Seychelles Wedding

Last year, the Seychelles islands had 15,000 weddings which comprised 9% of Seychelles Islands’ annual visitors. Many couples choose to marry in the Seychelles islands, because of the relatively uncomplicated guidelines that are required to get a marriage certificate—not to mention the perfect temperature 365 days a year along with the gorgeous scenery that surrounds the islands. The weddings on the islands are often described as “civil weddings,” meaning that it usually involves the registrar office. There are a lot of church weddings in Seychelles islands as well, but a booking of six months in advance is required to fully prepare a wonderful ceremony. As popular as weddings are on the Seychelles islands, many couples also like to come here on their wedding anniversary to get their vows renewed. It allows the married couples another opportunity to relive their wedding day with the ones they love in an extravagant wedding surrounded by family and friends. 

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The series of locations for a couples' wedding can vary from a beach, a Seychelles hotel, or a church. The hotel is the most popular selection with the a lavishly decorated venue including various arrangements of local tropical flowers that are  found on the island for that romantic, tropical atmosphere—perfect for an elegant wedding. For those busy, madly-in-love couples that want to get married immediately and start their lives together as soon as possible, the Seychelles islands now offer a 24-hour wedding. This is a great opportunity for those that live in the Middle East, other parts of Asia, and Mauritius. Couples will arrive on a Thursday morning, and get married later on in the evening. By the next morning, they will have their wedding certificate stamped and approved, ready to set off to their honeymoon destination.

For those looking for their dream wedding, there are many different packages that a couple can choose from. The luxurious package offers a choice of four and five star hotels for the wedding venue while a more basic package has a chosen decorated venue for you. Holidays Seychelles also has various options for music, filming crew and dinner arrangements.

The required documents for a legal wedding consist of both birth certificates from the married-couple-to-be, relevant documents if either have been divorced, widowed or has had a name change; and photocopy of the first pages of the couple’s passports to ensure valid identification. If either spouse to-be is under 18, there is a requirement of parental consent in the form of an affidavit. All of the documents mentioned are also required for non-native American/English citizens. However, there will be a processing fee for the countries that require a domicile certificate or attestations at their embassies in the Seychelles islands or the couple’s town registration in order to legalize the wedding. Documents must be received a minimum of 30 days before the actual wedding day in order to process the marriage with the civil status office and to communicate with the relevant embassies as seen necessary. By law, it is required to stay a minimum of three nights in the Seychelles islands before the wedding day.

Usually, the process of a wedding certificate takes two working days as it needs to be stamped and signed by the Seychelles island courts. It is recommended that after the wedding, the married couple stay until the wedding certificate is deemed as valid. Please note that the translations for wedding certificates do require more time.

If there are any questions or concerns, Holiday Seychelles will gladly respond through phone or email. There are many accommodations in Seychelles that are also available for honeymoon deals offered for any budget, if couples are planning to stay in the Seychelles islands after the wedding.