Weddings

You are most welcome to get married in our beautiful thatched roof church building. The church is available for all denominations. See photos of our church and weddings in our photo album. The following documents give all the details regarding cost, guidelines and mandatory documents.

You are also most welcome to contact the church secretary, Karen Minnaar.

To see the location of the church click here.

[1] How much does it cost and how do I pay?
Find the details in the Fees Document.
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[2] Guidelines (rules) for the use of the Dutch Reformed Church Franschhoek for a wedding. Please note the rules regarding candles and confetti! 57 KB
[3] Mandatory documents needed by the marriage officer to solemnise the wedding. 41 KB
[4] Information needed by a marriage officer to register the wedding and plan the ceremony. 97 KB
[5] Complete and fax or e-mail this booking form to the church office. 56 KB

Forms of the Department of Home Affairs

[6] Photos: Specifications for legal ID/Passport photos. 775 KB
[7] Form BI-30: Example of the form used for the registration of a marriage. 522 KB
[8] Form BI-31: Form (declaration) to be completed by a prospective husband or wife who is not in possession of a green bar coded South African Identity Document. 125 KB
[9] Form BI-130: Application form for an unabridged marriage certificate or a vault copy. A vault copy is a certified copy of the original marriage register. An unabridged marriage certificate is mainly for overseas purposes. The Department of Internal Affairs needs a few months after the first registration of the marriage before they can issue this certificate or certified copy. 64 KB