Getting Married Overseas!

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[niesl_bug]

Hi there H-W-G :wave:

We just got married in June in Bali - it was magical and I HIGHLY recommend it! OUr day was just perfect and it cost a fraction of what a wedding at home would cost.
Pics from our wedding/honeymoon:
http://s139.photobucket.com/albums/q294/niesl_bugs/Bali%20Wedding%20-%20June%2006/

Our friends just got married less than 2 weeks ago in Mauritius - they had a few issues and I don't think they would recommend it. These are the pics from their day:
http://s139.photobucket.com/albums/q294/niesl_bugs/Mauritius%20-%20October%2006/

We just got a wedding planner and they did absolutely everything. We only had 6 weeks to plan the wedding and it took me 3 !! We paid a little extra to have all the legal documentation done and all was fine when we got back. Everywhere excepted our Indonesian wedding certificate (we had a certificed English translated copy) except passport office - all you need to do is register a change of name with births/deaths/marriages and that's pretty much it!

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions at all - I'd be happy to help!

Ciao!

[Mumtobe25]

I got married in Ireland. It was fabulous and we married there as my DH is Irish but we live here so it only seemed fair. I don't know about other European countries but Ireland require that you have all your paperwork in to register to marry for three months prior to the wedding. So I'd check about those requirements first. Do you or your DF have family there who could help? If not try Italian government websites (or French if you decide to go that way). Also the church, if you want a church wedding may have requirements.

We did a lot of planning by searching websites for reception venues, photographers, etc. However as my DH's family all still live in Ireland we spent two weeks there about 7 months before the wedding and we got a lot sorted that way aswell.

It was great getting married overseas, I loved it and it opens up the whole world for honeymoons aswell.

I Can't think of much else that maybe helpful at this stage but let me knoe if theres anyting else you might want to know.

Bron

[Towie]

My husband & I got married in Italy, the Amalfi Coast in tiny little mountain top villiage called Ravello. It was truly spectacular! We were based in London at the time and we used a company called 'Italia Romantica' - I can dig out the details for you as I still have the brochure somewhere. Let me know if you want them. I think it is less complicated if you don't want a church wedding, she can book you in to the town hall for a service. Basically she looks after all the paper work and it is a legally binding marriage (the same as any other marriage) - I can't recall what we paid - may be 1000 pounds ($2500) but it was worth it as we only had to turn up on the day. She does locations all over Italy but I'm sure she would know someone if you wanted to go to Paris.

Good luck, it was the best thing we did (especially when we see our friends ripping their hair out when they are organising their weddings!).:thumbsup:

[Leez]

First of all - Towie - OMG that would have been beautiful, I spent some time on the Amalfi Coast - stunning, what a perfect place to get married!!!:thumbsup:

We got married in Las Vegas (sounds cheesy I know but it was great!!), if you're into no hassle weddings, then Las Vegas is the place. We got married at the MGM Grand so it wasn't some disgusting chapel with plastic flowers, it was intimate and classy - hence why is was quite a bit more expensive than the normal Vegas wedding, but still far cheaper than your standard wedding at home!! (about $AU1500 all up, but that was also when the exchange rate was really bad). To get married there you just have to go to the Nevada Marriage Licence Bureau and get a licence and thats about it for formalities.

Wherever in the world you decide to marry, give Births, Deaths & Marriages here in Australia a call and check that marriages in that country are considered legal here.

[JumpingBean]

Wow, good on ya!

I got married 2 years ago in France, in a little village in the south of france, amoungst vineyards, very beautiful.
Just to let you know some info on getting married in france tho... We (my DH and I ) had to get blood tests done - its some silly french law, before we could get married. Don't remember why, think it was so that we both know if either of us had any diseases or if we were compatable to have children (apparently a couple of blood types don't match and won't make kids - so i've been told). We also had to have our birth certificates translated into french and have photocopies of the passports of the 2 people who were going to be our witnesses.
I think that was all we needed, but can't remember exactly. I just remember it seemed like a lot of paperwork at the time.
We were married by the town mayor, in the town hall (marie) as church weddings aren't recognised and you will have to be married by the mayor also even if you have a church wedding (so 2 weddings!)
Anyway, it was worth all the hassle and a beautiful day. Hope this hasnt' put you off France. I don't know where you could find info for Paris tho sorry. My DH's parents lived in France so they organised it all for us.
good luck with the wedding plans tho!