Municipality of Enschede: applying to get married
Do you want to get married? Then you must first report this to the municipality. You do this at least 2 weeks and at most 1 year before your planned wedding.
There are a number of conditions for concluding the marriage, such as:
- You are both 18 years or older.
- You have not married or entered into a registered partnership with anyone else.
- You are not related. Such as grandparents, grandchildren, parents, children, brothers and sisters.
Getting married outside the Netherlands
Are you not yet 18 years old? In the Netherlands, your marriage is only recognized when you are both 18 years old.
Additional information for your marriage
See how this is arranged in your municipality.
In addition, see what else you should consider if you want to get married.
Marriage registration
You register your marriage with the municipality where you want to get married. Provide the details of yourself, your partner and your witnesses. This is possible up to 2 weeks before the wedding date. You can do this online or at the Municipal Office.
If you both do not live in the Netherlands and you want to get married in Enschede, you must register your marriage in the municipality of The Hague. The municipality of The Hague arranges the notification of your marriage to the municipality of Enschede. More information can be found under reporting a marriage for Dutch nationals living abroad.
When registering your marriage, you make a number of choices that you pass on to the municipality. In any case, this concerns the ceremony and the location. The costs depend on your wishes and the possibilities at the municipality.
Ceremony
The ceremony is the official part of your marriage. You can choose from:
- Get married for free – this is only possible on Wednesday morning at 8.30 or 8.45 am at the Municipal Office
- Marry without ceremony
- Marry ceremony
If you opt for a ceremony, it will be performed by a wedding official (babs) from the municipality of Enschede, or another municipality.
The wedding official will contact you a few weeks before the planned date to get acquainted.
Location ceremony
You can get married in various places in the municipality of Enschede. You can choose:
- A location of the municipality
- A private location
If you want your own location, you can contact the municipality. Call +31 53 481 81 81.
You pay the costs with the online application via Ideal.
Overview of costs:
Monday to Friday
- City Hall: Wedding room 1, 2 or Friedhoff room from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. € 590,00
- Outdoor location - ceremonies starting between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. € 760,00
- Outdoor location - ceremonies starting between 6 pm and 11 pm € 960,00
- City Hall: Mosaic Room from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. € 680,00
- Marriage without a ceremony € 295
Saturday
- Town hall: Mosaic room, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. € 1.050,00
- Town hall: wedding room 1 or 2, or the Friedhoff room from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. € 960,00
- Outdoor location from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. € 960,00
Sundays and holidays
Outdoor location from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. € 1.020,00
Costs marriage booklet or partnership booklet
€ 35,00
Costs of your own wedding officiant
€ 101,00
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Enschede