Ravello · Amalfi Coast
Indian wedding makeup at Villa Cimbrone
Marble busts along a balustrade, the sea far below and nothing but sky beyond. Villa Cimbrone’s Terrace of Infinity is one of the most photographed wedding spots in Italy.
Please read first
We are an India-based team. We travel to Villa Cimbrone 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 Villa Cimbrone 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 edge of Ravello, on a cliff above the sea
- Origins
- Medieval, remodelled from 1904 by Ernest Beckett, Lord Grimthorpe
- Known for
- The Terrace of Infinity and its gardens
- Use
- A small villa hotel; gardens also open to visitors
- Access
- On foot through Ravello’s lanes, about 10 minutes from the piazza
- Best for
- Intimate ceremonies and dinners
Function by function
Matching each look to a Villa Cimbrone setting.
Mehendi on the villa gardens
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 lantern light
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 a garden terrace over the sea
Sun reflecting off the sea and white stone. Long-wear, humidity-proof products, no heavy highlighter and the dupatta fixed against wind.
Reception at the villa terrace at night
Warm night light over the water. A refreshed base, a deeper lip and lashes that still read in candle-lit photographs.
A little history
An English lord’s garden on the edge of a cliff.
Villa Cimbrone stands on a rocky spur at the edge of Ravello. Its medieval buildings were bought and remodelled from 1904 by Ernest Beckett, later Lord Grimthorpe, who created the gardens that now draw visitors from all over the world.
The garden’s long avenue ends at the Terrace of Infinity, a belvedere lined with marble busts that looks straight down the coast. Today the villa is a small hotel, and its gardens are also open to the public by day.
For the bride, that means planning around visitors and access on foot: getting ready in the villa, portraits in the gardens when they are quiet, and a hairstyle that will hold on an exposed terrace.
Specific to this venue
Villa Cimbrone details we plan around.
Worth doing
- Plan Terrace of Infinity portraits early morning or after visiting hours
- Get ready in the villa if you can, as there is no car access
- Pin the dupatta firmly for the exposed terrace
- Book the team’s rooms in Ravello
Worth avoiding
- Long trains on the garden avenue
- A dewy base in summer heat
- Assuming the gardens are private all day
- Heavy kit carried through the lanes without a porter plan
The wedding day
A typical Villa Cimbrone wedding day.
- 07:00
Team sets up in a villa room with a sea view
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 bright, exposed cliff-top light.
- 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 on the Terrace of Infinity, early or late
First photographs while the makeup is at its freshest, before the busiest part of the day.
- 15:30
Baraat and pheras at a garden terrace over the sea
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
Brides from the studio.
Real brides styled by Tejaswini in India. The same hands and kit travel to Amalfi Coast.
Tejaswini
Your artist at Villa Cimbrone
Tejaswini has styled more than a thousand Indian brides since 2012 and plans cliff-top weddings around heat, wind and steps. At Villa Cimbrone she builds a humidity-proof look that glows rather than shines, a wind-proof hairstyle for the terrace and a portable touch-up kit for the gardens.
Watch
How the finish moves on camera.
Bare skin to finished bride
Villa Cimbrone questions
Bridal makeup at Villa Cimbrone.
Do you provide Indian bridal makeup at Villa Cimbrone?
Yes. Tejaswini’s team flies from India for weddings at Villa Cimbrone and covers each function for the bride, family and bridal party. The team’s flights, Schengen visas and rooms are paid by the family.
Can we have a ceremony at Villa Cimbrone?
Ceremonies and dinners are possible by arrangement; numbers are limited, and your planner confirms what is allowed.
Where does the bride get ready?
Ideally in a room at the villa, as it is reached on foot through Ravello’s lanes.
When is the best time for portraits on the Terrace of Infinity?
Early morning or late afternoon, when the light is softer and there are fewer visitors.
Is it suitable for a large wedding?
It suits intimate weddings; larger groups usually split functions across Ravello venues.
How do we get a quote for a Villa Cimbrone 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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Villa Cimbrone bookings
Planning your wedding at Villa Cimbrone?
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.
