Municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân: 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.

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:

A wedding registrar (in Dutch) 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.
A family member or acquaintance. If you would like a family member or an acquaintance to be your own wedding registrar, contact the municipality.

Location of the ceremony

You can hold the ceremony to enter your civil partnership at various locations in the municipality. 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, cntact your municipality for help and information. The telephone number gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân is (0031) 515 489 000.

Information about registering a civil partnership (in Dutch)

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.

First make an appointment via the website (in Dutch).

You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality via telephone number (0031) 515 489 000.