Wedding in Italy
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Wedding ceremonies

Different ceremonies

Wedding ceremonies in Italy that are recognised in your home country

There are various alternatives when getting married in Italy. You can have either a civil or a religious ceremony or even both. All bureaucratic formalities and the preparation of the necessary documents are done for you here in Italy with the utmost care and precision. We provide you with all details of the documents that you need for the wedding. Every couple requires individual information about the documents needed. This depends on your nationality and the form of ceremony chosen.

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Here are some basic guidelines:

A civil wedding in Italy has the same legal validity in your home country. The documents that you need depend on your nationality. We work together with you to assemble the necessary paperwork and send a copy of it to the chosen registry office in advance, in order to make sure that nothing is missing. Under the Italian law the woman keeps her surname. If you wish to make changes, this can be done in your own country after the wedding. Italian registry offices often charge marriage fees, which vary considerably in amount. 

A church wedding is possible only when a civil ceremony has previously taken place. You will therefore either have a civil ceremony in your home country, or decide to have both the civil and the church wedding in Italy. Catholic marriage ceremonies must be held in a consecrated place, such as a church. Protestant and Anglican weddings can be held at the place of your choice.

Exception: weddings of concordat. If both partners are Catholic, it is possible to celebrate a church wedding that is also legally recognised. The concordat between the Italian state and the Catholic church makes it possible for both the civil and church marriages to be performed by the priest in one ceremony. The church wedding establishes in this way a marriage valid also under civil law.

A free religious or symbolic wedding is performed by a member of the free clergy or a master of ceremonies of your choice.