My Small Quick Danish Wedding: Where International Couples Go to Get Hitched
The Scandinavian country has become a wedding destination for people looking to tie the knot without too much paperwork.
Roughly 800 couples have said “I do” so far this year in Aabenraa’s two centuries’-old town hall.
Photographer: Sonja Wind/Bloomberg
The ceremony lasted just around 10 minutes. Rings and a kiss were exchanged, and photos were taken. A tear ran down the bride’s cheek. It was a special moment for the young couple. For the town, however, it was business as usual.
Aabenraa, a coastal Danish town with fewer than 17,000 inhabitants about half an hour’s drive from the German border, is not exactly a major tourist destination, yet the visitors it receives are surprisingly diverse. Many stay for just one or two nights, and come for the same reason: to get married. Dozens of couples arrive each week, and about 90% from abroad.