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Ezio De Angelis opened his workshop on Via Cecconi in Florence in 1995 and, three decades later, still runs it on his own. It is not a walk-in shop: every project begins by appointment, with a conversation and often a visit to the site before a quote is discussed.

He calls his working method the Intentional Floral Beauty Method. He listens first to the couple's story and the chosen location, turns that into a floral project in which colour, structure and empty space each have a purpose, and then directs the flowers personally through the day, from the ceremony to the last toast. He never takes on more than one wedding on a date.

“The best flowers are not the most beautiful ones on the market. They are the ones chosen for you, for that day, for that light, for that specific place.”

Ezio De Angelis, Founder

The workshop has worked in more than fifty Tuscan settings, from the Chianti vineyards and the cypress roads of the Val d'Orcia to the Maremma coast and the hill towns of the Valdinievole. Venues have included Villa La Massa, Villa San Michele a Fiesole, Castello del Nero, Castello di Gabbiano and the Certosa di Pontignano.

Almost all the flowers are fresh and in season, bought through local growers and trusted markets and chosen month by month rather than from a fixed list. Elopements and micro-weddings receive the same unhurried attention as the largest destination celebration, and the workshop also takes the occasional editorial or corporate commission.