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Just Said Yes August 2020

Small destination wedding - need help!!

Dalal, on January 5, 2020 at 9:14 PM Posted in Planning 0 4

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Hi there, my fiancé and I are considering a small (28 people including us) wedding abroad. Does anyone have any experience with this?? We're residents of the US and need to be married in a Catholic church. Totally open as far as what country it happens in, though we've been looking at Italy or Greece, mostly because I want to be near the ocean. We are in the SUPER early planning stages (only got engaged a week ago!) but we're thinking about doing it in October so we wanna get moving! Literally ANY advice helps!!!

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Latest activity by Meaghan, on January 8, 2020 at 9:24 AM

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Kristen · on January 5, 2020 at 9:35 PM
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What I do know is that you should get your marriage legally done in the home state as international laws have different rules. Do a symbolic ceremony there.
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Savvy June 2020
Beryl · on January 7, 2020 at 9:35 PM
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I agree with Kristen. My friend got married in...I want to say Barbados, or Belize...It's beautiful and has a B...She and her hubby did all the legal paperwork here the week before hand and then had their celebrations there. I tried planning mine in Bermuda and half way through planning stopped getting responses from the resort I was working with and ended up planning a whole new wedding locally, so my suggestion is to look for reviews or testimonials of vendors from previous newly weds!
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Clíodhna · on January 8, 2020 at 9:18 AM
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Hey there, Dalal!

Congrats on your engagement

As the PPs mentioned, in the community I’ve seen couples who are planning a destination wedding internationally typically have a courthouse wedding first to ensure there are no legal issues once they return home.

If you wish to have the wedding ceremony abroad, I would recommend working with a wedding planner to ensure everything runs smoothly and any legal concerns are addressed. There are some listed on the WeddingWire vendor directory you could reach out to for some pricing -

Italy Wedding Planners
Greece Wedding Planners
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Devoted September 2019
Meaghan · on January 8, 2020 at 9:24 AM
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Having a catholic ceremony adds a challenging dimension as you would need to get permission from your home parish to marry elsewhere (and I understand it is not very frequently granted).
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