Engagement—the height of romance
Celebrate your engagement with a romantic gondola ride
Venice and its gondolas are the epitome of romance. The magic of a shared gondola ride is the height of romance. Celebrate your engagement with a romantic gondola ride. It will be a cherished memory for both of you forever. You can count on our help with the planning, preparation, and execution.
Engagement—The Process: Description
The boarding point is right in the heart of Venice, just a few steps from St. Mark's Square. Once you've boarded, you'll first need to get your bearings in the gondola. You'll see for yourself,
that the whole thing is a bit of a shaky business.
Which way is the front and which way is the back?
Where is the gondolier?
That's why, after you board, the ride begins by taking you through quiet, romantic canals right in the heart of Venice. You and your partner can start by enjoying the peaceful, dreamy gondola ride together at your own leisure.
Now here comes the big surprise!
Suddenly, the gondola turns left and heads straight toward a small bridge. There’s a banner hanging there with the message you chose. Now your big moment has arrived. Now is the time to propose to your partner. The banner will help you do just that.
Of course, we'll hang the banner for you. Please coordinate the wording with us.
Transparent Text Example:
Marlies, I love you.
Will you marry me?
With love, Bernd.
We'll have the banner made, and it will be hung on the bridge just as your gondola passes underneath it. Surprise your partner. Of course, custom messages are also available.
It's best to address your partner by name and identify yourself as well.
If you'd like a banner with your own message, you'll be able to take it home with you after the gondola ride. It's sure to take pride of place behind the bride and groom's table at your wedding reception.
The Emotions
This moment of surprise will stay with your partner forever. She definitely didn't see this coming. Surely your decision to go to Venice and
Taking a gondola ride is already a surprise. The fact that this can be topped is beyond what most people can imagine. You don’t necessarily have to tell your sweetheart that you heard about this option online. Just tell her that you searched for „engagement Venice“ on Google and that’s how you found us as the organizers.
The Surprise Within the Surprise
Your partner is still reeling from the first surprise when things move along at a rapid pace. As a surprise within a surprise, we’ll scatter rose petals from the bridge onto you and your partner. Of course, we’ll only do this at your express request. We’ll also coordinate this with the gondolier in advance.
One thing's for sure: she'll say „yes.“
However, it’s quite possible that the „I do“ will be a little delayed. After all, your partner has to find the right words first. This moment is always the absolute highlight—even for us, who are following your journey “from shore.” Rest assured that the “I do” will come. The banner and the rose petals have never failed to make an impression.
The Grand Canal and its "O Sole Mio"
A short time later, the gondola turns into the Grand Canal. Behind you is the famous Rialto Bridge, and ahead of you, the setting sun is reflected in the water. Can you imagine anything more beautiful? You find yourself wishing that time would stand still right now and that the gondola ride would never end. By the way: Venice’s civil registry office is located here on the left bank of the canal. With a little luck, another gondola with music and a singer will be sailing ahead of or behind you. Their renditions of „O Sole Mio,“ „Volare,“ or „Che sara“ can be heard from far away through the canals. Of course, you can also book music and a singer for your own gondola. Almost anything you can imagine is possible.
Optimal Timing
The timing of the gondola ride is precisely and perfectly planned. First, after boarding, the two of you will have a moment to relax. Only then comes the surprise moment with your proposal. This happens after about 5 minutes. So it’s neither too early nor too late, leaving you plenty of time to make the gondola ride a truly special moment in your life.
You want to enjoy the ride, too. Maybe you're already planning the details of the wedding?
Or are you already going over the guest list? You’re probably both just going with the flow: enjoying the romance, listening to the gentle lapping of the water, and hearing „O Sole Mio“ and „Che sara“ in the distance.
Can you imagine a better moment for an engagement?
The Most Beautiful of All Routes
We’ve selected one of the most beautiful gondola routes through Venice for you—right in the heart of Venice’s historic center. Of course, the popular Grand Canal is also part of the route. The gondola ride along the Grand Canal is long enough for you to soak up the special atmosphere and charm, but not so long that you’re exposed to the stinking diesel fumes from the Vaporetto and are not unnecessarily exposed to the strong waves on the canal.
Incidentally, like our other customers, you’ll especially enjoy and take in the ride through the quiet, idyllic canals and under the many small bridges.
Attention – 2 docking stations
The gondola tour is guaranteed to take you through Venice’s historic center. However, depending on the gondolier’s schedule, the tour will either start and end at St. Mark’s Square or on the Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge. You’ll receive an email in advance letting you know where the boarding and disembarking points are for your tour.
One week to prepare
The photo shows the bridge with the banner. Copyright: Engelbert Steinbach. If you would like a custom banner, please note that the banner company in Venice needs one week to produce it. Once you have discussed all the details of your marriage proposal with us, we will send you an invoice. As soon as the payment has been credited to our account, we will place the order for the banner in Venice.
Reliable Support
You can count on our excellent support and experience. After all, this is supposed to be the most beautiful moment of your relationship so far. The name says it all. We, the Venice Accommodation Agency, would be happy to help you find the right place to stay in Venice.
Here at Venice.com, you’ll also find the perfect hotel to suit your individual needs and budget. We’ve been running Venice.com for many years and are happy to assist you with our expertise. We work directly with the Venice Gondoliers’ Consortium. We handle all gondola bookings on behalf of the gondoliers.
The Best Time of Day—The Best Light
Every gondola ride here in Venice takes you through narrow, romantic canals—2 meters wide and 3 stories high. The later it gets in the evening, the darker it becomes. And in the dark, the cameras’ automatic settings adjust to a wider aperture and slower shutter speeds.
A wider aperture results in a shallower depth of field, and a slower shutter speed can cause camera shake. The later it gets, the worse the picture quality. We strongly advise you not to start your trip too late. Here in Venice, it gets dark at the same time as it does where you live. So use the lighting conditions where you live as a guide.
Engagement in Venice: Sunset
It's best to plan the time of your gondola ride based on the sunset.
To that end, the website www.sonnenverlauf.de The following information for Venice:
Dec. 21 – 4:30:34 p.m.
Jan. 21 – 5:02:19 p.m.
February 21 – 5:46:53 p.m.
March 21 – 6:24:53 p.m.
April 21 – 8:04:57 p.m.
May 21 – 8:41:37 p.m.
June 21 – 9:03:13 p.m.
July 21 – 8:51:17 p.m.
August 21 – 8:08:13 p.m.
September 21 – 7:10:21 p.m.
October 21 – 6:15:13 p.m.
Nov. 21 – 4:35:23 p.m.
And please remember:
At those times of day, it's already too dark to take good pictures!
Engagement in Venice: The Weather
The gondolas run year-round. In any weather. Even when it rains.
If it rains, you have the following options:
– They go out even though it's raining. (They buy an umbrella or a plastic raincoat beforehand.)
– You can reschedule by 1, 2, or 3 hours. That means you’ll leave earlier or later that day.
(depending on the weather forecast)
– You'll move it up or back by one day—either one day earlier or one day later.
(depending on the weather forecast)
– You cancel the gondola ride.
Engagement in Venice: Prosecco
Included in the base price: one bottle of Prosecco. Gondoliers are still not allowed to sell bottles of Prosecco to their customers. But we at Venedig.com have permission to provide you with a bottle of fine Prosecco for your ride.
Note: Because of the risk of breakage, glass containers are still prohibited. That is why you will receive
Add 2 plastic cups to the bottle.
Engagement in Venice: Prices
The price of €210 includes:
A gondola ride lasting about 30 minutes. (Guaranteed: You'll be the only ones in the gondola!!)
Rose petals raining down on you from a bridge.
A bottle of Prosecco.
Photos from the entire tour, which will be sent to you on a CD.
Our standard banner with the inscription:
My sweetheart
I love you!
Will you marry me?
We will keep this banner after the ride.
Organization
On-site support
Assistance with Boarding the Gondola
Accompaniment on land for taking photos
After the trip: Photos on CD
Final price: €210.00 (for all listed services)
If you'd like a custom banner with a personalized message
In that case, the Transparent company in Venice charges an additional €60.00 for production.
This personalized banner will be given to you after the ride, and you can take it
home.
The Gondoliers' Surcharges
There is a €25.00 surcharge for gondola rides starting at 6:00 p.m.
€180.00 surcharge for a gondola ride with a musician and singer in your gondola.
€205.00 surcharge for a gondola ride with a musician and singer in your gondola starting at 7:00 p.m.
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