Legal Civil Wedding

The following documents are required for a worldwide legit civil wedding in Greece.

1) Bride's and Groom's passport copies.

2) Marriage License and Registration of marriage from your town hall/county office, with the authenticated translation in Greek.

3) "Certification of record search" issued by the division of vital records of your state, or county office, with an authenticated translation in Greek. For the legalization/acceptance of the Affidavit at the local Mayor's office, there would be an additional cost of €50,00 for tax fees.

4) An affidavit of Single status and no impediment to marry which is a document issued from your country's consulate (or any department of the foreign affairs office) and insures that there is no adhesion to get married in Greece, that your marriage is going to take place in Santorini and the name of the person that you'll be marrying.

5) Birth Certificates for both and the authenticated translation of them in Greek.

6) Divorce Certificate in case that there is any with the authenticated translation in Greek.

The couple should be in with in Greece a total of eight days but the ones that provide the Marriage license they're not obligated to follow the specific restriction

 

- All official documents purchased from an American authority need to curry the Apostil stamp.

- All of the official translations need to be stamped either by the Greek Embassy, or the nearest Greek consulate.

 

As soon as you prepare the official translations, you would have to send copies to us either by fax or e-mail and twenty days prior the wedding date we would have to receive (by mail in to our address) the original documents along with the translations. In return we will send you a Wedding date confirmation issued by the Municipality verifying that all documents are O.K.

The day following the Wedding Ceremony, the couple should pass by and sign the marriage records of the Mayor's office and your marriage license will be mailed to you the latest in seven days after the ceremony.

 

 

Greek Orthodox Wedding

Required documents for performing a Greek Orthodox wedding in Santorini

1) A marriage license from a Greek Orthodox Church of the region where you belong, (a certificate to give consent and the freedom to marry). This document is given in Greek is signed & stamped from the Bishop of the local church and there fore, there is no need for a translation.

2) For foreign citizens of a different religion, a similar marriage license from your local church stamped from the regional bishop, translated in Greek and stamped by the Greek Consulate or Embassy.

3) Birth certificates (official documents along with the official translations).

4) Single status letter/ Letter of no impediment (from your local register's office / town hall). To be translated and authenticated.

5) Divorce certificate if any (from the judge and from the Cathedral) and the official translation in Greek, stamped from the local Greek consulate or the Greek Embassy.

6) Both bride & groom have to sign a paper in a notary office that their children will be baptized as Christian Orthodox. This is something required only in the case that one of the two would not be Christian Orthodox.

7) A legal declaration which will be signed here at the local church

 

All translations must be stamped & authenticated by the Greek Embassy or the nearest Greek consulate.

For U.S citizens, official documents need to be escorted with the Apostile stamp.

 

Above mentioned documents need to be obtained and mailed to us at least one month before the wedding date in order for us to be able to confirm that everything will be in order for the performance of the wedding. You should keep in mind that all official documents are only valid 90 days after the day of issue.

A day or two before the ceremony, the couple should meet with the priest to review the paper work and a day or two after the ceremony the church will issue your wedding certificate.

Your wedding certificate will be an official document stamped by the Greek Government and once you receive it, you would have to translate it in your native language and stamp it again from the Greek consulate or Embassy and that would be valid in your country so you could declare your wedding in your home land.

 

 

Catholic Wedding

Obligatory documents necessary for a Catholic Wedding in Santorini, Greece:

1) A Baptism Certificate. This document should be requested and dated close to your wedding date.

2) A Confirmation Certificate

3) A freedom to Marry Certificate. This document is the assurance that you are free from any canonical impediment for marriage.

a) These certificates must be obtained from the parish priest in whom you were baptized and must be dated within 3 months of your marriage.

b) If the date of your confirmation is not written in the parish in which you were baptized, you should ask for it in same parish in which you were confirmed.

c) Take these certificates to your present parish priest who should make the prenuptial inquiries and catechetical instruction.

4) Written permission must be obtained from your Bishop to have performed out of your parish and here in Santorini. This is according to Canon 1115 of the Codex Juris Canonici. Please discuss with your pastor.

5) Certificate stating you have completed the "PRE - CANA" instruction class, retreat or meetings.

The above documents need to be sent to Santorini at least 2 months prior to the day of your marriage so that we are assured that all paperwork is in order.

Do not forget to bring along all the original documents.

All the above documents are necessary.

 

 

Renewal of Vows

Exchanging your Vows could be done in any way you have in mind! There are no documents needed and you can either exchange your own Vows or simply contact us to give you some of our ideas.