Bella Sicilia: Hamish Bowles Attends Lucilla Bonaccorsi’s Breathtaking Wedding in Southern Italy
Photo: Pascal Chevallier1/56The evening before the big day. A precious moment with my mother, [designer] Luisa Beccaria, on the rooftop of the amazing Tonnara in Marzamemi. We’re both wearing Luisa Beccaria.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier2/56My future husband Filippo and I. I designed for myself a white broderie anglaise off-the-shoulder cotton dress.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier3/56Friends looking out at the sunset over the sea.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier4/56Classic Sicilian music and dance for our celebrations.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier5/56The landscape of Castelluccio, surrounded by olive grove and fields of wheat.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier6/56Bougainvillea and agave at the entrance of Castelluccio
Photo: Pascal Chevallier7/56Thanks also to Tearose Events we added little green details in every Castelluccio room.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier8/56We designed a special print for my bridesmaids in various shades of pastels. The pattern has almonds branches that evokes Sicilian nature.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier9/56My mum went for light blue: floral embroidered tulle dress paired with a wide-brim hat.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier10/56My wedding dress was my childhood dream. I saw it when I was 8 during my mom’s Haute Couture show in Paris and I told her: “Mom that will be my wedding dress, keep it on one side for me!” and that’s what she did . . . I tried it on [after I got engaged], and it was perfect!
Photo: Pascal Chevallier11/56The lace of the dress reminds me of Sicilian crochet.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier12/56My flower girls and page boys were my best friends’ children. Girls wore dresses in the same lace as my dress and the boys wore striped cotton suits. They were all in Vibi Venezia slippers.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier13/56Local women carrying wheat, as an auspicious symbol.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier14/56Outside the family chapel at Castelluccio.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier15/56My wedding’s graphics where made by us playing around with the drawings of our dear friend and artist Cathy Graham whose paintings included all the symbols and flowers of Castelluccio.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier16/56Thousands of colorful petals became the floor of our family’s chapel. (Mom found the specialists who work on the famous “infiorata” or flower festival in Noto to do this—we needed so many petals that some came from as far as Reggio Calabria!)
Photo: Pascal Chevallier17/56A typical local band greeted our guests at the entrance of Castelluccio.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier18/56Country stripes (by Thierry Coulson) for our guests: my cousins Miranda and Chiara di Carcaci and our dear friend Katell Le Bourihis.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier19/56Lemonade outside the church.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier20/56My father walking me to my future life . . .
Photo: Pascal Chevallier21/56My maid of honor Carolina helping me with the veil while heading to the church.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier22/56My husband and I—pure happiness!
Photo: Pascal Chevallier23/56My sister Luna (in light blue) and girls all wearing Luisa Beccaria.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier24/56Benedetta Quaratesi and Alejandro Sole.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier25/56Flower galore for Hamish Bowles in Dries van Noten and Laura Rimini in Stephan Janson.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier26/56Water nymphs: Eva Fontanelli and Ada Kokosar.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier27/56A blue affair for Viviana Volpicella and Gianluca Longo.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier28/56Sharing the joy . . . the bridesmaids and groom.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier29/56Filippo with my parents.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier30/56Drinks around the pool.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier31/56Rocco Colucci, Princess Isabella Lobkowicz (in a mint organdy Luisa Beccaria dress), and Constantin Thun.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier32/56Long tables adorned with handmade crochet table-cloths and wild flowers surrounded by olive trees and white veils.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier33/56The lunch setting.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier34/56Pierre Casiraghi and Polimnia Attolico Trivulzio at the lunch.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier35/56Me and Filippo. Olive branches and petals surrounded the wedding cake.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier36/56Hugging my friend Margherita Puri Negri.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier37/56Girls in Beccaria: Vera Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga, Margherita Puri Negri, Madina Visconti di Modrone, and Viola Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier38/56My youngest sister Luna.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier39/56Guests and traditional dancers.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier40/56Models: Evelina Bringheli and Agnè Kaz.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier41/56Me and my sister Luna at our Photo booth.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier42/56Luisa Loro Piana and her daughter Vittoria in a lilac Luisa Beccaria dress.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier43/56Here we are in one of my favorite spots in Castelluccio, “the belvedere” where you overlook an amazing landscape blessed by the “Madonnina.”
Photo: Pascal Chevallier44/56Hamish and I having fun!! My shoes were customized by my friend Edgardo from Aquazzura.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier45/56Dinner setting at sunset.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier46/56Our romantic disco-balls!
Photo: Pascal Chevallier47/56“Like a flower” was the theme of the evening. The tablecloths were designed and printed by us with fragments of the wedding’s logo designed by Cathy Graham. Crystals, candles, and flowers all played a part in the setting for the dinner. (Tearose of Milan worked on the décor.)
Photo: Pascal Chevallier48/56The New York artist, Cathy Graham in J. Mendel.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier49/56The dinner in the olive groves.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier50/56Girls dancing during the dinner in their Luisa Beccaria floral dresses.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier51/56Photographer and artist Micol Sabbadini.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier52/56Our mirror dance floor and my two sisters Luna and Lucrezia, wearing Luisa Beccaria.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier53/56Girls on the dance floor.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier54/56Caterina Mosterts wearing a striped organza Luisa Beccaria dress.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier55/56Stefano Tei and fashion designer Marta Ferri Borromeo.
Photo: Pascal Chevallier56/56Filippo and I dancing! The party ended at 7:00 a.m.! So much fun!
