Photography: Irina Morina
Flowers: Ksenia Podgornaya
Event planner: @wowitaly_events
Some couples have stories that feel as if they were made for the movies. Bright and full of sunlight like Italy itself Anna works in the field of IT. Alex is a lawyer with a sense of humor and an extraordinary ability to be a steady source of support. Living in sunny Miami they met in the place where many love stories are born today in a dating app.
The first meeting and a love for furry companions
After a few messages Alex suggested that he and Anna meet in person. They met in a bar and within just a couple of hours both understood that this was the beginning of something significant. From that evening on they were almost inseparable.
There was only one complication. Anna had a cat. Alex had a cat allergy. Yet love is stronger than any limitation even an allergic one. Alex began taking medication without hesitation simply to be close to Anna and her sweet fluffy companion. This is how their story began filled with care laughter and small compromises made for the sake of a great feeling.
Italy the country of their hearts
Italy had long become a special place for Anna and Alex. They had already spent time in Tuscany explored small Italian towns and enjoyed the unhurried rhythm of local life. But Rome was a love of its own. The Eternal City drew them in with its romance its history its beautiful streets and an atmosphere unlike anywhere else.
This year’s trip to Rome had been planned in advance. Alex wanted to fulfill his mother’s dream and walk through the Holy Doors in the Vatican. The tickets were bought and the plans were set. But fate decided to add even more magic to their story
The proposal the wedding and one little secret
Shortly before the trip Alex proposed to Anna. It was touching sincere and entirely their style without unnecessary grandeur but filled with immense love. They decided to register their marriage in Miami just a week before their flight. Quietly together they signed the papers and told no one. Not even Alex’s mother.
Only a day before the symbolic ceremony in Rome did his mother learn that her son and his bride were already officially husband and wife. She was overwhelmed with emotion. It was unexpected sincere and incredibly moving.
A ceremony on the terrace and a walk through the Eternal City
For their wedding day Anna and Alex chose one of Rome’s atmospheric terraces overlooking terracotta rooftops domes of ancient churches and a city where even the air feels more romantic.
To the sound of a violin and the melody of Here comes the bride Alex saw his Anna in a white dress for the first time. They exchanged vows gentle and full of meaning and then the moment flowed naturally into a meeting with their beloved city as their photo session turned into a small Roman adventure.
Anna and Alex wandered through cozy streets drank Aperol and enjoyed pasta and gelato. Everywhere they went people congratulated them tourists applauded and someone even offered them a chance to take a photo with a tiny Fiat because it was simply impossible to pass by such a beautiful couple without sharing the joy. Photographs laughter hugs and kisses their day was filled with the essence of Italy the kind that moves every heart.
The celebration ended at a scenic overlook with a view of Rome where the sun slowly slipped behind the horizon casting golden shades over the dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica. It was the perfect finale calm warm and filled with a sense of happiness and the rightness of the moment.
The story of Anna and Alex is proof that love arrives exactly when it needs to but always on time. It is brave unexpected and not even allergies can stand in its way.
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