Municipality of Simpelveld: 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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Een afspraak maken | Gemeente Simpelveld (mijnafspraakmaken.nl)
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.
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;
- ceremony.
A wedding official of the municipality performs the wedding. The wedding official will contact you a few weeks before the wedding date to get acquainted. If you have a preference for a wedding official, please inform the municipality.
Wedding venue
You can get married in various places. You can choose from:
- a wedding venue of the municipality;
- a wedding location of your own choice. See: Trouwlocatie | Gemeente Simpelveld
You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality +31 45 544 8383.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Simpelveld
Visiting address
Markt 1
6369AH Simpelveld
| Monday | 08.30-12.30 |
| Tuesday | 08.30-12.30 |
| Wednesday | 08.30-12.30 13.30-19.00 |
| Thursday | 08.30-12.30 |
| Friday | 08.30-12.30 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |