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Photographers, planners and celebrants in Germany, from Berlin to the Bavarian Alps. Every vendor here is vetted to be genuinely affirming before they’re listed.
Equal since 2017Same-sex marriage became legal on 1 October 2017.
Visitors can marryNo German citizenship or residence needed.
Registry office firstLegal weddings happen at a Standesamt.
Six-month windowYour approval is valid for six months.
Hi, I’m Tove – a documentary wedding photographer based in Malmö which is in the south of Sweden. I shoot weddings in both Sweden, Denmark and the north of Germany.
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Germany opened marriage to same-sex couples on 1 October 2017, and two foreigners can marry here regardless of gender, even on holiday.
Legal weddings take place at a registry office (Standesamt). If neither of you lives in Germany, you can apply at any registry office. You’ll generally both apply in person, with passports, certified birth register extracts and proof you’re free to marry. Documents must be originals, translated by an authorized translator in Germany, and usually no more than six months old.
Once approved, you’ll get written confirmation that’s valid for six months, and you can hold the ceremony at a different registry office from the one where you applied.
We would love to feature more German weddings. Send us yours.
Yes, since 1 October 2017.
Yes. Two foreigners can marry in Germany regardless of gender, without German citizenship or residence.
At a registry office (Standesamt). If neither of you lives in Germany, you can apply at any registry office.
Details last checked October 2026 against LSVD+. Always confirm with your registry office.
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