Municipality of Zeist: 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 register your marriage online, if you have a DigiD. Or you can register your marriage at the town hall. You need to make an appointment for this.

When living abroad

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 abroad on Netherlandsworldwide.nl.

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 the wedding registrar (trouwambtenaar). This does not apply to a marriage or partnership free of charge.

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. You may have to pay for a wedding venue of your own choice.

For the costs of registering a marriage or registered partnership, see Zeist.nl.