Unforgettable: the Ehrenburg gives your wedding, birthday party and any other special occasion the magnificent, sophisticated setting they deserve. Your guests receive a hospitable welcome as they gather in the courtyard with a drink and snack of your choice.
According to an ancient tradition you can confirm your marriage vows beneath roses in bloom on the high balcony and quiz the mysterious Ehrenburg Wedding Oracle as to your future.
Our rustic great hall then invites you to come and celebrate in style. Just like the castle lords of yore you choose which cultural programme is to accompany your fanciful mediaeval feast with replica stoneware or distinguished festive dinner decked out in fine linen and crystal. Our kitchen will spoil you and your guests with carefully coordinated menus and sumptuous buffets.
Plan your festivities as you desire with the help of our creative expertise!
Registrar Rolf Görres would be happy to fulfil a very special wish: you can be married in a civil ceremony in the ancient vaults of the upper ward or in the great hall – just like a knight asking for the hand of his noble lady. In fine summer weather you can celebrate your marriage out in the open air on the high balcony or great bastion or in a splendid pavilion. A church wedding is also possible on consultation with the local parishes.
We would be happy to reserve St Michael’s Chapel in the idyllic neighbouring village of Alken on the River Moselle for your wedding.
Programme
12 pm
Guests arrive in the courtyard of the Ehrenburg
Mead (honey wine) is served to welcome them
1 pm
Civil wedding ceremony in the upper ward
2 pm
Reception with sparkling wine and quiche (finger food) in the courtyard under the arcades
3.30 pm
Coffee and wedding cake and hotel check-in (courtyard)
5.30 pm
Ehrenburg wedding tournament
The herald welcomes his guests, proclaims the tournament rules and asks the wedding party to honour the bride in a competitive demonstration of skill with the bow and arrow
7 pm
Invitation to join the Ehrenburg wedding banquet in the great hall
Our suggested menu:
Grand wedding banquet
Bread from the stone oven
Cheese spread and seasoned dripping
Creamy herb soup
Bacon in a bread dough, marinated chicken drumsticks and dips/sauces, potato gratin, cheese pasta, vegetable strudel, selection of vegetables and salads from the buffet
Various cream and frozen desserts
Cheese board and fruit
From gentle background music to a rousing mediaeval banquet, together with our exclusive actors, musicians and jugglers we will provide your festivities with an appropriate cultural backdrop – just as you wish.
We attach great importance to giving you an entertaining performance, enabling your guests to enjoy an absolutely unique evening. Our artistes are of course suitably dressed in period costume and perform on replica original instruments.
9.30 pm
Adventurous tour of the wards and towers of the Ehrenburg by torchlight with our castle herald. On request we will serve a nightcap out under the stars at the end of the tour.
10 pm
Dessert buffet (see the menu)
The dancing begins – with your own music from a laptop, with a DJ, jukebox or live band, for example. The choice is yours!
Open end
In the summer (May to October) our castle hotel has 55–60 beds (including accommodation in our mediaeval tent). Should you require more accommodation for your event, we would be happy to put you in touch with our partner hotels in the region, such as Moselhotel Peifer in Brodenbach or Bellevue Rheinhotel in Boppard.