CIVIL MARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS

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Most resorts will handle the paperwork for you, but in most cases you and your fiancé will need to go to the local town hall and secure a marriage license for yourselves. This is one of the first things you should check on when you decide on your wedding destination.

If you intend to marry in Mexico, you will need to contact the “Registro Civil” (civil registry) office where you plan to marry. You'll need all of the same documentation required to validate your marriage in your home country. Photo ID, official Birth Certificate with a raised seal, Passport, Tourist card (given to you by the airport and officially stamped when you enter the country), Blood tests (that must be done in Mexico) a Divorce decree (if divorced) and four witnesses of at least 18 years of age.

DOCUMENTS:

* Tourist card

* Original birth certificate.

* Blood tests (Original Sheet.-Blood type,venereal diseases such as syphilis and AIDS, have be dated 15 days prior to the wedding, otherwise they will not be valid. The cost for these test in Cancun are aproximately $ 100.00 USD each person. In the Tulum area these tests have to be translated in to Spanish.

* Passport or driver's license

*Names and last names, addresses, ages and nationalities and tourist cards

* Final divorce agreement (Does not have to be translated, but we do need all pages)

* 4 witnesses Our staff may assist in being your witness for $ 20.00 USD each, or if you witnesses are foreigners, we will be needing copies of their tourist cards and ID card with photo.

* Complete an application form.

* Do not forget to bring all the original documents with you in case that we need to verify any information.

Most wedding planners ask that you arrive at least two days before your wedding date to review all the necessary details and arrangements to present paperwork and take an official oath before the Justice of the Peace. Not to be taken lightly, this process at City Hall will make you legally married, and the wedding vows that you exchange before your friends and family a couple of days later will be ceremonial.

I you want a Religious or Spiritual Union ceremony which is not a legal marriage but a celebration of a couple's commitment to one another. In this case, you may choose to be married before or after your trip; hold a ceremony and a wedding reception in Cancun.

Note: If you are marrying at a hotel with a wedding coordinator, she may be able to help you fill out much of the required paperwork.