My life in Tuscany
The path that led me to become a wedding videographer began in Tuscany, where I was born and raised in a small seaside town. I spent my childhood and teenage years between Pisa — where I studied and lived with my parents — and Bolgheri, where my grandfather used to take me on his Vespa along the famous cypress-lined road.
My grandfather’s last name was Coppola — he was Sicilian, like my grandmother — and I was always intrigued by this coincidence with the famous American filmmaking family. This intrigue further fueled my passion for film and ultimately my path as a wedding videographer.
As an adult, I earned a degree in film history at the University of Pisa and fell in love with this art form, nourishing my passion with the works of Fellini, De Sica, Rossellini — and also the greats of American cinema: Chaplin, Scorsese, Coppola.
Growing up in Tuscany, I filled my eyes and soul with beauty — not only the gentle hills and the scent of the sea, but also the art and history that make this region so captivating.
Being able, through time and dedication, to turn this deep passion into my profession as a skilled videographer for weddings is something that fills me with joy every single day.
Becaming a wedding videographer
In 2015, I co-founded Vertigo Wedding Films and ran it for 10 years — a collaborative project with other filmmakers, created to pool our resources and establish ourselves as wedding videographers in Tuscany and in the rest of Italy.
Through this shared journey, I grew professionally, honing my filming and editing techniques, but also learning how to truly connect with couples on one of the most meaningful days of their lives. As a videographer specializing in weddings, I had the chance to work with people from a wide range of nationalities and cultures, as well as with many talented vendors who help make this industry so vibrant — and who each year inspire thousands of couples to choose Italy for their destination wedding.
Living in Tuscany, one of the most sought-after wedding locations in the world, has allowed me to meet hundreds of couples. But I’ve also had the privilege of working in some of Italy’s most stunning destinations — from Lake Como, Venice, and Rome to Ravello, Puglia, and Taormina.
After 10 years with Vertigo, I felt the need to take a more personal and independent path — one that would allow me to fully express myself and shape each project with my own creative voice.
For me, building a real connection with every couple is essential, especially as a wedding videographer. I genuinely grow attached to each story, knowing the deep trust they place in me. That’s why I pour care, attention, and love into every film I create — to ensure that what I deliver is not just a video, but a timeless memory that reflects and brings back the emotions they lived on their wedding day.
Filming around Italy
My first wedding was in 2014 in Venice, an incredible way to start my career. I filmed an intimate and lovely wedding of a couple of friends, and with the editing of that film, we presented our work at several local fairs, immediately achieving great success. For the following season, I filmed 15 weddings for Italian couples near our studio.
Starting from the next season, in 2016, I began filming Destination Weddings. My first was a beautiful Indo-English wedding at Castello di Gargonza. From 2017, I started traveling across Italy, filming weddings in Trieste, Porto Venere, and Liguria, as well as in Umbria, while keeping Tuscany as my main destination. Living in Tuscany made it much easier for me to manage weddings in a region that has always been a hub for Destination Weddings.
The following year, my team grew, and I experienced great milestones, such as my first wedding in Taormina, Sicily. With a wedding at Gardone Riviera, Torre San Marco, a stunning location on Lake Garda, I also traveled to Verona, Villa Bertani, to film a wonderful Italo-Russian wedding. I returned to Taormina at the end of the season for a second amazing wedding. That year, I also filmed my first weddings in Rome.
Over the years, I became familiar with the villas I would often collaborate with, such as Villa Le Fontanelle, L’Abbazia di San Galgano, Terre di Nano, Casale Pasquinelli, and many more. The highlight of that year was filming Eddie and Kristy’s wedding at Clemente Palace in Venice.
During this time, Gianni Martinelli joined the team, a talented videographer and drone pilot, who soon became my right-hand man and who still collaborates with me day after day in creating wedding films.
In 2019, I confirmed my path. I discovered Villa Mangiacane, the Four Seasons in Florence, the magnificent Villa Il Borro in Arezzo, Villa Grabau, and for the first time, I went to Naples, Villa Cilento, for the wedding of an African couple, Esther and Arnold.
Even during the Covid years, I was able to film beautiful weddings. Fortunately, couples postponed their weddings to the following year, which became a boom year, allowing me to film throughout Tuscany and the rest of Italy. I returned to Villa Cora, Dievole, Borgo Casabianca, and for the first time, I worked at Villa Valentini Buonaparte in Perugia.
In the following years, my work remained consistent. I met amazing couples from all over the world, discovering new incredible venues such as Villa di Catignano, Castello di Meleto, Villa Artimino, Villa Corsini a Mezzomonte, Castello Il Palaggio, Casa Cornacchi.
In recent years, I felt the environment I was working in was a bit limiting, as I could not fully express my style. I decided to pursue a professional and personal journey, which led to the creation of my new studio and the consolidation of my work as a wedding videographer in locations such as Castello di Ristonchi, Castello di Celsa and Villa Il Pozzo.
I also began filming elopements for couples coming to Italy for a private, intimate day. To date, I have created films for hundreds of couples from all over the world, of every language and culture, and I have worked in the main villas, farmhouses, villages, castles—both luxurious and rustic—throughout Tuscany.
Yet, there are still many places I have yet to discover, and I can’t wait to continue filming in them.