The singer and actress knows the Lake Como area well – she spent time there a year ago filming scenes for the blockbuster film House of Gucci, based on the true story of an Italian social person who paid an assassin to kill her. man, an heir to the Gucci fortune.
Three rooms in the palazzo were apparently dedicated to the singer – one for her to sleep in and two for her wardrobe.
Mr Howard and Mrs Byron, who are American, apparently got married two years ago but were unable to hold a large party for friends and family due to the pandemic.
With travel restrictions now enlightened over most of the world, they chose the neo-classical Villa Olmo, built between 1782 and 1797. It has been owned by local authorities since the 1920s.
Arrived in sleek car launches, climbed down to a specially-built guest scaffolding in front of the villa. Their union was celebrated under a large floral wedding arch and at the end of the evening there was an exaggerated fireworks display.
Lake Como is the famous home of another Hollywood star – George Clooney. The actor and director has owned an 18th-century waterfront house in the village of Laglio for years – first as a bachelor and now with his Oxford-trained British-Lebanese wife, Amal Alamuddin, and their twins. The couple were married in 2014 in Venice.
Clooney’s low-key profile and discretion have made him a favorite among locals, with the mayor of the village along the lake often issuing ordinances to protect his privacy.