Have you noticed how beautiful the city is in autumn? Especially at night. Have you felt that special autumn smell that makes Riga so free, so open, so life-loving in late autumn evenings and very early mornings... So girlishly frivolous... You can't describe, explain, or track that special smell, it's just there at some point. And in an instant everything becomes different. And you know, it's autumn.

Riga in autumn is indescribably beautiful. So beautiful that you could even celebrate a wedding here!

Urban-style weddings, or weddings in a big city, have not yet gained much popularity in Latvia, but elsewhere in Europe and the USA it has already become one of the top trends.

Wedding celebrations in the city not only have their own special charm and urban uniqueness, but also have a number of purely practical advantages.

Here are some of them!

• The wedding day goes by fast! When you get married in Riga, you won't have to waste valuable time measuring the long way to a guest house or manor.
• If after the ceremony the new couple has planned a longer time together, the guests will not have to be bored in the guest house in the meantime, after the ceremony they will be able to go home and rest before the most active part of the event.
• If most of your guests live in Riga, you won't have to worry about accommodation for guests either, after a good party, guests can get home by taxi or even on foot, enjoying the early autumn morning in the city.
• Everyone will be able to party, also enjoy stronger drinks, drivers will not have to deal with tempering their character by toasting with non-alcoholic champagne.
• There is no second day - a bonus for those couples who do not like the second day of the holiday in principle, and who like to enjoy the first morning together as married friends.
• Many places in the city will have their own special atmosphere - so you won't have to worry much about decorations - worth thinking about if gluing pompoms and cutting butterflies is not your hobby on weekday evenings.

And, of course, aesthetic pleasure and urban bohemia - honey bread for real city children!

AURA OF CULTURE – THEATERS/ MUSEUMS/ LIBRARIES/ HOUSES OF CULTURE

Many cultural places in Riga offer to rent their premises for private events during breaks between creating art. The advantage of such celebrations will be the presence of real art and the spirit of creative freedom, while the unusual environment will also provide good reasons for starting conversations among guests - museum exhibits that stimulate discussion, history in pictures on the walls, traces of the past in the interior of the room - passionate conversations will arise by themselves. In addition, while the new couple indulges in a wedding photo session, the facility's staff can entertain guests with a short tour of the facility.

LATVIA NATIONAL ART MUSEUM

• one of the most impressive historicist buildings in the circle of Riga boulevards.

HEMP CULTURE CENTER

- this is the place where bohemia does not have to be created anew - it has lived there from the beginning - during the free state, the corner of the block was inhabited by the students of the Art Academy and RTU, then for half a century the room was filled with the creative expressions of the young talents of the Jázeps Mediņš Music School. The taste of hedonism has been absorbed here even by the experienced, stylishly weathered walls and floors. If you want to celebrate life, then here!

Wide possibilities for celebrations – assembly hall (for 50 guests), small cinema hall, large hall (for 80 guests) and one of the largest and coziest outdoor terraces in Riga (150 guests). In the very center of Riga - at the intersection of Skolas and Lāčplēša streets.

GERTRÜDE STREET THEATER

– the stage of contemporary art – during breaks between progressive creative activities, kindly invites you to celebrate important events in its spacious premises. In the interior, you can feel the slightly aged luxury similar to the Kānepe Culture Center. An ideal place for free thinkers and those for whom authentic boho is more important than the perfection of a white wedding.

Space for unlimited flights of fancy. Have a wedding ceremony on the stage of the theater when the guests get their first glimpse of the two of you just as the curtain opens!
101A Gertrude Street.

DITA BALČUS THEATER "3 SISTERS"

– a new cultural space in Old Riga, at the intersection of Valņu and Zirgu streets, in the former House of Art Workers, which in Soviet times became an oasis of creative freedom and avant-garde – since the 50s of the last century, a gathering place for actors, writers, musicians and artists, nowadays – a space for creative expression and idea generation, performances, concerts, improvisations, exhibitions and other creative activities take place here. The interior of the premises was created in cooperation with the design brand Recycled.lv.
Zirgu Street 1-3.

MECCA OF ARTS OF LATVIA – ACADEMY OF ARTS

– a pearl of the Riga neo-Gothic style built at the beginning of the last century with Art Nouveau elements in the interior. The Great Hall is rented out for events, where the ceiling restoration works were recently carried out, restoring the Art Nouveau ornaments.

Love of art, the art of loving, loving beautifully... there is something there. Make sure on your wedding day!
O. Kalpak and Kr. On the corner of Valdemara Street.

RAILWAY MUSEUM

– industrial heritage in modern interpretation – the last fashion cry for original celebrations.
Victory Boulevard 2A.

NATIONAL LIBRARY PALACE OF LIGHT

– offers rooms for events on the 11th and 12th floors of the building with a 360-degree panoramic view of Riga and capacity for up to 100 people. Old bookshelves instead of poppy meadow in wedding pictures? As you know, smart is the new sexy...
Mūkusala Street 3

KALNCIEMA QUARTER

– a unique heritage of 19th century wooden architecture, one of the brightest elements forming the image of Riga with a barely perceptible taste of antiquity in a distinctly modern, artistically dynamic environment. Here, the wedding celebration will go harmoniously with good wine, a little retro atmosphere and warm conversations until the morning light in a chill out atmosphere.
Kalnciema street 35

ROOF TERRACES

We have no doubt that on your wedding day you will be flying alone on the clouds. Play with this metaphor when saying yes or holding a wedding feast on one of the roof terraces in Riga - high up in the air, where the arrow of time slows down and everyday worries seem as small as ants when viewed from above. Terraces with a unique view of the city in Riga are offered by:

ISLANDE HOTEL (10th floor), GUTENBERGS HOTEL (5th floor), TERRACE RIGA (8th floor of Galleria Riga shopping center), ALBERT HOTEL (11th floor), as well as the new seminar hall with a roof terrace in Old Riga, Valņu street 10, are offered by the UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA (for small celebrations).

FACTORIES/ WAREHOUSES/ HANGARS

Robust metal constructions, functional minimalism and the perfect environment of clean forms, and a flirtatious string of light bulbs in the middle of it all, an authentic cold brick wall and soft interwoven peony petals, rays of light, rays of light sneaking in through the narrow windows of the former factory... The unique charm of the industrial environment.

You will be surprised to discover how much industrial heritage is still hidden in Riga. However, in recent years, following the example of Northern Europe, former industrial buildings are gaining more and more attention in Riga as well. Many ex-factories have been reborn as fashionable multi-art, culture and media centers, offering a place for creative activities and atypical celebrations. The biggest challenge is to connect the seemingly incompatible - stone with flowers, metal with candles, functionality with a festive mood.

SPEAKER'S QUARTER

Once an industrial but now creative industries block with the Spīķeru concert hall - a tasteful place for big enough celebrations (a company of up to 100 people will feel comfortable, large areas for dancing and moments of relaxation on a warm summer night), the adjacent Daugava promenade and the cuisine available there for various tastes - the art-loving, slightly dada-like Cafe Dali, real Georgian cuisine also in the art-related Pirosmani and Latvian peasant farm Zemitani game booth desa&co. 
Maskavas ielā 6

ANDREJSALA

Andrejsala pier worth anything. There is also a stylish party place Noliktava No. 3 and Buffet on the upper floor of the Anchor House - worth a look. As well as restaurants KOYA, Riga Sunset Lounge offers elegant wedding celebrations.

DESIGN FACTORY & DREAM FACTORY

These representatives of industrial design will be happy with comfort and tidy, modern environment in the form of industrial architecture of the last century. The authenticity has been somewhat damaged during the restoration work, which is compensated by good style and tasteful design.
Sapņu Fabrika, a glass factory built in 1911, is one of the first former industrial buildings that was successfully transformed into a cultural and communication center with very large spaces for organizing events. 
Lāčplēša street 101
Dizaina Fabrika Slokas Street 52

ZUNDA GARDEN with a hangar – a new creative quarter in Riga

Garden (5000m2) and hangar (230m2), in which life is being breathed back with the help of Free Riga in the form of various events. You don't have to worry about authenticity here - this is a place where you can still enjoy the real atmosphere before harsh modernization introduces its changes. When choosing a place for the celebration, the big bonus is the minimal costs for renting the premises and the garden - you only have to cover utility costs and pay a small member's money for the administrative costs of Free Riga. There is no heating, but it is possible to connect both electricity and sewage. It is located near the Vanšu bridge on the Pārdaugava side, for the time being available until next summer, further depending on the start of the planned construction works.
Ōden street 6, between the Zunda channel and RISEBA

TOBACCO FACTORY

Another seat of culture and creative ideas, which encourages you to get out of the usual frames, enjoying independence from the intrusive thoughts of others. 
Miera iela 58

Wedding in the city is a place where the flight of fantasy is unstoppable. Use everything that Riga can give you at your fingertips

– culture, art, innumerable places for creative photo sessions, green parks and the botanical garden filled with splendor, the windy waterfront, the never-aging silhouette of Old Riga, the breathtaking view from the roofs of the old town... Keep up with the times, dare more and find your unique place to celebrate love, life and autumn!