Copenhagen, Denmark is a destination-wedding region with 4 curated venues seating up to 300 guests. Known for: Grand hotels, Tivoli Gardens. The best months to marry are Jun–Aug.
Copenhagen's venues are three hotels in the centre: d'Angleterre, on Kongens Nytorv since 1755; Nimb, inside Tivoli Gardens; and Villa Copenhagen, in the former central post office opposite Central Station.
Below: 4 curated Copenhagen wedding venues, the best months to marry and how the ceremony works. Venue facts come from each venue's own published information.
A 260-year-old baroque castle nine kilometres north of Copenhagen, Bernstorff Slot pairs historic grandeur with a 60-hectare park, 23 hotel rooms and polished event service — all within easy reach of the capital.
Standing on Kongens Nytorv since 1755, Hotel d'Angleterre is one of Copenhagen's oldest hotels — a grand hotel of chandeliers, gilded salons and Michelin-starred dining, where the Palm Court seats 300 for dinner.
Occupying Copenhagen's former Central Post & Telegraph building from 1912, opposite the Central Station, Villa Copenhagen marries the building's original grandeur — a light-flooded atrium, neoclassical stonework and a…
Every Copenhagen venue we list, with its capacity, rooms and season.
A fairy-tale Moorish palace at the heart of Tivoli Gardens, Nimb Hotel offers 38 uniquely designed rooms and a suite of intimate wedding spaces — from the curved-window Rotunden overlooking the gardens to the garden…
Couples from abroad can marry in Denmark if they can legally enter and stay there, for example visa-free or on a visa, including a tourist visa. Both of you first apply to the Agency of Family Law (Familieretshuset) for a certificate of marital status, with colour photos of every passport page and, if you were married before, proof that the marriage ended in the original language plus a Danish, English or German translation, legalised or apostilled where required. The fee is DKK 2,100 and the certificate is valid for four months. Rules change, so confirm the current requirements with the local registry and your own embassy before you book.
The venue ceremony can be the legal one: in Copenhagen a registrar can marry you at City Hall, outdoors or at the place where you hold your celebration. Once the certificate is approved you book a date through the city's Wedding Office, where the wait can be up to four months.
Of the 4 venues listed here, all 4 publish rooms for guests on site.
At Danish weddings the traditional cake is the overflødighedshorn, a horn of plenty built from almond kransekage rings and filled with sweets.
The most comfortable months for a wedding in Copenhagen are June, July and August, with average highs of 19–23°C. In July the sun sets around 21:43. Figures are long-term averages for Copenhagen Airport.
Too few Copenhagen venues publish a price to give a reliable range. The Wed Journey lists 4 Copenhagen venues; send an enquiry and we pass it on to the venue for a quote.
The best months to marry in Copenhagen are Jun–Aug, going by average temperatures and rain. Each venue page gives the venue's own wedding season where it publishes one.
Couples from abroad can marry in Denmark if they can legally enter and stay there, for example visa-free or on a visa, including a tourist visa. Both of you first apply to the Agency of Family Law (Familieretshuset) for a certificate of marital status, with colour photos of every passport page and, if you were married before, proof that the marriage ended in the original language plus a Danish, English or German translation, legalised or apostilled where required. The fee is DKK 2,100 and the certificate is valid for four months. Rules change, so confirm the current requirements with the local registry and your own embassy before you book.
The largest Copenhagen venue listed here seats up to 300 guests. Each venue page gives its own seated and standing capacity where the venue publishes it.
The Wed Journey features 4 curated wedding venues in Copenhagen, Denmark. Each venue page lists its capacity, rooms and season where the venue publishes them.
Guests fly into Copenhagen Airport (CPH) at Kastrup, linked to the city centre by Metro and by train to Central Station.
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