Municipality of Rotterdam: 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
Arrange your register on the page Voornemen huwelijk of geregistreerd partnerschap
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.
- 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 service number 14 010. When you call from abroad, call +31 10 267 16 25.
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 from:
- No ceremony (free of charge).
- Simple ceremony (€ 174.30).
- Elaborate ceremony (depends on chosen location).
If you opt for an elaborate ceremony, you can choose who leads the ceremony. You have the following choices:
- Wedding registration 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 Rotterdam. 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 via the form Verklaring Trouwlocatie on the page Voornemen huwelijk of geregistreerd partnerschap. You may have to pay for this.
You pay a fee for this service. For more information, visit our website: Huwelijk of partnerschap melden.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Rotterdam