Getting Married in Hannover

Wedding venues

Weddings in the Old Town Hall and at various locations in the city.

A table decorated with flowers and candles and three chairs with white chair covers in a green setting.

Outdoor wedding ceremony in the garden of the Wilhelm Busch Museum

Heinz von Heiden Arena

Wedding room in the courtyard restaurant at the zoo

Wedding room in the old town hall

Wedding room in the atrium

Leibniz University Hannover

Lecture hall at Leibniz University

Solar-powered boat with a captain on the Maschsee

Solar-powered boat on the Maschsee

Meyers Hof at the Zoo

Wedding room in the courtyard restaurant at the zoo

Back of the New Town Hall

Historic streetcar

Wedding Chapel at the Museum Wilhelm Busch in Herrenhausen

Gallery in Herrenhausen

In a room with numerous murals and high windows, three rows of chairs are set up for a wedding ceremony in front of a glass table with a vase of flowers.

The Spring Room in the Gallery Building at the Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen

Room of spring

Wedding Chapel at the Hannover Congress Center

You can get married at the following locations in Hannover:

Remark: Weddings are held on the days listed. Please contact the registry office directly to find out whether they are still available or already fully booked.

Gallery building in Herrenhausen

Weddings:	in 2026: 13.06., 04.07., 11.07., 25.07., 01.08., 08.08., 22.08., 29.08., 12.09.
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Fee for marriage on Saturday:	130 €
Provision of the premises:	451,84 € plus VAT.
Internet link:	https://www.hannover.de/Herrenhausen/Service/Vermietungen/Heirat-in-Herrenhausen
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	18 persons

New town hall

Weddings in the Great Hall of the Garden Hall:	every third Saturday in the months of October to April. From 2026: 17.01., 21.02., 21.03., 18.04., 17.10., 21.11., 19.12.
Registry office fees:	at least €75, additional fees will be charged for the examination of foreign law
Fee for marriage on Saturday:	130 €
Provision of the premises:	180 € plus VAT.
Internet link:	https://www.gartensaal-hannover.de
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	70 persons

Heinz von Heiden Arena

Back of the New Town Hall

Weddings:	18.08.
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Provision of the premises:	451.84 € plus tax
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	30 people

Museum Wilhelm Busch in Herrenhausen

Weddings:	Saturdays only on the following dates for 2026: 02.05., 09.05., 16.05., 23.05., 30.05., 06.06., 20.06., 27.06., 18.07., 15.08., 05.09., 19.09., 26.09.
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Fee for marriage on Saturday:	130 €
Provision of the premises:	451,84 € plus VAT.
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	24 persons

Garden of the Wilhelm Busch Museum

Weddings:	Fridays only on the following dates: 15.05., 19.06., 10.07., 17.07., 21.08.
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Provision of the premises:	551,84 € plus VAT.
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	50 people (alternative room inside: 24 people)

Speed Wedding at the HannoverServiceCenter

Weddings:	25.02., 27.05., 26.08., 25.11.
Registry office fees:	at least €75, additional fees will be charged for the examination of foreign law
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	4 people
Special feature:	This offer is aimed at couples who do not value the ceremonial aspects of the wedding ceremony. Only the legal act of marriage is planned here; there is no speech or other supporting program. Apart from the bride and groom and possibly two witnesses, no other guests are permitted.

Old city hall

Weddings:	weekdays on Thursdays and Fridays, from April also on Wednesdays, and every 1st, 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from October to April
Registry office fees:	at least €75, additional fees will be charged for the examination of foreign law
Fee for marriage on Saturday:	130 €
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	30 people

Atrium

Weddings:	Only upon request and by prior appointment with the registry office. Reservations can also only be made through the registry office.
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Fee for marriage on Saturday:	130 €
(Payment directly via Atrium, appointment confirmation to registry office)	The rental price is agreed individually between the bridal couple and the caterer
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	100 persons

Maschsee Solar Boat

Weddings:	every first and third Tuesday of the month from May to July: 05.05., 19.05., 02.06., 16.06., 07.07., 21.07., 04.08
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Provision of the venue: (Payment made directly through Üstra / Nordmannpassage; confirmation of the date to the Registry Office)	450 €
Internet link:	https://www.uestra-reisen.de/maschsee/vermietung/trauungen/
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	29 persons

Farm restaurant at the zoo

Weddings:	every second Friday of the month: 10.04., 08.05., 12.06., 10.07., 14.08., 11.09., 09.10., 13.11., 11.12.
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Provision of the premises:	200 € plus VAT
Internet link:	https://www.zoo-hannover.de/en/your-celebration/private-celebrations#weddings
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	25 persons

Lecture hall of Leibniz University

Weddings:	By appointment only during semester breaks. Reservations can only be made through the Registry Office.
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Provision of the venue (payment made directly through the Alumni Office; confirmation of the date to the Registry Office)	240 €
Internet link:	https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/university/friends-and-supporters/alumni/weddings/
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	150 persons

Historic streetcar

Weddings:	By appointment. Reservations can only be made through the registry office.
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Provision of the venue (payment made directly to the sponsoring organization “Förderverein Straßenbahn Hannover e.V.” / confirmation of the date to the registry office):	700 €
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	23 persons

Döhren Tower

The Döhren Tower

Wedding room

The Döhren Tower

The Döhren Tower

Weddings:	28.08.
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Provision of the premises:	300 € plus VAT.
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	10 persons
Remarks:	Not barrier-free, very narrow staircase

Lindener Tower

The Linden Tower

Weddings:	26.06., 07.08., 18.09.
Registry office fees:	at least € 75, additional fees apply for the examination of foreign law, plus € 100 for special expenses
Provision of the premises:	325€ plus VAT.
Party size (incl. bridal couple):	24
Remarks:	Not barrier-free

Eheschließungen

Registry office of the state capital

Am Schützenplatz 1,
30169 Hannover

+49 511 168-42958

+49 511 168-40326

E-Mail

Map Opening hours More information