Wedding party in front of a chapel on an alpine meadow with mountain panorama in Austria

Wedding photographer across Austria

I come to wherever you marry, and travel costs are included anywhere in Austria.

Far from Vienna, little changes for you.

After the initial call by phone, we get to know each other via Zoom instead of in Vienna. In the timeline we plan more buffer for travel and distances. You still have the first images the morning after, and the full gallery after 14 days.

Where I have photographed in Austria.

In the mountains: I have covered open-air ceremonies in front of an alpine chapel and photographed couples in a gorge and by a turquoise wild river.
At Lake Haidensee in Carinthia: At the private lake in the forest near Klagenfurt, the open-air ceremony took place on the shore, under parasols. To the Das Haidensee guide
In Burgenland: At Lake Neusiedl I have photographed in Weiden and in Rust, and on the Hannersberg in southern Burgenland portraits with a wide view across the land. Wedding photographer Burgenland
In Lower Austria: Here it is mostly palaces like Laxenburg, Hernstein and Walpersdorf, plus Schlossgärtnerei Wartholz and the Fernblick on the Wechsel. Wedding photographer Lower Austria
In Vienna: Vienna is home, and I photograph at Palais Coburg, at Palais Liechtenstein, at the Heuriger (wine tavern) and at the registry office. Wedding photographer Vienna

Open-air ceremony on the shore of Lake Haidensee under parasols — Das Haidensee, Carinthia

Wedding couple in traditional dress at the edge of the forest

Aerial view of a wedding couple by a turquoise wild river

Bridal veil blowing in the wind on the jetty at Lake Haidensee — Das Haidensee, Carinthia

Wedding couple in a gorge, the veil blowing in the wind

Wedding couple kissing on the jetty at Lake Neusiedl in backlight — Weiden am See, Burgenland

At Lake Haidensee, the registry office marries on Saturdays only until 2 p.m.

The registry office in Glanegg also marries outside its premises and lists Das Haidensee itself as an outdoor ceremony venue. For an afternoon ceremony, you therefore put the civil ceremony on Friday and the open-air ceremony on Saturday. Other municipalities handle this differently, so ask the responsible registry office early.

What you need for registration is on oesterreich.gv.at (in German), for couples from abroad on the page Heirat mit Auslandsbezug (in German). For US and UK citizens, the steps are summarized in English in marriage requirements for US and UK citizens.

Houses where your guests stay overnight.

If your guests stay for the weekend, I also photograph the get-together the evening before or the breakfast the day after, on request. The details come from my guides, as of October 2026.

Das Haidensee

Location: about a 20-minute drive from Klagenfurt
Rental: Friday to Sunday, the whole grounds
Rooms: apartments in the main house, a chalet and an Airstream
Closing time: none

Fernblick

Location: St. Corona am Wechsel, Lower Austria
Rental: from May to October only as a whole house
Rooms: 21 rooms for 50 guests and one suite

Schloss Hernstein

Location: about a 45-minute drive south of Vienna
Guests: celebrations up to 100 with party
Rooms: 71 rooms and 3 suites in the guest wing

“Your wonderful photos are a beautiful memory of our fairytale wedding in the mountains.”

Renate & Karl · Wedding in the mountains

“You are the most unobtrusive wedding photographer, and you created impressive images of our big day. Our wedding album is currently the most talked-about piece among our friends.”

Angelika & Manfred · Wedding at Laxenburg Palace

“Michael is superbly organized, full of great ideas, and works calmly and professionally.”

Georg & Marc · Lusthaus, Vienna

Good to know

Frequent questions about weddings in Austria.

What does travel to other Austrian states cost?

For wedding coverage, travel costs anywhere in Austria are included, also for weddings in the mountains or in Carinthia.

How does a wedding far from Vienna work?

First we talk by phone for about 30 minutes, then we get to know each other for about 90 minutes via Zoom. We plan the timeline together, with buffer for travel and distances. The day after, you see the first images, and after 14 days the full gallery.

Do you also photograph weddings in the mountains?

Yes. I have covered open-air ceremonies in front of an alpine chapel and photographed couples in a gorge and by a turquoise wild river.

Can you recommend vendors on site?

Gladly. I work regularly with wedding planners, caterers and bridal designers, and my recommendations by trade are on the partners page. On request I introduce you personally.

Do you also photograph abroad?

Within the EU, yes, on request. Multi-day weddings are possible too. Travel costs outside Austria are then added.

Does the registry office also come to a venue outside Vienna?

Each municipality handles this on its own. At Lake Haidensee, the registry office in Glanegg marries on site, but on Saturdays only until 2 p.m. So ask the responsible registry office early.

Which venues outside Vienna have rooms for wedding guests?

For example Das Haidensee near Klagenfurt with apartments, a chalet and an Airstream, Fernblick in St. Corona am Wechsel with 21 rooms for 50 guests, and Schloss Hernstein with 71 rooms and 3 suites.

Do you also photograph weddings in Carinthia?

Yes. In September 2026, for example, I covered a wedding at Lake Haidensee near Klagenfurt. Travel costs are included for wedding coverage anywhere in Austria.

From the guides