Civil wedding
Our company, “Wedding in Crete” handles all documents necessary for your civil wedding in Crete. We undertake the issuance of the licenses, the translations, the booking of the wedding ceremony at the Civil Marriages Office of the Municipality and the Decentralized Administration office of Crete, and after the wedding ceremony, we help you obtain all the documents needed so that your marriage is legal in your country. You will find a list with the required documents below...
Required Documentation for your Civil Wedding in Crete
- A passport
- A certified copy of the full lenght birth certificate.
Full lenght birth certificate shows : Name and Surname, Father’s and Mother’s Name and Surname, Mother’s Maiden Surname, Date and Place of Birth and Nationality.
- Letter of no impediment or single status, one for each spouse
Please note that the Certificates of Non-Impediment are issued by your local Registrars after a 15 days notice. and are valid for 3 months only. Therefore, you must make sure that their date of issue are less than 3 months before your wedding date.
- Irrevocable divorce decree (If applicable)
In case one or both parties has been divorced.
- Death certificate (If applicable)
In case one or both parties is a widower.
- Deed Poll certificate or Statutory Declaration (If applicable)
In case one or both parties has changed his name.
- Adoption certificate (If applicable)
In case one or both parties has been adopted.
Please note:
Translation can ONLY be done by Greek authorities, such as the Greek Embassy (in your country) , the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the Local Lawyers Association (at destination ). In order for us to take up the translation, we need to have the documents at least 2 months before the wedding date.
All documents (except for your travel documents) have to be proofed for authenticity by the 'Apostille' stamp.
Documents have an expiration date of around 3 months and must be sent to us no later than 7 weeks before your wedding date. A copy of the documents must be sent to us in order to check everything with the local regirstry
Every country has different documentation – so you should consult our agency before you get started
