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Weddings - Your questions
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Where can we get married?
Specialist Travel offer you a wide choice of exotic locations for your
wedding, including Mauritius, the Seychelles, St Lucia, Barbados,
Antigua, Grenada, St Lucia, the Bahamas, Bali, Hawaii and Las Vegas. We
can also arrange weddings in Sri Lanka (detail on request). In other
countries there may be legal restrictions (the ceremony may not be
recognised by British Law - e.g., the Maldives) or a period of residence
is needed (the French Caribbean, French Polynesia and Reunion).
How do we arrange the dates?
When you have decided on the destination for your Wedding in Paradise
enter your first and second choice of wedding date (to be a weekday and
not a Public Holiday) on your Booking Form and send your Deposit/Payment
(as appropriate), together with additional £100 Wedding Deposit per
couple (£500). We will request these dates at the time of booking the
hotel but cannot confirm them until the hotel/representation company
receive clear photocopies of all necessary documents and a covering
letter from Specialist Travel. Your wedding date will be confirmed by
telephone as soon as possible after receipt of the documents and be
printed on your Final Invoice.
It is vital that you send these documents to us as
soon as possible after booking, and no less than eight weeks before
travel. Sometimes weddings can be arranged at short notice, although a
courier charge and special licence fee of £150 applies in such cases.
You should take the original documents on holiday
with you as they have to be presented to the Registrar/Civil Status
Office before the ceremony. Documents needed are clear copies in English
of:
- The last two pages of an EEC-type passport or first six pages of
an' 'original' British passport (showing place and date of issue,
number, expiry date, name details and clear photograph)
- The completed Wedding Questionnaire.
- Birth Certificates of Bride and Groom, and (where relevant) Decree
Absolute if either person is divorced, Death Certificate of deceased
spouse, Statutory Declaration of Name Change by Deed Poll, Adoption
Certificate
- Any other document required by the relevant country (including for
Grenada and Nevis recent copies of sworn affidavits stating that
both parties are single and free to marry)
What is included in the fee?
Specialist Travel can arrange your wedding in the following packages:
- Standard wedding package
This includes the special licence, Registrar fees and the cost of
transport to/from the legal offices.
- STC special wedding packages
Where a special 'Wedding Package' is available at a hotel, this will
be shown in the relevant brochures supplied, with
details of 'extras' included. Even where a Special Wedding Package
is not featured in the relevant hotel brochure, we may
still be able to make arrangements for you - please contact us for
details.
Items NOT included in the 'Standard Wedding Package'
fee OR a featured STC Wedding Package may be arranged on arrival with your
hotel's Guest Relations officer or our local representative. The day
after your arrival at your hotel they will explain the procedures of
your wedding day and show you the available location(s) for the
ceremony. You may then make any personal requests you have for 'extras',
to be confirmed and paid for locally (e.g., video recording,
photographer, snacks, musical accompaniment, etc.). If you wish to see a
list of 'extras' offered by a hotel will be enclosed with your
Confirmation Invoice. Should you wish to book any of these this should
be done as early as possible before your travel date.
What should we pack?
Most of our destinations have a tropical climate, and are usually warm
and often humid. We recommend lightweight natural fabrics rather than
traditional heavy wedding dresses. Men's suits or special jackets may
also be difficult (sometimes impossible) to hire locally and should be
taken with you. Each airline has its own policy regarding the carriage
of wedding dresses. Lack of cabin space means that it is not always
possible to carry them on board. They should therefore be boxed
carefully and checked-in as luggage. Most hotels have laundry,
dry-cleaning and pressing services - and can often offer
hairdressing/beauty treatments by appointment.
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