Luna Bonaccorsi Beccaria’s Sicilian Wedding Was a Love Letter to Family, Fashion, and La Dolce Vita

Luna Bonaccorsi Beccaria and Leonardo Bormioli met in Milan, when they were both 15 years old. “Love bloomed at first sight, despite us being so young,” Luna—who founded a stationery company called A Little Party Studio as well as handles ecommerce for Luisa Beccaria, the Italian fashion house her mother founded in 1984—remembers. Fourteen years later, Leonardo, who works in private equity, asked Luna to marry him during a motorcycle trip through Corsica in July 2025. “He proposed with two rings,” Luna says. “One blue like the color of my eyes, and the other, he said, was red ‘as I’m his heart.’”

Almost a year after the engagement, the entire wedding weekend took place in southeastern Sicily in June at Luna’s family’s baroque estate, which her parents have been bringing back to life since 1993. “It is a unique place, where my mother Luisa’s poetic vision regarding interiors and gardens is harmoniously showcased,” Luna explains. “I couldn’t have imagined a more romantic place to celebrate.”

The couple worked with Carolina Pignata of La Festa by Homeating in Naples to plan the entire weekend. “They were determined and organized,” Luna says. “They brought to life all our creative ideas and advice, and my mother handled the artistic direction. I also had all of my friends and siblings helping me.”

The weekend began with a welcome party in the city of Noto on Friday night. The couple was able to privatize one of the city’s most celebrated streets—Via Nicolaci di Villadorata—and host a candlelit dinner there to kick off the festivities. “We were lucky to receive this permission,” Luna explains. “It was thanks to the fact that my mother received an honorary citizenship from the city of Noto last year, due to all she has done for this area.” Later, the city band played in the courtyard of Palazzo Nicolaci before guests moved into Noto’s historic fish market for dancing late into the night.

The next day, the wedding took place at Feudo Castelluccio, the family estate where a palace, gardens, and barns have all been converted into living areas. From the beginning of the planning process, the bride knew she would wear a dress designed by the Luisa Beccaria atelier on her wedding day. “It was so much fun trying on so many different Luisa Beccaria looks in the lead up to the wedding, including archival couture pieces,” Luna admits. “But I really wanted something unique, so we created my dream dress.”

The neckline and bust were inspired by a vintage couture gown from the bride’s mother’s haute couture collection presented in Paris in 1993, which was inspired by the Empress Elisabeth “Sissi” of Austria, a cultural icon who was once considered the most beautiful woman in Europe. The skirt consisted of multiple tiers of white organdy embroidered with small flowers in cream tones. The same flowers were also embroidered into the bride’s long tulle veil.

Meanwhile, the groom wore a light gray suit. His tie—along with all of his groomsmen’s—were created in a Luisa Beccaria print. There were eight flower girls and boys, and Luisa Beccaria created dresses for all of them in the same fabric as the wedding dress, while Vibi Venezia made their matching satin shoes.

A group of local flag-wavers welcomed guests upon arrival with flags bearing the newlyweds’ initials and family crest. Guests were then directed to the front of the church on the grounds. There, some took their seats, while others watched the ceremony from the recently restored larch barn, where a live video of the service was streamed.

The ceremony started at 5:30 p.m. “I felt incredibly grateful for the warmth and love that surrounded me,” Luna remembers. “Even though it was a large wedding, I could feel the closeness and affection of every guest. With my husband standing beside me, holding my hand tightly, I felt completely safe, as if it were just the two of us. In that moment, his hand in mine felt like a promise that he would always be by my side, protecting and supporting me for the rest of our lives.”

After the ceremony, guests moved to the Italian lemon grove garden for an apertivo, between fountains and flowered hedges, and accompanied by live music. As the sun set, guests were escorted to dinner beneath the olive trees.

At dinner, tablecloths were designed to evoke the branches of the olive trees, incorporating their delicate pattern with subtle touches of lurex. The tables were arranged in a long, flowing S-shape, while the newlyweds’ table formed an infinity symbol at the center. Candelabras were wrapped in lush greenery, creating a romantic scene under the Sicilian sky.

The dance floor was situated under flowered jacaranda trees, and the lounge area was by the pool and decorated with agave plants. The cake, at 5 feet 7 inches, was taller than both the bride and groom. “It was very artistic, made from an artisanal bakery called Corsino in Palazzolo Acreide,” Luna recalls.

For the after-party, Luna wanted to wear a dress made out of an LED fabric that she’d seen on Claire Danes at the Met Gala years prior. “So my sister Lucilla, my mother, and I decided to create a skirt and a flounced top with this luminous fabric,” she explains. “I felt like a piece of the moon—or a night butterfly!”

After a late night of dancing under the stars, the celebration continued on Sunday with brunch underneath the lemon trees at the family’s beach house in the Vendicari Nature Reserve. “Looking back, it was all even more beautiful than I could have imagined,” Luna reflects. “The love story between Leo and me feels like a fairy tale—we’ve been together since 2010, growing up side by side and sharing every chapter of our lives. Celebrating our wedding surrounded by the people we love most was truly a dream come true.”

Ready to leave Castelluccio for the welcome party in Noto. I’m wearing an embroidered, draped tulle gown from the Luisa Beccaria bridal collection.

My sister, Lucrezia Bonaccorsi, six months pregnant with her second child, on the terrace in Castelluccio.

Leonardo and I getting ready for the welcome party.

Leonardo and I in Castelluccio on Friday afternoon.

Our arrival in Noto with the marching band, welcoming our guests.

Leonardo and I in the courtyard of Palazzo Villadorata, in front of our handmade floral monogram, or infiorata.

The façade of Palazzo Villadorata and Via Nicolaci, prepared for the welcome party.

Leonardo and I walking along Via Nicolaci di Villadorata in Noto.

My mother, Luisa Beccaria, wearing a trim lace gown from the new spring 2027 collection.

Leonardo and I entering Palazzo Villadorata in Noto.

With Amaranta Medri, who is wearing a pale green eyelet dress by Luisa Beccaria.

Maria Laura and Maria Elena Zucchini wearing lace dresses from the Luisa Beccaria spring 2026 collection.

With my brother, Ludovico Bonaccorsi, and his wife, Elena Clavarino.

Dinner in Noto, held along the town’s privatized main Baroque street.

Little Tazio, son of Lucrezia, Luisa’s second-born daughter.

Me with my mother-in-law’s close friend, Esmeralda Rusconi Valerio.