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Municipality of Deventer: registering a civil partnership

You make a number of choices when planning and registering your intention to enter a civil partnership. These choices relate to the type of ceremony and the venue. The costs depend on your wishes and the possibilities in the municipality of Deventer.

Ceremony

The ceremony is the official part of entering your civil partnership. You can choose from:

  • no ceremony (free of charge);
  • simple ceremony;
  • elaborate ceremony.

If you choose an elaborate ceremony, you can choose who leads the ceremony. You can choose from:

  • wedding registrar from the municipality;
  • family member or acquaintance.

If you choose a wedding registrar from the municipality, a registrar from the municipality of Deventer will contact you a few weeks before the planned date to introduce themselves and find out more about you and your partner.

Do you want a family member or an someone you know to conduct the ceremony? If so, you must contact the municipality yourself. From outside the Netherlands you can call +31 570 69 39 11. From the Netherlands the number is 14 0570.

Location of the ceremony

You can hold the ceremony to enter your civil partnership at various locations in the municipality of Deventer. You can choose from:

  • a municipal building;
  • a location of your own choice.

If you want to hold the ceremony at a location of your choice, contact the municipality. From outside the Netherlands you can call +31 570 69 39 11. From the Netherlands the number is 14 0570.

Registering an intended civil partnership

You register your intended civil partnership with the municipality in which you wish to enter the civil partnership. Provide the details of yourself, your partner and your witnesses. This can be done up to 2 weeks before the ceremony date. 

From outside the Netherlands you can call +31 570 69 39 11. From the Netherlands the number is 14 0570.

You pay the cost of the civil partnership, any speech by a wedding official, and any wedding book.

Questions about this topic?

Contact the Municipality of Deventer

Visiting address

Grote Kerkhof 1

7411KT Deventer

Opening hours
Monday
8.00 - 18.00
Tuesday
8.00 - 18.00
Wednesday
8.00 - 18.00
Thursday
8.00 - 20.00
Friday
8.00 - 18.00
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Last updated on 12 September 2022