Oltrarno · Florence
Indian wedding makeup at Villa Cora
A neoclassical villa in its own park, minutes above the Arno. Villa Cora gives a Florence wedding a private garden setting close to the city.
Please read first
India-based artists, flying to Villa Cora for your wedding.
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.
- Based inBaner, Pune
- TravelsAcross Europe
- Flights & visasClient pays
- Stay & transfersPaid at actual cost
The venue at a glance
What Villa Cora offers an Indian wedding.
A planning summary from public information about the property. Your planner confirms spaces, capacities and permissions for each function.
- Location
- Viale Machiavelli in the Oltrarno, above the city
- Built
- In the late 1860s, when Florence was briefly Italy’s capital
- Setting
- A private park with a pool and garden terraces
- Nearby
- Piazzale Michelangelo and the Boboli Gardens
- Use
- A five-star villa hotel
- Best for
- City weddings and receptions with a garden
A little history
A Florentine villa from the city’s brief years as capital.
Villa Cora was built in the late 1860s, the years when Florence was the capital of the newly united Italy, on the green avenue that climbs from the Oltrarno towards Piazzale Michelangelo. Its rich neoclassical interiors and park belong to that moment of grandeur.
Restored as a villa hotel, it combines salons, a park with a pool and terraces, all a few minutes from the river and the historic centre.
For the bride, it means a proper suite with daylight, a garden for the ceremony and the whole of Florence a short drive away for sunrise portraits.
Function by function
Matching each look to a Villa Cora setting.
Mehendi in the villa park
Daylight filtered through a courtyard or garden. Fresh skin, a sheer tint and hair kept off the face for the mehendi artists.
Sangeet in the villa salons
Frescoes, gilt and stage lighting. Deeper eyes, a stronger contour and a base that stays matte under hours of dancing.
Pheras at the garden terrace
Roman sun is strong even in autumn. Classic bridal red, a satin-to-matte finish that keeps detail, and a shade plan for the mandap.
Reception in the frescoed salons and park by night
Crystal light and constant flash. Lower shine, defined lashes and a highlight that reads as glow, not glare.
The wedding day
A typical Villa Cora wedding day.
- 07:30
Team sets up in a villa suite
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.
- 09:00
Mothers and family first
Family looks run in parallel with the bridal skin prep, timed so nobody waits in the corridor.
- 11:00
Bride’s skin prep and base
Hydration, primer and a base built for garden daylight and gilded salons at night.
- 13:00
Hair, eyes, jewellery and draping
Maang tikka, nath and dupatta set with the outfit on, checked from every angle the photographer will use.
- 14:30
Portraits in the park and at Piazzale Michelangelo
First photographs while the makeup is at its freshest, before the busiest part of the day.
- 16:00
Baraat and pheras at the garden terrace
One artist stays near the mandap with a touch-up kit: blotting papers, powder, lip and spare pins.
- 19:30
Change for the reception
New lip, refreshed eyes and a second hairstyle if planned; allow 60–75 minutes.
Specific to this venue
Villa Cora details we plan around.
Worth doing
- Plan a sunrise city shoot on a separate day
- Use the salons for portraits during the hottest hours
- Book the team’s rooms in the villa or nearby
- Check guest coach access on the hillside avenue
Worth avoiding
- City shoots in the middle of the day in summer
- Overly cool-toned makeup in gilded rooms
- Driving through the centre between functions
- A tight reception change
Watch
Soft, not heavy.
Soft, not heavy
Tejaswini
Your artist at Villa Cora
Tejaswini has styled more than a thousand Indian brides since 2012. At Villa Cora she plans a soft, luminous look for the garden ceremony and a richer look for the salons, and can add a sunrise shoot over Florence on another morning.
Her work
Recent bridal work.
Real brides styled by Tejaswini in India. The same hands and kit travel to Tuscany.
Villa Cora questions
Bridal makeup at Villa Cora.
Do you provide Indian bridal makeup at Villa Cora?
Yes. Tejaswini’s team flies from India for weddings at Villa Cora 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 Villa Cora in the centre of Florence?
It is just above the Oltrarno, a few minutes’ drive from the river and the centre.
Where does the bride get ready?
In a villa suite with good window light.
Can we combine a Villa Cora wedding with a countryside function?
Yes. Chianti estates are under an hour away; we plan the transfer and touch-up.
Can you do a Florence sunrise shoot?
Yes. Piazzale Michelangelo is minutes away and perfect at dawn.
How do we get a quote for a Villa Cora 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 Cora bookings
Planning your wedding at Villa Cora?
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.
