Bride and groom in front of Château Mcely with the lavender flower arch

Château Mcely · Near Prague · July 2025

A Lavender Summer at Château Mcely

A château wedding in the forest, 50 minutes from Prague

The venueChâteau Mcely
The dateJuly 2025
The ceremonyOutdoors, under a lavender arch
The coloursLavender, lilac and grey
The coverageGetting ready to fireworks
Bride and groom in the blue salon at Château Mcely

Their story

A château in the forest, dressed in lavender

Château Mcely is a five-star château hotel surrounded by an English-style park inside the St. George Forest, a little under an hour’s drive from Prague.

For this summer wedding everything was lavender and lilac, from the flower arch on the château steps to the bridesmaids’ dresses and the cake. The day moved from a first look under the old oaks to portraits on the grand staircase and in the blue salon, an outdoor ceremony, a champagne tower on the lawn and fireworks to close the night.

Here is their day, chapter by chapter.

Peter Rigo

Chapter I

Getting ready

Bridal details, a gilded mirror and a room full of laughing groomsmen.

Bridal shoes and earrings laid out with lilac flowersWedding rings on a lilac roseGroom getting ready in front of a gilded mirror at Château Mcely
Groom laughing with his groomsmen in front of Château Mcely

Chapter II

The first look

A first look under the old oaks, then portraits in the château and a walk through the English park.

First look under an old oak tree in the château parkBride and groom wrapped in her veil in front of the châteauBride with her long lace veil in the wood-panelled hall
Couple walking through the English park beside Château Mcely

Chapter III

The ceremony

An outdoor ceremony on the château steps, under an arch of lavender flowers.

Outdoor ceremony set-up on the lawn in front of the châteauFather walking the bride down the aisle past the lavenderWedding ceremony under a lavender flower arch on the château steps
Guests cheering as the newlyweds walk back up the aisle

Chapter IV

The celebration

A champagne tower, bridesmaids in lilac and drinks on the lawn among the lavender.

Groom pouring a champagne tower in the gardenBride laughing with her bridesmaids in lilac dressesBride and groom at the Château Mcely entrance framed by lavender flowers
Wedding guests on the lawn among the lavender in front of Château Mcely

Chapter V

Into the night

The cake, fireworks over the park and the château lit up after dark.

Bride and groom cutting a lavender wedding cakeBride and groom kissing under fireworksChâteau Mcely lit up at night during the wedding
Bridal party in lilac and grey on the château steps

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