“You sing a song that only my heart can hear”
Inspired by Oscar Wilde
Our Story
We first met in February 2010 in Dubai, while we were both working for The Boston Consulting Group. We quickly realised that we had remarkably lots in common and became good friends. Our friendship deepened when we travelled together around Austria in summer 2010, attending the Salzburg Festival of classical music, which is one of our joint passions. However, it took another year and a half, until one fine evening Alex wooed Sasha with an exquisite dinner of pasta with tomato sauce. Needless to say, she couldn’t say no to such an offer! : ) The first trip together as a couple was again to the Salzburg Festival, which consequently became our annual tradition… For sure by now you understand the reason for our wedding location! The matters were slightly complicated by Sasha’s impending transfer to London. To give the relationship a chance she postponed the transfer, which is certainly among the top 5 best decisions in her life… and given time, Alex and Sasha fell deeply in love. In the end Sasha moved to London in January 2012, while Alex stayed in the Middle East for another 8 months. We travelled together to many places, including Sasha’s home town St. Petersburg, enjoying each other’s company. However, long distance relationship wasn’t easy, and Alex still remembers the night flights back to Saudi Arabia, after weekends in London. We...
The Big Day
Saturday 17 May 2014 This is our big day! We will be welcoming you at Schloss Hellbrunn for the outdoors ceremony, reception, dinner and dancing till late! Time: 3.30pm Place: Schloss Hellbrunn Directions: meet in front of the main palace building between 3pm and 3:15pm, you will be shown the way to where the ceremony is held Dress code: black tie, long dress The approximate programme will be as follows: 3.30 Outdoors ceremony 4.30 Reception 5.30 Entertainment programme (surprise!!) 6.45 Dinner 9.00 Dancing till very late! ...
Travel Info
Getting to Salzburg Our main wedding location Schloss Hellbrunn is only 10-15 min by car from the centre of Salzburg. So you need to get to Salzburg first. Option 1: fly directly to Salzburg Airport. If you are arriving from London, there are very convenient direct flights with Ryanair. However, Salzburg is not very well connected with other international airports, so if you come from other cities you will most likely have to fly through Frankfurt to get there. Option 2: fly to Munich, then either drive or take a train for ~1.5 hours. This is generally a very convenient option as there are hundreds of flights to Munich from all over the world. The drive or train ride are very pleasant as well. We often use this option ourselves. Option 3: fly to Vienna, take a train or drive for ~3 hours. This is probably the slowest route, but may be well-suited to those who want to combine the wedding with visiting the capital of Austria. The train ride is very comfortable. Option 4: drive or take the train from other places in Austria or Europe. If you live in Austria or nearby European countries, you will most likely already know your route. If you need any advice, please give us a call or email! Renting a car Whether you decide to rent a car or not really depends on your plans before and after the wedding. If you...
Other Events
Friday 16 May 2014 – informal welcome dinner As many of you will be coming from outside of Austria, we would like to organise an informal dinner on Friday evening, for those of you who are already there! We would love to catch up with everyone in true Austrian style at an authentic restaurant in the centre of Salzburg. It will also be your chance to wear a Lederhosen, Dirndl or any other national dress (jeans are also OK!) :). Time: 7pm Place: Herzl Restaurant Directions: Herzl is located on the main street in Salzburg, Getreidegasse 37 Dress code: informal or national dress Sunday 18 May 2014 – informal brunch After a night of fun, it will be great to relax with you at a brunch, if you are still in Salzburg. We have chosen a lovely place with a view of the city and its castle! Time: 11.30am Place: Roof Terrace at Hotel Stein Directions: located just over the bridge from the main street of Salzburg, Giselakai 3 Dress code: informal Closer to the dates we will send an RSVP email for these events, so we will know how many people will be coming. You will also have a chance to let us know any special dietary requirements at that...