
Monte Mario · Rome
A terrace that seems to hang over the whole of Rome, with St Peter’s dome in the middle of the view. Villa Miani is the classic Roman villa reception. 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 India-based team covers sangeets and receptions at Villa Miani on Monte Mario. The villa is an events venue with no hotel rooms, so the bride gets ready at a nearby hotel such as Rome Cavalieri and is touched up in a private room at the villa. Its panoramic terrace over Rome is best timed for sunset arrivals.
| Bride gets ready | Nearby hotel on Monte Mario |
|---|---|
| Best for | Sangeet nights and sunset receptions |
| Signature spot | Panoramic terrace over Rome and St Peter’s |
| Nearest airport | Rome Fiumicino, about 40–50 min |
| Accommodation | None on site |
| Makeup approach | Built for the sunset portrait and city lights |
Please read first
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.
Your wedding functions
Planning an Indian wedding at Villa Miani? For a Rome wedding, keep the bridal preparation room close to the event location. A city portrait session and a Bracciano castle ceremony need separate transfer buffers, while ballroom reception makeup is planned around indoor lighting.
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.








Explore Tejaswini’s Indian bridal makeup portfolio · North Indian bridal looks · Punjabi bridal makeup
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.
Function by function

Mehendi in the villa gardens on a warm afternoon. Fresh skin, a cheek tint and hair pinned up off the neck.

Sangeet on the terrace and in the salons as the city lights come on. Shimmer on the lids only and a set base for dancing.

Pheras on the panoramic terrace facing the domes. Satin skin, a red lip and hair secured for breezes on the hill.

Reception arriving at sunset. Warm golden highlight, a deeper lip and lashes that photograph well against the skyline.


A little history
Villa Miani was built in the 19th century on the slopes of Monte Mario and has long been one of Rome’s best-known event villas. Its salons open onto gardens and a long terrace with a panorama across the city.
Because it is an event venue rather than a hotel, families usually stay elsewhere, often at Rome Cavalieri nearby, and use Villa Miani for one or two evenings: a sangeet with the city lights below, or a reception at sunset.
For makeup, that means arriving camera-ready. We do the full look at the hotel, travel with the bride and finish with a touch-up in a private room at the villa.
Specific to this venue
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 wide-open terrace light turning to sunset.
Maang tikka, nath and dupatta set with the outfit on, checked from every angle the photographer will use.
Portraits on the terrace with St Peter’s behind, in the last hour of daylight.
The terrace is open on all sides; one artist stays close with powder and a lip refill.
After sunset the light comes from the city and candles, so the look gains warmth and depth. Allow 60–75 minutes for the change.


Tejaswini
Tejaswini has styled more than a thousand Indian brides since 2012 and plans view-led receptions around one moment: the sunset portrait. At Villa Miani she builds a look that photographs warmly in the last daylight and holds through a long night under the city lights.
Villa Miani 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 Villa Miani and covers each function for the bride, family and bridal party. The team’s flights, Schengen visas and rooms are paid by the family.
No, it is an events venue. The bride gets ready at a nearby hotel and we keep a touch-up room at the villa.
Evening functions: a sangeet or a reception, timed so guests arrive for sunset over the city.
A few minutes by car, which makes the two a natural pair.
Yes, usually at sunrise on another day.
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.
Keep comparing
Shortlisting more than one property? Each has its own guide.
Villa Miani bookings
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.
Where Tejaswini travels
Tejaswini Gote is an India-based bridal makeup artist from Pune who travels worldwide for weddings. Every location guide is linked below.
