Marry Abroad

Can you marry abroad without landing into a bunch of hassles, how easy is it and will it cost much more than if I marry at home?

These are all legitimate questions that may first appear along with some doubts to anyone considering a foreign marriage ceremony.

If you have never thought about marrying abroad a destination wedding in Italy may appear somewhat intimidating or even overwhelming. We will try to simply the information regarding foreign weddings for you by pointing out the pros and also the cons that you should be aware of regardless of whether you are thinking on marrying in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Malta or anywhere else in Europe.

There is not much difference in the paperwork required to marry abroad in Italy; it just costs a little more and will takes a couple days time to complete. The difference relates more to a matter of logistics.

The wedding costs could turn out to be more or even less than if you opt to marry in your home country, the difference will relate to the number of guests you will be inviting to your destination wedding. If your overseas wedding is smaller you might even save money with a wedding abroad - especially if the wedding itself is much smaller. Now the cost per person at the wedding reception will probably be greater since in Italy most receptions cost more than forty Euro per invitee. Another major consideration is the rate of exchange that exists between your currency and the Euro at the time that you must make any overseas payments. This can more commonly make a 3 to 5% difference, but can also be as high as 20 to 25%, all because of the change on the perceived strengths or weaknesses between the currency you will be paying in and the Euro.

How about the relatives to the bride and groom? They should be considered too. The greatest joy is what comes to those that are closest to the future married couple and the friends and relatives may not be able to make it if you decide to select a European wedding destination. If you cannot share your joy with many others on your wedding day then it truly may end up being only “your” wedding day.

The parents on both sides should be the most important consideration. Often a wedding can be a time to reunite people that have been far away from each other and its gives everyone something to rally around. If you do not honor your parents at your wedding then when else will you be able to? So if getting married abroad means that your parents can not make it then you may want to reconsider having a destination wedding in Italy.

If you plan to marry overseas regardless, then here are a few more pros: You will have some very unique wedding photos and maybe a wedding video that few couples have. Everything that takes place at your marriage ceremony and reception will be heightened by the fact that it took place in a foreign country and not across town from where you grew up.

The standard for wedding services in Europe is much higher in most wedding locations and the selection of wedding venues is practically unlimited. You will never run out of European wedding spots to look at and the types of venues to select from.