Municipality of Meerssen: 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. You can do it online or at the town hall.
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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.
- a valid identity document for you and your future spouse;
- 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 0031 (0)43-3661661.
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 0031 (0)43-3661661 or use the contact form. You may have to pay for a wedding venue of your own choice.
You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality.
You can get married more cheaply on Thursday mornings at 9:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
You can get married for free on Monday mornings at 9am and 9.15am. In that case, you will not have a prior meeting with the registrar of births, marriages and deaths. The ceremony consists solely of the solemnization of the marriage.
Getting married for free
To be eligible for the free marriage/registered partnership, you must meet at least 1 of the following conditions:
- at least 1 spouse was born and/or raised in the municipality of Meerssen;
- at least 1 spouse lives in the municipality of Meerssen.
Other locations
Some locations are a bit more expensive. If you want to get married in the Gloriëtte, costs will be charged. Additional costs may also be charged at the locations Synagoge, Leopoldskerk and Stationsgebouw (Meet Anna).The managers of these locations determine these rental costs.
A wedding ceremony at a different location is also possible. This is possible from Monday to Saturday, 24 hours a day.
Other costs
A marriage certificate;
Appointing an extraordinary civil registrar (BABS) for 1 day.
Cancellation
Cancellation of your marriage/reg. partnership must be done in writing.
In the event of cancellation of your marriage/reg. partnership fees may apply.
The refund of the fees already paid amounts to:
- cancellation up to 6 months before the start of the marriage/reg. partnership: 75%
- cancellation up to 3 months before the start of the marriage/reg. partnership: 50%
- cancellation up to 1 month before the start of the marriage/reg. partnership: 25%
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Meerssen