Destination Wedding

Are you planning a wedding abroad? How to plan a destination wedding?

Official or symbolic wedding ceremony.

First, you need to understand what you want from your celebration. A beautiful registrar’s speech against the background of ocean noise or the exchange of vows in a beautiful park near the castle. Here it is a question of whether you are ready to sign in the Registry Office in your country, and then say your vows in another country with the guests — then it is a symbolic ceremony. If you don’t like your home registry offices, then you should sign your vows abroad — it will be an official ceremony.

Official wedding ceremony abroad. Prices.

An official wedding ceremony abroad is held at your consulate, local municipality, city hall, on the beach, in a villa, high up in the mountains. It depends on the laws of the country where the ceremony is planned.
A lot of countries have agreements with another countries where you can register your marriage and subsequently it will be recognized on the territory of your country. After the wedding it is necessary to legalize, translate and certify all issued documents. We are approached by newlyweds who want to enjoy their wedding and honeymoon and not have to visit notaries, translators, local authorities. Documents must be prepared in advance. It takes a lot of nerves, patience, time and knowledge of the local language (knowledge of English, is often not enough) to get them accepted in the municipality and book the time of the wedding ceremony.
The cost with the processing of documents starts at 1500 eur. For example, this amount is relevant in Montenegro.

Documents for an official wedding abroad.

Here is a standard list of documents that will be required to organize an official wedding ceremony abroad. The list may vary from country to country:

— Passport
— Birth certificate
— Certificate of marital status from the Civil Registry Office (non impediment certificate)
— Certificate of divorce, if it happened
— Documents about change of surname, if it happened

Some documents must be notarized, some need to put an apostille, and some just need a simple photocopy. These documents need to be prepared as soon as possible. The later we submit your documents, the less time there will be for the ceremony.
After the ceremony, the marriage certificate will be issued. Our representative will legalize it through local authorities. This legalization takes from 3 to 60 days. You can get your certificate certified after your honeymoon by using courier service.

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A symbolic wedding ceremony abroad.

A symbolic ceremony is a registrar saying touching words, a magnificent arch, all the guests crying. Most importantly, the paperwork, you will not deal with.
You will sign the marriage certificate, but it will not have any legal force anywhere else in the world. It’s theatrical, but very beautiful and touching. The emotionality of the moment, at the moment of the vows in a beautiful place, among friends and relatives, is off the charts. Therefore, even a symbolic ceremony will leave a strong emotional trace in the memory. The main thing is to choose a beautiful place, which is easily done by FESTA DI LUCI.

It is also necessary to remember that the unofficial ceremony, it saves from 2000 to 3000 euros, which must be paid in taxes, translator fees, etc.
A small point, as you have already understood, you will need in addition to a symbolic ceremony to go to your local registry office and make a marriage.

An unofficial ceremony can be useful in cases. For example:
— you want to celebrate your wedding anniversary in a big way. A symbolic ceremony is a great way to give this celebration an emotional touch.
— The unofficial ceremony can be organized absolutely anywhere.

In which countries can I get officially married?

The most popular destinations where you can register your marriage and it will be recognized as valid in our country.

Important points!

You have decided what suits you best: a formal or a symbolic ceremony. Now we have to decide in what country you want to organize your wedding.
When choosing a country, you should keep in mind the visa regimes. Some of the guests have visas, and for some this trip may be the first and then it is better to make a visa through the tour operators. If its visa issue,  it is better to deal with this issue much in advance of the planned dates of the trip.

Let’s make up our minds.

Do you dream of white sand, a secret bay and an beautiful sunset during your wedding dinner in a luxury villa? Then you need the Dominican Republic or Maldives.
Imagine in a medieval castle with centuries of history and luxurious park? Come to us and we will find a suitable castle in Prague or Budapest or near Paris. Numerous local gardens adjoining the castles and villas attract newlyweds from all over the world to wed here.
Do you want to have your ceremony on the Mediterranean coast? Cyprus, Croatia, Montenegro or Albania.
Do you like good food and adore seafood? Then welcome to Spain and Italy. Picturesque Italian lakes or the vineyards of Tuscany, the coast of Andalusia or park areas with view restaurants.

The choice of specialists.

The cost of a wedding abroad will turn out to be more expensive than in local city. How do you choose professionals for a holiday away from your homeland — should you invite people from another countries or hire local specialists? If the budget is limited, then the best solution is a combination of local and abroad.
The culture of weddings could be radically different.

Any questions?

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When ordering musical equipment be sure to come with a DJ at the site and understand where the sound should stand. Because on the day of event you can find out that in the hall there is no equipment for DJ, and equipment is on the open terrace — which is absolutely not suitable for the concept. The DJ should stand so that he could see guests and the dance floor, where all the activity or dancing. And the equipment should be in the hall where the wedding reception, as well as on the outdoor area.
If you organize a wedding through a wedding agency, these nuances should not bother you, because this is a concern of the agency.

Comparing the work of wedding photographers basically from Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan and Europe, the quality of first one photographers leaves European photographers far behind. It’s not about quality, it’s about way of view on the most simple things. They could make amazing pictures even in simple room, not mention wow landscape of Europe. It is possible that a picture from your wedding will take one of the prizes in the best photo contest in the world! Because that is where the best professionals are concentrated. The cost from 5,000 eur for a full day.
Videographers are those who are more profitable to take on the spot. Because taking one cameraman is not effective in terms of results. They just need to be in a team of at least two people, and preferably three or four if you have more than 40 guests. The best option is to order a video team in the country where the ceremony and wedding will take place. But you should consider that people plan their wedding 1-2 years advance in the most beautiful venues and, accordingly, the best of the best are booked very quickly and in advance. Cost from 6,000 for a full day.
A classic entertainment program from the music band and dance show to the local entertainment. Be sure to inquire about local entertainment for weddings. The cost of music bands from 4,500, live instrumental duet from 1,000.

There are no problems ordering a makeup and hair stylist. The main thing is to agree in advance with her photos of favorite hairstyles, makeup, as well as you in the wedding dress. And when you arrive be sure to make a rehearsal hairstyle and makeup or we could make it during venue visit trip. Check the makeup and hair stylist  The cost from 600 eur.

Decoration and flowers.

The most enjoyable part of preparing a wedding for brides is the flowers.  The minimum cost from 10,000n eur.
It is possible to organize a wedding abroad without having a high level budget for the celebration. Our task as a wedding agency is to organize a wedding based on your comfort budget. There are many nuances in organizing a wedding abroad. Knowledge of these details by wedding planners makes their presence at such weddings mandatory. The presence of a wedding planner helps to save nerves and money, because usually the wedding planner takes 10-15% of the wedding budget, but thanks to him, you can save 20%-30% of the budget, thanks to his knowledge and time, which he can spend to find the best options for you.