Wedding venues

The bright and cheerfully decorated wedding room at Beckum Town Hall seats 19 people. The wedding room is accessible to people with disabilities.

Your happiness will grow from your wedding vows, love and trust, which you can capture after the ceremony on the ‘romantic wedding steps’ – a popular spot for your first wedding photos, together with your families and witnesses.
Outside, you can receive congratulations from your many guests and are welcome to use the space under the shady trees for a private champagne reception with two bar tables.

Paid parking is available at the Town Hall, Weststraße 46, 59269 Beckum.

You are fortunate enough to be able to get married at
right in the heart of Beckum, on the market square, in the very special setting of the Beckum Town Museum. The Town Museum can seat up to 30 people, with additional standing room. You’ll reach the old council chamber of the historic town hall – where many significant and important decisions have been made – via a stately staircase. The wedding venue, situated on the first floor, is accessible via a staircase and a lift.

Beneath the neo-Baroque wood panelling, into which the town’s seal and coat of arms are inlaid, you will exchange your vows. You will sign your first
document as a married couple on historic furniture and enjoy being surrounded by the works of art from the current special exhibition.

Please note that the Town Museum is only available by prior arrangement. Wedding ceremonies may only take place if special exhibitions do not interfere with the use of the meeting room.

The Beckum Museum Association (Museumsverein Beckum e. V.) charges a usage fee of 80.00 euros. The expense allowance is €70.00. Paid parking is available at the Kolpinghaus, on Clemens-August-Straße or on Elisabethstraße.

At the Galen Museum Smithy, couples can ‘forge’ their lifelong bond and really emphasise their mutual
connection. Situated right next to St Stephanus Provost Church and the market square, the ‘Galen Smithy’ offers plenty of space for your wedding guests, with seating for 40.

Surrounded by historic blacksmith’s tools, it is not only those in the trade whose hearts are warmed. In particular, the forged horseshoes adorning the walls – crafted as journeymen’s pieces – are said to be a symbol of good luck
and a guarantee of future marital bliss.

Discuss your wishes, especially for the champagne reception afterwards, with the operator of the Kolpinghaus. On your wedding day, enjoy being pampered by the varied service of the gastronomy.

The Kolping Family Beckum for Museumsschmiede e.V. receives 50.00 euros as a usage fee. The expense allowance amounts to 70.00 euros.

Paid parking is available at the Kolpinghaus (Clemens-August-Straße), on Elisabethstraße and, a few minutes’ walk away, at the Town Hall (Weststraße 46).

On the Höxberg, the windmill – built in 1853 – is another of Beckum’s landmarks available for the happiest day of your life. The idyllic landscape makes the windmill on the Höxberg the perfect backdrop for your wedding.

Glück zu, is the old miller's cry and can thus be a motto and blessing for all newly married couples.

The Höxberg windmill, situated to the south of the town, cannot be heated and is therefore only suitable for weddings between April and October, offering seating for around 20 to 25 guests in an extraordinary setting.

There are three bar tables available for a champagne reception, and these can usually be set up in front of the mill. However, their use there is weather-dependent. There are nearby restaurants where the party can continue.

The Beckum Registry Office will transfer the usage fee of 100.00 euros directly to the Beckum and Beckumer Berge Local History and Heritage Society. The expense allowance amounts to 95.00 euros.

Information about the wedding ceremonies in the windmill at Höxberg

There are plenty of free parking spaces available.

Would you like a civil wedding ceremony at a special venue – for example, in your own garden?

Das Standesamt Beckum bietet Ihnen die Möglichkeit, sich an jedem dritten Samstag im Monat zwischen 10 und 12 Uhr außerhalb der Räumlichkeiten des Standesamtes in privaten oder von Ihnen angemieteten Räumen trauen zu lassen.

Requirements

• The wedding venue must be within the Beckum municipal area.
• The wedding venue must provide a suitable and dignified setting (furnishings, cleanliness and accessibility).
• The wedding venue must be free from odours and noise pollution.
• Für die Hochzeitsgesellschaft muss eine angemessene Raumgröße vorhanden sein (mindestens 25 Quadratmeter).
• A table and sufficient seating must be provided for the registrar, the bride and groom, and, where applicable, the witnesses.
• The civil wedding ceremony must take place in a different venue from the wedding reception that follows.
• No civil wedding ceremonies may be held in the wedding reception hall.

Please note:
Wedding ceremonies in churches or places of worship, as well as in venues that do not provide a suitable and dignified setting (e.g. factory halls, sports halls, swimming pools or beach areas), are generally not permitted.

Fees and organisational information

Zusätzlich zu den gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Gebühren wird für den erhöhten organisatorischen Aufwand ein Entgelt in Höhe von 350 Euro erhoben. Vor der Trauung erfolgt eine Ortsbesichtigung durch eine Standesbeamtin oder einen Standesbeamten. Während der Durchführung der Eheschließung ist diese bzw. dieser berechtigt, Störungen zu unterbinden.

Has this sparked your interest?

If you would like to plan your civil wedding ceremony at a venue of your choice, please do get in touch with Beckum Registry Office well in advance. We will advise you on the requirements and help you plan your special day.