Registering marriage/registered partnership

Choose the type of ceremony you would like for your marriage or registered partnership below. Then indicate this choice in the online application form. 

An overview of the differences in option and cost can be found on the"Types of Ceremonies" page. 

Simple ceremony

DigiDSign up simple ceremony

  • Needed at login:
    • DigiD
    • iDeal
    • scan or photo of your own ID
    • scan or photo of your witnesses' ID
      tip: use the Rijksoverheid 's KopieID app to do this securely
  • Reservation
    Your reservation is not official until you receive a confirmation letter from us by mail (after about 1 week).
    In the form, please choose a date and time, then we will check availability. 
  • Modification/cancellation 
    Please note that after registration, change fees are in effect as soon as you change witnesses/day/time, for example.
    • up to 1 week before the ceremony: € 85,00
    • 1 week or less before the ceremony: €137.50
  • Options
    A simple ceremony takes place in the Town Hall wedding hall, lasts 15-20 minutes, is Dutch-speaking, no preferred wedding officiant possible and is without music. Personalized speech (based on your written input) and wedding/partnership booklet included. 
  • Other points of interest
    Please review the webpage on"simple ceremonies" carefully prior to reporting so there are no surprises. 

Extended ceremony

DigiDSign up extended ceremony

  • Needed at login:
    • DigiD
    • iDeal
    • scan or photo of your own ID
    • scan or photo of your witnesses' ID
      tip: use the Rijksoverheid 's KopieID app to do this securely
  • Reservation
    Your reservation is not official until you receive a confirmation letter from us by mail (after about 1 week).
    In the form, please choose a date and time, then we will check availability. 
  • Modification/cancellation 
    Please note that after registration, change fees are in effect as soon as you change witnesses/day/time, for example.
    • up to 1 week before the ceremony: € 85,00
    • 1 week or less before the ceremony: €137.50
  • Options
    An extended ceremony lasts 25 to 40 minutes, is Dutch- or English-speaking, preference for a wedding officiant from our team possible (or your own babs for an additional fee), can be held Monday through Sunday in the wedding hall of the city hall and at other (wedding) locations. Preliminary interview, personal speech and wedding/partnership booklet included. 
  • Possible additional costs:
    - deployment of your own wedding officiant: € 240.00
    - wedding location other than the town hall: you arrange the rental/practicalities with the location 
  • Other concerns
    Please review the webpage on"extended ceremonies" carefully prior to reporting so that there are no surprises. 

Free ceremony

DigiDSign up for free ceremony (Nuenen residents)

  • Note: Only possible if one of you both lives in Nuenen.
  • Monday mornings at 9 a.m. or 9:30 a.m.
  • only the dates you can select through the system are free (no additional times available)
  • the party including bride and groom consists of a maximum of 10 people
  • excluding wedding/partnership booklet, speech and further decoration 
  • Needed at login:
    • DigiD
    • scan or photo of your own ID
    • scan or photo of your witnesses' ID
      tip: use the Rijksoverheid 's KopieID app to do this securely
  • Reservation
    Your reservation is not official until you receive a confirmation letter from us by mail (after about 1 week).
    In the form, please choose a date and time, then we will check availability. 
  • Modification/cancellation 
    Please note that after registration, change fees are in effect as soon as you cancel or change witnesses/day/time, for example.
    • up to 1 week before the ceremony: € 85,00
    • 1 week or less before the ceremony: €137.50
  • Possible additional costs:
    - marriage/partnership booklet: € 43.15 (check the box in the online application form or indicate in the 'additional information' box)
    - international extract of marriage/partnership certificate: € 17.10 
  • Other points of interest
    During a free ceremony we only handle the legal part of a ceremony (for a marriage: saying yes + signing the deed, for a partnership: signing the deed). If you would like to exchange rings, please bring them with you. There is no further space for a speech or decoration and the appointment takes about 10 minutes. 

Do you/your partner come from abroad? Or does one of you not have the Dutch nationality?
Then you will need additional documents. 

  • Registration of your marriage/partnership is by appointment only.
  • Please bring your original source documents during the appointment (not a copy).
  • During the appointment, we will reserve a date/time for your ceremony (this cannot be done in advance). 

Email trouwen@nuenen.nl or call 040 - 263 16 31 to ask what documents you need to get married or enter into a partnership in Nuenen.