Wedding venues
Places to hold the ceremony and reception, from grand lakeside hotels to mountain resorts. Most book 12 to 18 months out, so start here early.
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Contemporary W Hotels luxury in Verbier ski resort with modern event spaces and alpine views
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Montreux · since 1906
A Belle Epoque hotel from 1906 on the Montreux lakefront, with twelve event spaces and a long terrace over Lake Geneva. It handles small ceremonies and large destination weddings equally well, and the train from Geneva airport stops nearby.
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Zurich · since 1899
Perched on the Adlisberg above Zurich, the Dolder Grand reopened in 2008 after a Foster + Partners redesign that joined its 1899 Belle Epoque core to two modern wings. It runs ceremonies in its libraries on set dates from April to October, with a ballroom and terrace for larger receptions.
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Iconic luxury palace hotel in St. Moritz since 1896 with historic ballrooms and event spaces.
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Family-run 5-star hotel in Zurich since 1844, positioned on Lake Zurich with private park.
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Lausanne · since 1861
Beau-Rivage Palace has stood on the shore of Lake Geneva in Lausanne since 1861. Its four-hectare lakeside park holds outdoor ceremonies in summer, and two ballrooms take the dinner when the weather turns, both facing the water and the Alps.
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Lake Lucerne
The Bürgenstock Resort sits 500 metres above Lake Lucerne, reached by its own funicular, with several hotels, a cliff-edge spa, and a historic chapel where Audrey Hepburn married in 1954. The scale and the views suit larger, multi-day weddings.
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Belle Époque grand hotel in Pontresina established 1848 with marble halls and panoramic views.
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5-star luxury hotel in Zermatt with mountain views, hosting celebrations since 1879
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Gstaad, Bernese Oberland · since 1913
The Gstaad Palace has stood over the Saanenland in the Bernese Oberland since it opened in December 1913, run by the Scherz family since 1947. Its turrets and the Salle Baccarat terrace give weddings a clear alpine-grand-hotel look, with the surrounding peaks as the backdrop. It works in both seasons, summer green or deep winter snow.
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5-star lakeside hotel on Lake Lucerne with two Michelin stars and over a century of history.
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Ascona, Lake Maggiore
Castello del Sole spreads across a 140-hectare estate on Lake Maggiore at Ascona, with its own vineyard and the Cantina alla Maggia winery on the grounds. The Mediterranean climate of Ticino means warm outdoor ceremonies well into autumn, with a private beach and palm gardens for the reception. Couples who want a wine-country feel and a Michelin-starred kitchen tend to land here.
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Art Nouveau luxury hotel on Lake Geneva in Vevey, member of Relais & Châteaux with gourmet restaurant
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5-star resort on Lake Maggiore with private beach, marina, and 2-Michelin restaurant
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5-star hotel on Lake Maggiore with 2-Michelin-star ECCO restaurant and spa
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5-star luxury hotel on Lake Geneva with elegant salons and rooftop views of the Jet d'Eau.
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Five-star hotel in Bern city centre with 150 years of history and Salon Trianon with marble columns
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5-star historic lakeside hotel since 1874 with views of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.
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Historic castle overlooking the Rheinfall waterfall with exhibition rooms and fine dining
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Medieval castle on Lake Thun with 13th-century roots and chapel featuring 15th-century frescoes
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Belle Époque palace from 1887 on Lake Lugano shores, historically hosted nobility.
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St. Moritz, Engadin · since 1912
Suvretta House opened in 1912 just outside St. Moritz, set apart in its own forest with a wide view down the Engadin valley. Its Regina Pacis chapel on the grounds means the ceremony and the celebration stay in one place. The high alpine setting and the hotel's two mountain restaurants suit couples planning a winter wedding around the snow.
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5-star luxury hotel opened in 2012, first major luxury hotel in Gstaad in over a century.
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Boutique luxury hotel high above Lake Lucerne with Art Nouveau interiors and 360-degree views.
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Spiez
A Romanesque castle above Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland, open for weddings from May to October. The castle church seats up to 130 guests and holds a civil wedding licence for up to twelve ceremony dates per year; outdoor park ceremonies fit up to 60.
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Lenzburg
A medieval hilltop castle in the canton of Aargau available for weddings as an official civil registry venue. The baroque gardens, courtyard, linden trees, and Great Hall together create a setting that is hard to replicate indoors. Partner caterers and a children's programme are available.
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Alpine resort complex in Appenzell with multiple hotels and event halls including the modern Löwensaal
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Medieval hilltop castle in the Bern region with historic Schiltensaal and 14th-century chapel frescoes
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Modern luxury alpine resort in Zermatt with Matterhorn views and design-forward interiors.
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Historic Belle Époque congress centre with ornate ballroom and Jungfrau views.
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4-star Alpine wellness resort at 1,920m with panoramic views and spa facilities.
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4-star boutique hotel from 1908 with grand ballroom accommodating up to 150 guests.
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Warth, Thurgau
Kartause Ittingen is a former Carthusian monastery near Warth in Thurgau, with more than 850 years of history behind its cloisters and gardens. The halls and grounds hold parties from ten guests up to around 250, and the on-site hotel keeps everyone close after the dinner ends. It's a good match for a relaxed countryside wedding with room for the whole guest list to stay over.
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Palace hotel in Lausanne city centre overlooking Lake Geneva and the surrounding Alps
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Lakefront hotel on Lake Geneva with capacity for up to 300 guests and Alpine views
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Wellbeing resort on Lake Maggiore shores with flexible event spaces for celebrations
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Mountain hotel at Switzerland's first peak hotel with 1967 chapel, accommodating 20-300 guests.
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Thun, Lake Thun
Schloss Schadau stands right on Lake Thun where the Aare flows out, next to the thousand-year-old Scherzlig church. Ceremonies happen in the lakeside park, with aperitifs facing the water and dinner in the Rougemont Hall for up to 70 guests. In summer the registry office moves to the lake, so a fully legal wedding can take place on the grounds.
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Lake Constance · since 1557
Schloss Wartegg sits on the Rorschacherberg above Lake Constance, in a castle that goes back to 1557 and now runs as a certified organic hotel. There's only one wedding at a time here, so the place is yours for the day. The kitchen cooks from a 2,500 square metre garden of rare ProSpecieRara varieties, which suits couples who care where the food comes from.
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Four-star superior wellness resort in Appenzell with spa facilities and mountain setting
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Four-star hotel in Appenzell town centre on the historic Landsgemeindeplatz with traditional Alpine setting
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Bottmingen, near Basel · since 1363
Schloss Bottmingen is a moated castle just southwest of Basel, first recorded in 1363 and reworked into a Baroque country manor in 1720. The water around the walls and the historic banquet rooms hold about 145 guests, with a Gault Millau kitchen handling the dinner. For couples in the Basel area who want a castle without travelling far, it's close to the city.
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Kleinandelfingen, near Zurich
Buurehöfli is a working family farm in Kleinandelfingen, north of Zurich, where the Früh family hosts weddings in a heated barn with its own bar. The space takes roughly 60 to 150 guests, with a courtyard and gardens for the ceremony and the aperitif. They've run over 100 weddings here, so the rustic look comes with people who know how the day flows.