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Wedding budget
Item-by-item budget, monthly savings and timeline
The couple: [YOUR NAMES]
Wedding date: [WEDDING DATE]
The budget
Item Qty Price Total
Dinner per guest (food and service) [QTY] DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Wine and drinks per guest [QTY] DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Wedding cake and kransekage per guest [QTY] DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Venue hire 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Wedding dress and accessories 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Groom's outfit 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Wedding rings 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Photographer 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Band or DJ 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Flowers and decorations 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Invitations, place cards and menus 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Ceremony: Familieretshuset and municipal fees 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Wedding night and transport 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Contingency 1 DKK [AMOUNT] DKK [AMOUNT]
Total DKK [TOTAL]
Save each month: DKK [AMOUNT] — [N] payments from [FIRST DATE] to [LAST DATE].
Wedding timeline
When What Done
12 months before Fix the date, the budget and the number of guests ☐
12 months before Book the venue and the church or town hall ☐
10 months before Book the photographer and the band or DJ ☐
8 months before Send save-the-dates ☐
6 months before Wedding dress, suit and rings ☐
4 months before Apply for the marriage conditions check — the certificate is valid for 4 months ☐
3 months before Send invitations; order flowers and cake ☐
1 month before Seating plan, speeches, songs and final menu with the venue ☐
1 week before Pay the balances and make a running order for the day ☐
The paperwork for the wedding
Before the wedding the marriage conditions must be checked. If you both have Danish or Nordic citizenship or permanent residence, the municipality does it; otherwise Familieretshuset (Marriage Act, s. 13).
Familieretshuset's fee is DKK 2,100 in 2026. Check at the start of the year.
The certificate is valid for 4 months (s. 19): do not apply too early.
Your own amounts: the examples are not average prices. Monthly payments from 21 October 2026, rounded to whole kroner; the last one adjusts.