You want to get married where?
So last night I am glancing through a book I got about destination weddings. (I swear I was doing research for my wedding photography business) ;)
And I come across some interesting information about getting married in France. Now if you know me AT all you know that I am in LOVE with Paris. Between the Eiffel Tower and the romance of Paris, I love it! I would LOVE to photograph a wedding in Paris and capture the romance of a wedding in the city of love.
But I got to reading about it and realized that its not as easy as I thought it might be to get married in a foreign city. Of course everywhere is different but I found France quite interesting. You have to have proof of you living in France for 40 consecutive days!! I mean I would LOVE to live in France for 40 days or longer but to live there before you get married! Crazy!! Also doing more research they don’t view religious ceremonies as legal. So if you want to get married in France you first must go get married at a town hall. Interesting isn’t it??
So I did a little more research on what other crazy things you must do in other places worldwide. I found out that in Brazil you must present your criminal background before you get married there. Good news though, if you want to get married in England you only have to live their for 7 days! 15 if you want to get married in London. (still better then France) Spain you have to live there for 30 days.
But what I thought very interesting is if you want to get married in Boston, yes in the United States, you must first give them a blood test, and then live there a day. I guess they really want to make sure that you are who you say you are!
What about Mexico?? Well each place is different depending on where you want to get married but generally the interesting requirements are; blood tests done in Mexico and also Chest X-ray plates, this must also be done in Mexico. (seriously?!)
How about the popular romantic spot of the United States, Hawaii? Well I didn’t find anything TOO unusual. Except that they do allow you to marry cousins… so if you’ve been looking for a state like that, why not try the tropical Hawaii?
So what is the moral of the story? If you want a destination wedding do your research… even if you ARE going to be staying in the states. Hope you enjoyed this and found it as humorous as I have!
