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Dear Readers. 4 Only in Switzerland. 6 Your Wedding in the Mountains. 7 Rent a unique place for you. 8 The Lake and Mountains will be your background. 9 Your Fairytale Castle Love Story.
Are you looking for the wedding destination of your dreams? Switzerland is the perfect choice. The breath-taking scenery offers the ideal background for your ever lasting memories, a large choice of locations ranging from castles on the lake shore surrounded by palm trees, to mountain huts in the eternal snow, to an estate in the vineyards or a park of a romantic hotel with style. Welcome to your dream country, welcome to Switzerland.
Map of Switzerland. Basel Zürich
10 Historical villas for historical moments. 11 Ballrooms full of history to celebrate in style.
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Lucerne Bern A
Engelberg
Interlaken B
Lausanne
Davos Klosters
Flims Laax Falera Andermatt
Engadin St. Moritz
Gstaad
Montreux
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Geneva E
Lugano A B C D E F
Bern Lake Geneva Region Lucerne-Lake Lucerne Region Ticino Valais Zurich Region
Stoos, Central Switzerland © 2018 Isabel Nao
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Selected for you.
Lugano, Ticino ©Ticino Turismo
Only in Switzerland. Winter
Venues
Scenery
Central
The scenery in winter
What about having your
Imagine thumbing through
With its central location
is simply magical: a snow-
wedding ceremony in a cable
your photo album and
within Europe and good
covered landscape,
car while going up a moun-
seeing yourselves posing
flight connections to Zurich
candles and a peaceful
tain? Or in an igloo? Can you
with majestic mountains,
and Geneva from all over
atmosphere will set the
imagine saying yes while
a romantic lake or a pictur-
the world, Switzerland is
scene for your wedding.
cruising on one of our lakes?
esque Swiss town in the
the ideal choice for guests
Or renting a castle for your
background.
travelling from afar. It’s easy
Romance in the snow.
Proposal
Pure romance.
Expect the unexpected.
big day? Switzerland offers plenty of ideas!
Planning the big moment of the proposal means
Breathtaking backgrounds.
Programme
to reach as well as to travel Memories
Pre-wedding pictures.
And it doesn’t get more idyllic
Fun for your guests.
than Switzerland; find a
Your friends and relatives
pre-wedding photo shoot
place to be just the two of
will enjoy the many activities
in Switzerland will make
you in nature and let the
that can be organised in
for incredible memories
colourful landscape be the
Switzerland. Outdoor sports
that you and your partner
perfect setting.
for adventurers, unique
can cherish.
thinking about location.
Conveniently located.
around.
Take time to get the best pictures of your life: a
museums for intellectuals or gastronomic tours for connoisseurs. Lenk, Bern © Andrea Kuehnis Photography
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Your Wedding in the Mountains.
Rent a unique place for you.
Engadin St. Moritz
Gstaad
At dusk, take advantage of “magic
The highest mountain restaurant
wedding and have exclusively for you
hour” high above the wide Upper
of the region combines the charm of
and your guests the magical setting
Engadin to enjoy an aperitif. The pan-
the Bernese Oberland with elaborate
of the Roman Baths, the Eucalyptus
orama restaurant with 180 seats is
modern elements and far-reaching
Park and the magical Villa Emden.
furnished in stone pine and walnut
views across the Saanen District. The
You can celebrate the happiest day
wood for a natural look. The stone pine
Wasserngrat offers stunning views
of your life in the lush surroundings
lounge, which has been renovated in its
at 1,920 metres above sea level and
of the botanic gardens.
original form and offers space for up
a unique event location for your
to 24 people, is ideal for smaller parties.
colleagues, friends and family. Firstrate
Romantic Hotel Muottas Muragl.
Mountain restaurant Wasserngrat.
South Switzerland
Brissago Island. You can hire all the island for your
ingredients and products from the region are prepared with love, passion and creativity and served with select
Brissago Island, Ticino
wines.
Western Switzerland
Gruyère village. A picture-perfect medieval town on a small hill with a castle and three totally different museums: In Gruyères, 800-year-old regional history and culture meet Oscar-winning aliens and Buddhist sculptures. You can rent a ll restaurants in the village and have your wedding celebration in the middle of the old town with majestic views. Bergrestaurant Wasserngrat, Gstaad, © Wasserngrat
Samedan, Graubünden © Philippe Wiget
La Gruyère, Fribourg Region © Alexandre Bourguet
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The Lake and Mountains will be your background.
Your Fairytale Castle Love Story.
Montreux
Bern
Fairmont le Montreux Palace.
Hüningen castle. Budding and atmospheric 4-star castle
Snow-capped peaks behind you, palm
hotel surrounded by 3500 roses and a
trees in front; the beauty of the Belle
beautiful park with garden pavilion.The
Époque all around. And presiding over the
historical von May Hall and modern Haller
waterfront promenade for more than a
Hall with views of the beautiful castle gar-
century is Fairmont Le Montreux Palace,
dens are perfect places to celebrate your
a hotel as resplendent as the city it calls
special day. Wedding ceremonies and
home- grand ballrooms, sparkling chan-
receptions in the castle gardens are also
deliers, mouth-watering cuisine and a flair
possible. Schloss Hünigen near Bern is
for romance simply unrivaled in the region.
perfect for a wedding reception tailored to the bridal couple’s wishes.
Montreux Riviera, Lake Geneva Region © Flizabeth Fransdonk
© Schloss Hünigen
Lake Lucerne Region
Interlaken
The Park Hotel Vitznau is in a majestic
Spiez Castle is surrounded by vineyards
location between the beautiful moun-
in what is said to be the prettiest bay in
tains of Central Switzerland and
Europe.From atop the castle tower, you
the romantic shores of Lake Lucerne.
can savour superb views of Lake Thun
This 5-star superior hotel is more
and the peaks of the Bernese Oberland.
resplendent today than ever before in
Built in the early Romanesque style,
its 110 year history. It also has its own
the thousand-year-old castle church
boat mooring point and suites based
adjacent to Spiez Castle is a highly
on themes. Limousine services and
popular venue for weddings. Civil cere-
chartered boats can be organized for
monies are also held in the castle’s
your celebrations.
romantic wedding hall.
Vitznau, Lucerne-Lake Lucerne Region © Park Hotel Vitznau
Spiez, Bern
Park Hotel Vitznau.
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Historical villas for historical moments.
Ballrooms full of history to celebrate in style.
Lausanne
Flims
Porte des Iris. This magnificently renovated farm offers
Waldhaus Flims Wellness Resort.
the perfect rooms for your dream weed-
Whether you want a moving ceremony
ing. It can host large banquets or be
in the hotel’s unique lush park, a refresh-
rearranged for a more intimate gather-
ing aperitif on our pavilion terrace or
ing, civil or religious ceremonies can be
a memorable celebration in the grand
celebrated. With the famous gardens
Art Nouveau Hall – everything can be
of Château de Vullierens as a backdrop,
arranged down to the very last detail.
Portes des Iris guarantees a romantic
Say “I do” with style. Symbolic ceremo-
setting for unforgettable moments,
ny: expansive meadows and a unique
whatever the season. Special autumn
mountain panorama make the Waldhaus
and winter offers.
Park the ideal place for a fairy-tale wedding in the great outdoors. Wald-
© Morges Region Tourisme/ Regis Colombo Pic: Elisaweta Kühne
haus Flims is officially accredited to host civil weddings. Alternatively, if your hearts are set on a church ceremony, there are a variety of wonderful churches and chapels to choose from nearby – all within easy reach of Waldhaus Flims.
Ticino
Villa Heleneum. Villa Heleneum, built in 1931 in neoclassical style, is an exclusive location on the lake surrounded by its park of Mediterranean and subtropical plants. The elegant rooms, the stuccos and
Lucerne
the large windows make Villa Heleneum
Hotel Schweizerhof.
the ideal venue for your wedding ban-
5-star culture with personal charm
quet. The terrace facing the lake and
and nostalgic luxury. Situated directly
the rooms on three floors are suitable
on Lake Lucerne with spectacular lake,
for the reception and the dinner.
mountain and city views. This hotel,
In addition, a small port allows you
parts of which are under monument
to reach the Villa also by the lake side,
protection, has been run by the Hauser
offering a discreet and refined setting.
family since 1861. Become part of the Schweizerhof’s history and plan your own fairy-tale wedding.
© Ticino Turismo
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