Municipality of Amsterdam: applying to get married
You register your marriage with the municipality, providing all the details about yourself, your partner and your witnesses. This can be done up to 6 weeks before the wedding date. You can do it online or at a City Office.
You can announce your wedding online if:
- You are both Dutch and both of you live in the Netherlands.
- You both have a DigiD.
Declare your intention to marry (in Dutch)
If you can't or don't want to declare your marriage online, you can combine it with the appointment for setting a date and location.
You need to visit a City Office in person to set a date and location, and you require an appointment to do so. However, this appointment can also be combined with the appointment for the Declaration of Marriage.
Make an appointment now (in Dutch)
If neither you nor your partner live in the Netherlands, you must give notice of your marriage in the municipality of Den Haag (The Hague). You can find more information on how to register a marriage for Dutch citizens living outside the Netherlands at the website of The Hague.
- a valid identity document for you and your future spouse;
- a copy of the identity documents of your witnesses.
- Your birth certificate if you are born abroad. Only if your birth certificate has not yet been processed in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP)
- If your partner does not come with you to the City Office, you will need a signed statement from your partner that he or she wishes to marry you.
When you register your marriage, you make a number of choices, which you communicate to the municipality. These choices relate to the ceremony and the venue. The costs depend on your wishes and the possibilities of the municipality.
Ceremony
The ceremony is the official part of your marriage. You can choose from:
- marriage free of charge;
- simple ceremony;
- elaborate ceremony.
If you opt for an elaborate ceremony, you determine who leads the ceremony. You have the following choices:
- A wedding registrar from the municipality. The wedding registrar will contact you a few weeks before the wedding date to introduce themselves and find out more about you and your future spouse. If you have a preference for a wedding registrar, inform the municipality of this.
- A family member or acquaintance. If you would like a family member or an acquaintance to be your own wedding registrar, contact the municipality.
Wedding venue
You can get married in various places. You can choose from:
- a wedding venue of the municipality
- a wedding venue of your own choice. Notify the municipality of your venue. You may have to pay for a wedding venue of your own choice.
- marriage free of charge;
- simple ceremony € 187.10
- elaborate ceremony € 878
- location in the city, this is only the cost for the municipality. Cost depent on the location and time.
- family member, friend or acquaintance perform the wedding ceremony: € 280.60
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Amsterdam