Lake Garda Wedding Locations: Top 4 Picks
Lake Garda is Italy’s premier wedding destination. We specialize in Italy wedding films. Choose Lake Garda over Lake Como. Enjoy stunning lake views. Crystal blue waters, olive groves, and vineyards await. Lake Garda is sunny and less crowded. Near Verona and Bergamo airports.
4 Amazing Wedding Locations on Lake Garda Italy shortlist
Lake Garda is a top wedding destination in Italy. We film weddings across Italy. Many couples ask us for Lake Garda wedding videos. Choose Lake Garda over crowded Lake Como. It offers stunning views. The crystal blue lake shines. Olive orchards and cypress trees line the shores. Vineyards and lemon groves add charm. Lake Garda is sunnier and less busy. It’s close to Verona and Bergamo airports. View our Italy Wedding Films.
Torre San Marco, Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Italy
Pushed to make a choice, we’d say Torre San Marco is a good one as not only is it a wedding videographer’s dream location it is also superbly designed considering the needs of a wedding party and guests. This Italy wedding location has much to offer as it is perfectly positioned on the lake edge, is historic and charming.
The spaces are generous and both your ceremony and wedding reception are possible given the manicured green lawn with lake view alongside the open-air seating perfect for pre-wedding milling or canapes after the wedding ceremony. Your wedding reception would be in a marquee with capacity of up to 250 guests (smaller is also possible) which overlooks the lake and is covered in fragrant, trailing jasmine. Nearby five-star luxury accommodation for your wedding guests is plentiful: Grand Hotel Fasano, Hotel Villa Fiordaliso a Relais and Chateau Hotel, and Hotel Bella Riva would be our top choices.
A boat landing is possible here: skippered speedboats for hire give you the option to arrive at your wedding in a classic Italian speedboat – makes for an incredibly romantic and elegant arrival at your wedding. We experienced the delicious cuisine prepared by the hotel on the property, top notch, generous, unforgettable are words we use to describe the wedding dinner.
- Dream wedding venue on Lake Garda.
- Historic charm with lakefront location.
- Perfect for ceremonies and receptions.
- Lawn with lake views.
- Marquee reception for up to 250 guests.
- Luxury hotels nearby: Grand Hotel Fasano, Hotel Villa Fiordaliso, Hotel Bella Riva.
- Boat arrival via speedboat possible.
- Exceptional on-site cuisine.
Isola del Garda, Gardo Riviera, Lake Garda Italy
Another wonderful choice especially for its photo and video wow factor is a wedding at Isola del Garda. It is an 18th century grand villa and manicured Italian and English gardens. It is the only wedding venue of this type on Lake Garda and offers the couple choices ranging from the most intimate elopement to a larger scale wedding with up to 120 guests. The symbolic or civil ceremony is held in the architecturally impressive Venetian style loggia under a frescoed ceiling whilst overlooking the clear waters of Lake Garda.
- 18th-century villa with Italian gardens.
- Exclusive Lake Garda wedding venue.
- Intimate elopements to 120-guest weddings.
- Venetian loggia for ceremonies, lake views.
- Boat arrival and departure.
- Drone video opportunities.
- Sirmione boat trips available.
Palace Hotel Villa Cortine, Sirmione, Lake Garda
Elegant five-star hotel set in lush park-like gardens offering privacy and elegance in the most southern tip of Lake Garda on the only peninsula of this kind that extends into the warm, crystal clear waters of the lake. Palace Hotel Villa Cortine has hosted G8 dignitaries and international events of the highest calibre and is a perfect choice for wedding couples wanting to host their wedding and accommodate guests at the same venue. This wedding location has a private jetty to which you can arrive by speedboat for your wedding celebration. The hotel also offers land sports and excursions using their own speedboats which is an added convenience. Have a look at one of our Italy Castle Destination Wedding Films
- Five-star hotel with private gardens.
- Lake Garda’s southern peninsula.
- Hosts high-profile events.
- Ideal for on-site wedding and accommodation.
- Roman ruins nearby.
- Spa retreat location.
- Private jetty for speedboat arrivals.
- Hotel speedboat excursions.
Scaligero Castle, Malcesine, Lake Garda
A sight that takes your breath away, this ancient fortress built at a time when battles took place on the lake between the Venetians and Lombards still stands today and is known as the Scaligero Castle. A charming wedding venue dramatic in its presence provides a great opportunity to have a spectacular wedding ceremony in a very special place. High up on the battlements is the terrace where guests witness you sharing your wedding vows. From this vantage point your wedding party overlooks the crystal blue waters of Lake Garda with dramatic mountains as a backdrop. This is also the perfect place for a more intimate wedding or an elopement as lends itself to a small to medium gathering. Spectacular scenery here is what one wants in a wedding video, this location offers it in spades.
- Historic fortress with lake views.
- Dramatic wedding ceremony location.
- Terrace overlooking Lake Garda and mountains.
- Perfect for intimate weddings and elopements.
- Spectacular scenery for wedding videos.
- Ancient castle wedding.
Planning Your Lake Garda Italy Wedding – Videography Tips
Missing Piece Films: We travel. We film destination weddings. We are an Italian/South African team. David Stone documents global love stories in Italy. He uses his film and Italian wedding experience. For couples planning a Malcesine Castle wedding, consider the benefits of hiring experienced wedding videographers to capture the beauty of the location and the emotions of the day. Our team understands how to use the natural light and stunning scenery to create a cinematic wedding film.