Municipality of Doetinchem: applying to get married
You will have to register your marriage with the municipality and provide all the information about yourself, your partner and your witnesses. This can be done up to 2 weeks before the wedding date. You can do this online or at the town hall.
Make an appointment
Phone number: 0031 314 377 377
If neither you nor your partner live in the Netherlands, you have to give notice of your marriage in The Hague. You can find more information here: Register a marriage for Dutch citizens living abroad.
When you register your marriage, you will have to 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 between:
- no ceremony (free of charge);
- a simple ceremony;
- an elaborate ceremony.
If you decide on an elaborate ceremony, you can choose who leads the ceremony. You have the following choices:
- A wedding officiant from the municipality. The wedding officiant 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 locations. You can choose from:
- a wedding venue of the municipality;
- a wedding venue of your own choice. Report your location to the municipality. Phone number: 0031 314 377 377. Or use the contact form. You may need to pay an extra fee for a wedding venue of your own choice.
You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality Contact en openingstijden | Gemeente Doetinchem.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Doetinchem