Wedding Magician & Mentalist · Lake Como
Wedding Entertainment on Lake Como
Matteo Cammisa is an Italian magician and mentalist who performs close-up magic at villa weddings on Lake Como — Cernobbio, Bellagio, Tremezzo and Varenna — including a wedding at Villa d'Este. He works guest to guest through cocktail hour and dinner, in Italian and English.
Cernobbio · Bellagio · Tremezzo · Varenna · Menaggio · Como
500+
Events performed
30+
Countries
Magic Circle
& FISM member
Matteo has performed at a wedding at Villa d'Este on Lake Como — one of the most celebrated hotels in the world.
The Setting
Weddings on Lake Como
Lake Como weddings are held in villas whose gardens are the reason you chose them. The grand houses of Cernobbio, Bellagio and Tremezzo were built to be looked at, which is why entertainment here has to add something without competing with the setting.
Close-up magic sits inside the evening rather than interrupting it. It needs no stage and no sound, it happens where your guests are already standing, and it gives an international guest list — the norm at Como — something to react to together.
The Experience
Why couples add magic to the day
Built for an international guest list
Como weddings routinely mix four or five nationalities. Magic needs no shared language to land, which makes it the one thing in the evening that works identically for every guest in the room.
No production footprint
No stage, sound, lighting or load-in — nothing that a villa's event manager has to approve, and nothing that appears in your photographs.
A venue that already knows him
Matteo has performed at a wedding at Villa d'Este. He understands how the lake's grand houses run an evening, and what their teams expect from a supplier.
Italian, natively
He coordinates with Italian venue teams and suppliers in their own language, while keeping English-speaking guests fully inside the experience.
Your Day
Where it fits in the running order
- 01
Welcome drinks
The hardest part of a destination wedding is that half your guests have never met. Close-up magic gives strangers something to react to together — the fastest way to turn two guest lists into one room.
- 02
Cocktail hour
The gap while you're away with the photographer is the single best hour for magic. Guests are standing, drinking and unoccupied. Matteo moves group to group so nobody is left waiting.
- 03
Dinner, table to table
Between courses, Matteo visits each table for a few minutes. It keeps the evening moving through the long stretches of a seated dinner, and every table gets a moment that belongs to them.
- 04
A moment for the two of you
Optional, and often the piece couples remember most: something staged privately for the bride and groom, away from the room, that the photographer can catch.
The Offer
Wedding packages — Lake Como
Signature
60 minutes
- —Close-up magic through cocktail hour
- —Guest-to-guest, no stage or sound needed
- —Performed in Italian and English
- —Coordinated with your planner's timeline
Intimate celebrations up to roughly 80 guests
Request this packagePremium
90 minutes
- —Cocktail hour close-up magic
- —Table-to-table magic during dinner
- —A personalised souvenir card for each guest
- —Split across the evening so the energy never dips
- —Coordinated with your planner's timeline
The format most destination weddings book
Request this packageGrand Experience
120 minutes
- —Welcome drinks, cocktail hour and dinner
- —A private moment staged for the couple
- —Mentalism set piece for the full room
- —Personalised souvenir cards for every guest
- —Present across the whole event window
- —Photographer-friendly — built for reaction shots
Multi-day weddings and full-evening celebrations
Request this packageAll packages are all-inclusive for Lake Como — travel included, no hidden extras. Every wedding is quoted individually once we know your date, venue and guest count.
Matteo Cammisa
@matteo_cammisa
Social Proof
From those who have experienced it
Matteo's performance was the highlight of our wedding. He had everyone mesmerized. People are still talking about how he made our special day truly magical.
We were blown away by Matteo's close-up magic at our reception. He was not just a magician, he was like a part of our family that day, making everyone smile and bringing us all closer together. Absolutely unforgettable.
From the moment Matteo started his performance, he captured the hearts of all our guests. His magic is top-notch and his ability to connect with every person in the room was just amazing.
Common Questions
Everything you need to know
Have you performed at Lake Como venues before?+
Yes — including a wedding at Villa d'Este in Cernobbio. Matteo travels across the lake for villa weddings, welcome dinners and private celebrations.
Does close-up magic actually suit an elegant villa wedding?+
It's the format most suited to one. There is no stage, no microphone and no comedy routine — it is performed quietly at conversational distance, for four or five guests at a time, and reads as an intimate detail rather than a show.
When during the day does it work best?+
Cocktail hour is the strongest slot — guests are standing, unoccupied, and you are usually away with the photographer. Welcome drinks the evening before and table-to-table magic between dinner courses both work well. Most couples book two of the three.
Do you travel across the whole lake?+
Yes — Cernobbio, Bellagio, Tremezzo, Varenna, Menaggio and Como itself. Travel is included in the packages above; for weddings further afield, accommodation is usually covered by the venue or added to the quote.
What languages do you perform in?+
Italian, English and Hungarian. Como guest lists are usually international, and Matteo switches per group without breaking the flow.
How far in advance should we book?+
For peak season — May through September — most couples book nine to twelve months out. Matteo takes a limited number of weddings per season so that each one gets a full day rather than a slot.
What do you need from the villa?+
Nothing technical. No stage, power, sound or lighting. Just a note in the running order and somewhere to leave a jacket.
Limited dates
Check your Lake Como wedding date
Matteo takes a limited number of weddings each season. Tell us your date and venue and you'll have a reply within 24 hours — usually with a reference video from a comparable wedding.
Or email management@matteocammisa.com