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Tenuta Sant'Elia wedding, Andrano

Axel and Giulia, Italians living in France, came home to Salento to marry: a religious ceremony in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Lecce, then a Tenuta Sant'Elia wedding in Andrano, among honey-coloured stone, olive trees and prickly pears.

VenueTenuta Sant'EliaPlaceAndrano

Axel and Giulia, Italians living in France, came home to Salento to marry: a religious ceremony in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Lecce, then a Tenuta Sant'Elia wedding in Andrano, among honey-coloured stone, olive trees and prickly pears.

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The bride crouching on the stone paving of Tenuta Sant'Elia, her train fanned out around her.
Tenuta Sant'Elia, AndranoAxel & GiuliaScroll
The groom kissing the bride's forehead in the golden light of the Salento sunset.
Black and white view of the frescoed room where the bride has her make-up done, the dress hanging on the door.
Dinner tables set under hanging greenery and hundreds of warm lights at Tenuta Sant'Elia.

The morning unfolded in rooms with frescoed ceilings and pale blue walls. The dress waited by the door, the bridesmaids in sage-green silk cheered on the stone terrace, and Axel got ready by the pool under a clear Puglia sky.

After the ceremony, guests crowded around them in a square in Lecce. At sunset the portraits moved to the tenuta: the wooden gate, the long veil across the stone paving, the white wrought-iron arch in the garden.

Then the pizzica dancers pulled everyone in, dinner glowed under hanging greenery and lights, Giulia sang, and the cake was cut between fountains of sparks. Photographed in an editorial and documentary style, in colour and black and white.

The bride in a white robe stepping onto a small balcony against warm Lecce stone walls.
The bride standing in a stone courtyard, her cathedral veil spread across the paving.
Black and white close-up of a little child resting on a woman's shoulder during the morning.
Bride and groom walking hand in hand across the courtyard, terracotta jars along the walls.
Portrait of the bride in soft window light, lace sleeves and a white flower at her neck.
A pizzica dancer spinning in the courtyard as guests clap and film around her.
The groom in a double-breasted suit and sunglasses standing by the pool under a blue Puglia sky.
The bride in her robe laughing with her bridesmaids in sage-green silk pyjamas.
Black and white image of the groom in the foreground and the bride behind him by the ivy wall.
The wedding dress hanging on a white door in a room with pale blue walls and gilded antique furniture.
Bride and groom kissing by the cake as fountains of sparks rise into the night sky.
The bride in a white silk robe against a honey-coloured stone wall.
The couple kissing in a square in Lecce, surrounded by guests after the ceremony at the Basilica of Santa Croce.
Black and white portrait of the bride in her robe, sitting sideways on an antique chair.
Bride and groom under a white wrought-iron arch in the garden of Tenuta Sant'Elia.
The seating plan in a gilded frame, draped fabric, candles and white flowers under the trees.
The groom reaching for his jacket hanging on a stone wall on a sunny terrace in Salento.
Black and white portrait of the groom holding the bride's face as she leans in for a kiss.
Bridesmaids cheering around the bride on a stone terrace with old towers and prickly pears.
Black and white view of the dinner hall under hanging greenery, the couple kissing at their table.
The bride seen from behind by a white door, the open back and long train of her gown.
Bride and groom standing in front of the wooden gate of Tenuta Sant'Elia at sunset.
A guest cradling a small child among the make-up cases while the bride gets ready.
Pizzica dancers in terracotta and orange coming down the stone steps under the arches.
The bride in her robe sitting on an old stone wall under a deep blue sky.
The bride holding her bouquet, the veil catching the warm evening light of Salento.
Bridal shoes, perfume and pearl earrings on a brocade chair next to the lace of the veil.
The bride resting her head on the groom's chest with the Salento sunset behind them.
Black and white image of the bride and bridesmaids coming down white stairs in the sun.
Black and white image of the bride singing into a microphone in a beam of stage light.
The bride in a white robe sitting on a gilded chair, the dress hanging on the door behind her.
Bride and groom kissing under the veil in the stone courtyard, her train spread on the ground.
The groom walking along a stone path across the lawn, olive trees and dry-stone walls behind him.
Bridesmaids in olive-green dresses watching the bride appear on the balcony.
Black and white portrait of the bride in her lace-sleeved gown against a dark background.
The bride and groom dancing the pizzica with the dancers in the courtyard, guests all around.
The bride sitting barefoot on a gilded sofa in front of a tall antique mirror.
The bride with her bouquet in front of the wooden gate of Tenuta Sant'Elia at sunset.
A bridesmaid in sage-green silk pyjamas leaning against a white door during the preparations.
Stage lights cutting through the dark as guests dance at the party.
Black and white moment of the bride's mother arranging the long lace veil.
The bride against a sunlit stone wall draped in trumpet vine, her shadow on the stone.
Crystal chandelier and painted ceiling of the room where the bride got ready.
Guests gathering in the garden of Tenuta Sant'Elia for the aperitivo among olive trees.
Bridesmaids gathered around the wedding dress hanging on the door, helping the bride.
The couple kissing in the courtyard of Tenuta Sant'Elia as the sun goes down.
The bride in a white robe on an antique chair while the make-up artist finishes her look.
The bride leaning on the groom's shoulder, dry-stone walls and the wooden gate behind them.
A bridesmaid gently lifting the train of the wedding dress hanging by the door.
The bride in her halter-neck gown in front of a gilded mirror in a pale blue room.

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