STELLA & ANDREA
Meet Me on the Grand Canal
Venice in September, with Palazzo Pisani Moretta waiting for the evening. Stella and Andrea crossed the city by wooden boat, leaning into a kiss as they passed the Accademia Bridge. Along the Grand Canal, the last light turned the palaces a warm shade of pink.
Stella wore a Caroline Castigliano gown with a full skirt and delicate lace sleeves. On the waterfront, her long veil lifted in the breeze as she put her arms around Andrea. St Mark’s stood across the water; elsewhere along the promenade, his friends gathered in dark suits and sunglasses.
Inside Palazzo Pisani Moretta, two long tables ran through the frescoed ballroom beneath candlelit Murano chandeliers. Small arrangements of pink and coral flowers punctuated the white linen, leaving the room’s painted ceilings and gilded mirrors in full view. Stella entered with bare shoulders and her train following across the terrazzo floor.
Dinner filled the room with faces and conversation. Andrea leaned close to Stella among the seated guests; later, she threw her head back laughing, surrounded by friends with their jackets open. Outside, boats still crossed the Grand Canal, the palace lights reflected in the dark water.
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