For Weddings in Ireland.

The venue chosen for your wedding will depend on many factors, your religious beliefs and those of your partner being the main one's, also sometimes parental considerations have to be taken into account,. The younger generation today sometimes do no adhere as strictly to their religious up bring as their parents would perhaps wish. A couple who would be happy with a civil ceremony may for reasons of family unity choose to have a religious service.

All country's listed below require you both to hold a ten year passport. You Must bring both your passport and birth certificate. Marriage certificate's issued by the country's below are recognize in both the UK and Ireland.
	Minimum Age	Requirements	Tour Operators	Required Documents
Australia	18	One Working Day	See Our Honeymoon Page.	Visa, certificate of intent to marry from Australian consulate.
Bahamas	18	24 Hrs		Affidavit confirming single status. If name changed by deed poll legal proof. If adopted adoption certificate. Birth certificate. Decree absolute if divorced. Death certificate for former spouse if widowed.
Fiji	21	One Working Day.		Adoption certificate if applicable. If name changed by deed poll legal proof. Affidavit stating both parties are free to marry. Birth certificate. Decree absolute if divorced. Death certificate for former spouse if widowed.
France	18	40 Days.		Requirements vary with different localities. Contact the mayor's office in your chosen locality.
Jamaica	18 but 16 with parental consent.	Two Working Days.		Adoption certificate if applicable. If name changed by deed poll legal proof. Affidavit stating both parties are free to marry. Birth certificate. Decree absolute if divorced. Death certificate for former spouse if widowed.
Kenya	21 16 bride 18 groom with parental consent	Four Working Days		Affidavit stating both parties are free to marry. Birth certificate. Decree absolute if divorced. Death certificate for former spouse if widowed
Les Vegas	18 16 with parental consent.	None		Proof of ID with passport or birth certificate. Both parties must get the license from the Marriage License Bureau 200 South 3rd Street
Mauritius	18	Two working days Couples must sign an affidavit Religious services require 15 days.		First six pages of both passports. Birth certificates. Decree absolute if divorced. Proof of deed poll if name changed. Death certificate of spouse if widowed. Affidavit of single status stamped by a notary. Photocopies of documents must be sent four weeks prior to the wedding.
Seychelles	18 16 with parental consent	One working day.		Birth certificates. Details of names addresses and occupations of the couple, as well as both set of parents. Decree absolute if divorced. Death certificate of spouse if widowed. Affidavit confirming no hindrance to marriage. Documents must be lodged eleven days prior to the ceremony and must be in English and French.

What you will need to marry abroad.

Your birth certificate.
A current ten year passport.
If widowed former spouse's death certificate.
Written parental consent if you are under 18 21 in some country's see table above.
Legal proof if your name has been changed by Deed Poll..
A Decree Absolute if you are divorced.

Please Note.
We have made every effort to ensure that the information in the table above is accurate, we strongly advise you to contact your consulate in the area which you choose to double check exactly what the current local requirements are.

A Church Service.

What could be more romantic than to be married in the church in which your parents and perhaps even your grandparents were married, and you were christened. In today's changing society this is not often the case, although here in Ireland we are fortunate that our family and social structures are still very much intact.

A Stately Home.

As 1st January 2004 the law relating to weddings in NI was changed radically, enabling owners of properties to apply to be licensed as a wedding venue, the National Trust is one of the organizing which have taken advantage of this and make some of their property's available for weddings. .

Ireland is changing the rules.

The laws governing marriage in Ireland will probably change in the near future, a government appointed committee has recommended that changes take place to bring Ireland more in step with the rest of Europe. It should be possible in the not too distant future to marry in venues other than a chapel or registry office. At present a marriage can only be solemnized by a member of the clergy or an appointed civil registrar, and the venue must be a place of public worship, a public meeting house or a registry office.