Savelletri di Fasano · Puglia
Indian wedding makeup at Masseria San Domenico
A 15th-century tower, centuries-old olive trees and a seawater pool by the Adriatic. San Domenico is one of the original luxury masserie of Puglia.
Please read first
We are an India-based team. We travel to Masseria San Domenico 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 Masseria San Domenico offers an Indian wedding.
A planning summary from public information about the property. Your planner confirms spaces, capacities and permissions for each function.
- Location
- Savelletri di Fasano, close to the sea
- Origins
- A 15th-century watchtower, later a masseria
- Setting
- Olive groves, gardens and a large seawater pool
- Use
- A family-run luxury hotel and spa
- Best for
- Mid-sized weddings and elegant dinners
- Neighbours
- Borgo Egnazia, a few minutes away
Function by function
Matching each look to a San Domenico setting.
Mehendi on the olive groves
Bright Mediterranean light and real heat. A light, sweat-resistant base, cream colour on the cheeks and a cool, high hairstyle.
Sangeet on the gardens by night
Sea air and evening humidity. A matte-satin base that will not slide, sculpted eyes and a style that holds through hours of dancing.
Pheras at the gardens among the olive trees
Sun reflecting off the sea and white stone. Long-wear, humidity-proof products, no heavy highlighter and the dupatta fixed against wind.
Reception at a lantern-lit terrace
Warm night light over the water. A refreshed base, a deeper lip and lashes that still read in candle-lit photographs.
A little history
A watchtower that grew into a masseria.
Masseria San Domenico grew up around a 15th-century watchtower near the Adriatic, once linked to the Knights of Malta, and became a working farm surrounded by olive groves. It was one of the first masserie in Puglia to become a luxury hotel.
Today it is run by the same family behind Borgo Egnazia, with a large seawater pool, a spa and gardens among ancient olive trees.
For a bride, it offers a calm, classic setting: a suite in the old buildings, portraits among the olives and a ceremony in the gardens.
Specific to this venue
San Domenico details we plan around.
Worth doing
- Use the olive groves for shaded portraits
- Combine with Borgo Egnazia for a bigger guest list
- Plan the ceremony for the golden hour
- Book the team’s rooms on site
Worth avoiding
- Midday ceremonies in summer
- A glossy base in heat
- Long trains on gravel and grass
- Tight timings between neighbouring resorts
The wedding day
A typical San Domenico wedding day.
- 07:00
Team sets up in a suite in the historic masseria
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 dappled olive-grove light and warm 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 among the olive trees and by the tower
First photographs while the makeup is at its freshest, before the busiest part of the day.
- 15:30
Baraat and pheras at the gardens among the olive trees
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 Puglia.
Tejaswini
Your artist at San Domenico
Tejaswini has styled more than a thousand Indian brides since 2012. At San Domenico she plans a soft, glowing look for olive-grove portraits, a long-wear look for the garden pheras and a warm look for lantern-lit evenings.
Watch
Bare skin to finished bride.
Four looks, one wedding
San Domenico questions
Bridal makeup at Masseria San Domenico.
Do you provide Indian bridal makeup at Masseria San Domenico?
Yes. Tejaswini’s team flies from India for weddings at Masseria San Domenico and covers each function for the bride, family and bridal party. The team’s flights, Schengen visas and rooms are paid by the family.
Is Masseria San Domenico suitable for an Indian wedding?
Yes, especially mid-sized weddings; your planner confirms spaces and numbers.
Where does the bride get ready?
In a suite in the historic buildings, with family makeup nearby.
Can functions be shared with Borgo Egnazia?
Yes, the two are a few minutes apart and run by the same family.
What is the light like?
Dappled under the olives and warm in the evening; we plan a soft, glowing finish.
How do we get a quote for a San Domenico 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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San Domenico bookings
Planning your wedding at San Domenico?
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.
