Valdarno · near Arezzo
Indian wedding makeup at Il Borro
A medieval hamlet, a villa and hundreds of hectares of vineyards and woods. Il Borro gives a Tuscan wedding a whole estate to move between.
Please read first
We are an India-based team. We travel to Il Borro for your wedding.
Tejaswini’s studio is in Pune, India, and there is no Italian branch or local stand-in working under her name. She travels for weddings and pre-wedding shoots, arriving ahead of the first function and staying until the last.
Return flights, Schengen visas and accommodation for the team are paid by the client and appear on separate lines of the quote.
- Based inPune, India
- TravelsTo any destination
- Flights & visasFamily covers
- Stay & transfersOn the client
The venue at a glance
What Il Borro offers an Indian wedding.
A planning summary from public information about the property. Your planner confirms spaces, capacities and permissions for each function.
- Location
- The Valdarno, between Florence and Arezzo
- Owner
- The Ferragamo family
- Estate
- A medieval village, a villa, vineyards and woodland
- Accommodation
- Suites in the village and villa, plus farmhouses
- From Florence
- About an hour by road
- Known for
- Its own wines and organic farm
Function by function
Matching each look to a Il Borro setting.
Mehendi in the vineyards and gardens
Long golden afternoons among olive trees and vines. A breathable base, a fresh flush and a relaxed braid or bun.
Sangeet in the village piazza
Lanterns, stone walls and a long night. Smoky eyes in warm browns and a base set for heat from a crowded dance floor.
Pheras at a lawn with the hills behind
Open sky and Tuscan sun. A long-wear satin base, warm gold on the lids and pins that hold the dupatta in a hillside breeze.
Reception in a candlelit dinner in the village
Candles and string lights outdoors. A glowing but controlled base, a deeper lip and a hairstyle that survives the evening chill.
A little history
A medieval village brought back to life by a fashion family.
Il Borro is an ancient estate in the Valdarno whose medieval village sits on a rocky spur above a stream. The Ferragamo family bought it in the 1990s and restored the village, the villa and the farm.
Today it is a hotel and wine estate with suites in the old village houses, a villa for larger groups, farmhouses among the vineyards and restaurants that use produce from its own organic farm.
For an Indian wedding, the estate’s size is the point: a mehendi in one corner, a sangeet in another and pheras on a lawn with the hills behind, all without leaving the property.
Specific to this venue
Il Borro details we plan around.
Worth doing
- Use different corners of the estate for different functions
- Plan vineyard portraits for the golden hour
- Keep the team’s rooms in the village, near the bride
- Arrange buggies or cars for long distances across the estate
Worth avoiding
- Long walks in heavy outfits between estate areas
- A dewy base for hot afternoons
- Midday vineyard shoots in summer
- Forgetting wraps for cool spring evenings
The wedding day
A typical Il Borro wedding day.
- 07:00
Team sets up in a suite in the village
We ask for a room with good window light and a second room close by for family makeup, so the bride’s room stays calm.
- 08:30
Mothers and family first
Family looks run in parallel with the bridal skin prep, timed so nobody waits in the corridor.
- 10:30
Bride’s skin prep and base
Hydration, primer and a base built for open countryside light and lantern-lit evenings.
- 12:30
Hair, eyes, jewellery and draping
Maang tikka, nath and dupatta set with the outfit on, checked from every angle the photographer will use.
- 14:00
Portraits in the medieval lanes and vineyards
First photographs while the makeup is at its freshest, before the busiest part of the day.
- 15:30
Baraat and pheras at a lawn with the hills behind
One artist stays near the mandap with a touch-up kit: blotting papers, powder, lip and spare pins.
- 19:00
Change for the reception
New lip, refreshed eyes and a second hairstyle if planned; allow 60–75 minutes.
Her work
Looks she brings to Italy.
Real brides styled by Tejaswini in India. The same hands and kit travel to Tuscany.
Tejaswini
Your artist at Il Borro
Tejaswini has styled more than a thousand Indian brides since 2012. At Il Borro she plans each function for its corner of the estate: a fresh, light look among the vines, a warmer smoky eye for the village sangeet and a long-wear golden-hour look for the pheras.
Watch
Bare skin to finished bride.
Four looks, one wedding
Il Borro questions
Bridal makeup at Il Borro.
Do you provide Indian bridal makeup at Il Borro?
Yes. Tejaswini’s team flies from India for weddings at Il Borro and covers each function for the bride, family and bridal party. The team’s flights, Schengen visas and rooms are paid by the family.
Where does the bride get ready at Il Borro?
In a suite in the medieval village or the villa, with family makeup nearby.
How far is Il Borro from Florence?
About an hour by road.
Can different functions use different parts of the estate?
Yes, and that is one of its strengths. We plan transfers and touch-ups between them.
Is Il Borro good for a mid-sized Indian wedding?
Yes, with accommodation spread across the village, villa and farmhouses; your planner confirms capacity.
How do we get a quote for a Il Borro wedding?
Message us with the dates, functions and the number of people who need hair and makeup. The quote lists the artist fee and the travel costs on separate lines.
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Il Borro bookings
Planning your wedding at Il Borro?
Share the dates and the list of functions, and tell us which spaces you are considering. We will send availability, a suggested team size and an itemised quote, with the team’s travel shown on its own line.
