Getting married abroad

[dixieland]

Has anyone married abroad and can recommend it and give me ideas of where best to do it and any info, thanks for any answers

[Captin Kirk]

My ex got married in Barbados but we don't speak to each other so I can't comment .. lol

[NoMercy]

Companies like Sandals will do everything for free if you are staying with them at any of their All Inclusive resorts. I think there are one or two local licence fees to pay, but the ceremony, food, etc, is provided by them.

[sherrardk]

Years ago we went to the Dominican Republic and there were loads of people getting married there but they had to walk past all the other guests who were lolling about eating and drinking (and just doing what you do on holiday) - think I would have been quite disappointed if it was my wedding. You probably need to do loads of research to make sure you get exactly what you want.

[momcj]

My best mate got married in Jamaica, a sandals beaches resort. Me and my daughter were bridesmaids, both sets of parents, nan and Aunt and Uncle also came. It was fantastic!!! they chose to get married in the gardens, could of had beach i think. they set up a table, flowers etc on the grass and served lunch. Then they had all the photos done on beach etc. it was lovely and to be perfectly honest i did not notice anybody else- i suppose all eyes on the happy couple. All the days sipping cocktails on the beach and more drinking and eating on night- maybe bit of dancing too! was a once in life time oppurtunity for me. will never forget it!

[sara3]

I got married in the Dominican Republic, and divorced in London.

romantic, huh? ;o)

[dothawkes31]

everywhere I've holiday'd there have been weddings but the absolute best was the one in Antigua at our resort. If you look at the very tip of that headland in the left hand pic there is a tiny white gazebo high up on the cliffs and the wedding was in there. We went up there and the view is stunning.
http://www.grandpinea...n/antigua/an-home.cfm

[benny3008]

Las Vegas, drive through wedding! :-)

[boxtops]

My friends looked into getting married in Dominica a couple of years ago, but changed their minds when they found how much it would cost, several hundred pounds just to get all the marriage contracts and legal documents translated into Spanish for the ceremony.

[Kgrayz]

We got married in Cyprus, we had gone out there the following year and booked the venue and restaurant ourselves, out there they are so laid back they didn't take a penny deposit from ourselves. We booked everything ourselves and did not use a wedding organiser saving us quite a lot of money, we booked the hotel and flights separately and all our family booked for themselves. We arranged the flowers, cake etc when we first arrived there, you have to be on the island 5 days before they marry you, it was so cheap and easy and when looking at how much companies cost I couldn't believe the price people were paying.

[Mully79]

We got married in Sri Lanka, booked through Kuoni as a package deal - flights, all-inclusive hotel and wedding package with optional extras. Unfortunately the beach hotel has since been destroyed by the Tsunami, it was near Beruwela. The only thing we needed to do before we went was get an affidavit from a solicitor to confirm we were both single, but everything else was arranged for us by Kuoni, they were fantastic. Going back a few years, it cost us about £5K for everyone - that is, we had 3 weeks over there, and both sets of parents stayed for the first week as well. In some countries you have to be in the country for a certain number of days before you can get married - I think we had to be there for 4 days. It was incredibly cheap and although in monsoon season, it was scorching hot with not much rain. The actual wedding was about £200, we had dancers and singing girls escorting us, most of the hotel guests lined along the balconies and paths of the hotel to watch (and I thought it would be a quiet event!), plus a 7 course meal afterwards. Our local photographer cost £50 and gave us the negatives as well, bargain! The hotel guests actually made it more special for us, it was a real upbeat atmosphere, and they were all respectful of what was going on. The thought of getting married in dreary England with a load of family I never see or much care for expecting an invite, in a register office and spending thousands before you've even booked your honeymoon - really spurred us on to do it abroad :)

[dixieland]

Thanks to everyone for your input it is really helpful and giving me a lot to think about.

[bushbaby_de]

We got married in Cyprus. We just booked a normal holiday then the hotel had a wedding director who organised everything else for us - pretty simple!

[lardhelmet]

I got married in Bermuda (but I was living there at the time). Mr Helmet's third son got married in St Lucia and that was fabulous. The Caribbean has some fab locations for weddings

[bc7683023]

I just want to ask everyone that got married were these marriages all recognized back in the uk?

[lardhelmet]

Definitely.

[madmaggot]

Just a thought; surely the whole point of getting married (assuming that the religous side doesn't matter to you) is to stand up in front of all the people that matter to you and state that you are now a couple.
You can make the vows to each other, in private, without the ceremony and the expense if that is all you want to do.