GETTING MARRIED – SAY YES IN SEYCHELLES!

Seychelles have been recognized as a number one Wedding & Honeymoon destination in the world. Getting married in the Seychelles is truly a beautiful, romantic experience. We will take care of all legalities and procedures required before and after the wedding, so you are stress-free. All you have to do is say “Yes”!

The marriage certificate issued in Seychelles is recognized worldwide.

To officially book the wedding, we will need your preferred wedding date, scanned copies of basic documents, which you can simply send to our email wedding(at)wed-in-seychelles.com and bring all originals with you.

Copies of the required documents should be submitted minimum eleven (11) days before the marriage date. Otherwise, a lateness fee for issuing of the special license applies.

Documents to be sent to us via e-mail

  • Birth certificates of both parties.
  • Divorce certificate (if applicable).
  • Copies of passports of both parties (page with photo only).
  • Change of name certificate (if the name defers from the birth certificate)
  • Death certificate of the previous spouse (if widowed).
  • 2 forms from our Civil Status office (we will send you by e-mail)

All documents should be in English, French, or translated by sworn translator.

 

Verification of Authenticity of Civil Documents

  • All documents (except passports) must bear an apostille (for countries signatory to the Apostille Hague Convention), or an e-apostille.
  • For non-signatory countries, documents must be authenticated with a stamp or seal from the respective Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
  • The original civil documents/certificates bearing the apostille or authentication stamp/seal must be submitted to our team at the wedding. We will return them to you together with your Marriage certificate, few days after the wedding.

Last minute bookings

We do accept bookings in a very short notice, up to 48h before the wedding. However, a lateness fee applies.

 

About getting married in Seychelles

Seychelles are members of Commonwealth, signee of Hague Convention of 5th October 1961, therefore legally conducted marriage in Seychelles is recognized and valid all over the world.

WEDDING CEREMONY

The Civil wedding ceremony will be performed by the official Celebrant from our Civil Status Office, in English, French, or Creole language and in accordance with the Seychelles law. The Marriage certificate issued will be in English language and it comes with apostille from the Seychelles Supreme Court.

Some countries may require additional verification, we will obtain all, express-line.

We will confirm the wedding date as soon as the documents are submitted, however the exact time of the ceremony will be given closer to the date, since it solely depends on sea-tides.

Beach weddings are taking place from 10:00-16h, and express in hotel -room weddings are conducted 8:00 to 16:00h, Monday to Friday.

For weddings after working hours (16h), or non-working days Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays, the additional fees apply.

Please note we are just below Equator, the sun rises and sets at almost the same time, 6:15 in the morning and 18:15 in the afternoon. Latest time for the wedding with photographer should be at 16:30h.

The official wedding ceremony is a romantic and relaxed event, with welcoming words, reading the marriage act, repeating wedding vows, exchanging rings and signing Celebrant’s books. An official part lasts no longer than 15 minutes, followed by celebration, and of course – with shower of flower petals!

Two witnesses are required for the wedding ceremony. You are welcome to have your own witnesses, they will need to be 18+ , have an ID, or Passports with them. If you are arriving alone, we will be happy to provide witnesses from our side, it is free of charge.

AFTER THE WEDDING

Our express-line procedures are welcomed by all our couples, especially those leaving Seychelles few days after the wedding.

The procedures often take us through 4 different Governmental institutions and Embassies, where required.

We will need 1 working day after the wedding to obtain apostille, 2 working days for those requiring Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) verifications, or 3 working days after the wedding to obtain UAE registration stamp.

In case you will be leaving Seychelles before the verifications have been completed, we will post them to given address by DHL express courier, at additional cost (in case it is not included in your wedding package)

Special requirements

Swiss passport holders should travel with 2 sets of certified copies and all original documents (applicable for both partners).

French, Italian, Indian, Philippine, Spanish, Chinese, Qatari and Lebanese residents and passport holders, kindly contact our office at wedding(at)wed-in-seychelles.com for more details and information.