Castello Canevaro, Zoagli, Liguria, Italy · Summer wedding in Liguria
Jaqueline and Marco
A blazing August sun, the sea at Zoagli and a castle high above the Ligurian coastline. From the very first hour, Jaqueline and Marco's day was everything we love about weddings in Italy.
We had been looking forward to this day for the entire wedding season. Jaqueline and Marco married in August 2026 in Liguria, and we were there as their photographers and videographers. Summer made itself felt that day, the heat pressing down heavily over the coast, and that was precisely what carried the atmosphere. Intense warmth, intense light, intense joy.
The church ceremony took place at the Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo in San Michele di Pagana near Rapallo. The historic church sits above the small coastal village, surrounded by Mediterranean greenery, and brings a stillness that settles over you before a single word is spoken. Jaqueline and Marco stood there with people around them whose happiness was plain to see. Warm, celebratory and fully present.
From Rapallo, we made our way to Zoagli and Castello Canevaro. The venue is positioned exactly as you would imagine a Ligurian wedding backdrop to be: grand old trees, views across the sea, Mediterranean architecture that feels entirely natural rather than staged. For the couple portraits we stayed on the terrace of the Castello. The sea behind them, Jaqueline and Marco in the warm afternoon light. You do not need to look far for beautiful images here.
In the gardens of Castello Canevaro, dinner awaited the guests. Long white tables, transparent chairs, white flowers and strings of lights threaded between the trees. As the sun dropped lower and the lights began to glow, the atmosphere was exactly the kind you carry home with you. Not loud, not overdone, simply and purely Italian. Catering was provided by Manuelina Ricevimenti, event planning was in the hands of Pure Emotion Eventplanung, and make-up was by Melanie Kaponig.
DJ Ronny from NRM Events was part of the day from start to finish. Long before the evening party he was there, bringing energy whenever it was needed. With Ronny, you know the night will be a good one, and he did not disappoint this time either. The guests danced, and the feeling was that the night simply did not want to end.
At the close of this day, we were simply glad to have been there. Jaqueline, Marco, the coastline at Zoagli, the heat, the garden, the people. Everything came together the way it sometimes does on a wedding day when everything is right. Being trusted to preserve those memories in photographs and film is one of the finest things about what we do.