Getting Married Abroad

DeeColl

Hi just wondering if anyone has ideas/opinions/views etc on getting married abroad in a civil ceremony, has to be somewhere hot & romantic but not too touristy and not too far away (would love Hawaii but realisticly its a bit far!) There will only be about 10-15 people or less if I can help it! I would love to hear from anyone who has got married abroad esp in civil ceremonies and also if anyone could give me ideas on what kind of money would we be looking at.
Cheers!:D

Sesame

In the middle of planning my own Irish one. Regret not going abroad as the never ending problems arise!!
You can do it cheaply or expensively.
Cheaply would involve going to a resort that holds services on the beach. Some resorts include a free wedding package when you pay for a honeymoon type holiday.
eg. Places like Caribbean, Vegas, Mexico.
10-15 guests sounds like 10 too many if you ask me.

DeeColl

Ya well I would love if it was just the 2 of us! My parents are passed away and I can't stand half my family! But then his family are very close so it would probably mostly consist of his side. Beach wedding is exactly what I had in mind, nothing fancy.

clee1402

What about Spain (that's where I'm currently planning mine), Croatia, Greece etc they all have good weather and are inexpensive to travel to and once you arrive.

There are so many wedding planners offering affordable packages now as a lot of irish couples are heading away.

One point about spain is that it is difficult to have a civil ceremony there as you need to be resident etc. There are ways around it but we are just doing the legal bit here and having an exchange of vows over there.

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bionic.laura

I'm leaving on friday to get married in the Caribbean! We'll be having a civil ceremony. It's a very small wedding (10 people) and didn't cost us that much. We couldn't afford to get married in Ireland! Most resorts will do you a wedding package. In our case the hotel has a wedding planner who will organize everything. If you're not into the details of the day like me then it's perfect.

Whichever country you choose look up the regulations for getting marred there. You will have to give notice that you are getting married and you may have to be in the country for a certain number of days beforehand. There will also be fees.

DeeColl

That sounds fab! Am begining to think about the Carribean or Turkey, will def look into it a bit more, hope you have a great time and let me know how you get on!

galway bride

dear all!

is there anyone currently orgainising a wedding in italy or has anyone gotten married in florence.
it's proving very difficult to do this, can anyone suggest a company?

barbiegirl

I'm getting married in Italy in 10 weeks time. The venue is a hour outside of florence, if you google "Romantic weddings in Italy" you get the website. We are also dealing with an organiser on the official parts, if you pm me I can send you her contact details as she may know someone in Florence itself.

collie1

galway bride wrote: »

dear all!

is there anyone currently orgainising a wedding in italy or has anyone gotten married in florence.
it's proving very difficult to do this, can anyone suggest a company?

im getting married in italy on 20th September. in a place called Gradara. check this web site out
http://www.dreamacademy.it/eng/gradara.php

AlisonPower

Hi where in the carribbean did you get married and would you recommend it? I am thinking of doing this myself and have been looking into a few places but cannot decide.

Emerald Lass

Hi Dee- i used to live in Turkey and was originally going to marry there (partner is Turkish). There are some really beautiful places. The only draw back is that Turkish weddings can be quite different to Irish ones, so they sometimes don't understand what you are asking for (in the way of flowers etc) but nothing major esp if you are only having 10-15 guests. I know of a wedding planner (Northern Irish Girl) who works out of Kusadasi, but AFAIK she can help in other areas too. If you want her details let me know.

We finally realised that it was not possible to have a wedding abroad or in Ireland where the important people could attend (my Dad can't travel to Turkey cos he's not well, and his family can't travel here as they would all require visas and it would be too expensive). So in the end we've opted for an Irish first and legal wedding, and then when we return to Turkey in October we will have another ceremony and party there for his family - two chances to wear the dress! who hoo!

One thing you will find about Turkey is that your guests will be waited on hand and foot and will have a lovely time.

Oh one suggestion - my friend had her wedding on an old restored schooner boat, it was fabulous. Absolutely gorgeous, all wooden and pretty. They had the ceremony and reception there, (ceremony was on the boat at sun set, stunning)and then headed back to land at about 11pm for dancing and more food and drink in the hotel. It was really lovely and special. It would be very easy to organise something like this in Turkey.