Highclere Castle's wedding co-coordinator is on 01635 253210, .uk. Get the love: Take a snoop for two around the antiquities from Ancient Egypt. Start your honeymoon at The Vineyard at nearby Stockcross, which some describe as a superb restaurant with rooms others as a small country hotel retreat with a fabulous restaurant. Reception options are the Drawing Room, Smoking Room, Castle lawns and gardens with a Wedding Breakfast in the Victorian Library. As the music begins, the bride walks around the Gallery above the guests, beforedescending the sweeping Oak Staircase. The Saloon, at the heart of the Castle, is licensed for civil ceremonies. It's the ancestral home of Lord and Lady Carnarvon, whose forebear, the fifth Earl, and Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings in 1922. Highclere Castle, near Newbury, Berks, is where TV's Downton Abbey was filmed. There's something special about an English castle - and this one is very special indeed. Ĭalifornia Dreamin': One of the most iconic backgrounds in the world King and Queen of the castle Get the love: Take in a Strauss concert to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Der Rosenkavalier.įor details on the Giant Ferris Wheel, call 00 43 1 729 54 30 or, and the Hotel Sacher Wien on 00 43 1 51 4560,. Have your reception and honeymoon at the Sacher hotel in the city centre, opposite the Opera House and a short walk from St Stephen's Cathedral and the Hofburg Imperial Palace. The luxurious Art Nouveau cabin, which accommodates 12 - including the bride and groom, two witnesses and the registrar - is the one for weddings. The iconic 65-metre-high wheel with its 15 cabins, each designed in a style depicting a period of history from the Roman Empire to the mid-20th century, has starred in a number of films, including The Third Man. This was built in 1897 to mark the Golden Jubilee of Emperor Franz Josef I. Say your vows high above Vienna in one of the private cabins on board the Giant Ferris Wheel in the city's Prater amusement park. Ĭapital of romance: Lend your wedding a touch of class at the Four Seasons in Florence Viennese whirl Get the love: Stroll over to the iconic Galleria dell'Accademia to see how the bridegroom measures up to Michelangelo's David.Ĭontact 0039 055 26 26 1, /florence. The Renaissance suites with outstanding frescoes are the perfect place for post-wedding frolics. There can be few better places to get married than the Four Seasons Hotel Firenze (above), a former 16th-century convent and 15th-century palazzo in Florence, which the political dynasty of the Medicis once called home.Ĭivil marriages take place in the chapel, in the convent's old church or on the private rooftop terrace with spectacularly romantic views of the Duomo. You like the idea of spiritual surroundings, but you also appreciate the ultimate in luxury. The Mount Nelson hotel is on 00 27, .za.
Travel abroad organises weddings on Table Mountain, .za. Get the love: Take a carriage drive for two through Cape Town's historic areas, complete with champagne and a picnic if you choose Cape Town Carriage Company (00 27, .za). Make the grand old Mount Nelson hotel your honeymoon base. If you are there in the morning, you may be in time to watch as the famous 'table cloth' of flat cloud clears to herald another glorious day. In addition to the obvious location benefits, Olowalu Plantation House also works with a variety of approved wedding vendors: coordinators, photographers, videographers, catering, live music, DJs, and rental companies.Amore: Ignite Italian passion with a wedding on the glorious Amalfi Coast Guests can reserve this private Maui wedding venue with Daily, Half-Day, and Early Evening rates. Here, you’ll find unobstructed views, expertly landscaped grounds, and everything you need to accommodate a wedding party from less than 50-200+ attendees. Known as Maui’s ‘crown jewel,’ Olowalu reef is a one-thousand acre coral reef that’s home to the largest manta ray population in the U.S., and the oldest coral in the Hawaiian Islands.Īs a Maui wedding venue, the Olowalu Plantation House (built in 1922) is gorgeous, oceanfront, and invokes a feeling of Hawaii’s history and Maui’s plantation past with both its historic structures and gorgeous surroundings. In fact, Olowalu Reef was recently announced as Hawaii’s first Mission Blue Hope Spot– a recognition that honors it as one of the most critical reef systems in the world. The area of Olowalu has a very rich history with ancient Hawaiian history, Maui’s plantation past, and reef ecology.