The parish church of Kitzbühel in spring, below the snow-capped Kitzbühel Alps
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Weddings in the Alps

Palace hotels, mountain chapels and lakeside villas for a wedding, and the planners who make it.

Last checked October 2026.

The parish church of Kitzbühel in spring, below the snow-capped Kitzbühel AlpsPhotograph: Pexels

Wedding and event planners

  • The Heritage CollectionLake Como

    The luxury wedding-venue company behind Villa Balbiano on Lake Como (below), with its own planning arm, The Heritage Collection Planning, and a vetted list of suppliers for weddings at its houses. Visit website ↗

Celebrated venues

France

  • Four Seasons Resort MegèveMegève

    A ski-in, ski-out resort on Mont d'Arbois with three MICHELIN Keys and the French Palace distinction. It has a dedicated wedding team and holds summer and winter weddings in its wine cellar, a mountaintop restaurant and its chalets. Visit website ↗

Switzerland

  • Bürgenstock ResortLake Lucerne

    A car-free resort 500 metres above the lake, reached by funicular or by boat, with three MICHELIN Keys and membership of The Leading Hotels of the World. Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer married in its chapel, built in 1897, in 1954; the chapel and the resort's halls are still used for weddings. Visit website ↗

  • Park Hotel VitznauLake Lucerne

    A Forbes Five-Star lakeside hotel with two MICHELIN Keys, with ceremonies in its lakeside garden and guests taken out by boat for cocktails. Visit website ↗

  • Mandarin Oriental PalaceLuzern

    The Belle Époque palace on Lucerne's lakefront, reopened in 2022 with Forbes Five-Star, with function rooms for weddings and receptions.

  • Badrutt's Palace HotelSt. Moritz

    Opened in 1896, with three MICHELIN Keys, a Forbes Five-Star rating and membership of The Leading Hotels of the World. It is one of St. Moritz's leading wedding hotels, with its own wedding venues and services; it also runs the El Paradiso mountain restaurant used for gala dinners. Visit website ↗

  • Gstaad PalaceGstaad

    Opened in 1913 and owned by the Scherz family since 1947, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World with two MICHELIN Keys. It is Gstaad's classic wedding venue. Visit website ↗

Italy

  • Villa d'EsteCernobbio, Lake Como

    Built in 1568 as the summer residence of Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio and a hotel since 1873, set in 10 hectares of gardens, with two MICHELIN Keys. Ceremonies are held on the lakeside Mantero terrace or in the Mosaic Garden, with receptions for up to 210 in the Imperial Salon; only symbolic blessings, not civil ceremonies, are held on site. Visit website ↗

  • Villa PizzoCernobbio, Lake Como

    A 17th-century noble residence on a promontory over the Cernobbio gulf, seen in full only from the water. It is run as a venue for exclusive weddings. Visit website ↗

  • Villa BalbianoOssuccio, Lake Como

    A 16th-century villa on the lake's western shore, managed by The Heritage Collection and rented for exclusive use; one of Lake Como's best-known wedding villas.

  • Villa del BalbianelloTremezzina, Lake Como

    A former Franciscan convent turned 18th-century retreat on the wooded Lavedo peninsula, left to the Italian heritage trust FAI in 1988. Its loggia and terraced gardens are open for private events. Visit website ↗

  • Villa Sola CabiatiTremezzo, Lake Como

    A 16th-century aristocratic villa with arabesque gardens and six suites, booked for exclusive use with private staff through the five-star Grand Hotel Tremezzo. Visit website ↗

Germany (Bavaria)

  • Schloss ElmauElmau

    A castle hotel built between 1914 and 1916 below the Wetterstein mountains, host of the G7 summits of 2015 and 2022, with three MICHELIN Keys. It hosts weddings of up to 200 guests with in-house planning and catering from its own kitchens, which hold MICHELIN stars. Visit website ↗

Austria

  • Rosewood Schloss FuschlFuschlsee near Salzburg

    A historic castle on the shore of Lake Fuschl in the Salzkammergut, run by Rosewood, with three MICHELIN Keys. It holds weddings in its Ballroom (up to 100), Glas Salon (up to 60) and on its See Club deck at the water's edge, with dedicated event specialists. Visit website ↗

That makes 14 entries in all.

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