Weekend wedding in Austria

Well I come to the end of an amazing year for overseas weddings and the fourth and final adventure abroad took us to the really very beautiful town of Lech in Austria. When I think about going away for Christmas and finding log cabins and skiing for the family I know this will be the place I dream about.

Enough of the travel agent sales pitch I hear you say, get on with the wedding! Well this was an amazing wedding that was blessed with the first snow of the year only two days before the big event. Anja and Christoph are from Germany but actually met in Lech so they wanted to celebrate their wedding in a place that had major significance for them. The service took place in the gorgeous old church that is a focal point for the town and afterwards the couple took a sleigh ride to the reception. After food and drinks and lots of pictures, the guests were given a couple of hours break to prepare for the evening reception. This was held up the mountain and the only way there was via cable car and then a walk down the ski run and across the slopes, cue much hilarity and bruised bottoms. Fortunately they had flames to guide the way and bring them to the celebration party.

Anja and Christoph were an absolutely wonderful couple to spend time with and we were looked after fantastically well throughout our stay, the only shame being we could not stay longer but we will look forward to going back and of course giving you a full wedding update in due course. So for now here are some pictures to give you a flavour of the day.

Anja's dress, a lovely creation from New York with feathers forming the bodice

An absolutely amazing church interior

Inside the reception venue

Outside with some fun skiiers getting in on the act

It can't be often that you get to capture a bride on a snow ski!

The guests arrive at the evening reception

The beautiful Lech church at night
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