Venues · Flexible dates · ceremonies
Copenhagen is not the only option. Town halls across Denmark also marry international couples, and some can offer an earlier date or a quieter, more rural setting.
Where you can say “I do”
All 98 Danish municipalities perform civil weddings, and the marriage has the same legal effect wherever you marry. The most popular choices for couples from abroad come first; not every town hall offers dates to non-residents, and availability changes, so we check the ones that suit your dates.
Capital Region
City Hall on Rådhuspladsen, the most chosen wedding venue in Denmark, with weekday and Saturday-morning dates all year.
Southern Denmark
The “wedding island” in the South Funen Archipelago, with ceremonies close to the old streets of Ærøskøbing.
Capital Region
Frederiksberg City Hall, minutes from central Copenhagen and a popular alternative when the capital is fully booked.
Southern Denmark
A historic market town in Southern Jutland, long known for marrying couples from abroad.
Southern Denmark
A harbour town on the island of Als, with the castle and the waterfront for portraits.
Southern Denmark
A fjord town in Southern Jutland with old merchant streets and a quiet pace.
Southern Denmark
A long, rural island south of Funen, linked by bridges, with beaches and manor houses.
Southern Denmark
A North Sea island off Esbjerg with dunes, wide beaches and thatched villages.
Capital Region
The town of Kronborg Castle on the Øresund, under an hour north of Copenhagen.
Southern Denmark
Hans Christian Andersen’s city on Funen, with a cosy old quarter and gardens.
Central Denmark
Denmark’s second city, with the Latin Quarter, the harbour front and the beaches north of town.
Capital Region
The Baltic island of cliffs, round churches and fishing harbours, reached by ferry or a short flight.
No municipality by that name. Try the Danish spelling, for example Køge or Helsingør.
Flexible dates · ceremonies
Every Danish municipality can hold a civil wedding once Familieretshuset has approved your documents. The ceremony, the certificate and the legal recognition are the same wherever you marry.
If Copenhagen is fully booked on your dates, or you would rather marry by the sea or in a small historic town, we compare the options for you, book the ceremony and plan the travel and photography around it.
Good to know
The capital is the most popular choice, so its dates fill first in summer. Smaller municipalities often have more flexibility, a quieter ceremony room and a setting with sea views, half-timbered houses or countryside around it, while the legal result stays exactly the same.
We look at your dates, how you travel, the size of your group and the atmosphere you want. Then we suggest two or three municipalities, check their current availability and book the one you like best, together with transport and somewhere to stay.
Coastal towns north of Copenhagen, the islands of the South Funen Archipelago and old market towns in Jutland all welcome couples from abroad. Many are within a two-hour journey by train or car, and some combine a ceremony with beaches or castles nearby.
The municipality where you marry issues your certificate on the day. It can be issued in a multilingual format and, for some countries, needs an apostille from the Danish authorities, which we can arrange after the wedding.
A ceremony in a smaller town turns the wedding into a mini holiday. Couples often add a night in a seaside inn, a dinner in a local restaurant and a day exploring before flying home.
Train or private driver from Copenhagen, with coffee on the way.
Arrival, a short walk through town and time to get ready.
Ceremony at the town hall with the local registrar.
Portraits by the harbour, in the old streets or on the beach.
Lunch together, then back to Copenhagen or on to your inn.
Town halls · Q&A
All 98 Danish municipalities perform civil weddings. Not every one offers dates to couples who live abroad, and availability changes through the year, so we check the town halls that suit your dates before you choose.
Yes. All Danish municipalities perform civil weddings under the same law, and the certificate has the same legal effect. Only the room, the town around it and the available dates differ.
Often, yes. When Copenhagen is fully booked, another municipality may have a slot earlier in the same week. We check several options for your dates and suggest the best fit.
Most towns we suggest are easy to reach by train, and we can book a private driver if you prefer. We plan departure times so you arrive relaxed, with time to change before the ceremony.
It depends on your dates and the setting you want. Couples love the coastal towns north of Copenhagen, the islands of the South Funen Archipelago such as Ærø, and old market towns in Jutland. We suggest two or three that fit your plans.
No. Familieretshuset approves your documents first, exactly as for a Copenhagen wedding, and the approval then goes to the municipality where you marry. We send the paperwork and book the date for you.
Usually, yes. Most municipalities that welcome couples from abroad hold ceremonies in English, and some also in German. We confirm the language with the town hall when we book.
Yes. Ceremony rooms vary in size from town to town, so tell us how many guests you expect and we check that the room fits your group before we book.
We recommend it when the journey is long. We suggest seaside inns, small hotels or cottages close to the town hall, so the day before or after the wedding becomes part of the trip.
Ceremonies & portraits
The painted harbour is Copenhagen’s classic backdrop for wedding portraits, by bike, on foot or from a canal boat.
Kronborg Castle, the setting of Hamlet, stands by the sea in Helsingør, a short train ride north of Copenhagen.
Known as a wedding island, Ærø has colourful cottages, cobbled lanes and quiet beaches in the south Funen archipelago.
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