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Contraction of marriage outside the vital statistics office

Marriage registration ceremony outside the vital statistics office

In order to contract the marriage in the desired location of the prospective spouses, an application for marriage is submitted to vital statistics official Silver Priimäe, and the contraction of marriage takes place at the desired time and place only if an agreement is reached. Contraction of marriage services are not provided on Sundays or public holidays. The time and place of the contraction of marriage shall be agreed upon when the application for marriage is submitted.

To submit an application for marriage, please contact Silver Priimäe (tel: 736-1208, mobile: 557-9376 or e-mail [email protected]) or Peep Puis (mobile: 505-2255 or e-mail  [email protected]).

In addition to the state fee for the making of the marriage entry (EUR 30), a service fee must be paid for the contraction of marriage in the location desired by the prospective spouses:

  • Tartu City Museum (Narva mnt 23) or Tartu Song Festival Museum (Jaama tn 14) – EUR 150;
  • elsewhere in the city of Tartu – EUR 200;
  • boat trip on river Emajõgi starting from Tartu up to 2 hours - EUR 300;
  • in Tartu County – EUR 400;
  • outside Tartu County – EUR 600.

The service fee must be paid before submitting the application for marriage:

to the SEB bank account EE731010220027983019
to the Swedbank account EE392200221017287174
Reference number 0140107016000006
Recipient Tartu City Government
Please include the names of the prospective spouses in the explanation

The service fee for contraction of marriage does not include agreements for the use of premises (including in the City Museum or the Song Celebration Museum) or the fee for the use of the premises. For this, you must contact the relevant service provider. The contraction of marriage is performed in Estonian. You must agree upon and order a possible translation service yourself. 

Photo: Helena Kukk
Photo: Helena Kukk

09.08.2022

Last changed 06.12.2023