St. Lucia Weddings
ST. Lucia Wedding
Weddings, Honeymoons, Anniversaries. Romance.
The natural beauty of St. Lucia seems to have been created for romantics. Palm fringed beaches, elegant old plantation houses, the soft tropical air, hypnotic steel band music, the tantalizing aroma of the cuisine …combined all make weddings, honeymoons and anniversaries popular on St. Lucia. Wonderful climate, astounding beauty and friendly islanders makes St. Lucia simply perfect for you special day.
St. Lucia can offer you the freedom to do it your way.
Marriage:
It's easy to get married in St Lucia. You just need to stay here for 4 days before the wedding. After you've been here for 2 days a local Solicitor can apply for a license on your behalf. You need to have received this 2 working days before the wedding date. Most tour operators can make all the arrangements. All you need to bring is the following documentation:
Passport
Birth Certificate
Decree Absolute (if one of the parties is divorced)
In the case of a widow/widower a Death Certificate of first spouse is required
If a name has been changed, a Deed Poll is required
If one of the parties is under the age of 18, evidence of a consent of parents is required in the form of a sworn affidavit stamped by a Notary Public
If any required documents are not in English, an authenticated translation must be available
Residency
Application to be married in St. Lucia must be made by a local solicitor to the Attorney General or notary who prepares and signs the licence after a two-day residency period in St. Lucia. The Attorney-General should receive the application about four working days before the Wedding date.
Fees
Notorial Fees & Marriage Licence EC$402.50
Registrar Fees EC$100.00
Marriage Certificate EC$8.00
All of these details are taken care of by your hotel from whom a variety of Wedding packages are available. However you may wish to speak to your Reps or Tour Operator about getting married in St. Lucia.
The hotels can also usually arrange any other requirements – bridal bouquet, button holes and other floral arrangements, photos, video, steelband music, wedding cake etc. Prices vary.
Catholic Church Weddings
In the case of a Catholic Church wedding, your local parish priest would need to liaise with a priest on island to ensure that you have undertaken the necessary counseling period prior to the marriage and that you have met all the necessary criteria to enable you to be married in a Catholic Church.
Please find below details of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, which is situated in the centre of Castries (St. Lucia’s capital), together with the priest’s name. The cathedral is beautiful church in which to be married:
Father Theo
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
c/o Castries Presbyteries
Micoud Street
CASTRIES
Tele: 758 452 2271
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