A Modern Venetian Ball: Claire & Arthur's Wedding at Palazzo Pisani Moretta
- Author: Natali Grace Levine
- Wedding date: 10/10/2025
- City: Venice
Love Story
It started with an Economics class, a mutual friend, and a text message that turned out to be exactly right.
At Warwick University, Arthur was in his second year when Claire arrived as a freshman and sat next to his close friend, Louis. Two hours later, Louis sent Arthur a message: “I’ve just met the perfect girl for you.” He was right. Their story unfolded in order: a friendship that grew into love, followed by years of late-night study sessions and travels across New York, Australia, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and London. Although life often sent them to different places at different times, they always managed to find their way back to each other.
Their story eventually led them to build something together professionally as well. After years in finance, they founded Perfume Street, a fragrance house dedicated to creating and distributing perfumes worldwide. One of their proudest milestones was signing a licensing agreement with Borsalino — developing Borsalino Black Iris and White Iris felt like a perfect fusion of everything they loved: craftsmanship, storytelling, and Italy itself. On their wedding day in Venice, Claire wore a Borsalino White Iris. Arthur wore Borsalino Black Iris.
About Your Wedding
Coming from families spread across three continents, Claire and Arthur wanted their wedding to feel like them — international, emotional, and deeply connected to Italy. The theme was a modern Venetian ball: red velvet tones, candlelight, warmth, and an atmosphere that was chic and elegant but above all alive.
Every detail was intentional. Museum chairs were sourced for the occasion. Wines from Château de Corcelles, Arthur’s mother’s family estate, were poured throughout the evening. The red and gold palette was deliberate: red for good fortune and passion in Asian traditions, gold for the warmth of candlelight and the Venetian interiors. The weekend included a Jewish blessing at Aman Venice on Friday, honoring Arthur’s heritage — intimate, spoken by a family friend, with a chuppah draped in linen and flowers, perfectly capturing the unity running through the celebration.
Morning Details
The morning of a Venetian wedding — hair pins, heritage jewels, and the quiet before the church bells.
The stationery and calligraphy were handled by Allegra di Clemente, whose work carried the couple’s visual language through every paper detail of the weekend. The florals throughout were designed by La Dogaressa Flowers. For their wedding day fragrance, Claire wore Borsalino White Iris, and Arthur wore Borsalino Black Iris — both from their own Perfume Street collection, a detail that made the day unmistakably, personally theirs.
Bride Getting Ready
Claire’s weekend looks embodied and considered elegance. Each outfit suited its moment perfectly. At Friday’s welcome party, she wore a Jenny Packham gown, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Bulgari jewelry. For Saturday’s ceremony, she chose a custom Pronovias New York gown, vintage emerald and ruby parure from Maison Bry Place Vendôme, and a Rolex Lady-Datejust Yellow Gold with Sapphire and Diamond dial.
Earlier in the evening, she wore one look; later that night, for the cake-cutting, she changed into a Kyha Studios dress—keeping the Rolex and switching to vintage Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry. Three looks, three moments—each a distinct chapter within the same celebration.
Groom Getting Ready
Arthur’s approach across the weekend was equally deliberate. Friday evening called for a double-breasted Henry Poole suit, a Charvet shirt, a Hermès tie, Berluti shoes, Buccellati cufflinks, and a 1970s Rolex Cellini King Midas with a lapis dial. This combination showed years of acquired taste. For Saturday’s ceremony, he wore a Camp de Luca suit, E. Marinella tie, Turnbull & Asser shirt, and Matthew Cookson shoes.
For the reception, he changed into a Henry Poole velvet tuxedo. He paired it with a Giorgio Armani bow tie, a Charvet shirt, and Venetian Piedàterre tuxedo shoes. The velvet felt right for an evening centered on candlelight and deep red tones.
Ceremony
Their Catholic ceremony took place at Chiesa di San Zaccaria, a stunning Venetian church with Tintoretto paintings. A French-speaking priest officiated so both families could follow along in their native tongue. The church was filled with white flowers cascading from the altar to the entrance, set softly against the ancient interior.
The real moment came just after. As they stepped outside, the bells rang, and the city responded — tourists stopped, cameras came out, strangers cheered. “It felt spontaneous, joyful, and utterly Venetian,” Claire recalls. It was the kind of moment Venice produces without warning, unrepeatable and entirely real.
Photoshoot After The Ceremony
After the bells and cheers outside San Zaccaria, Claire and Arthur moved through Venice for their first portraits as a married couple. October light fell across water and stone, bringing out the city’s unique autumn glow. The canals and Venice itself had just witnessed everything.
Wedding Venue & Decor
Palazzo Pisani Moretta has frescoed ceilings, candlelight, and a Grand Canal entrance that impresses before guests even arrive. The reception took place inside one of Venice’s most celebrated private palazzos. Its 15th-century interior offered the natural grandeur the couple wanted to enhance, not overwhelm. Red velvet tones ran through the decor, accented by gold and hundreds of candles. Florals by La Dogaressa Flowers, lighting by Venice Gala, and museum chairs made it feel both historic and alive.
Couple's Advice
“Embrace the uniqueness of Venice and work with local experts who know the city inside and out. Since there are no cars and everything is transported by foot or boat, their knowledge will help you focus on enjoying the magic of your wedding day rather than worrying about logistics.”
Reception
The Fortune Band played live music, and DJ Cinthie took over later. The afterparty continued at Il Doge Venezia. La Dogaressa handled catering, and the wedding cake was from Pasticceria Racca. For Arthur, the best men’s speech stood out — filled with love, laughter, and reflection. It reminded him how many people had shaped their story long before this weekend. For Claire, it was simpler but bigger: looking out at everyone they loved, gathered in one place, smiling and present.
Seeing friends and family travel from Vietnam to Paris, New York to Rome — “to come together and truly live this moment with us was indescribable,” Claire says. By night’s end, it became what they had always hoped for: not just a wedding, but a memory in motion. It was a night that felt like a film neither wanted to end.
Wedding Team
- Photographer Elisabetta Marzetti
- Videographer Giulio Cantarella
- Welcome Party Venue Aman Venice
- Wedding Venue Palazzo Pisani Moretta
- Wedding Planner @angellionveniceweddings
- HMU @jonidagjinaj @lisasemenzato_makeupartist @marikamakeup.it
- Arredamento @_sofi_design
- Calligrafia & Illustrazioni @allegracalligrafia
- Catering @ladogaressacatering
- Flowers @ladogaressaflowers
- Torta Nuzial @pasticceria_racca
- Barman @barmanservice
- Afterparty @ildogedivenezia_
- Audio + Lighting @venicegalaservice
- Afterparty Audio + lighting @empi_dj
- Band @fortunebandlive
- Quartett d'Archi @nuovaccademiavenezia
- DJ @cinthie_dj
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