Typical Activities in a Dutch Wedding DayDutch Wedding day is commonly split into several sessions in a day, and they tend to invite different groups of people to attend different sessions Registration Ceremony The Registration Ceremony is the legal procedure taken care by the civil servant who owns the legal right to host a marriage ceremony. Before the ceremony, the marrying couple would have already met the civil servant once to give him their own ‘love story’, and then the civil servant would tell the story during the ceremony. Traditionally, this ceremony can only take place in town halls and churches in the Netherlands. Today, you can choose to have the ceremony in approved churches, restaurants or even outdoor venues. Typically, guests who are invited to the reception would also be invited to witness the ceremony. Depends on the arrangement of the wedding, you are expected to congratulate and give out your prepared gift to the couple
Dutch Wedding Etiquette - Procedure of a Dutch Wedding Day