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Wedding traditions of Copenhagen

Copenhagen City Hall holds more weddings than any place in the country, and the city welcomes couples from abroad.

Denmark makes marriage easy for foreigners through the Copenhagen Marriage Office, which holds quick weddings in a few steps. The city is known as a place for a short, simple civil marriage, often called a wedding by appointment.

Copenhagen: Copenhagen - view from castle Christiansborg
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A wedding here

The ceremony at the city hall takes only a few minutes, with two witnesses, and some couples pair it with a canal boat ride. Foreigners often travel for it, as the Danish rules are straightforward.

Danish customs

At Danish weddings guests may cut off the groom's tie, and everyone kisses the bride when the groom leaves the room. The night has many songs written by friends and family and a long speech list.

Wedding customs of Copenhagen

KransekakeA tower of almond rings, the wedding cake of Denmark.

Also part of it, and being written: Same-sex marriage in Denmark (Legal since 2012; registered partnerships since 1989.), Wedding (Danish customs.), Wedding tourism (Marrying abroad.).

A wedding trail idea for Copenhagen

  1. Copenhagen City Hall The best known wedding location.
  2. Frederik's Church A domed church used for weddings.
  3. Nyhavn A harbour used for photographs.
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Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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StageFinding a matchEngagement and betrothalThe weeks beforeThe eveProcession and arrivalThe ceremonyThe wedding feastReception, dance and giftsAfter the wedding

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