Weddings & Honeymoons in Cyprus

Cyprus is one of Europe’s leading destinations for weddings, blessings and honeymoons, and is famed for its wonderful climate, beautiful scenery and myriad of options for venues, ceremonies and celebrations. From sundrenched vows and sacred ceremonies to newlywed adventures, Aphrodite’s island is love personified.

There are so many reasons why Cyprus wins the heart of couples wishing to marry abroad, including:
– Short flying time from all European countries.
– Significantly lower costs compared to marrying in other countries.
– Simple marriage formalities with worldwide legality.
– Wedding certificate given at the ceremony on the same day.
– Ease of last minute arrangements.
– English widely spoken.
– Stunning variety of different wedding venues including beaches, yachts, castles, museums, wineries and traditional villages.
– A range of bespoke, themed and packaged weddings all available on the island. Traditional Cypriot village weddings that follow the local customs available for something different and unique.
– Beautiful beaches with crystal clear waters.
– Fantastic climate with warm, sunny days throughout the year.
– Location provides a combination of wedding, blessing and/or renewal of vows with holidays and honeymoon.
– Highly experienced and professional municipal wedding officers available to help you plan your event to suit both your vision and your budget.
– Highly experienced and professional wedding planners available, with a specialisation in beautiful bespoke weddings.
– A wide range of accommodation to suit all budgets from 5-star resorts to self-catering apartments.
– Family and friends can combine wedding with a holiday.
– Delicious Mediterranean cuisine.
– Warm and welcoming culture.
– Cyprus widely recognized as the ‘Island of Love’ identifying brides with the Goddess of Love and Beauty, Aphrodite, who was born on the island.
– Diverse activities including: water sports, golf, sailing, horse riding, walking, cycling and even skiing and snowboarding in winter.

Municipality and Religious Wedding Venues
All towns and cities in Cyprus have their own Municipal Offices where you can acquire your Marriage License and, if you are planning a civil ceremony, get married. If you prefer a religious ceremony, you must first apply for your Marriage License at the Municipal Offices, and then make arrangements for the ceremony to take place at the religious venue of your choice. Click on the links for a full list of Municipal Offices and Religious venues.

Everything at Your Fingertips
You can find a complete range of the services you need for your wedding and/or honeymoon across the island, and there are teams of professionals in all sectors who are ready to help your wedding dream become a beautiful reality.

From start to finish, you will find everything to make your day complete, including:
– Wedding Coordinators
– Wedding certificates
– Invitation design and printing
– Florists (bouquets & arrangements)
– Music (live, DJs, traditional, etc.)
– Marquees
– Wedding dress / bridesmaids’ dresses
– Groom’s suit
– Wedding rings
– Bonboniere (guests gifts)
– Wedding cake
– Photography & video
– Reception venues
– Limousines / antique cars / carriages
– Guest transportation / car hire / accommodation
– Make-up and hair stylists
– Fireworks, balloons and special effects
– Stag & hen nights
– Honeymoon arrangements
– Catamaran trips / receptions / parties
– Cruises

Wedding Exhibitions
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) participates in Wedding Exhibitions in various locations throughout the year, where you can find out more about marrying on the island and how your perfect wedding day can unfold under the sun.

General Info Weddings Blessings Honeymoon
Cyprus is one of Europe’s leading destinations for weddings, blessings and honeymoons, and is famed for its wonderful climate, beautiful scenery and myriad of options for venues, ceremonies and celebrations. From sundrenched vows and sacred ceremonies to newlywed adventures, Aphrodite’s island is love personified.

There are so many reasons why Cyprus wins the heart of couples wishing to marry abroad, including:
Short flying time from all European countries.
Significantly lower costs compared to marrying in other countries.
Simple marriage formalities with worldwide legality.
Wedding certificate given at the ceremony on the same day.
Ease of last minute arrangements.
English widely spoken.
Stunning variety of different wedding venues including beaches, yachts, castles, museums, wineries and traditional villages.
A range of bespoke, themed and packaged weddings all available on the island. Traditional Cypriot village weddings that follow the local customs available for something different and unique.
Beautiful beaches with crystal clear waters.
Fantastic climate with warm, sunny days throughout the year.
Location provides a combination of wedding, blessing and/or renewal of vows with holidays and honeymoon.
Highly experienced and professional municipal wedding officers available to help you plan your event to suit both your vision and your budget.
Highly experienced and professional wedding planners available, with a specialisation in beautiful bespoke weddings.
A wide range of accommodation to suit all budgets from 5-star resorts to self-catering apartments.
Family and friends can combine wedding with a holiday.
Delicious Mediterranean cuisine.
Warm and welcoming culture.
Cyprus widely recognized as the ‘Island of Love’ identifying brides with the Goddess of Love and Beauty, Aphrodite, who was born on the island.
Diverse activities including: water sports, golf, sailing, horse riding, walking, cycling and even skiing and snowboarding in winter.

Everything at Your Fingertips
You can find a complete range of the services you need for your wedding and/or honeymoon across the island, and there are teams of professionals in all sectors who are ready to help your wedding dream become a beautiful reality.

From start to finish, you will find everything to make your day complete, including:
Wedding Coordinators
Wedding certificates
Invitation design and printing
Florists (bouquets & arrangements)
Music (live, DJs, traditional, etc.)
Marquees
Wedding dress / bridesmaids’ dresses
Groom’s suit
Wedding rings
Bonboniere (guests gifts)
Wedding cake
Photography & video
Reception venues
Limousines / antique cars / carriages
Guest transportation / car hire / accommodation
Make-up and hair stylists
Fireworks, balloons and special effects
Stag & hen nights
Honeymoon arrangements
Catamaran trips / receptions / parties
Cruises

Perfect Honeymoons in Cyprus
When it comes to romantic honeymoon destinations, none could be more romantic than the island where the Goddess of Love and Beauty herself – Aphrodite – was born, or the land where Richard the Lionheart married Berengaria and crowned her queen of England!

And these legends of love are just the beginning… aptly known as ‘the island of love’, Cyprus embodies all the ingredients for the perfect start to married life, whether you want a relaxing honeymoon after the high of the wedding, or are raring to go on your first big adventure together as partners for life. Simply choose your experience and write the next chapter of your love story!

For those who want to slow down the pace and bask in the glow of their newly confirmed love there is sunshine and hot sandy beaches, breathtaking sunsets, cosy alfresco dining and leisurely boat rides. The culture-lovers and historians can immerse themselves in the magical sagas of ancient castles, sites of mythology and the multitude of museums and galleries. For the connoisseurs, wine tours through stunning valleys, and visits to villages of traditional produce such as olives, carobs, grapes – and even the sweet that Aphrodite gifted to her lover Adonis – await savouring. And those who want to celebrate their union by dancing the night away will be spoilt for choice for which bar or club to go to next to toast their happiness!

Whatever your preference, Cyprus echoes your love in so many ways and will add your love legacy to the many it is famed for!

Weddings on an Authentic ‘Island of Love’
There are few moments in life as sacred as the moment the bond of eternal partnership is forged, and the union of love is confirmed. For many, this day is one of dreams coming true, envisaged in a location that embodies romance; where sunshine marries sea and the scenery evokes emotions as powerful as the vows you make. This vision is Cyprus, or ‘the island of love’ as it is so perfectly referred to.

Whether you are escaping for an intimate ceremony, or planning a lavish affair with family and friends, Aphrodite’s island caters for weddings of all styles. After all, it is the birthplace of the Goddess of Love and Beauty, as well as the land of kings and queens, and therefore love has been at its very essence for many centuries.

From nuptials on seaside piers and onboard yachts, to five-star spa resorts and wineries… civil ceremonies or religious blessings… quaint village tavernas or lavish banquet halls… Medieval backdrops or modern settings, Cyprus offers a wealth of venues and options for all tastes, all budgets and all love stories. Guidance and expert advice is also reassuringly on-hand from experienced wedding planners. Specialising in beautiful bespoke weddings, they can ensure that every finishing touch is perfect.

And where better to marry than a destination that takes you from wedding straight to honeymoon? From the Mediterranean sun that basks almost all-year-round, to the mesmerizing night, where alfresco dining and drinking takes place under the gaze of the stars, your wedding experience – and that of your guests – will be a magical moment that is as enduring as your love.

Weddings Practical
Celebration of Civil Marriages
The contracting of civil marriage in Cyprus has been valid since 1923. As the procedure is simple, many couples from all over the world come to Cyprus in order to get married and combine their wedding with a holiday or honeymoon.

Under the provisions of the Marriage Law 104(I) of 2003, anyone wishing to get married in Cyprus may only apply, in person upon arrival in Cyprus, to the Marriage Officer of the Municipality of their choice, in order to go through certain formalities which are necessary prior to their wedding.

Procedure to be Followed
(a) As a first step, the interested persons – who should be in possession of legal identification (passports and birth certificates) – have to fill in, sign and submit to the Marriage Officer a joint application called ‘Notice of Marriage’ indicating their wish to marry each other, and containing their particulars on the basis of their passport.

(b) At the same time, each of the two parties must make a declaration on oath or affirmation before the Marriage Officer that they know of no impediment or other lawful hindrance to their marriage, and that any necessary consent required for the marriage has been obtained, or that no such consent is required.

(c) The interested persons should also furnish an official certificate indicating that they are not married. If however the Marriage Officer has any doubt as to the accuracy or genuineness of the certificate furnished by the interested persons, or if the interested persons are unable to produce such an official document (eg. British citizens) they will be called upon to make a sworn declaration before the Registrar of a District Court that they are single and have never been married before. However, divorcees have to present the ‘Decree Absolute’ of their dissolved marriage and widows/ers have to present the ‘Certificate of Death’ of their late partner. Furthermore, they both have to make a sworn declaration (affidavit) that they have not married since. For any further clarifications about the certificates that the interested persons have to present, please contact the Marriage Officer of the Municipality at which you choose to be married.

(d) When these formalities have been completed, the marriage must be celebrated within 15 clear days at the earliest, or within three (3) months at the latest, from the date the notice is given. If, for any reason, the marriage is not celebrated within three (3) months, the notice given and all proceedings arising therefrom are considered null and void. Interested persons, in order to have a civil marriage by notice, should stay in Cyprus for about 20 days.

(e) In urgent cases, however, or if they so wish, the interested persons may apply to the Marriage Officer to fix an earlier date, by paying advance fees. In this case the marriage can be celebrated within 2-3 working days. The formalities prescribed in paragraphs 2(a)(b) and (c) above also apply in this case.

Persons Under 18 Years of Age
If either party to the intended marriage, not being a widower or a widow, is under 18 years of age, the written consent of the father, or if he is dead or incapable of consenting, of the mother or, if both are dead or incapable of consenting, of the lawful guardian of such party, must be produced to the Marriage Officer on their application.

Penalty for a False Statement
It should be pointed out that any person who willfully makes or inserts any false statement in any declaration, certificate or other document required by Law, is liable to imprisonment.

Religious Ceremony
A civil marriage may be celebrated either by the Marriage Officer, or by a Registered Minister of Religion at his church. In this case all the same procedures should also be followed at the municipality, but the religious ceremony can be held at a church. All necessary arrangements with the Registered Minister and the church should be carried out by the interested persons.

It should be noted that the ministers of any religion or any other denomination must be registered/recorded in a special register (upon their application) kept by the Ministry of Interior.

Certificate of Marriage
The couple is supplied with a certificate of marriage by the Marriage Officer, but if they want to secure one or more certified copies of the certificate they can apply to the Marriage Officer or to the Ministry of Interior. Prescribed fees: €13.67 for each certified copy, which may be subject to change or slight fluctuations.

Copy to be Forwarded to the Embassy
It should also be pointed out that, according to the Law, if either of the parties to the intended marriage is a subject of a foreign country having an Embassy or a Consulate in Cyprus, the Marriage Officer shall forward to the Embassy or the Consulate of such country in Cyprus a certified copy of the certificate of marriage.

INTERESTED PARTIES CAN APPLY FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR CLARIFICATIONS AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF THEIR CHOICE.

Weddings & Honeymoons in Cyprus