This is Lisay and Alex's engagement session at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, Florida, photographed by Acromatico. Lisay drew her inspiration from the Netflix series "Grand Hotel," so the session was built for a European feel — and in Miami, Vizcaya is the place to achieve that look.
Lisay's inspiration for her engagement came from the Netflix series "Grand Hotel," and that meant the session had to feel European. In Miami, the best place to achieve that look is, no questions asked, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens — it looks like Italy, and it offers stunning views anywhere you point the camera.
Acromatico has known Lisay for over a decade, so when she asked the studio to be her photographers, the answer was an easy yes. Lisay and Alex trusted Acromatico with their memories, and these favorites come from that session with the couple.
“It looks like Italy, and we love Italy! It has stunning views anywhere you look. It's impossible to get a bad image.”
Good to know
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is a National Historic Landmark in the Coconut Grove area of Miami, Florida, sitting along Biscayne Bay. Built as the early-20th-century winter estate of businessman James Deering, the Italian Renaissance-style villa and its formal European gardens are exactly why it reads as Italy on camera — making it one of South Florida's most sought-after backdrops for engagement and editorial photography.
Between the villa's stone architecture, the fountains, the formal garden terraces and the bayfront views, it is genuinely hard to find a bad angle here. Vizcaya is a public museum, so couples planning a session should check current visitor hours, ticketing and the property's photography permit rules in advance, as the estate manages professional shoots and can be busy on weekends. Acromatico works across South Florida and New York City, so a Vizcaya session can be paired with other Miami locations across a day.
