FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATE
Both parties must obtain a "full" Birth Certificate as the "shorter" version of the Birth Certificate will not be acceptable

CERTIFICATE OF NO IMPEDIMENT TO MARRIAGE
This document certifies that both parties are free to get married and can be obtained from your local Superintendent Registrar Office. It may take up to 1 month to obtain and the certificate must not be issued more than 3 months before the wedding day.

DECREE ABSOLUTE
If any of the parties is divorced, a Certified Copy of the Decree Absolute must be obtained.

DEATH CERTIFICATE
If any of the parties is a widower, a Death Certificate must be obtained

DEED POLL CERTIFICATE
If any of the parties has changed his/her name by Deed Poll, written proof must be obtained

ADOPTION CERTIFICATE
This certificate is necessary if any of the parties was adopted

BAPTISM CERTIFICATE
This certificate is necessary for Catholic Church & Orthodox Church weddings.

TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS
All the above documents have to be translated in Greek at the Greek Embassy or Consulate and sent to our office four weeks before the wedding. If the documents are not translated then have to be sent eight weeks before the ceremony and there will be an extra cost for the official translation.

CIVIL WEDDINGS
The documents listed above must be obtained by the bride and groom then be translated and forwarded to our office at least four weeks before the wedding.

CATHOLIC CHURCH WEDDINGS
Catholic Church wedding can only be arranged if the bride and groom have not been previously married, if either the bride or groom is Catholic and that both have been baptized. They must inform the Catholic priest of their local parish of their intent to marry abroad. He will then need to view both parties' Birth Certificate and Baptism Certificate and confirm to them what further documentation is required. After they obtain all the necessary documents they must forward them to our office. We will then give the documents to the Catholic priest of the Church where the ceremony will be performed.

ORTHODOX CHURCH WEDDINGS
Orthodox Church weddings can only be arranged if either the bride or groom is Orthodox and that both have been baptized. The couple must inform the Orthodox priest of their local parish of their intention to marry abroad. He will then need to view both parties' Birth Certificate and Baptism Certificate and confirm to them what further documentation is required. After they obtain all the necessary documents they must forward them to our office. We will than give the documents to the Orthodox priest of the Church where the ceremony will be performed.

WITNESSES AT CEREMONY
Two witnesses are required for all types of weddings. If the groom and bride travel on their own, our Wedding Coordinators will be glad to act as witnesses

LANGUAGE OF THE CEREMONY
Civil ceremony in Greek or English, Catholic Church Ceremony in Greek or French, Orthodox Church Ceremony in Greek.

CIVIL MARRIAGE VALIDITY
In order for the marriage to be valid, after the wedding the couple must declare, at the Registry Office of Rhodes or other municipality within forty days that the wedding has been performed.

OFFICIAL WEDDING CERTIFICATE
Civil marriage: the official certificate is issued within 3 working days after the wedding and is sent for official translation and then forwarded to the married couple's home address by the Wedding coordinator Catholic & Orthodox Church marriage: the priest who performed the ceremony issues the wedding certificate and forwards it to the priest of the local parish of the couple where the couple may receive it.

* NOTE: If you are from a country OTHER than the U.K. , it may be necessary for you to have your papers stamped in various ministries in your own country. Each country has different regulations and different departments dealing with these matters.