A Foreign Wedding

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:59 am

The Boyfriend and I have been heavily thinking about getting married in Europe. Our thinking is that if we're going to elope, we want to do something once-in-a-lifetime instead of just going to Vegas like everyone else from Ohio. Obviously it's going to take a bit of planning, and we're going to have to get passports. Here are some of our questions:

Will foreign governments do marriages for travelling couples, or would we be better off trying to find a church? Our denomination is not represented in Europe.

Will there be something special we'll have to do in the way of paperwork/licenses so that it is recognized when we get back to the states?

Are some countries going to be easier to pull this off in than others? He really wants to go to Amsterdam, but we're open to any kind of excitement really.

Has anyone here done something like this?

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:13 pm

It depends where abouts in Europe you are thinking about.

Here's a link i just Googled that has some posts from u.s citizens who have married in Europe.

It may give you some idea of what you have to do x

http://www.ricksteves.com/graffiti/graffiti125.html

telaquapacky · Post by **telaquapacky** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:18 pm

Good for you! Get your marriage license where you live now first. Whether or not you need one in the Netherlands I don't know, but things are very liberal there. You can get married in a Seventh-day Adventist church on a Sunday, when they aren't having a regular service. They don't marry Adventists to non-Adventists, but they usually gladly marry two non-Adventists. The following link should give you a list of SDA churches in the Netherlands

http://www.adventistdirectory.org/view_ ... mmediate=1

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:53 am

If you visit a country with a US military base, you might ask the chaplain to help out. They're very flexible helping those outside their specific denomination/synagogue/whatever, and maybe willing to help out. I could help you contact one if you decide to go that way.

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:16 pm

:guitarist Ireland is here www.ireland.ie

And why not?:guitarist

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:17 pm

If you do want to get married in the UK, here are the rules..

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en ... tting.html

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:18 pm

telaquapacky wrote: Seventh-day Adventist
AAAARRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! MY EYES!!!! OH, DAMN...MY EYES!!!!!!

Sorry, had a horrendous and terrifying flashback.... The evilness in the air is palpable. :yh_devil

ANYway...back to the subject, sorry I freaked out there. :yh_blush

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:42 am

ArnoldLayne wrote: If you're gonna elope the only proper place is Gretna Green in Scotland its a traditional place for elopers to get married, its geared up for it
I was going to say the very same thing!:yh_bigsmi

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:48 pm

Ooh, Scotland would be amazing as well. Especially since my ancestors were Scots sheep farmers. I'll have to sneakily bring it up to the BF since he seems intent on the Netherlands. I don't really care about the country, I just want to do something fun and memorable. Thank you for all the helpful links!