ABOUT
NICE TO MEET YOU
I'M CRISTIAN MANGILI
DESTINATION WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
Italy offers dream sceneries.
I’ve been photographing weddings for many years. With the experience and the refinement of skills, I have widened my range of action; I love to set my photo shoots in different places, sometimes very far away, following your taste. Just find your destination and off we go.
You could choose the lake: Lake Como with its most renowned locations – Bellagio, Varenna, Menaggio – and its most beautiful villas – Villa del Balbianello, Villa Serbelloni, Villa Monastero Pax, Villa Carlotta, Villa Erba, Villa Aura del Lago, Villa Cipressi, Villa d’Este and the Grand Hotel Tremezzo.
Or you could imagine yourself on the shores of another lake: Lake Maggiore or Lake Garda. Or even you could dream of getting married in the hills of Tuscany, in the magic atmosphere of Venice, in the sun of the Amalfi Coast. Maybe in Umbria, in Rome, in Sicily or anywhere else in Italy.
Each frame will be like a painting, capable of bringing back memories. And through these memories, you will experience the magic of your special day again and again.
MY TEAM – PHOTOGRAFICA MANGILI
I’m Cristian. With me are Susanna, Gualtiero, Fabio and Francesco; guys – young in body or young at heart – who have been with me for ages. All of them absolutely reliable and dedicated to work as to a real, exciting mission – to make your wedding day eternal. We have built a solid reality on the basis of skills which – over the course of 20 years – have gradually perfected and expanded: photography post-production, video editing, album layout. All done in house, no external suppliers. Which means guaranteed efficiency and punctuality.
So after the last hug, when the party is over and everyone goes home, I enter the studio and meet my collaborators. Retouching serves to improve what was not perfect, to make the reality captured by the lens unique. The group serves to divide the tasks in the post-production phase and to plan delivery times to ensure maximum quality and punctuality.
WHO I AM
My name is Cristian Mangili and I am a photographer specialized in shooting weddings: photos and videos.
I love my family: my wife Susanna, always with me, our 2 daughters and my dog Nubi, a beautiful Golden Retriever. Trekking is one of my passions, I adore nature and pets and I believe that a friendship can make life better.
I was born between Como and Bergamo. These places have taught me the sincerity and solidarity of the people, dedication to work and responsibility, the magic of certain landscapes, the indomitability of the mountain and the efforts of walking its paths.
Simple values that I have brought to my work.
Photographing your wedding is doing my best to tell a true story in an unforgettable way. Like when you reach a peak and, after a long walk, you take a good look at the view to fix it in your mind. Only that my eyes are the lens of a camera, and the view is you.
Definitely the wedding day belongs to the newlyweds, but it also becomes a bit mine. I like to give advice, have a say, share, until I collaborate. And I can assure that the results are visible; you can enjoy the event with complete peace of mind.
HOW I WORK
In my photographic stories I am continually looking for style, connections and those details that immediately capture my attention. I love to shape people through the creative use of shadows and lights. I won’t bother you, no long poses on command during the event – I look for spontaneity because emotion is captured only when it’s authentic. I have to observe everything so as not to miss anything. I move with the utmost discretion. I’m always one step behind, ready to make myself clearly visible only if someone is looking for me. I will be everywhere without you noticing me.
In real wedding I prefer techniques and solutions that belong to the cinema world: the choice of lenses, the type of shot, the intensity of the light, the sharpness of the image. I have to capture, immortalize reality as it is, without filters, and report it with the photo as if it were a film, with the authenticity of what is happening and the spontaneity of people not posing.
Since I was a teenager I’ve always been attracted by the perfection and the elegance of fashion pictures, so when the goal is a special photo – the one that tells a detail of the dress or hairstyle, a glimpse of the landscape, a corner of the villa or perhaps an emotion that shines through the face – I like to customize the technique as much as possible and therefore the result. I want the perfect light, I choose the effect and the photo becomes beauty to be framed.
I believe that knowing how to move while respecting the work of others is the starting point to create a serene atmosphere that will be perceived. The rest comes almost as a consequence; a relationship of mutual trust is established with the owners of the locations, the planning dictated by the wedding planner is followed and the needs of the catering managers are recognized. Full cooperation guarantees maximum freedom of action and the strength to deal with any eventuality.
