The beautiful white-sand beaches, tropical turquoise blue seas,
impressive mountain ranges veined with spectacular rivers and
waterfalls, are just part of the Dominican Republic's appeal. Whether
you're looking to party, relax or explore, the Dominican Republic has a
lot to offer.
Steer a small boat through endless mangrove forests in search of
gentle manatees. Spy on lovesick humpback whales in the Bahia de Samana.
And once you've had your fill of this exquisite island's natural wonder,
get back to civilization and prepare to party.
The locals throw festivals, parties and carnivals like there's no
tomorrow. Folks in the Americas' first European city, Santo Domingo,
don't just spend their time admiring the fine colonial architecture
gracing their home. Nope, this town has not one, but two complete
Carnivals, complete with parades, elaborate floats, lots of live music
and plenty of dancing in the streets. Pre-Lent Carnivals are celebrated
in Santiago, Cabral, Monte Cristi and La Vega as well. If that's not
enough, check out the country's two major meringue festivals, the annual
Latin Music Festival and the national surfing and windsurfing
championships.
Wedding Requirements
Documents:
With this destination you will need to do the paper work prior to
your arrival. This is very important to get the documentation
correct otherwise you will not be legally married.
You both will need valid passports as proof of citizenship. Make
certain your passport has not expired and is valid for at least six
months after your arrival date in Dominican Republic. We suggest
an original copy of your birth certificate (with a raised seal) in
addition to your valid passport.
If either of you have been previously married, then you must have
your original divorce decree translated into Spanish per a Dominican
Republic approved translator at your costs. A widower must bring
both the original marriage and death certified. All documents must
have the raised seal or Notarized Seal from the appointed Courts.
A photo copy is no acceptable
Plus the following:
- Original Government Issued Birth
Certificate,
- Single status affidavit in Spanish for
each party, joint affidavits not acceptable. These must be notarized
and state if the bride or groom has ever been married, divorced, or
widowed.
- Divorce decree or death certificate for
partner in Spanish.
- According to Dominican Law a divorced woman has to wait 10
months before remarrying unless she is marrying the same man she
divorced or she was divorced under special DR law. Then the ruling
is a waiting period of 24 hours.
Once you have the documents they must be translated into Spanish and
be processed through a Dominican Republic consulate and/or service.
Our company uses the services of a United States based company who has
been working with couples for many year.
Fees:
The fees are normally handle through the United States company that
we work with to take the documentation through the proper legal
procedures. Please be warned that many Dominican Republic judges
have been raising their fees and might not be included within the
wedding package. If you are using our company we will instruct you
on what the fees are currently prior to booking your wedding at the
venue. Please make sure you always ask!
Your marriage must also be solemnized or celebrated in the presence
of two or more witnesses, apart from the judge and translator.
There is no
waiting period for Dominican Republic weddings, however a resort might
require a
two day or more
arrival prior to the wedding date.
All weddings performed in the Dominican Republic are
done in Spanish with a translator provided within the wedding package.
Call us at 888-814-6315 or fill out our personalized Destination
Wedding Planner Questionnaire about to get started!
Resorts
In
the Dominican Republic you have several area to stay in. There is
the northern tourist town of Puerto Plata with its towering mountainous
range, to the South of the colonial town of Santo Domingo, then while
traveling to the East you come upon these wonderful little towns that
are growing with popular all inclusive and traditional resorts, then
finally into the popular tourist destination of Punta Cana where the
white sands and the most beautiful tropical turquoise waters meet.
Whether your vacation includes enjoying the unspoiled beauty of the
Dominican Republic from a sailboat, surfboard or horseback, you’ll be
enthralled with the beauty of your vacation experience.
There’s plenty to explore while on vacation on the charismatic island
of the Dominican Republic, where old world flavors and long-standing
colonial traditions rest side by side with the contemporary rhythms of
the Caribbean.
Depending upon your travel and wedding dates one of these beautiful
romantic locations could be yours. For many of the villas we must
advise you that more every day are adding on an Event Fee and event
restrictions such as noise levels or cut off time. Each villas has
their own rule which will be explained to you prior to reserving your
wedding date.
Our Certified Destination Wedding Specialists are well versed in various
religions and traditional ceremonies. Over the years we have created
weddings for Catholic, to Hindu, to Moslem and Jewish bridal couples.
And was able to create traditions like jumping the broom.
Weddings on the go! offers a personal price match guarantee ensuring
that you are not undersold by other agencies who are not honest with
their pricing. They could be omitting taxes so that your guests
will be surprised upon checkout or not including the roundtrip airport
transfers leaving your guests to fend for themselves or an expensive
taxi or they could add on Group Fees or Airline Fees. At
Weddings on the go! we clearly and honestly present our pricing, the
rules that we comes with the prices and stand by it. It’s a win
win situation for our clients. We are here for you 24/7!! Our
close personal relationships with Resort General Managers, Sales
Managers, Wedding Coordinators allow us to continue to meet the highest
standards that you require for a destination wedding!
Here are some locations that we work with. Please keep in mind that
this is just a sampling of resorts that we work with, don't forget we
work with so much more outside of the resorts too. Whatever "voice" you
decide on we can create your destination wedding.