Masseria Moroseta Wedding in Italy with Halfpenny London Bride Dress

Photography by Haydn Rydings

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What Made Our Day Unique

We decided to celebrate in Puglia so our wedding could be like our favourite thing - holidays! We've spent many treasured times with our families all over Italy and had dreamed of a big party outside in the sunshine. We chose Masseria Moroseta an all white modern country house surrounded by olive groves as it has such a magical and peaceful atmosphere (and 3 of Chris' favourite dogs - Bulldogs). Our day was centered around how special it was to have all our friends and family together in one place. Chris' friends Mard and Dean wrote and conducted the ceremony and my friend Michael played the first DJ set of the night full of soul and disco tracks he knew we would love. It was important to us for everyone to experience the full Italian wedding experience of endless delicacies, we even had mozzarella knots and Panzerotti made on the spot for antipasti.

Morag & Christopher

Inspiration & Styling

We went to Puglia for a big party in the sunshine with locally sourced food and wine. We chose to have the traditional five courses - aperitivo, antipasti, primi, secondi and a giant Italian wedding cake. The owner of Masseria Moroseta Carlos made the choice for us before we arrived to hold off mowing the wild spring flowers from the olive grove which were so pretty for our ceremony. We didn't want to overly decorate the Masseria as it's so beautifully designed already so we just added eucalyptus runners on the long tables for dinner and simple bunches of olive leafs on the ceremony benches. We had always wanted to eat outside in the evening and whilst it was a very windy day, we got our wish with the help of a canopy over the Masseria courtyard. The cocktail bar helped keep everyone awake and dancing after the epic feast with Rossinis, Espresso Martinis and Negronis.

Morag & Christopher

Luckily this lovely couple had a great wedding planner on hand to help with picking suppliers at their destination wedding in Italy, but if you are thinking about having a wedding abroad and don't know where to start then we have a podcast episode just for you, Charlotte and Becky are on hand to try and help you prepare for your dream destination wedding. They chat all things destination weddings and where to start. From how to decide where to get married and how to transport your dress to the legalities of a destination wedding and what to do to involve those people who just can’t make it.

Written by Imogen Read