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🇦🇹 Wedding traditions of Austria

9 traditions from Austria, best known first, across 3 cities and towns.

A wedding in Austria, stage by stage

The customs written up so far, in the order a wedding unfolds.

Wedding timeline of Austria by stage
Engagement and betrothal	Engagement ring, Morganatic marriage
The eve	Polterabend
The ceremony	Dirndl, Saber Arch, Bridal crown, Morganatic marriage, Same-sex marriage in Austria
Reception, dance and gifts	Csárdás, Viennese waltz, Saber Arch

Cities, towns and villages of Austria

Vienna 3 Linz 1 Salzburg 1

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Bridal crown: Daderot, CC0, source
Dirndl: High Contrast, CC BY 3.0 de, source

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