Municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede: 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 register marriage online.
Always contact team Dienstverlening first to fix the date of the ceremony at +31 343 595 595.
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
- 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.
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.
Always contact team Dienstverlening first to fix the date of the ceremony at +31 343 595 595.
You pay a fee for this service.
- Marriage free of charge
You only pay for the cost of the civil status certificate, € 16,60. - elaborate ceremony: Check the cost on the municipality's website.
For more information, contact the municipality.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede