
Gardone Riviera · Lake Garda
A Belle Époque hotel with a lakefront terrace, a garden villa and the mountains of the western shore behind. Grand Hotel Fasano brings old-world elegance to a Garda wedding. Bridal makeup, hairstyling and draping are planned for your booked functions; travel from India is subject to availability and the appropriate permissions.
Written by Tejaswini, Indian bridal makeup artist since 2012 · Last updated

Bridal portfolio by Tejaswini · photographed in India
The short answer
Yes. Tejaswini’s team flies from India for weddings at Grand Hotel Fasano in Gardone Riviera on Lake Garda’s western shore. The bride gets ready in a lake-view room, daytime functions use the gardens, and the lakefront terrace is ideal for a sunset reception. Verona airport is roughly an hour away; Milan about two hours.
| Bride gets ready | Lake-view room or suite |
|---|---|
| Typical ceremony spot | Gardens or lakefront terrace |
| Best reception spot | The terrace at sunset |
| Nearest airport | Verona, about 1 hour |
| Nearby | Il Vittoriale, D’Annunzio’s estate |
| Makeup approach | Glowing daytime look, sunset-ready evening look |
Please read first
This is an India-based team: Tejaswini and her artists live and work in Pune and travel out for each booking. For Italy the team lands early, so nobody is rushed on the first morning.
The client covers the team’s airfare, Schengen visa fees and hotel rooms; these are quoted at cost, apart from the artist fee.
Your wedding functions
Planning an Indian wedding at Grand Hotel Fasano? Agree the getting-ready hotel before confirming the beauty timetable. A wedding in Sirmione and a function near Gardone Riviera can involve a different shore, so transfers and the ready-by time need to be planned together.
Plan your wedding-day makeup with the hairstyle, saree or lehenga draping, dupatta and jewellery placement. Share skin preferences and reference looks so the finish suits your outfit and the ceremony light.
Build a lighter look for daytime celebrations and a more defined look for the sangeet or cocktail evening. Each booked function has its own ready-by time and outfit-change plan.
Discuss soft glam or a more defined evening finish, the reception hairstyle and the time needed to change after the ceremony. HD makeup preferences can be discussed at consultation; product choices depend on your skin and look.
Share a list of mothers, sisters, bridesmaids and other guests who need makeup and hairstyling. The quote confirms the number of artists and which services are booked for each person.
Italy wedding makeup prices are quoted for your dates, functions and team size. Ask for an itemised quote separating bridal services, family makeup, agreed touch-ups and travel. Confirm flights, accommodation, meals, local transfers and the documentation needed for each travelling artist before booking. There is no fixed package price for every Italian venue.
Punjabi, Sikh, Hindu, South Indian, Maharashtrian and other Indian and South Asian bridal traditions can have different hair, jewellery and draping requirements. Share the ceremony details when enquiring; venue permission for the ceremony is arranged separately by your planner.
Read the studio’s Pune bridal makeup package guide for context, then request a separate Italy destination quote.
This is an independent bridal beauty planning guide. Tejaswini is based in Pune, India. A venue name on this page does not imply a hotel partnership or a previous wedding assignment there. The venue or planner confirms event availability, approved spaces and external supplier access.
Real bridal work
Real bridal and celebration looks styled by Tejaswini in India. Use these portraits to discuss your own outfits, jewellery, hairstyle and makeup preferences for your Italy wedding.








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Bridal films
Studio portfolio films to help you assess makeup and styling. These films are not presented as weddings at the Italian venue.
Traditional bridal styling with a red outfit and jewellery.
A closer view of the finished makeup and styling.
Watch the makeup process and finished bridal look.
The venue at a glance
A planning summary from public information about the property. Your planner confirms spaces, capacities and permissions for each function.


A little history
Gardone Riviera became a fashionable resort in the late 19th century, when visitors from across Central Europe came for its mild winters. Grand Hotel Fasano dates from that era, and its main building is often described as a former hunting lodge linked to the Habsburg court.
Today it is a family-run five-star hotel with a lakefront terrace, landscaped gardens and a separate villa in the grounds. It sits a few minutes from Il Vittoriale, the poet D’Annunzio’s extraordinary hillside home.
For a bride, the hotel’s strength is its terrace: open water in front and mountains behind, with soft western light in the evening. We plan the reception look specifically for it.
Function by function

Mehendi in the hotel gardens among palms and oleander. A light base, soft apricot blush and a side braid.

Sangeet in the old-world salons. Warm brown smoky eyes and a polished base with a satin finish.

Pheras on the terrace with mountains behind the water. A long-wear base, classic red lip and pinned dupatta for the lake wind.

Reception as the sun drops behind the western hills. Golden highlight on the cheekbones, deeper lip and defined brows.
Illustrative beauty schedule only. Your planner confirms venue access, ceremony permissions and room availability; Tejaswini confirms the services and touch-up attendance in your quote.
The wedding day
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.
Family looks run in parallel with the bridal skin prep, timed so nobody waits in the corridor.
Hydration, primer and a base built for open lake light and a long golden sunset.
Maang tikka, nath and dupatta set with the outfit on, checked from every angle the photographer will use.
Portraits in the gardens before guests gather on the terrace.
The terrace is open to the lake; the dupatta is pinned at several points before the baraat.
Sunset on the terrace is the key photograph, so the reception change finishes before it. Allow 60–75 minutes for the change.

Specific to this venue

Tejaswini
Tejaswini has styled more than a thousand Indian brides since 2012, and Belle Époque hotels suit her soft, skin-first style. At Grand Hotel Fasano she plans a glowing daylight look for the gardens and a richer, sunset-ready look for the terrace reception.
Grand Hotel Fasano questions
There is no fixed package price. Tejaswini quotes each wedding individually, based on how many looks the bride needs, how many functions fall on each day, how many family members need hair and makeup, and the location. The team’s flights, Schengen visas and rooms are added at actual cost on separate lines. Share your function list on WhatsApp for an itemised quote.
Yes. Tejaswini’s team flies from India for weddings at Grand Hotel Fasano and covers each function for the bride, family and bridal party. The team’s flights, Schengen visas and rooms are paid by the family.
In a lake-view room or suite, with a second room for family makeup.
Yes. The lakefront terrace faces the sunset, which is ideal for a reception and couple portraits.
Roughly an hour by car, depending on traffic.
That is what we ask for, so early starts need no commute.
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.
The proposal confirms your booked functions, bridal makeup, hair, saree or lehenga draping and dupatta setting. Family makeup and event touch-up attendance are agreed separately according to team size and your timetable. Check the written inclusions before paying a deposit.
The studio quotes for the number of functions, people needing services, artists and travel days. Ask for a written destination quote with beauty fees and flights, accommodation, meals, transfers and applicable documentation costs shown separately.
Yes, enquire with your full event schedule. Each booked function can have a different makeup and hairstyle plan, with enough time for outfit, jewellery and draping changes. Team availability and the final scope are confirmed before booking.
Share your ceremony, outfit and jewellery details. The studio can discuss Punjabi, Sikh, Hindu, South Indian, Maharashtrian and other Indian bridal looks and the draping or hair requirements for each booked function.
The bridal portraits and films are Tejaswini’s studio portfolio work in India. They show her makeup and styling; they are not evidence of a previous assignment at this Italian venue or a hotel partnership.
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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.
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