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Getting married in Spain can be slightly complicated legally. Unlike many Wedding Planners , we charge a modest one off fee for arranging your special day. (Platinum Service).

Here are a few alternatives for you to consider:

Catholic Ceremony

It is possible to have a full Catholic ceremony in Spain and we know English-speaking priests who can conduct the ceremony in the church or chapel of your choice.   Please note the booking of Catholic Churches is high for weekends , so booking must be made well in advance. Once you have chosen your venue, paperwork needs to be initiated with your own parish priest. Once that is completed, he will send the documentation to Antonio,Bishop of Malaga, where it will be translated and he will then give permission and contact the church where your wedding will be held. Should one of the couple not be Catholic, a dispensation must be requested from your parish priest. Once the wedding has taken place, it is important to remember to deliver the marriage papers to the local Spanish Civil Registry so that the marriage is made legal. We can deal with all this for you if you require or assist you to do so yourself.

Civil Ceremony

It is possible to marry civilly in Spain, but proof of residency is required (empadronamiento). Application for a civil marriage must be made at the Civil Registry in the place where the couple reside. This can be a lengthy and complicated process.This can take months , but again we can advise the best way around it and the options available.

Gibraltar Civil Ceremony

Minimum planning and paperwork is needed and the ceremony is low key - only requiring 2 witnesses. The usual procedure for non-residents to marry in Gibraltar is to firstly make a booking for the ceremony; this may be done by phone or in writing. Once you have a booking you must both attend the registry offices no later than 10.30 am on any working day to complete the paperwork.The paperwork has to be delivered to the Marriage office in Gibraltar before the wedding day. The wedding must be booked in advance and is subject to availability. This may be done as much as three months in advance or as late as the day before the marriage. Documents to be produced are your respective passports and birth certificates. If either of you has been married before then divorce decrees absolute or the death and former marriage certificates are required.

Blessing ceremony

Once a couple are married by a civil ceremony either here in Spain, in Gibraltar or the UK, they might then choose to have a blessing ceremony in Spain. This ceremony is exactly like a wedding, with vows, exchange of rings etc, and other rituals , we can help and advise on these delighful ceremonies but note they not legally binding. A blessing is a flexible event, and can be held anywhere - on the beach, in a church or perhaps at your reception venue. More and more couples are having a Civil Wedding in there own country and coming to Spain for a Blessing of their Union at a place they want , with the weather almost guaranteed.

Humanist, Protestant, Jewish and Buddhist ceremonies
We have Celebrants available to conduct these ceremonies These are all possible in Spain but must be backed up by a civil ceremony to be legally binding.

Gay marriage
Please see the extensive information on this website regarding same sex unions and rituals .As of July 2nd 2005, same sex couples can be married civilly in Spain. However, the same rules apply (see civil ceremony above) and proof of residency is required.We can assist you with all the requirements.
Whilst many countries offer some kind of domestic partnership status and many mistakenly refer to it as marriage- they do not have complete equality in economic,legal,social stature unless they offer full legal marriage as Spain does.