Getting married at the Ermelerhaus

The Ermelerhaus: a Rococo house that once moved

The Ermelerhaus is located on Märkisches Ufer in Berlin-Mitte, directly on the historic harbor and a few steps from the Märkisches Museum subway station. However, it has only stood there since 1969. Originally, the house stood about 500 meters away in Breite Straße, was dismantled in 1966, and rebuilt at the new location using the stored original parts, including doors, stair railings, putti, ceiling paintings, and tiled stoves. The three-story facade with the zinc figures of Mercury and Justitia was created in 1804 according to a design by Johann Heinrich Neumann. The house is named after the tobacco merchant Ferdinand Wilhelm Ermeler, who bought it in 1824. His monogram can still be seen on the facade facing Märkisches Ufer today.

Ceremony and celebration in the Bel Etage

The actual Rococo style is found inside. Peter Friedrich Damm redesigned the rooms of the Bel Etage starting in 1760, and Carl Friedrich Fechhelm painted the hall named after him in 1762. For the ceremony, the house offers the Rose Room for about 20 guests and the Fechhelm Hall for about 60 guests, hourly for 595 and 995 Euros respectively. A civil ceremony is possible upon request, according to the house, as is a free ceremony. The celebration then takes place in the Bel Etage, which can accommodate up to 190 guests for a standing reception and about 120 seated at a table. On the ground floor, there is a bar and an inner courtyard, and next door is the art’otel with 109 rooms and suites. So, the bridal couple doesn’t even have to cross the street at the end of the evening.