Weddings & Romance in Turks & Caicos Islands
Ditch the ballroom for beachfront nuptials! Our world-renowned beaches are the perfect backdrop for your dream destination wedding. Our top-notch, knowledgeable wedding planners can guide you from idea to ‘I do’ with style and professionalism. Couples looking to avoid a traditional ceremony can escape to the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Turks and Caicos Islands is the ideal locale for lovebirds seeking to unite and astound their wedding guests with an enchanting event or a sweet escape for an intimate elopement. Make unforgettable memories and allow our wedding experts to organize your romantic affair in the most idyllic setting in the Caribbean.
The pristine beaches, snorkeling and diving, deserted cays, sparkling turquoise waters, refreshing breezes, starlit nights, luxury hotels and amenities and the happy friendly people of the Turks and Caicos Islands make up the perfect destination for marriages and honeymooners.
Requirements to obtain a marriage license in the Turks & Caicos Islands:
– Photo identification/ passport id
– Birth certificate
– From a certificate of no-impediment the registry, country/state where you reside
– Affidavit of single status (office will provide form)
– Divorce decree
– Death certificate (if widow or widower) and, copy of marriage certificate verifying the marriage between the deceased spouse and declarant
– Copy of legal status (work permit or immigration status)
– Two (2) declaration forms
– Application form for special license. (application form can be obtained from the registrar general’s office or from any marriage officer)
– Copy of TCI immigration arrival and departure stamp
– Visitors or tourist must be in the Turks and Caicos 48hours before submitting application
– Persons under the age of 21 years must have consent from parents or guardians
– Application fee- $250.00
– All copies of documents must be notarized and sealed
– The 22nd day of July 2011 is appointed as the day on which the Marriage Amendment Ordinance 2011 shall come into operation.
Section 12 of the Marriage Ordinance is amended, by inserting after subsection (2) the following new subsection Marriage License Amendment
“(2A) Notwithstanding subsection (2) (b), the Governor may in respect of persons arriving in the Islands aboard a Cruise Ship intending that a marriage shall be solemnised between them in the Islands, grant a special license for a marriage to be solemnised between them the same day of their arrival in the Islands.” Cruise Ship passengers can now apply for a SPECIAL LICENSE for a marriage here in Turks and Caicos Islands on the same day of arrival!
Note: Marriage Licenses are issued at the office of the Registrar in Providenciales. This office is open to the public Mondays to Fridays between the hours of 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Please be advised that any Passports or documentation written other than in English should be translated in advance and notarized by the applicable consulate.
