Denmark wedding packages & prices

Our packages cost €290 (Essential), €690 (Complete), €1,190 (Priority) and €1,590 (Premium), all including tax and 25% Danish VAT. The mandatory Familieretshuset (AFL) fee of €282 is included in every package except Essential, where you pay it yourself. There are no hidden fees and no surprises on the day. Your other costs are your own choices: flights, hotel, rings, outfits and any celebration afterwards. Many couples find that a legal wedding in Denmark, including a weekend in Copenhagen, costs far less than a traditional wedding at home.

The AFL fee is the €282 processing charge the Danish Agency of Family Law (Familieretshuset) takes for every marriage application by couples who do not live in Denmark. It is a government fee, not our fee, and it is paid when the application is submitted. Familieretshuset uses it to review your documents and confirm that you are free to marry. It is included in our Complete, Priority and Premium packages, so there is nothing extra to arrange. With the Essential package you file the application yourself and pay the fee directly.

Essential suits couples who want expert guidance but prefer to file the application themselves. Complete is the stress-free choice for most couples: we pre-check your documents, process the application with Familieretshuset, include the AFL fee and book your City Hall date. Priority adds a private registrar and witnesses and express processing, subject to the registrar's availability, which helps when time is short. Premium includes everything in Priority and also takes care of your photos and your look on the day, with a photographer and a hair and makeup artist. If you are unsure, tell us your dates and we will recommend one.

A professional photographer and a hair and makeup artist are included in the Premium package, so your ceremony, your first portraits and your look are covered in one booking. With the other packages, photography and makeup can be added at any time. We recommend photographers and filmmakers through our sister brand Artisti Weddings Abroad, matched to your style, whether that is candid, editorial or cinematic. Many couples add a portrait walk through Nyhavn, the old town or the royal gardens straight after the ceremony, when the light and the mood are at their best.

When your documents are complete and correct, Familieretshuset can approve your application in as little as five business days. Most couples are married 4 to 8 weeks after they first contact us, which leaves comfortable time to gather papers, book flights and settle on a date. The most common delays come from missing or untranslated documents, which is why we pre-check every page before it is submitted. A faster express date is possible only when a private registrar is available, so if your timeline is tight, tell us your dates early and we will say honestly what is realistic.

For most couples the list is short: a valid passport for each of you and, depending on your nationality, a visa or residence permit for the Schengen area. If either of you has been married before, add the final divorce decree or the former spouse's death certificate, and if you have children together, their birth certificates. Documents must be in English, German, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, or come with a certified translation, and some need an apostille. Your signed declaration in the application covers your marital status. Within 24 hours of your enquiry you receive a free personal checklist for your exact situation.

A Danish civil marriage is a full, legally binding marriage, not a symbolic ceremony, and it is recognised in most countries worldwide. Your marriage certificate is multilingual, with the same text in Danish, English, German, French and Spanish, and it can be apostilled, which is how most countries register a marriage that took place abroad. After the wedding you usually register the marriage with the authorities in your home country, often through your embassy or local registry office. We explain the registration steps for your nationality, so you know what to do before you even travel.