figures, especially with couples planning a wedding in Tuscany. It is natural to compare prices, but the risk is to focus only on the final number and forget everything that builds it: design time, the choice of living materials, logistics, responsibility. In a bespoke floral design project the value is never just “how m