Municipality of Zevenaar: 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 Zevenaar.

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 Zevenaar 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: https://www.zevenaar.nl/contact 

Location of the ceremony

You can hold the ceremony to enter your civil partnership at various locations in the municipality of Zevenaar. 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: https://www.zevenaar.nl/contact