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Wedding traditions of Amsterdam

Dutch weddings of Amsterdam are civil first, with a town hall ceremony and a canal boat party.

The Netherlands was the first country in the world to open civil marriage to same-sex couples, on 1 April 2001. Amsterdam couples marry at the Stopera or at one of many licensed locations.

Amsterdam
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A wedding here

The couple makes a civil marriage in front of a registrar, who may be asked to speak in English. Guests may be asked to make speeches or perform short songs.

Dutch touches

A bruidstaart and a bruidssuiker, sugar-coated sweets, are shared. A traditional gift is a collection of money for the couple in a card.

Wedding customs of Amsterdam

Same-sex marriage in the NetherlandsLegal since 2001.

Also part of it, and being written: Wedding (Dutch weddings.), Bruidstaart (The bride's cake.), Canal boat (A popular party venue.).

A wedding trail idea for Amsterdam

  1. Stopera The city hall where many couples marry.
  2. Westerkerk A well-known church.
  3. The Jordaan A canal-side quarter.
About this page

Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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