Las Vegas Wedding.

johnire

Hi there.

Myself and my partner are thinking of getting married next year in Las Vegas.
However there is contradictory information online as to the legalities of it here.
Basically can anyone tell me first of all as Irish citizens can we get married there and secondly is that marriage recognised here?
I'm talking about a same sex marriage! :-)
Thanks in advance.

lemon_sherbert

Don't know about the residency requirements in Las Vegas - but if your marriage is legal in the US, it should be recognised here. (See s12 of the Marriage Act 2015)

Ten of Swords

The basic rules are, if the marriage is registered in the country/state the ceremony takes place in (ie. meeting the legal requirements of that country/state), and is in line with the laws of Ireland if one or both people is ordinarily resident (such as minimum age etc.) then it is considered legal here.

The department of foreign affairs has guidance on this however their information may be slightly out of date - they have a list of countries and US states and they say that same sex marriages in these locations are considered civil partnerships in Ireland. Note: Nevada is not on this list (SSM has been legal there for the last 2 years)

I would suggest you clarify exactly what you need to do in order to legally marry in Las Vegas then contact the Department of Foreign Affairs for guidance about the Irish side of things.

irishcanadian

I recently (Jan 7th, 2016) married my husband here in Vegas. There is no residency requirement. Las Vegas marriages comes under the authority of Clark Co Nevada.
Firstly you have to get a Marriage License from Clark Co. Google "Clark County Marriage License Bureau"
You can fill out the form in advance on their website, then pick it up in person. Use your passports as ID and remember to bring them with you when picking up your license.
Then you get married We got married at the Office of Civil Marriages. You can do a "walk in" or book an appointment. You will require 1 x witness.
Google "Office of Civil Marriages Las Vegas"
The ceremony was simple, you can make it what you want. The advantage of getting married in the Office of Civil Marriage is that Clark Co register your marriage very quickly (we were registered the next day).
At the ceremony you will get a Ceremonial Certificate. You have to order a legal certificate which will be put in the post or expedited at an extra fee.
We live in the US so recognition isn't an issue.
I don't know how to get it recognized in Ireland, but as marriage equality is the law of the land in every state, I cant see them giving you a problem.
Sorry I cant post links but hope this helps.

ruby30

i married my wife i New York and we took the same steps as Irishcanadian. One extra thing we needed to do was get the long form marriage certificate and get it notarized. it took about an hour to get sorted. maybe you'll need to do something similar in Nevada

irishcanadian

The long from from Nevada is all you need, no need to get it notarized.