How to celebrate my friend's wedding in Vienna from afar?

October 6, 2021 10:23 PM

If everything falls into place, my good friend will be getting married in Vienna in about 10 days.

It's a small shotgun wedding at the courthouse. I am in America and cannot attend. I'm sure there will be another opportunity to fully celebrate, but I'd still like to do something nice and unexpected to commemorate the wedding. My friend (American) and his spouse (Austrian) are both into kitschy Austrian stuff and traditions. Is there someone in Wien who can recommend something that I can arrange from afar, and suggest a specific shop or service? Maybe delivery of food, drink, flowers, or something else?

posted by anonymous to Food & Drink (4 answers total)

Viennese here. What is your budget? And do you know which court house?
posted by 15L06 at 5:31 AM on October 7, 2021

You could book them a Fiaker Ride , a horse drawn carriage ride.
Offers include small party wedding dinners.
posted by 15L06 at 5:58 AM on October 7, 2021

Or rent an old fashioned street car.

Or a romantic dinner in the giant ferris wheel in the Prater.

Mystery Hunt in the Kunsthistorische Museum (in English). It's fun!
posted by Omnomnom at 6:25 AM on October 7, 2021

For anything flower-related, I can wholeheartedly recommend Dolls Blumen. The "Best of Vienna" section from Falter (weekly newspaper) might also be useful for inspiration. For example, the "5 best for desserts"-list or the "5 best for picnic baskets"-list".
posted by wavelette at 6:25 AM on October 7, 2021