Do you want to get married or enter into a registered partnership? Then you must first notify us of your intended marriage or registered partnership. Make sure to notify us a minimum of 4 weeks and a maximum of 1 year before the date of the ceremony. For the ceremony, you can choose between comprehensive, simple, desk and free.
This year Almere is celebrating her 50th birthday. That is why, on 23 June, we are organising a special marriage day.
Are you planning to get married or enter a registered partnership? Then you can sign up to be one of 25 couples that will say each others vows on the same day. The ceremony is at a special outside location in Almere Poort: Vis-à-vis.
For more information, please visit visitalmere.com/en/50/25-couples-getting-married.
Registration is done through the form marriage or registered partnership on 23 June (in Dutch).
After sending the form, we will check to see if all the details were filled correctly. We will do our best to call you within 4 weeks. During this phone call:
During the phone call, we will make an appointment for a meeting at city hall. During this meeting:
Please bring a valid proof of identity and a debit or credit card with you to the meeting.
After the phone call, you will receive a separate email of confirmation with:
After the phone call, you will receive an email confirming the ceremony. You do not have to visit the city hall for this. Your identity will be checked at the ceremony. You will also not have to pay anything.
If you wish to have a marriage or partnership registry at the free ceremony, then we will plan a meeting for payment at city hall during the phone call.
Were you or your partner born abroad? Then we will need extra documents. The birth certificate of you or your partner who was born abroad, has to be registered in the Basisregistratie Personen (BRP), in English: Personal Records Database.
Are you not sure if your birth certificate is registered? Then you can check for yourself on MijnOverheid by logging in with your DigiD. Under “Persoonlijke Gegevens” (personal details) you can see if your birth certificate or the details of your parents are properly registered.
Are the details of your parents or your birth certificate not registered? Then make an appointment with the municipality that you are registered in so that you can register these details in the BRP. Are you registered in Almere? Then make an appointment by calling 14 036.
Do both of you live abroad and is 1 of you a Dutch national? Then register your marriage or partnership in the Den Haag (the Hague) Municipality.
The Den Haag Municipality will send your details after your notification to the Almere Municipality. We will contact you when we receive your details.
Do both of you live abroad and are none of you Dutch nationals? Then you cannot marry in the Netherlands or enter into a registered partnership.
Then we will need extra documents. Which documents those are depends on the country where you live. Make an appointment by calling 14 036.
There are 4 types of ceremonies that you can choose from: comprehensive, simple or free.
The wedding hall (trouwzaal) in city hall is available on working days from 9:00 - 22:00 hours and in the weekend from 9:00 - 17:00 hours. Would you like to marry or enter a partnership outside of these hours? Then make sure to write this down on your notification form. You can also marry or enter a registered partnership in a different location. The costs for a ceremony in the Trouwzaal are equal to a ceremony at a different location. Every Wednesday you can view the Trouwzaal between 17:00 and 17:30 hours.
You can also choose for a simple ceremony at city hall. This can take place in the Trouwkamer (wedding room) at Burgerzaken in city hall on Monday morning, Tuesday afternoon an Wednesday morning.
A desk marriage or partnership takes place at the desk of Civil Affairs (Burgerzaken) at city hall. Only the wedding couple and the witnesses are present here. There is no exchanging of rings and it is not possible to shoot pictures at the desk. The execution or registration takes a maximum of 15 minutes.
A free ceremony is possible on Monday morning from 9:00 hours or 9:30 hours. The waiting time for a free ceremony is currently about 8 months.
All of Almere is a wedding venue. You can marry anywhere in Almere. You could marry at restaurants, bars and conference centres. You can also marry at home, in your own backyard. The venue does have to meet certain conditions:
These are the following requirements for marrying at home:
It is possible that you will need to make a request for an event permit for your ceremony outside of city hall. A ceremony outside of city hall costs the same as a comprehensive ceremony.
The ceremony is in Dutch or English. Do you, your partner, or your witnesses not speak these languages? Then we will ask you to arrange for a licensed interpreter at the ceremony.
You can find a licensed interpreter on the website of Raad voor Rechtsbijstand (in Dutch). The wedding cannot go on without an interpreter. Translation by a family member or friend is not permitted.
Ceremonies outside of city hall cost the same as a comprehensive ceremony.
Product | Costs |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive ceremony on working days between 9:00 - 17:00 hours | €488.20 |
Comprehensive ceremony on working days between 18:00 - 22:00 hours | €775.90 |
| Comprehensive ceremony on weekends between 9:00 - 17:00 hours | €1,037.50 |
| Comprehensive ceremony at a different time than the aforementioned times | €1,588.25 |
Simple ceremony Monday morning, Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning | €316.85 |
Desk ceremony Monday afternoon | €180 |
Free ceremonies on Mondays at 9:00 hours or 9:30 hours | Free |
| Product | Costs |
|---|---|
| Changing, cancelling or reschedulling the date and time ceremony from 1 month or 1 week before the ceremony | 50% of the fees |
| Changing, cancelling or reschedulling the date and time of the ceremony in the week of the ceremony or on the day of the ceremony | 100% of the fees |
| Wedding registry or partnership registry | €29.70 |
| Appointment and swearing in as a special civil registrar (buitengewoon ambtenaar van de Burgerlijke Stand) | €295 |
| Clerk as witness, per witness | €39.65 |
| Converting a registered partnership into a marriage | €54.85 |
| If necessary: visit from a civil servant to assess the security of the wedding venue | €132.20 |
| Certificate of No Impediment | €31.10 |
In the Netherlands you can choose between marriage or registered partnership. The rights and duties of a marriage or partnership are almost identical. The terms, requirements, and documents that you need are the same. The most important differences between a marriage and partnership are:
If you get married or enter a registered partnership, you will automatically enter a community property or prenuptial agreements.
Herein are covered:
The possessions and debts that are only yours (or your partner’s) before marriage or registered partnership do not fall under the community of property or prenuptial agreements.
Would you like to keep your possessions and debts separate? Then you can arrange the community property or prenuptial agreements with your notary.
Read more about the different conditions for marriage or registered partnership.