Prague Wedding at Aria Hotel Prague, Czech Republic

Your wedding shouldn't just be special - it should sing!

Prague - known as one of the most romantic cities in the world - is an ideal wedding and honeymoon location. The Aria Hotel can provide guests a fairytale wedding in Prague including festivities, accommodation for the wedding party, an elegant reception at the CODA Restaurant and a magnificent wedding banquet. The Aria Hotel´s music director will assist the happy couple in tailoring a unique music program for the celebration.

The experienced, creative and dedicated staff at our wedding hotel in Prague will assist you with menu planning, flowers and photography and work with you to create a memorable wedding experience, allowing you to relax while we care for the details.

Wedding events

ARIA Hotel was selected as a 2012 Luxury Wedding Venue

Eliska and Tomas - Wedding at the Aria hotel

Inspirational video of Eliska and Tomas's wedding which took place on the 9th of August in Vrtbovska garden, followed by a celebratory toast on the rooftop terrace of our hotel and the wedding feast with evening entertainment on the premises of our restaurant.

For watching the video click here.

Whether you want a larger wedding in Prague or something more low-key, once you have contacted us, our planner will provide a single point of communication to make sure everything runs smoothly. We will custom-design every detail.

For your special requests, please, feel free to contact Mrs. Lucie Cudova, lucie.cudova@aria.cz, +420 225 334 724

6 – 12 months before the wedding

• Select a wedding date
• Book a ceremony venue and wedding officiant
• Decide on banqueting style, venue and time; make reservations for the hotel restaurant or venue of your choice
• Take engagement photos

4 – 5 months before the wedding

• Order invitations
• Shop for wedding gown
• Select a florist
• Choose a photographer, videographer, band and/or DJ

2 – 3 months before the wedding

• Decide on wedding menu
• Decide on make-up and hair stylist for the wedding day
• Order wedding cake
• Send out wedding invitations

1 month before the wedding

• Prepare final list of guests and party attendees
• Seating arrangement for the wedding day
• Final fitting for wedding gown
• Menu tasting, and confirmation of banquet menu
• Arrange for marriage license

ENTERTAINMENT

• piano player for the dinner 5.000 Kc ( app. 200 EUR)
• DJ for evening party 7.000 Kc (280 EUR)
• Our music director in your service

PHOTOGRAPHY

Professional photography service can be arrange, charges are based on individual event and available for enquiry. The Hotel's handsome banquet spaces, or its rooftop terrace with the breathtaking view of Prague's principal landmarks, may be arranged for photography.

FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

Aria Hotel will be pleased to assist you or to make arrangements with our preferred floral designers, or the florist of your choice. We can also create themes and matching décor for your Prague wedding event setting.

• Bridal entourage
• Venue
• Church or Ceremony

MAKE-UP & HAIRDRESS

CINEMA FOR CHILDREN

Cinema available for the children during the evening

TRANSPORTATION

At your request, Aria Hotel can arrange local transportation for you or your visiting guests. We can also help in arranging transport to and from the ceremony in a vintage car, horse-drawn carriage or limousine.

Menu creations

Our Executive Chef David Šašek can tailor your catering needs from traditional dishes, to buffet or show-stopping cocktail canapés.

Whatever the wedding event, from an intimate family brunch to a sophisticated cocktail buffet to a grand reception banquet, our team will assist you or your bridal consultant from planning to execution.

Example of traditional Czech menu:

Oxtail Soup with home made noodels, vegtable Julienne and liver dumplings
Crispy Oven Roasted “Vodňany“ Duck Leg accompanied by organic Sauerkraut, steamed red Cabbage and South – Bohemian row Potato DumplingsTraditional Plum Ravioli served in a plum brandy glaze, coated in roasted bread crumbs

Price: 1.400 CZK per person

Example of international menu:

Ravioli with Canadian Lobster stuffing served with Garden Vegetable Salpicon
Pink Roasted Lamb Chops served with Potato Gratin and Rosemary Sauce
Tarte Tatin served with Rum & Raisins ice cream

Price: 1.690 CZK per person

Flower Bouquet Toss

The bride throws the flower bouquet over her left shoulder once she leaves the church or town hall into a crowd of single women. The lucky lady who catches the bouquet is the next one to get married.

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.

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.

Kidnapping the Bride

This tradition symbolizes a woman’s separation from her parents and a transition to a new living community. When the reception is almost over, friends of the newlyweds kidnap the bride. If the groom finds her, he is obliged to pay the bill as a certain way of ransom for the bride, he intends to get back.