This couple’s wedding at a 1,000-year-old Tuscan estate unfolded like a love letter to Italy and India

“Designing my wedding felt like bringing my Pinterest mood board to life… only on steroids,” laughs Aashna Lalwani, a Mumbai-based entrepreneur and co-founder of the decor and design studio, Three Entertainment. She had always dreamed of a vineyard wedding and when it came time to marry Saahil Anand, a finance consultant she met through a friend three years ago, a wedding in Italy felt like the natural choice. “We’ve always loved its beauty, charm and that rustic, cinematic countryside. We wanted to create an experience that immersed our guests in a world of culture, fashion, food, wine and history,” she shares. Their chosen location? Il Borro, a 1,000-year-old medieval hamlet turned luxury estate in Tuscany, owned by the Ferragamo family.

Set against rolling vineyards and stone paths, the two-day wedding in Italy was an immersive dive into Italian culture, layered with personal rituals and a modern Indian aesthetic. Each event was shaped by an iconic Italian reference—from Under the Tuscan Sun to The Italian Job—but reimagined through their own lens. “It was never about choosing one culture over the other. Rather, we wanted to blend both Indian and Italian worlds in a way that felt authentic to us,” she shares.

The celebrations opened with a La Dolce Vita-inspired lunch: sun-drenched tables, the scent of lemon trees and a leisurely afternoon straight out of a Fellini frame. That evening, they traded the traditional sangeet for a Milan-style cocktail soirée and wine tasting in the estate’s 19th-century cellar. Guests walked past candlelit barrels into an open-air amphitheatre, dressed in their most fashion-forward looks. Aashna wore a custom Hussein Bazaza jumpsuit with a detachable cape and skirt; Saahil chose a suede three-piece suit styled by CLAD and tailored by Rajesh Pratap Singh.

The next afternoon, preparations for the baraat and pheras were underway with the hope that the weather wouldn’t play spoilsport. “We were sandwiched between a week of thunderstorms, but on that day there wasn’t a single cloud in sight. The sun shone down on us like a quiet blessing, and it honestly felt like the universe was in on the celebration,” the bride reveals.

The wedding ceremony was themed as ‘Pheras Under the Tuscan Sun’, where the estate’s Italian Garden was transformed into a serene setting. The mandap, framed by olive branches and soft-toned blooms, was set against the natural Tuscan backdrop. Guests were handed petal pouches and ceremony booklets detailing their vows, while Aashna walked down the aisle to live strings, accompanied by her father, brother, mother and grandmother.