Cherry On Top

Cherry On Top is led by Ellen Schwick, a certified wedding planner who grew up in Salzburg. She trained and worked in marketing, communication and event management before returning home and setting up her own business. Since 2018 she has planned more than 100 weddings for couples, many of them with international guests.

The studio's approach joins planning with design. Ellen develops a moodboard around each couple's style, colours, materials and decoration elements, matched to the venue and the order of the day, then carries it through with the florists, pastry chefs, graphic designers and other suppliers involved. A small decoration stock, kept in her own store, is available to couples she plans for at no extra charge.

“We love weddings. We hope you do, too.”

Ellen Schwick, founder

The weddings she shows are set in and around Salzburg: baroque and castle settings in the city, a marquee above a lake in the Salzkammergut, a mountain chapel above 1,100 metres, a lakeside jetty on Lake Traunsee and a winter wedding in the Leoganger Steinberge. They range from classic and elegant to bohemian, with themes drawn from the couple's own backgrounds, from a Japanese-Austrian celebration to a Persian ceremony on a lake boat.

Ellen works as a single point of contact. For couples who want help with only part of the planning, she offers location search, supplier organisation and coordination, and day-of support. She says a back-up is always arranged in case she is unavailable. Her work has placed several times at the Austrian Wedding Awards, including gold in 2023 and 2025, and she joined the awards jury in 2026.