When Australian Ian Clifton met Danish backpacker Rebekka Kynde on a trip to Nepal, little did he know they would follow in the footsteps of Danish royalty and chart a transcontinental modern-day fairytale.

On Saturday, Mr Clifton will marry his Danish sweetheart at the 17th-century Frederiksborg Castle, 40 minutes north of Copenhagen.

Their 40 guests will be at risk of neck strain during the ceremony as they admire the Great Hall's heavily ornamented gold-leaf decorative ceilings and chandeliers.

Two months ago, the couple found out they had won a wedding ceremony in Scandinavia's largest Renaissance castle as part of Denmark's Golden Days Festival - 50 couples will wed on the same day at some of the nation's most iconic cultural landmarks.

It's the first time the castle will host civ

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