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Picture yourself running away to a romantic
island to say your I do's at sunset under a swaying palm tree,
or dressed in a traditional Fijian wedding dress and being married
by a Fijian chief. Wherever you choose to say your wedding vows,
Perfect Honeymoons & Holidays is there to guide you through
every step. Let us help you!
A wedding should have its own personal touch
of magic - one of our consultants, Beth or Jim, will go to great
lengths to make sure that it does. Each year, we help dozens of
brides and grooms plan weddings that are romantic and unique.
Whether you choose a small intimate wedding
for two, or a large wedding with all of your family members and
friends, we can help make sure your destination wedding will be
be something to remember. We can also help assist guests wanting
to attend the wedding with transportaion and accomodation needs.
Once you choose the destination, just get us all of the neccessary
paper work and we will take care of the rest. Below are some of
the most popular places to have an island wedding. From our experience,
we can assure you that things will flow smoothly there.
All of these islands can have a wedding arranged
in as little as 2-3 weeks. However, you're on an island and there
is a limited number of ministers and judges, so it is best to
plan 8-10 months in advance. Licensing offices are closed on weekends,
so no one will marry you on a Sunday; and on many islands they
will not marry you after 2:00 p.m. on a Saturday.
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Extras: we have had
people married on a beautiful Hawaiian island for as little
as $500 a couple which includes minister, location, licensing
fee, and the 2 required local witnesses. Most of the times
our couples will add flowers, a small cake, a bottle of
champagne, and perhaps a local musician and a photographer
or videographer. This usually raises the cost to between
$700 - $900 total. We have had people get married under
waterfalls, on mountains overlooking the sea, and once even
the 18th hole of a famous golf course (the man was an avid
golfer).
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
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Birth Certificate
Driver's License
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$800 - $5,000
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Jamaica |
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Extras:
many resorts in Jamaica offer a free wedding if you
are staying at the resort for 5 Nights or longer.
This is a basic ceremony, and if you wish to add
nice flowers, photographer/videographer or musician, or
a more elaborate wedding ceremony at sunset your cost can
average about $600 - $1,500.
Settings include the Beach, the Garden, or in a Wedding
Gazebo overlooking the sea.
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
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Passport and
Birth Certificate
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Barbados |
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Extras:
Cost includes basic wedding ceremony with minister, witnesses,
licensing fee. If
you wish to have flowers, photographer, videographer, musician
costs will average about $800-$$900 total.
Most of the time the weddings are held next to, or
on the beach.
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
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Passport and
Birth Certificate
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St. Lucia |
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Extras:
periodically, a few of the All-Inclusive Resorts
advertise free weddings.
You still have to pay the licensing fees and a few
other extras. In
most cases, the ceremony will run about $600 - $800 per
couple with flowers, videographer and a cake included.
You have many beautiful areas of St. Lucia to choose
from – next to a volcano, atop a mountain, on a dock overlooking
the water, and on the beach itself.
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
3 Business
Days (M-F)
Plus the day of arrival
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Passport,
Birth Certificate
and the Services of a local Lawyer
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Fiji |
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Extras:
the average ceremony in Fiji is a very local extravaganza. The woman is put in a dugout canoe and is
rowed ashore by warriors who then carry her on their shoulders
or on a rattan throne and she's brought to her fiancé, standing
next to the officiant. Usually there is a choir singing Fijian and
English wedding songs, because that is the Fijian tradition. You'll typically wear traditional Fijian
flowers and wedding outfits, and afterwards the natives
toast you to your new life and then it's off to a luau-style
dinner on the beach. Since this is a big production, they only
do 1 – 3 of these per week per island, so it's best to reserve
as far ahead as possible
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
3-4 Days plus
day of Arrival
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Passport/Birth
Certificate
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About $1,000-$2,500
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Grenada |
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Extras:
Extras: Here
your basic cost covers your judge or minister, witnesses,
a cake, music, flowers, and usually a videographer or photographer.
There are very few extras because the package includes
almost everything. The
most popular places are in the gardens next to the beach
or on the beach itself.
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
3
Days plus day
of Arrival
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Passport
and Birth Certificate |
$600
- $1,000 |
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Antigua |
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Extras:
Periodically, a few of the All-Inclusive Resorts
will offer a "Free Basic Wedding Ceremony", which
includes minister, witnesses and that's it.
So if you wish to add photographer, flowers, cake
and music, plan to spend about $600. If there are no free ceremonies being offered,
the cost is about $750 which covers the officiant, witnesses
and license fee.
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
3
Days plus day
of Arrival
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Passport
and Birth Certificate |
Free
- $900 |
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The Bahamas |
Extras:
Please note – the Bahamas require the couple to
go to the U.S. Embassy in downtown Nassau to get a certification
paper to certify that you are really U.S. citizens, which
you then take to the marriage-licensing bureau to get
your license. This
process takes the better part of a day.
Certain All-Inclusive
Resorts will offer a free basic wedding that includes minister,
license fee and witnesses. Most of the time there is a cost for the
wedding, and it ranges from $700 - $1000, covering minister,
license fee, witnesses, flowers, cake and photographer.
You can be married on a small island off of Nassau, next to the resort's waterfall, or on the
beach like Cindy Crawford.
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
3
Days plus day
of Arrival
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Passport
and Birth Certificate |
Free
- $1,000 |
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The Greek Islands |
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Extras:
it's not easy to get married in Greece.
Paperwork must start 2-3 months prior to the wedding
if you are a non-Greek citizen.
The ceremony usually includes minister, Greek dancers
and musicians, flowers, cake, Greek wine and other special
features that come with a Greek wedding. Santorini, the most romantic island, is the
place where most of our couples getting married in Greece
go.
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
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Passport
and Birth Certificate |
About
$900 - $2,000
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Bermuda |
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Extras:
with Bermuda, there's a slight wrinkle.
You have to start well in advance because the law
requires publishing an announcement of your wedding in the
newspaper six weeks ahead of time, and await objections.
Your paperwork and copies of your documents must
be sent in to the capital one-month ahead of time.
It is a more formal procedure here and cannot be
rushed, so plan to start 3-4 months in advance. Ceremonies are usually not on the beach,
but under a beautiful arch overlooking the water.
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
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Passport
and Birth Certificate |
$800 - $2,000
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The U.S. Virgin
Islands (U.S.V.I) |
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Extras:
Please note that they want your marriage license
filled out and mailed in 30-days ahead, along with copies
of your birth certificate and driver's license so that when
you arrive on the island, your marriage license is ready
and waiting for you. You
can be married the next day.
Average ceremony runs about $700, including judge,
flowers, cake and a photographer, and is usually held on
a beach.
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Waiting Period
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Documents |
Average
Cost* |
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Birth
Certificate
& Driver's License |
$400
- $1,000
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Please
Note:
- Prices, services and requirements are subject
to change at any time.
- The above information applies only to U.S.
citizens. Inquire of our office
for procedures for non-U.S. citizens.
- Please contact our office for the current
information.
- In all cases, if one
or both of you have been previously married, you must hand
carry a certified copy of your divorce decree.
There are many other romantic places in
the world that we can arrange for you to get married. The above
islands are samples of destinations that we have had great success
in sending couples to, who have experienced smooth and worry free
weddings. We look forward to asssiting you in planning your Perfect
wedding at any one of these incredible destinations.
*Cost for Ceremony
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