🇦🇹 Wedding traditions of Austria
7 traditions from Austria, best known first, across 1 city and town.
A wedding in Austria, stage by stage
The customs written up so far, in the order a wedding unfolds.
| Engagement and betrothal | Engagement ring |
|---|---|
| The eve | Polterabend |
| The ceremony | Dirndl, Saber Arch, Bridal crown |
| Reception, dance and gifts | Csárdás, Viennese waltz, Saber Arch |
Cities, towns and villages of Austria
🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria and 2 moreViennese waltzWiener Walzer
The fast rotary ballroom dance that originated in Austria and defines the traditional waltz.Performance · Reception, dance and gifts
🇭🇺 Hungary and 5 moreCsárdás
A Hungarian folk dance that begins slowly and ends with a fast spin.Performance · Reception, dance and gifts
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSaber Arch
An arch of swords or sabers held over a couple as they exit their wedding ceremony.Rite · The ceremony
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Viennese waltz: Sigismund von Dobschütz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Csárdás: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Saber Arch: Rabe100, Public domain, source