Destination Spain!
Looking for a destination wedding location?
Look no further than Spain, the largely undiscovered newest trend for sunshine elopements, vow renewals and wedding ceremonies.
Where else can you find palm tree lined beaches, romantic Moorish castles, olive groves stretching beyond the horizon, world class nightlife and free tapas all in one country?! Read our hot tips for getting married in Spain.
Dig out your documents
The truth is that even if you have Spanish residency, it is very difficult to get married in Spain. Whether you contract a Civil Marriage or a Religious Marriage, the necessary documents are similar, all must be originals and all must be officially translated into Spanish.
So either, you can start digging out your birth certificate, passport, residency papers, registration with the town hall, certificate of marital status, certificate of no impediment a healthy dose of patience and a DNA sample (just kidding about the sample)….. or you can do things the easy way!
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Say Yes to Madeira!
Elopements and Destination Weddings – What is so great about them?
In October last year I married the man of my dreams… in Madeira, Portugal. Neither of us is Portuguese, and we do not live in Portugal. I did not want to elope, since I did want my closest family and friends to be present, but I did want a destination wedding in a great location.
The more I think about it, the more I know that I would do it again - we never regretted our decision to get married in Portugal. I do hope that me and my husband get old together, so I hope that that wedding in Madeira was my first and last… So since I am not able to plan any more weddings for myself, I turned very passionate about promoting destination weddings, to make sure that more people can have the time of their lives, just like we did. Soon after seeing what great option destination weddings are, I started my website https://sayyestomadeira.com/en/ with which, next to sharing my travel tips about Madeira, I would lik…
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