Your wedding photos and films captured for eternity — from Lake Wörthersee, through Klagenfurt, to the Lavanttal valley.
Wedding Photographer Carinthia — with Golden Elephant as your wedding photographer in Carinthia, you're guaranteed professional photos and films. We understand that every wedding is unique, and we devote ourselves entirely to capturing the real emotions and spontaneous moments in unforgettable images. Our photography also reflects the beauty of Carinthia — we blend you harmoniously with your chosen venue, whether that's breathtaking mountain panoramas or crystal-clear lakes. We go beyond simply taking photos: we capture the moods and details that make your love and your day so special. Whether by the lake or in the mountains — we're there.
The Golden Elephant team will capture your wedding and the ceremony in this dreamlike setting in an incomparable way — preserving those unforgettable moments forever. Whether you prefer a traditional or modern wedding, Carinthia gives us, as photographers and videographers, the ideal stage for any style. Our wedding reportages stand out for the unique way we capture your big day — the emotions, the special moments, and the fine details. We look forward to presenting flexible offers and prices tailored exactly to your wishes and ideas. Get in touch with us to talk about your wedding plans and to receive a tailor-made offer.
Carinthia stretches from the Mediterranean-like Lake Wörthersee in the north, through the heart of Klagenfurt, to the southern Lavanttal valley with its historic abbeys. We photograph weddings throughout the entire region and know the venues from a couple's perspective — from elegant castle ceremonies on the lake to intimate abbey weddings in the Lavanttal.
As experienced wedding photographers and videographers at Golden Elephant, we've come to know a wide range of beautiful wedding venues in Carinthia over the past years. We're proud to help couples choose the perfect venue for their dream wedding.
Schloss Maria Loretto on the Klagenfurt shoreline — one of the most elegant ceremony venues in Austria. A historic castle right on the water, ceremony in the castle chapel, photo session on the lakefront terrace with views of the Karawanken mountains. The castle offers 450 square metres of space; the Onyx Bar and the castle terrace invite you to celebrate in high spirits. A wedding on Lake Wörthersee hardly comes more stylish than this.
The Schlosshotel Velden offers a breathtaking location on Lake Wörthersee and lends your wedding a very special charm with its captivating ambience. If you dream of a special wedding and want to make the day unforgettable, Schlosshotel Velden is the right place for you.
The Seehotel Europa is set in extensive parkland directly on the shore of Lake Wörthersee, offering a special atmosphere shaped by warm hospitality. A trendy spot for your wedding — celebrate your church or registry-office ceremony on the lake jetty, surrounded by the breathtaking backdrop of Lake Wörthersee and the surrounding mountains.
Schloss Wolfsberg is a dreamlike wedding venue — a unique blend of romance and style, elegance and tradition. The renovated state rooms are perfect for wedding celebrations of any size. Highlight: a registry-office ceremony on the terrace with a Mediterranean atmosphere and views across the Lavanttal. The Hunting Hall holds up to 100 guests, the Wintergarden up to 30, and the Red Hall up to 120.
Registry office at Neuer Platz, the iconic Lindwurm dragon as a photo motif, and Lake Wörthersee just 5 minutes away. We regularly combine a registry-office ceremony at Klagenfurt's town hall with a subsequent castle celebration on the lake — the classic Klagenfurt wedding day.
Velden with the Schlosshotel and the Casino promenade, plus the venues along the western shore (Pörtschach, Maria Wörth) — Mediterranean flair, boats passing in the background, perfect for sunset sessions. Popular for three-day weddings with a welcome dinner the night before.
The small peninsula parish church of Maria Wörth is one of the most photographed wedding churches in Carinthia — set right on Lake Wörthersee, with its historic chapel and graveyard. Small, intimate, and ideal for personal weddings of fewer than 60 guests.
The Lavanttal in the south-east of Carinthia is a wedding world of its own: a historic abbey, sweeping valley landscapes, and a rising wine scene. We photograph regularly in the Lavanttal and know the venues well — from Schloss Wolfsberg to the abbeys and parish churches.
One of Austria's most important monasteries — an impressive abbey church with baroque interior, the monastery library, and a grand festive hall. A spiritually charged ceremony venue for couples seeking historic depth.
A historic Lavanttal parish church with excellent acoustics and a stylish interior. A classic regional ceremony in the Lavanttal, followed by a celebration at one of the surrounding castles or wineries.
One of Klagenfurt's most central parish churches — easily combined with a subsequent celebration on Lake Wörthersee. A city wedding with historic flair and a short drive to the lakeside venues.
Southern Styria borders directly on the Lavanttal — many couples combine both regions. See also Wedding Photographer Styria and the pillar overview Wedding Photographer Austria.
If you're looking for inspiration for your Carinthian wedding, take a look through our gallery. It shows a cross-section of our reportages — from classically elegant to documentary. We work as a wedding photographer around Lake Wörthersee, in the Lavanttal, and across the Klagenfurt region; what you see in the gallery is our calm, honest visual language — the style with which we tell the story of your day.
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Our passion as wedding photographer and videographer in Carinthia is to capture your unique wedding moments in a natural and unforced way. We place great value on creating spontaneous photos and videos straight out of motion — images that reflect the genuine emotions and the unfiltered atmosphere of your special day. We blend in unobtrusively among your guests so we can capture the magical moments of your celebration — respectful in the background, with an eye on the whole. Our passion for wedding photography and videography drives us to capture every meaningful moment with great love for detail. If you're looking for an emotional and impressive memory of your dream wedding in Carinthia, you're exactly in the right place. We look forward to telling your story and preserving your big day in unique images and films.
Your memories in natural colours.
Our editing style is designed to be both modern and timeless, so your memories last for eternity. We've crafted this style ourselves, with the goal of capturing your moments in natural colour and a bright look that flatters your skin. We love working with backlight to create colours that convey a dreamily cheerful and warm look. With us it's about more than just images; it's about joy, fun, and love expressed in every frame. We practice our profession with great passion and dedication to ensure that every shot becomes a small masterpiece — one that lasts for generations.
At Golden Elephant, we'll be there for you as your personal wedding photographer and videographer, offering a wide range of options that meet and exceed your expectations. We understand that every wedding is unique, which is why we offer flexible packages from the mid to upper price segment. Our prices start at €1,690 for 8 hours, depending on the date and the photographer, to give you a tailor-made experience. For those of you who'd like a shorter duration, reportages under 8 hours are also possible. Just get in touch and we'll send you a customised offer. A videography package is also optionally available, so every moment of your special days is preserved.
Just send us a free consultation with the date, venue, and your wishes — we'll advise you in detail and put together the right package for your big day in Carinthia.
Hey, say hi to your personal camera team! We capture your moments in breathtaking photos and, in parallel, create a wedding film that you'll fall in love with again and again.
Picture this: you settle in at your favourite spot and dive back into the magic of your wedding. Or you share this special film with friends and family. We're here to make sure you can preserve these precious moments in a unique and moving way.
Moving content is increasingly popular, and the ways to share it keep growing. With a wedding film from Golden Elephant, we capture the entire mood of your day.
Here are some examples of our wedding films, showing what we can create for you:
From Lake Wörthersee to the Lavanttal — here are the voices of the Carinthian couples who've trusted us with their big day. Read for yourself what our reportages from Schloss Maria Loretto, Schlosshotel Velden, the parish church of Maria Wörth, or St. Paul Abbey mean to them — and what memories we captured for them.
„The first time we looked at the album with our parents, we were suddenly all back in the castle gardens of Maria Loretto — the castle chapel, the warm light over the lake, the excitement during the champagne reception on the terrace. Exactly the way we lived it, exactly the way the pictures keep telling it. Every time we leaf through, we're back there again."
„Thomas was present in the background all day — always discreet, always there. We barely noticed he was photographing us — and that is exactly the gift: the images are so spontaneous and honest because we could focus entirely on the day. Our Lavanttal day, captured exactly as it was."
„The sunset couple shoot on the western shore at Velden has become the highlight of our album — the warm gold tones, the Karawanken mountains reflecting in Lake Wörthersee, and the two of us in our wedding outfits. Pure romance. Every time we look at it, we feel the boats passing in the background and the water at our feet again."
„As I walked into the abbey church of St. Paul, my dad trembled for a moment — and Daniel captured exactly that moment. His look at me, his small smile, the tears he immediately blinked away. A single image — the most important one in our album — that's exactly what reportage photography means to us."
„At the small peninsula parish church of Maria Wörth it happened: my grandparents, my brother, my maid of honour — all laughing as warmly as they rarely do otherwise. Thomas has a whole photo series of it, almost a family still life. When someone asks 'how was your wedding?', we show these pictures — they say more than any speech."
„Half an hour before the ceremony, the two of us walked together to the jetty in Pörtschach — just us, the lake, the silhouette of the Karawanken. Daniel gave us a brief moment of togetherness and still captured the most beautiful pictures. These quiet shots now hang large in our living room."
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„We had our wedding at Lake Wörthersee, and Golden Elephant photographed it. The team understood right away what we wanted: spontaneous reportage images full of personal moments — the look between my father and me before the altar, my mother's laughter, the moment my husband sees me in the wedding dress for the first time. These pictures are priceless. Very calm in the background — and yet over 600 images delivered."
Everything couples ask us most often before booking — from the planning phase, through the wedding day, to the regional photo backdrop between Lake Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, and the Lavanttal.
Couples ideally book their wedding photographer in Carinthia 9–12 months before the ceremony. Wörthersee venues around Klagenfurt, Velden, and Pörtschach, as well as St. Paul Abbey in the Lavanttal, are often booked 12+ months in advance during the May–September peak season; Schloss Maria Loretto and Schlosshotel Velden are similarly in high demand.
By default, Golden Elephant accompanies you for 8–12 hours on a Carinthia wedding day — from getting ready by Lake Wörthersee, through the ceremony in Klagenfurt or at St. Paul Abbey, to the opening of the first dance. An after-wedding shoot at the lake jetty in Velden or Pörtschach is a popular premium highlight.
Per Carinthia wedding, Golden Elephant delivers 400–800 edited images as a reportage — from the Wörthersee couple shoot, through the ceremony in Klagenfurt or at St. Paul Abbey, to the reception by the lake or in the Lavanttal. As a rule of thumb, count on roughly 50 finished images per hour of coverage — a 13-hour wedding with a sunset session at Wörthersee yields around 650 photographs.
Schloss Maria Loretto and the Klagenfurt lakefront for classic, elegant images; Velden and Pörtschach for Mediterranean sunset moods; Maria Wörth for intimate peninsula photo sequences. Our tip: a golden-hour photo walk on the western shore with views of the Karawanken — the best Wörthersee light of the day.
The Wörthersee region is Mediterranean, representative, and well suited to weddings with larger guest counts (60–150 guests) and more refined celebrations. The Lavanttal is rural and elegant, calmer, with historical and spiritual depth (St. Paul Abbey, Parish Sankt Andrä) — ideal for more personal weddings of fewer than 80 guests. We tailor our visual language to your Carinthian photo backdrop — from the bright water reflections on the lake to the warm stone tones of the Lavanttal abbey walls.
From Vienna to Klagenfurt is about 3.5 hours' drive (380 km), from Graz to Klagenfurt 1.5 hours (130 km), and to St. Paul in the Lavanttal as little as 60 minutes from Graz. Many of our couples combine both states — southern Styria borders directly on the Lavanttal.
Wedding photographer in all of Austria — from Burgenland to Mallorca, photo and film from a single source. We also photograph regularly in neighbouring Styria — bookable as Wedding Photographer Styria or Wedding Photographer Graz.
