Municipality of Emmen: 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 2 weeks before the wedding date.

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 netherlandsworldwide.nl website.

When you register your marriage, you make a number of choices, which you communicate to the municipality. You have to do this by telephone. These choices relate to the ceremony and the venue. The costs depend on your wishes and the possibilities of the municipality.

You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality.