We take care of the entire organization of your wedding in Denmark – quickly, effortlessly, and reliably. Still, we want you to feel well-informed, so we’ve compiled the most frequently asked questions regarding the process, timeline planning, and legal requirements.
Here you will find the most important answers
Organizational Information for Getting Married in Denmark
You simply send us the necessary documents by email , together with the completed forms, which you can easily download from the download area. We will check your documents for completeness and forward them to the Danish Agency for Family Law. After approx. 5 working days, we will receive confirmation from them as to whether the documents are complete and you can get married in Denmark. We then reserve your desired date at one of our partner registry offices. We will only send you the invoice for our service once we have also received confirmation of the date from them. After receipt of payment, we will send you a service package with all further information, such as a description of the process and how to get there as well as hotel and restaurant recommendations. Our service fee is only payable if we are successful. You can find more information in our general terms and conditions.
To make an appointment, please select one of our offers and then contact us. You can reach us by phone, e-mail or WhatsApp. Thanks to modern means of communication, a face-to-face meeting is not necessary.
No, witnesses are provided free of charge by the respective registry office.
Yes, anyone can get married in Denmark if they can enter the country legally and present the necessary documents. Legal entry is possible with a Schengen visa.
In addition to our service fee, you will incur the following costs:
- Travel to Denmark, it may be necessary to use a ferry
- Costs for accommodation in Denmark
- Fee from the Agency for Family Law in Denmark; this is currently 2,100 Danish kroner, the equivalent of approx. 285 euros
Important: Once you have received all the necessary information and the wedding date has been confirmed, you are responsible for keeping the date. The service fee will not be refunded if you do not show up on the wedding date.
No, since we are not a travel agency. In addition to an exact route planning you will also get a list of accommodation facilities of the particular place. To book accommodation you just have to call the hotel. Or simply use our PREMIUM OFFER and we are happy to take care of the entire travel and hotel organization.
Timing for Getting Married in Denmark”
Yes, this is actually possible!
Some registry offices even allow you to get married spontaneously – sometimes within an hour. Others require you to appear the day before to present your identity documents. In both cases, however, your wedding can take place within 24 hours.
This varies accordingly. Some registry offices require 1 day stopover and some require none.
Legal Requirements for Getting Married in Denmark
Yes, due to a legalization agreement between Denmark and Germany. However, some immigration authorities in Germany require the marriage certificate to be legalized by means of an apostille from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs(more on this under legalization).
For questions regarding the recognition of marriages contracted in Denmark by other countries, you must contact the respective embassies in Copenhagen directly. You can obtain a list of addresses from us.
In Denmark, all couples who are legally resident in Germany or the EU can marry, with the exception of asylum seekers and foreigners who are only living in Germany with a “tolerated stay”.
Since 2012, same-sex couples have also been able to marry in Denmark. The couples need the same documents as all other couples. We cannot say to what extent same-sex marriage is recognized in the couples’ respective home countries.
Only the following documents are required for a marriage in Denmark:
- Passport or EU identity card
- Residence card or visa or entry stamp, if applicable
- Proof of marital status: All persons living in Germany or in the EU must submit a certificate of residence with marital status. In Germany, this is the “certificate of residence with notification of marital status”, available from the residents’ registration office. All other persons staying in Germany or the EU as tourists must obtain this certificate in their home country.
- legally binding divorce decree, if applicable; divorce decrees outside the EU must be legalized
- Birth certificates of joint children
All documents must be available in either Danish, English or German. Documents in other languages must be translated into one of the three languages by an official translator. The wedding ceremony itself is also conducted in Danish, English or German. For all other languages, an interpreter is required, which you must provide yourself.
We need from you: Military ID card, letter of confirmation from a superior officer that you are single/divorced and able to marry. If you are already divorced, we also need a legally binding divorce decree.
If the divorce decree does not already state that the judgment is final and incontestable, you will need a letter of confirmation from the competent court confirming this.
These divorce decrees must be legalized by an apostille and then translated into German or English.
The divorce decree must be legalized by the Danish embassy in Bangkok. If it is a divorced woman from Thailand and the decree is not older than 310 days, the woman must provide medical proof that she is not pregnant.
Only persons registered in Germany can obtain a certificate of residence. If “single” is entered under “marital status”, this document is accepted as proof of unmarried status in Denmark. All persons not living in Germany must obtain a certificate of residence with marital status from their home country. All certificates from outside the EU must be legalized.
The certificate of residence must not be older than 2 months at the time of marriage.
With the help of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 01.01.2007 Denmark has also signed the Hague Apostille Convention, so that only legalization by apostille is necessary. For a fee of 120,- € we will arrange the apostillization of your Danish marriage certificate for you.
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Forms
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