Planning Your Dream Wedding in Prague
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What elements can brides add to their wedding ceremony to give it regional touches?

Czech Republic has many wedding traditions and customs that have its origins in the early times of Christianity. Depending on how many wedding guests you intend to invite for your celebration, one of the most appreciated items you can give them as the wedding favors are the traditional Czech leavened dough wedding cakes. (They have various fillings, such as poppy, nut, apple, plum.)

As to the more serious Czech traditions, you can certainly choose to give your wedding a regional feel by selecting some of the following traditions:

Breaking the Plate: At the beginning of the Czech wedding reception, a plate is broken at the feet of the bride and groom and they must sweep the chips together. This tradition has its roots in two superstitions; that chips bring happiness and the newlyweds show a will to cooperate by jointly sweeping the chips away and their marriage will therefore be harmonious.

Catholic Wedding in Prague

Prague Gardens

Winter wedding in Prague

Eating the soup jointly: At the wedding reception, the bride and groom are joined by being covered in a large cloth symbolizing unity, and then finish a bowl of soup using one spoon to symbolize cooperation. Another meaning, which may be even more substantial, is the symbol of the joint loaf of bread, from which it’s necessary to take and give by equal part to each other. Because of this concise symbolism, this tradition is still widely popular nowadays.

Haul In: Friends of the groom will prop a rope in front of the church after the ceremony. The rope is decorated not only by flowers and ribbons but also with empty bottles. The newlyweds are only allowed to continue in their way, after the groom pays himself out. This way, the groom pays himself out of the sins of his youth.

What unique venues are available for weddings in the Prague region?

One of the unique ceremony venues in Prague are definitely the Palace Gardens. Beautifully restored baroque gardens are right at the foot of the Prague Castle hill. The gardens provide a unique backdrop to memorable wedding ceremony as well as wedding photos.

Another spot, a unique venue is a castle Cervena Lhota, easily accessible from Prague. Charming renaissance castle is typical for its bright red color and its location on a small rocky cliff in the middle of a small lake.

We shouldn’t forget to mention a baroque chateau Berstejn in a close vicinity to Prague. This location provides for a unique and ambient atmosphere for both ceremony and reception in an unspoiled location.

What would you like to let brides know about Prague, both as a wedding destination and as a honeymoon destination?

Prague offers unparalleled quality of services, friendly atmosphere and people and all of this, in the heart of Europe, which makes Prague one of the most romantic European destinations. You can choose to be pampered according to your needs and the level of experience is only set based on your budget. Prague offers gourmet cuisine, top level accommodation services and historical and natural beauties that are difficult to be found anywhere else.

Advantage of Prague that has to be mentioned, are the price levels. All tourists still find Prague reasonably priced destination compared to any other developed European location.

What is your most popular wedding package?

In general, the most popular wedding packages are the civil ceremony options both in the Old Town Hall and the New Town Hall.

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