Municipality of Bunnik: applying to get married

Step 1: book your date first

Contact us by phone to reserve your wedding date. We will then immediately prepare a marriage file. You can get married in the municipality of Bunnik: 

• from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. on 
• Mondays at 9.00 and 10.00 you can get married free of charge. This is only for residents of the municipality of Bunnik. 
• Saturdays between 09:00 - 20:00 
• on Sundays and public holidays you cannot get married at the municipality

Step 2: choose a wedding location

Ofcourse you can get married or have your partnership registered at our town hall. You may also choose a different wedding location. In addition to the town hall, the municipality of Bunnik has a number of other permanent wedding locations. You must arrange the date and other appointments yourself with the location you choose. 

Step 3: choose your witnesses

At a marriage and partnership registration, a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 adult witnesses must be present. Anyone over the age of 18 can be a witness.

Step 4: choose a wedding officiant

Let us know who your wedding officiant is. If you don't want to make a choice, we will assign someone. You can also register your own marriage officer from the registry office. For your own wedding officiant you must submit your request to the municipality at least 4 months in advance. 

Step 5: Report your intention of marriage or partnership

Before you get married or have your partnership registered, you must report your intention of marriage or partnership  to the municipality where you will get married.

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. To do so, call or use the contact form. You may have to pay for a wedding venue of your own choice.

Location en wedding officiant	Normal time: Monday from 10:30 am - 5:00 pm and Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Special time: Monday to Friday after 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m
Weddinghall with weddingofficiant	€ 608,65	€ 760,75
Weddinghall with one-time experienced wedding officiant	€ 672,90	€ 748,95
Weddinghall with one-time inexperienced wedding officiant	€ 1047,85	€ 1199,95
Other permanent wedding venue with wedding officiant	€ 466,00	€ 542,05
Other permanent wedding venue with one-time experienced wedding officiant	€ 530,25	€ 530,25
Other permanent wedding venue with one-time inexperienced wedding officiant	€ 905,20	€ 981,25
Brothers Horeca Groep (BHG) wedding locationg with BHG-wedding officiant (costs for administration)	€ 256,75	€ 256,75
Free wedding venue with wedding officiant	€ 657,40	€ 733,45
Free wedding venue with one-time experienced wedding officiant	€ 721,65	€ 721,65
Free wedding venue with one-time inexperienced wedding officiant	€ 1096,66	€ 1172,65

Other costs:
Marriage booklet with leather cover (dark blue)	€ 37,95
Marriage booklet with plastic cover (dark red)	€ 17,10
Conversion of registered partnership into marriage (formality at the counter)	€ 16,85