Last April 19th, immediately after Easter holidays, I had the pleasure of taking the following images of Neekita and Mehul, a young couple from Chicago.
Neekita and Mehul celebrated their wedding in Mumbai, India, on December 2016 but for their work schedule, they have not been able to arrange their honeymoon immediately after their wedding.
During April 2017, they finally flew to Italy, touching Florence for a couple of days.
Their desire was to take very relaxed shots, possibly at dawn, to take advantage of an amazing desert Florence , without the usual oceanic crowds of tourists.
Honeymoon – a walk in Florence
Our photo walk, touched some of Florence’s most famous and photographed spots. We started in Piazza Santa Croce and then headed to Piazza Duomo for a few shots in front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, a quick glance at the windows of Via dei Calzaiuoli and straight up to Piazza della Signoria and the Uffizi Gallery.
Just the time to relax behind a cappuccino, a coffee and a croissant in Piazza San Firenze, sharing some stories as a mechanical engineer from Mehul, and we were again walking along the right bank of the Arno river, in the direction of the Santa Trinita bridge, to make some rite shots with Ponte Vecchio bridge on the background, that was beginning to wake up at the time, with the workshops of its goldsmiths who started to open their windows.
We could not end that with a small car ride to Piazzale Michelangelo, taking advantage of a wonderful day and a remarkable visibility. I portraied Neekita and Mehul surrounder by the breathtaking view of a Florence that gift us new emotions and new beauty to discover every time.
This is the result of our work and the smiles of Neekita and Mehul!
Maurizio Mannini
