Municipality of Horst aan de Maas: 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 or registration date. You can do it online or at the town hall.

Arrange directly online

Book an appointment: +31 77 477 9777.

If neither you nor your partner live in the Netherlands, you must give notice of your marriage in Den Haag. You can find more information here: Register a marriage for Dutch citizens living abroad.

your DigiD
your partner's DigiD
a copy of the identity documents of your witnesses.

If one of you comes from a country other than the Netherlands, the municipality will need additional information. You can call the municipality about this on +31 77 477 9777.

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 our possibilities.

Ceremony

The ceremony is the official part of your marriage or registered partnership. You can choose who leads the ceremony. You have the following choices:

Wedding registrar from the municipality. Our wedding registrar will contact you a few weeks before the wedding or registration date to get to know you. If you have a preference for a wedding registrar, please inform us of this.
Family member or acquaintance. If you would like a family member or an acquaintance to be your ‘own wedding registrar’, please contact us.

Wedding venue

You can get married in various places in Horst aan de Maas. You can choose for yourself:

Municipality wedding venue.
Wedding venue of your choice. If you opt for a wedding venue of your own choice, you must request this from the municipality by telephone: +31 77 477 9777.

Check the fees on the municipality's website.