Getting married in Sigtuna: the Town Hall, the churches, the ruins and the castles

Civil weddings in the Town Hall

Sigtuna Town Hall on the main square is the smallest surviving town hall in Sweden, built in 1744, and the ceremony is held in the old council chamber. A wedding host lays the table with flowers and candles, and the room next door takes the coats. You do not need to live in the municipality or be Swedish, and every officiant conducts the ceremony in Swedish or English.

• Book in the municipality's e-service with Swedish BankID (one of you needs a Swedish personal number for it), at least two weeks ahead. Free slots show in a calendar where you also choose the officiant. Without BankID, write to radhusvigsel@sigtuna.se.
• Price 1,537 kronor, paid by card or Swish when booking.
• Time 30 minutes. The ceremony itself takes a few minutes. The rest is for arriving, marrying and photographs.
• Room for 15 people in the chamber: the couple, the officiant, two witnesses and ten guests. Larger parties wait on the square outside, two minutes from the harbour for the photos.
• Free alternative: a ceremony in the municipal offices in Märsta, for the couple, the officiant and two witnesses.
• Your own venue: a civil ceremony can be held anywhere. Then you book the place yourselves and contact one of the municipality's officiants directly.

Church weddings: St Mary's, Haga and the ruins

Sigtuna parish marries couples in St Mary's, the 13th-century brick church in the middle of town, in Haga church five kilometres north, and outdoors in the church ruins of St Olof and St Per. One of you needs to be a member of the Church of Sweden. The priest meets you beforehand to go through music, readings and the practical side. The parish office answers on +46 8 592 504 54 or sigtuna.forsamling@svenskakyrkan.se.

The castle chapels and the castles

• Wenngarn Castle, four kilometres north of town. The castle chapel from 1686 counts as one of the best-preserved church interiors in Sweden from the age of empire, and can be booked for the ceremony. The reception in Disasalen for up to 300 guests, in the castle rooms for 10 to 90, or in the vaulted cellar. 35 beds in the castle and the Orangery. info@wenngarnsslott.se.
• Rosersberg Palace Hotel, south of Märsta. The palace chapel belongs to the Royal Court Parish and can be part of the day, and the terrace towards the park is used for ceremonies and drinks. Dinner for 100 in the palace restaurant or up to 100 in the Brandklipparen stables, dancing in the Juno salon, 64 hotel rooms. On selected Fridays the whole palace can be hired. welcome@rosersbergsslott.se.
• Steninge Palace, six kilometres east. Outdoor ceremonies in the baroque park or the English park, the reception in the Stone Barn next door: a 400-square-metre restaurant and a loft of over 1,000. More on The castles.

The reception in town

• The Sigtuna Foundation, on the hill above town. Ceremonies in the Olaus Petri chapel for up to 130, in the open-air church for 200 or under the vaults of the rose garden, civil or church. Dinner in the banqueting rooms for 140, 62 hotel rooms with 94 beds for the guests, and brunch the morning after. brollop@sigtunastiftelsen.se, +46 8 592 589 00.
• Sigtuna Stadshotell, Stora gatan. Dinner in the French dining room for 22, the Lusthuset pavilion for 24, Lilla Torget for 65, and the main dining room for 66 when the whole hotel is booked. 46 beds. konferens@sigtunastadshotell.se.
• Sigtunahöjden, on the forest edge with views over the lake. Ceremonies on the big veranda, dinner in the dining hall for 70 to 200, dancing in the orangery, 98 hotel rooms with a bridal suite and a spa. restaurangskog@sigtunahojden.se.
• Smaller parties: the restaurants on Food and drink take private groups, ask about a private room. Where to stay lists all the hotels for guests.

Around the day

• Photographs: Stora gatan, the harbour and the jetties, the ruins on the hill, the waterfront in evening light. All within five minutes of the Town Hall. Maria Wideman is a wedding photographer who lives in Sigtuna, with her own guide to the wedding venues in town seen through a photographer's eyes.
• Flowers from Sigtuna Blommor at Stora gatan 44, which does weddings. Rings from Sigtuna Guldsmed, made on the premises.
• Hair and make-up: Salong Limage at Silvergatan 8 does weddings. More salons on Everyday services.
• Guests flying in: Arlanda is fifteen minutes away, and you can even marry at the airport, in the airport chapel or a lounge. How to get here: Getting here.

• Civil weddings, Sigtuna MunicipalityRules, officiants, the municipal offices. In Swedish.
• Book a wedding in Sigtuna Town HallE-service with BankID, calendar of free slots.
• Weddings, Sigtuna parish
• Wedding venues, Destination Sigtuna