Wedding in Apulia, Nina Trulli

Apulia
January 2020

Getting married in Apulia

Amy and Martyn have reached Italy from Great Britain, with their families and friends, to celebrate their destination wedding in Apulia, in a small village made of Trulli, in the deep heart of the Mediterranean Sea. Breathtaking landscapes, secular olive trees, infinite quietness have been the backdrop of such a romantic wedding.

Are you searching for a summery feel wedding?

Nina Trulli Resort will perfectly meet your expectations. A full immersion in the Mediterranean vegetation for your wedding in a former countryside monastery, where you can taste the authentic Apulian food and where time seems to be suspended.

Wedding in Apulia

Amy and Martyn have exchanged their vows under a secular tree, the summer sunset has been their perfect backdrop. They’ve had such a sweet ceremony and just after the throw of the confetti they’ve had an aperitif and some delicious Apulian food cooked on site.The day continued with a tasty dinner under hundreds of fairy lights among the Trulli and ended with a happy and funny dancing party.We've been very happy to shoot such a beautiful event, with such gorgeous people.

Intro - Film strip of three frames: a grey conical Trulli roof beside a white chimney, a stone wall in the middle and a lone olive tree in dry grass

Intro - Small potted cactus in a weathered grey pot on a pale wooden table, with the white stone Trulli of the resort blurred behind it

Intro - Bundle of dried golden wheat tied to a pale wooden ladder against a whitewashed textured wall, a simple detail from the Apulian venue

Intro - Silvery olive branches scattered over dry golden straw on the ground, the narrow leaves catching soft natural light

Intro - Whitewashed chapel with a small bell in its arched gable and a pale green door, set on a sunlit stone courtyard under a clear sky

Intro - Film frame of grey Trulli roofs with birds perched on top, next to a white chapel bell tower under a pine tree, a stone wall in the foreground

Intro - Two conical stone Trulli roofs topped with small finials rising above a stone courtyard, with red bougainvillea in a white planter and string lights overhead

Intro - Large prickly pear cactus growing beside a low dry stone wall on white gravel, pale sky and olive trees behind it

Getting ready - Two wedding rings, one set with small diamonds and one plain band, resting on a woven straw seat with a white post and dark foliage blurred behind

Getting ready - Film strip with a smiling man in a white jacket and sunglasses fixing his bow tie, beside a row of Trulli roofs under a bright blue sky

Getting ready - Man in sunglasses and a white shirt knotting his dark tie under an olive tree, a friend in a dark suit watching from behind him

Getting ready - Man in a black tuxedo and bow tie buttoning his jacket on a stone terrace beside a green vineyard, a friend in a light blue tie at the left edge

Getting ready - Black and white portrait of a man in a tuxedo with a bow tie, standing between rows of vines and looking off to the side with his hands joined

Getting ready - Close-up of hands folded in front of a black suit jacket, a square silver wristwatch and white shirt cuff catching the light

Getting ready - Man in a black tuxedo with a bow tie and patterned pocket square facing the camera, straight between green vine rows under an overcast sky

Getting ready - Bridal beauty flat lay with a glass perfume bottle, a gold lipstick and a pair of gold earrings on a white stone ledge in front of a prickly pear cactus

Getting ready - Bridal bouquet of blush roses, apricot blooms and soft white grasses resting on a white cloth in front of a prickly pear cactus

Getting ready - Overhead view of a pair of white strappy bridal sandals standing on a bed of pale grey pebbles

Getting ready - Close-up of the open lace back of a white wedding gown, with floral appliqué details and the bride’s bare shoulder blade in soft light

Getting ready - Smiling bride in a lace gown fastening her dress with help from two women, one in a floral top, in a bright room with pale blue shutters

Getting ready - Bride in a lace gown reflected in a tall mirror while a friend in a white top helps with her dress, the scene softly out of focus

Getting ready - Black and white mirror view of a bride in a lace gown with a fitted bodice, her hand raised to her hair beside a wooden beamed ceiling

Getting ready - Black and white bride seen from behind in an open-back lace gown with a long train, standing in a stone room with a flower bouquet on the floor

Getting ready - Close-up of a bouquet with cream roses, pink clusters of tiny blooms and fluffy white grasses, the petals soft and slightly out of focus

Getting ready - Black and white shot of a bride holding her bouquet beside an older woman in glasses, a friend in silhouette at the left edge, light from an open door

Getting ready - Bride in a white halter gown holding a soft bouquet of cream roses and eucalyptus, her face lowered and out of frame, a ring on her finger

Getting ready - Bride with her bouquet seen through a pale glass door in a whitewashed wall, a veiled friend in the foreground and a pergola of vines outside

Ceremony - Welcome sign reading Amy & Martyn in black script on a leafy easel, with two men in dark suits chatting on a stone terrace under an arch

Ceremony - A small boy in a blue cap and light shirt leaps between white stone blocks on a paved path beside a green vineyard in the sunlight

Ceremony - Wicker basket of silvery olive branches on the grass beside a row of white rush-seated chairs set out for the ceremony

Ceremony - Olive sprigs tied with white ribbon to the back of a white rush-seated chair on the grass, with more chairs lined up behind it

Ceremony-Film strip frame showing green glass bottles and a white star decoration in a whitewashed corner, next to a stone wall with lavender in bloom

Ceremony - Bride and groom stand at the far end of the lawn with trulli roofs behind them, while guests in dark suits and an orange dress watch from the aisle

Ceremony - Groom in a dark tuxedo and black bow tie stands with his hands clasped, looking down at the aisle with a moved expression during the ceremony

Ceremony - Bride in a lace wedding dress smiles and tucks her hair back while holding a white bouquet, facing the groom under a tree at the ceremony

Ceremony - Wide view of the ceremony under a large old tree in warm evening light, with guests seated on white chairs along the grass and the couple at the front

Ceremony - Black and white photo of a bride with a long veil seated on a chair beside a groom who bows his head, while a woman in a long dress adjusts her veil

Ceremony - Bride with a bouquet sits smiling on a white chair under a tree, a guitar leaning on a stone wall behind her and guests in dark suits nearby

Ceremony - Large old tree frames guests seated on white chairs facing the couple at sunset, with a flat green landscape stretching to the horizon

Ceremony - Close-up of hands exchanging a ring in a dark suit sleeve and a white dress, with a folded paper held in the groom’s other hand on the grass

Ceremony - Groom in a black tuxedo and bow tie looks down at a paper in his hands, his face softened in the warm evening light

Ceremony - Black and white close-up of a hand holding a handwritten card of vows, the lines of ink readable against a blurred background

Ceremony - Two pairs of hands joined at the ceremony, a dark suit sleeve on one side and a bare arm with a thin bracelet on the other, lawn blurred behind

Ceremony - Bride with a sheer veil leans her head forward and laughs with her eyes closed, a person with curly dark hair in the foreground at the ceremony

Ceremony - Black and white silhouette of a bride and groom joining hands against a bright sky, a woman with curly hair standing behind them as they exchange rings

Ceremony - Close-up of a groom in a black suit slipping a gold ring onto the bride’s finger, the green lawn softly blurred in the background

Ceremony - Guests in sunglasses clap and cheer from their white chairs on the lawn, a man in a dark suit and a small child among them

Ceremony - Black and white photo of a smiling bride in lace holding a sheet of paper, facing the groom from behind with a large tree branch arching overhead

Ceremony - Bride and groom face each other holding hands in warm evening light, with the celebrant standing between them in a brown wrap dress on the green lawn

Ceremony - Groom leans in to kiss the bride’s forehead as they stand hand in hand on the lawn in soft golden light, a white chair with olive sprigs beside them

Ceremony - Bride in a lace gown glances back over her shoulder and smiles while holding hands with the groom in a black tuxedo on the grass at sunset

Ceremony - Bride and groom walk hand in hand down the aisle through a shower of pink confetti while guests on both sides raise their arms and cheer

Ceremony - Bride and groom walk toward the camera as guests throw white confetti into the air, a woman in a red dress reaching out to them

Ceremony - Newlyweds laugh as they walk between rows of guests, white petals drifting through the sunlight and guests in sunglasses and a red dress clapping

Ceremony - Bride and groom share a kiss in the middle of a crowd of guests, a swimming pool glowing turquoise behind them and petals falling in the sunset light

Ceremony - Hand reaching into a wicker basket full of white rose petals, a white linen sleeve falling over the rim on the grass

Ceremony - Bride and groom raise their arms in celebration as petals fall around them, guests crowd the lawn and a pool sparkles at the edge of the frame

Ceremony - Bride in a white halter dress laughs as she tosses confetti into the air, a bouquet in her other hand and the groom in a dark suit beside her

Ceremony - Bride and groom laughing with two friends on the grass at golden hour, the bride holding a bouquet of white roses and greenery in the warm light

Cocktail - Welcome sign reading Amy and Martyn with pale pink roses and eucalyptus on an easel in front of a dry stone wall beneath leafy trees

Cocktail - Groom in a black tuxedo and sunglasses smiling while holding a glass of white wine, talking with a bald friend at the evening aperitif

Cocktail - Cook in a white cap and brown apron stretching fresh pasta dough over a wooden rod at an open-air buffet table beside a row of white plates

Cocktail - Two cooks in white caps and brown aprons rolling out and shaping pasta rounds on a floured wooden table in front of a stone wall

Cocktail-Groom in sunglasses and white shirt with grey braces has his arm around the other groom’s shoulder, both facing the golden fields at sunset

Cocktail - Close-up of a musician in a white shirt playing an acoustic guitar with a black strap during the cocktail hour

Cocktail - Bride with a white bouquet smiles at guests in a green dress and a grey suit under strings of fairy lights in the soft evening light

Cocktail - Bride in a long veil and groom in a dark suit stand together among guests on a stone terrace, the string lights glowing above the olive trees at dusk

Portraits - Bride in a lace gown with a long veil holds a bouquet of white roses beside a dry stone wall, a golden wheat field glowing at sunset behind her

Portraits - Silhouetted bride and groom face each other in a wheat field at sunset, the veil falling over a dry stone wall in the warm backlight

Portraits - Groom in a dark suit and bow tie and bride in lace smile at each other face to face, backlit by the setting sun over a field of wheat

Portraits - Bride and groom share a kiss in a wheat field in the warm sunset light, the long veil drifting behind them toward the trees on the horizon

Portraits-Back view of the couple holding hands as they walk through a golden wheat field toward the sunset, the bride’s veil lifting in the breeze

Portratis - Black and white back view of the bride in an open-back gown lifting her skirt, the groom holding the fabric beside a dry stone wall and a black iron gate

Portratis - Bride and groom walk hand in hand down a dirt path between stone walls and olive trees, seen from behind in the soft evening light

Portratis - Black and white photo of the couple holding hands on a country path lined with dry stone walls, the bride’s dress swaying beside a large olive tree

Portratis - Film frame marked Kodak Portra 400 showing the couple’s hands joined as they walk, the groom in a dark suit and the bride in lace

Portratis - Black and white couple standing on a whitewashed rooftop among conical trulli roofs, the groom leaning in to kiss the bride in her open-back gown

Portratis - Black and white portrait of the bride with windblown hair falling over her face, a lace bodice against the stone cones of the trulli

Portratis - Bride with eyes lowered and a hand at her neck stands between two trulli with white cone tops, her hair loose in the evening breeze

Portratis - Couple walks hand in hand across a white terrace between trulli roofs at dusk, the pale pink sky and a round tree in the distance behind them

Portratis - Close view of the stone cone roofs of two trulli in Apulia, their white pinnacles with carved finials rising against a soft grey sky

Portratis - Black and white close-up of the bride’s hand with a ring resting on the groom’s bow tie, their faces close together in a quiet moment

Portratis - Bride and groom stand side by side on a terrace watching the sun set over the dark olive trees, a pale pink sky behind them

Portratis - Bride and groom face each other under a tall pine and string lights beside a whitewashed chapel with a bell and a cross on its roof

Portratis - Bride in an open-back gown walks across a gravel terrace toward a white daybed, with glowing light installations on the whitewashed wall behind her

Portraits - Black and white view from behind of a bride with a low-back lace gown and her groom in a dark suit, standing close between the stone walls of the Trulli

Reception - Couple walks hand in hand along a gravel path past a dry stone wall, with string lights glowing over the reception area at dusk

Reception - Long reception table under string lights with white linens and greenery, a row of trulli roofs rising behind the stone courtyard at dusk

Reception - Overhead view of a set wedding table with gold cutlery, white plates and a garland of greenery and candles running along the top

Reception - Head table draped in white linen with a trailing garland of olive leaves and blush roses beside rows of wine glasses and white chairs

Reception - Close-up of two gold forks resting on a grey printed menu card beside a white plate, a folded napkin and an olive sprig on white linen

Reception - Long dinner tables laid for the reception under a tall dark pine and strings of lights, with a stone wall and whitewashed barn at dusk

Reception - Reception tables set beneath a large pine tree and festoon lights, with a rough stone wall and a whitewashed house with a wooden ladder behind

Reception-Wide view of guests seated at a long dinner table on a gravel courtyard at dusk, framed by a trullo stone wall in the foreground and festoon lights overhead

Reception - Guests seated along the head table from behind, a bride in a backless gown and a groom in a white shirt, with festoon lights and greenery at dusk

Reception - Bride and groom seen from behind at the reception table, guests chatting along the far side under a pine tree and strings of lights

Reception - Saxophonist in a dark jacket playing in the foreground while guests dine at long tables on a stone terrace under festoon lights at dusk

Reception - Guests at the head table laughing and filming on a phone under the lights, with a saxophonist standing behind them against a deep blue dusk sky

Reception - Groom in a bow tie raising a fist at the head table beside his bride, a standing guest cheering them on under a trullo roof

Reception - Bride with blonde hair glancing sideways at the groom in a white shirt in the foreground, guests blurred behind them at the reception table

Reception - Two men in white shirts embracing tightly at the edge of the dance floor, a smiling guest in the corner of the frame and a wrought iron gate behind

Reception - Two guests in white and a gold hoop earring looking down at a three-tier naked wedding cake with flowers, set beside large white letters on a wooden table

Reception - Two-tier semi-naked wedding cake topped with macarons and blackberries, dressed with olive sprigs and a white rose on a wooden board under string lights

Reception - Semi-naked wedding cake on a wooden table at night, with large white letters A and M in front and a low stone wall lit by festoon lights behind

Reception - Wide night view of the reception with guests seated along long tables and a waiter in white serving, the conical roofs of the trulli lit by festoon lights

Reception - Black and white night view of a man in a bow tie speaking to guests at dinner tables under festoon lights, with trulli roofs rising against the dark sky

Reception - Man in a white shirt standing to speak at the table, an arm around a seated guest and the bride, with guests applauding in the warm room behind

Reception - Groom in a white jacket and bow tie wiping away a tear with his hand beside his bride at the table, a man in a dark suit speaking in the background

Reception - Black and white shot of a man in a bow tie reading from a card at the far end of the reception, blurred guests in the foreground and lights above

Party - Black and white film frame of a bride in a backless gown holding hands with her groom as they cross a courtyard under festoon lights

Party - Bride and groom sharing a slow dance on a stone courtyard at night, the trulli roofs and festoon lights rising behind them above the DJ table

Party - Black and white photo of the groom in a white shirt and dark trousers dancing with his bride, who smiles over his shoulder on the stone floor at night

Party - Bride in a lace halter gown spinning with arms wide and laughing on the dance floor, blurred lights streaking behind her at night

Party - Woman in a white halter top dancing with one arm raised high in front of the lit stone walls and trulli roofs of the courtyard at night

Party - Two women dancing closely in a stone-walled room under purple light, one holding a glass of wine and laughing, the other with her hair in a loose braid

Some extra film photos

Collage of colour film strips scattered on white, showing the bride with her bouquet, a couple by the sea, the table settings and trulli lit by string lights - Film

Black and white collage of film strips on a white background, with wedding couples walking between olive trees and guests gathered under festoon lights at night - Film

About the photographers

Mary and Maurizio are wedding photographers in Italy. They love capturing moments of genuine happiness and fun, feelings and emotions.
They shoot weddings in Tuscany, Como Lake, Apulia, Amalfi Coast of course and abroad. They’ve worked together in adv agencies for several years, dealing with fashion and lifestyle and this still has a strong influence on their style. Travels and cinema are also some of their greatest sources of inspiration.
Their photos are always devised with a look that comes directly from advertising, fashion and movies. They translate true moments of life through a kind of glam eye, they “aim to document reality in a glamorous way, always without taking away spontaneity from our shoots”.
They love to make their couples feel at ease in order to let them look spontaneous and gorgeous in their photos. Their main goal is catching authentic moments of joy and raw emotions