Wedding Photographer Italy Alessandro Della Savia, DS Visuals Weddings shoots a wedding at Villa Aminta, Corso Sempione nord, 123, Stresa, Stresa

Tell us a little about yourself??

I am a photographer and a husband and father. I turned photography into my profession, and I feel very lucky and privileged.

How do you think or would like people to describe you?

I am generally described as very precise, serious, punctual and professional.

Tell us a little bit about the wedding day?

The wedding day is always very exciting and new to me. On that particular day, it was raining, but it rained just 20 minutes right after the bride entered the church.

How did you get into wedding photography?

By chance! A colleague of mine asked me to shoot his wedding, and it has been love at first sight.

How long have you been a wedding photographer?

Since Summer 2008.

Can you share how you've made your wedding photography business a success? Any mistakes you made along the way?

This job requires a lot of feeling and perseverance. The mistakes I made at first was not to have any confrontation to the world of contemporary photography. This slowed down a lot my ascent into wedding photography.

What do you think a bride or groom should be looking for and not looking for in terms of wedding photography packages?

They should not look for useless accessories such as albums or frames, because the core of everything is the wedding photography. They should seek a wedding photographer that could be relied on in terms of quality and professionalism.

How do you advertise yourself and what for you has really worked?

I try to advertise the concept of a storytelling. What really works, is the word of mouth.

Why do you think people hire you?

Because they trust I will tell the story of the birth of their family.

How many weddings do you average per year?

I usually shoot Forty weddings per year, but with my colleagues we can shot at least two weddings per day

Whose wedding would you love to shoot?

Sean Penn and Charlize Theron.

If you were asked to shoot a destination wedding, where would you hope it would be?

In Tokyo.

What equipment do you have for a typical wedding day?

Two DSLR + three or four fix lenses + four flashes.

What is the most challenging thing about a wedding.