A bride in a lace gown, photographed in black and white A couple walking down the roofless nave of the Abbey of San Galgano A wooden boat crossing Lake Como, seen from above
An eighteenth-century painted flower panel at Villa di Geggiano A couple in the doorway of the church at Villa Lena Daisy and Easton on the boat, against the sun over the mountains
Stefano Casati
Photography & Film Florence · Orange County

I design
the conditions.
The day
does the rest.

Weddings in Italy, California,
and wherever you are going.

Alexandra and Seth under the arch at Torre a Cona

Joyful
first.
Classic
second.

Their words, not mine — and the order matters. A hundred people in a Tuscan villa, a dinner that ran long, and a black-tie evening nobody sat through politely.

Torre a Cona · Florence

See the day

What I
actually do

I arrive early. The quiet corner in a villa is found before the room fills, not after, and by the time the first guests come through the door I already know where the light will be at six.

I direct when direction makes the photograph better, and then I step back. I would rather anticipate a moment than ask you to repeat it.

How I work
Stefano Casati photographing in Orange County, California

I prepare what can be prepared.I do not script what people feel.

The blue came
off a wall

Villa di Geggiano · Siena

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The blue room at Villa di Geggiano, with its original wallpaper
Daisy and Easton crossing Lake Como in a wooden boat, seen from above
Daisy & Easton on Lake Como

A dayon LakeComo

See the day
Daisy and Easton on the boat, Lake Como behind them
Photography and film, under one direction
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I am so awkward in front of the camera and he made me feel so comfortable.

Alexandra · Villa Pozzolo, Tuscany · WeddingWire, October 2025

I’ve seen at friends’ weddings how the vibe between the photography team and couple can affect the big moments — well if that’s the case, Stefano only made ours more special.

Daisy · Relais Villa Vittoria, Lake Como · WeddingWire, October 2025

Stefano was everywhere and nowhere at the same time — present enough to guide us when needed, yet so discreet that he managed to capture moments we didn’t even realize were happening.

Brittany · a villa in Tuscany · WeddingWire, August 2025

While the venue was trying to get us to reconsider moving activities inside, Stefano reassured my husband and I that we should follow our vision.

Lisa · Florence · WeddingWire, September 2025

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The dome of Florence cathedral from a rooftop

Florence,
half the year.

I am Italian, and that matters in practical ways more than romantic ones. I read the contract your venue sends before you sign it. I talk to your florist in her own language. I know what the light does on a west terrace in July because I have stood on it in July.

About
And five thousand miles west

California,
in full light

Orange County, Temecula, San Diego, Ojai. The same eye, the same preparation, a different quality of afternoon. Half my year is here.

Weddings in California
A bride at sunset under the palms in Orange County
Sabrina and Omar under the veil at the Richard Nixon Library, Yorba Linda
A toast at the Catamaran Resort, San Diego
Selected commissions View collections and investment
01Nine people, and the whole Amalfi CoastCaruso, A Belmond Hotel · Ravello 02Nothing stagedVilla Lena · Tuscany 03Eight people and no roofAbbazia di San Galgano · Siena 04Two boats, one lakeRelais Villa Vittoria · Lake Como 05California, in full lightOrange County · San Diego · Temecula

From the Journal

All writing
The entrance gallery at Villa di Geggiano, painted in 1790

Venues & destinations

A photographer’s guide to Villa di Geggiano
A wooden boat and its wake on Lake Como

Planning

Lake Como: light, boats and the timeline
A couple reading private vows in a courtyard at Villa Pozzolo

Method

How I direct without manufacturing emotion

Tell me where
you are going.

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