Municipality of Oisterwijk: applying to get married

Report marriage or partnership

You report your marriage or partnership to the municipality. In the form you arrange some things with us in advance.

Choose a date

Tell us the date on which you want to get married. In the online form you can look up whether your desired wedding date is still available.

Choose a wedding officiant

To conclude your marriage or registered partnership, you may choose one of our wedding officiants. You may also bring a wedding officiant from another municipality. This person must be sworn in and appointed as a BABS. You also need to send us a number of documents.

Choose witnesses

At least 2 and a maximum of 4 witnesses must be present at the ceremony. Enter the names of these witnesses in the online form. Also make sure to upload an ID of the witnesses.

Choose a wedding location

You can get married in the town hall or in one of the other official wedding locations in the municipality of Oisterwijk. 
Would you like to choose your own location that we will designate as a wedding location for 1 time? That is also possible.

Get married for free

• You can get married free of charge or enter into a free registered partnership on Tuesday at 9.00 or 9.30 a.m.
• The ceremony lasts about 15 minutes
• Only the bride/partners and witnesses are present
• The marriage/partnership is at the counter (number 7) in the municipal office
• You cannot choose a wedding officiant

Administrative marriage

• An administrative marriage or registered partnership can be performed on Fridays at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

• The ceremony lasts approximately 20 minutes

• A maximum of 10 people may be present, excluding bride and groom

• The marriage is in the town hall in a smaller room

• You may park 1 car for free in front of the town hall

• No music can be played

• An extraordinary civil registrar concludes the marriage 

• There is a short introduction via email with the BABS

  Foreign nationality

  Were you born abroad? Or have you lived abroad? Do you not have the Dutch nationality? Do you live abroad but want to get married in the Netherlands? Depending on your personal circumstances, you and your partner may need different documents. Please contact us for this.

Converting a registered partnership into a marriage

Do you have a registered partnership but want to convert it into a marriage? Then you can fill out the online form to convert a registered partnership into a marriage. You both need to log in with your DigiD.

Cost of getting married in Council House	Costs
Monday to friday 09.00 to 18.00	€ 405,20
Friday 18.00 – 24.00 uur	€ 654,65
Saturday 09.00 tot 18.00	€ 498,65
Saturday 18.00 tot 24.00	€ 748,20
Sunday 09.00 tot 18.00	€ 561,10
Sunday 18.00 tot 24.00	€ 810,50
Friday 10.00 and 11.00 (administrative)	€ 249,35

Other costs

• For a marriage book you pay € 27,30
• Cancellation or change of date: € 43,45
• On the page Wedding venues in Oisterwijk you can find the costs for marrying somewhere else than the town hall