| Weddings In Mexico |
| Is Mexico Your Destination Wedding Paradise? Sunny Mexico, smiling people, swaying palm trees, white sandy beaches, the perfect destination wedding getaway! Mexico is fast becoming a top destination wedding spot. Why? Mexico has premiere beach resorts that are catering to destination weddings. Mexican weddings are affordable. Mexico is a beautiful country with both "jungles" and beaches so you have a choice of wedding locales. And who doesn't love Mexican food? You can marry at a beach or a 5 star resort. Mexico has beautiful beaches and all inclusive resorts that cater to destination weddings and Mexican honeymoons. Mexican weddings are still affordable, once people discover the magic of Mexican weddings, the costs will surely escalate. Its not difficult to marry in Mexico, but there are guidelines that need to be followed. Mexico has different states and different marriage requirements. If you book your wedding at a resort, take advantage of their wedding coordinator to help you through the legal requirements. Although you can do it all yourself, its advisable to hire a wedding coordinator if you are coming in from the US to make the wedding flow seamlessly. The legalities can be confusing, but a wedding planner can help you save time and stress. You will need to plan in advance and assemble paperwork to have a legal wedding in Mexico. You are required to have a passport and tourist visa. If you arrive by plane, the airline will give you a tourist visa. If driving, you will get it at the border. Make copies, because they will keep them. Some of the documents will need to be translated into Spanish. You need a CERTIFIED copy of your birth certificate and you should have it translated into Spanish. DO NOT bring the original, because they keep it. You will need to have blood tests and a chest x-ray done in Mexico. It is usually done two days prior to the wedding. The cost of the tests is at least $60 and may vary. You will need to pay approximately $200 for the marriage license. The cost varies according to the state. Only civil ceremonies in front of a judge are legal at the Oficina del Registro Civil. Weddings are NOT performed on Sunday. Weddings by a minister, priest or rabbi are not legal and are not legally binding. You can arrange to have both ceremonies done in Mexico or have the religious ceremony performed later. Catholic Ceremony requires both the bride and groom's birth certificates, baptismal certificate, confirmation certificate and a letter from the a local priest adressed to a priest in Mexico allowing them to marry in Mexico as a Catholic. You will need two witnesses with proper ID over the age of 18. Some states require four witnesses. Witnesses need to go through the proper paperwork and documents and should arrive 3 days before the ceremony. They will need a passport or drivers licence and a tourist card. Many hotels will provide you with witnesses for a fee in cash of around $20.00. If you are under 18, you need parental consent. You will need written and notarized documents from the parents giving consent. If you are divorced, some states in Mexico will not marry you until one year after your divorce decree has become final. It varies according to the state where the marriage is being performed. A final divorce decree is required. If the groom is divorced, he may not need any additional documentation. The bride must be legally divorced for one year. If her passport is under her maiden name, she won't need additional documentation. If it is under her ex-husband's name she will need her birth and divorce certificate translated into Spanish by an official translator and the Apostille seal . For information about Mexico, its states and tourism, visit the Mexico bureau of tourism. (800) 44-MEXICO or visit visitmexico.com |
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| Comments: Mexico knows how to host a beach wedding. We were married at a beach in Cabo. We choose a wedding coordinator who arranged everything for us, including an English speaking officiant. All we had to do was show up in enough time to get our marriage license. We wanted a Mariachi band and they got us one. It was romantic and it was so much fun for everyone. The Mariachi band made the reception and the food was yum! Cabo was the right choice! We wanted to go to Hawaii, but with our guests feeling the economic squeeze, we found an amazing deal in Mexico. We got our beach wedding and our families and friends were able to afford to attend. Everyone agreed it was perfect. I couldn't have asked for any more than to have my dream wedding with my family and friends. We found a beach in Playa Del Carmen that we discovered on a cruise. We didn't know if it was possible to get married there, but we made it happen with the help of weddings in Cabo. We had a ceremony on the beach and after the ceremony, the people in the outdoor restaurant got up and cheered for us. An elderly man with a guitar and a gold tooth came up to us and asked if he could serenade us. He was so cute and so sweet. As we walked towards the cars, the young kids yelled here comes Miss America. I loved it! We had our reception at our resort. The food was excellent. The staff went overboard on the service, everyone was so eager to please. It was the best day of our lives. |