MARRIAGE IN IDAR-OBERSTEIN

You also have the option of getting married at "Schloss Oberstein". The upper floor of the castle offers beautiful views of the Oberstein district. A total of 24 people can take part in the wedding ceremony here.
Following your wedding ceremony, you have the opportunity to toast your marriage or you can host your wedding reception at the castle. Please contact us in good time if you are planning a celebration there. You always have the option of organizing a champagne toast for your guests. You can hire the rooms for a celebration at the castle from the Castle Association.
In addition to the general fees, there are additional costs for the castle wedding ceremony of €177 during general opening hours and €241 outside opening hours (Fridays from 12.00 noon and Saturdays).

In the vaulted cellar of the German Gemstone Museum in the Idar district, which is located in a stylishly restored Wilhelminian-style villa, you can marry among sparkling and glittering gemstones as well as artfully crafted engravings and sculptures. The vaulted cellar regularly hosts special exhibitions on special topics from the gemstone sector. The vaulted cellar can accommodate 18 people. A stair lift is also available to access the vaulted cellar if required. There is an additional charge of €114 for the use of this special wedding room during general opening hours and €139 on Fridays from 12.00 noon and on Saturdays.

The wedding takes place in the modern wedding hall of the city administration (Georg-Maus-Straße 2), which can accommodate 20 people. A passenger elevator is available in the building.
In addition to the general fees, there is a charge of €51 during general opening hours, €110 on Fridays from 12.00 noon and €127 on Saturdays.

In the months of January, February, March, November and December, wedding ceremonies can be held in the wedding hall on Fridays on request.

If both fiancées

• German nationals,
• single and
• were born in Idar-Oberstein and
• have their main residence in Idar-Oberstein

no further documents are required apart from an identity card or passport.

If you are divorced or widowed, you will also need a

• Extract from the marriage register with notice of dissolution and information

If you are not registered in Idar-Oberstein:

• extended registration certificate

If you have children together:

• Birth certificates of the children

The documents to be presented must not be older than 6 months. Documents that are held at the Idar-Oberstein registry office do not have to be brought along.

Please contact us in cases involving foreign countries.

If you would like to request civil status certificates from the Idar-Oberstein registry office, you can do so simply by email (urkundenanforderung@idar-oberstein.de), by telephone (06781/64355) or in writing. The person for whom the certificate is issued must prove their identity. The certificates are also subject to a fee (€13). Please contact us, we will be happy to help you.
You can find detailed information on requesting a certificate here.

Cryptshare®
We refer here to the use of Cryptshare. Cryptshare offers you the possibility of encrypted electronic communication with the Idar-Oberstein city administration. You can find the instructions for using Cryptshare here.

As a rule, marriages entered into abroad are recognized if the marriage ceremony was performed in the form customary and prescribed for the respective country before the competent authorities there.

Please find out in good time which documents you need for a marriage abroad. Information can be obtained from the German embassies or consulates abroad as well as the embassy of the country concerned in the Federal Republic of Germany. You can also find information on the homepage of the German embassy.

Some countries require a certificate of no impediment to marriage. You can apply for this certificate of no impediment to marriage at the registry office of your place of residence. Please enquire which documents must be enclosed with the application.

The spouses should choose a common married name at the time of marriage. The determination of a married name does not have to take place at the time of the marriage. It can be omitted or declared later by both spouses without notice, but is irrevocable. The husband's or wife's maiden name or the surname used by one of the spouses may be chosen as the married name. One of the spouses may have a double name. Children born during the marriage also receive the name jointly chosen by the spouses.

If you do not wish to have a joint married name, each of the spouses will keep the name they had at the time of the marriage.

German naming law does not permit the determination of a double name for both spouses.