Italy Elopements · Roberta Perrone
Italy.
The people who matter.
Elopement design and photography across Italy — for couples who choose meaning over spectacle. Two of you, or twenty. The philosophy is the same.
What an elopement actually is
Not a small wedding.
A different choice entirely.
Quick answer: Roberta Perrone is an Italy elopement photographer and designer based in Rome, with 14 years’ experience and 50+ elopements across Rome, Tuscany, Lake Como, the Amalfi Coast, Venice and the Dolomites. She designs the day — timeline, vendors, locations — then photographs it. Packages from €3,500.
An elopement is not what you settle for when the guest list gets complicated. It’s what you choose when you’ve decided that the day is about the two of you — and that everything else is noise.
I work with couples who have already made that decision. My job is to make sure the day they’ve chosen is as beautiful, considered, and true to them as possible.
Sometimes that’s just the two of them. Sometimes it’s twenty people — family, closest friends, the ones who actually belong there. What defines an elopement isn’t the headcount. It’s the intention. A circle built around meaning, not obligation.
I design the timeline, advise on every detail that photographs, curate the vendors, and then — on the day — I disappear into being a photographer. No directing, no staging. Just what happens when people are fully present.
Fourteen years.
One country.
I’m based in Rome and I work across all of Italy. Not because I have to — because I know it. The light in Tuscany in October. The hour in Rome when the tourists haven’t arrived. The corner of the Amalfi coast that doesn’t exist in any guide.
But the location is never the starting point. You are. I ask about who you are, how you live, what you want the day to feel like — and then we find the place that belongs to that. Sometimes it’s somewhere on this list. Sometimes it’s somewhere that doesn’t have a name yet.
If you have a place in mind — something personal, something specific, something that isn’t on any list — bring it. The best elopements I’ve designed started with an idea that didn’t fit any category.
Rome & Lazio
Ancient light, empty courtyards at dawn, the city before it wakes up. My home — and still the place that surprises me most.
Tuscany
Abbeys, olive groves, vineyards in October fog. The landscape that photographs itself — and still manages to look different every time.
Amalfi Coast
Clifftop light, impossible colour, the Mediterranean in the background. Best at the edges of the day, when the tourists have gone.
Lake Como & North
Still water, mountain backdrop, a quality of grey-green light that exists nowhere else. Understated and unforgettable.
Venice
Mist, reflections, calli that lead nowhere in particular. Not the Venice of gondola tours — the one you find on foot, early, when it belongs to you.
Dolomites & beyond
If you have a place in mind that isn’t on this list, ask. I’ve photographed in places that surprised even me. Italy is larger than the brochure.
What working together looks like
Before the day,
I think like a designer.
On the day, I think like
a photographer.
01
Light & Timing
I tell you what time to schedule your ceremony. Not based on what’s convenient — based on where the light will be. That one decision changes everything.
02
Detail Advice
What to wear, what to carry, what florals read on camera versus in person. Specific to your aesthetic, your palette, your location. Not a mood board — a plan.
03
Vendor Curation
Florists, celebrants, hair and makeup artists. Each one chosen for you, not recycled from the last couple. Everyone I work with understands what an elopement actually is.
04
Pure Photography
On the day, I follow. You get ready, you have your ceremony, you live it — and I capture what actually happens. Nothing is posed. Nothing is repeated. It exists once.
From the field
Frequently Asked
Everything you want to know
What is an elopement photographer-designer?
Someone who does more than show up and shoot. I design the day itself — the timeline, the light, the vendors, the details — then photograph it as it actually happens, without posing or staging.
Where in Italy do you work?
Primarily Rome, Tuscany, Lake Como, the Amalfi Coast, Venice, and the Dolomites — though I’ve photographed in places that aren’t on any list. If you have somewhere specific in mind, ask.
How is this different from hiring a traditional wedding photographer?
A traditional photographer usually arrives after everything else is planned. I’m often involved before the date is even set — helping choose the location, the hour, the vendors — so the day is built around what will actually look and feel right, not assembled from a checklist.
How many elopements have you photographed?
50+ elopements over 14 years, with 70+ five-star reviews and a WPPI award — always in Italy.
What if we don’t know where to start?
That’s the most common starting point. Tell me how you live, what you care about, and what you want the day to feel like — the location and details follow from that, not the other way around.
Where can I see pricing and packages?
The full packages, pricing, and more detailed FAQs are on the Packages & Pricing page — this page is the overview.
Ready
Let’s design
your day.
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