Cabo Wedding Legalities

In Mexico only civil marriage is recognized as legal. Persons wishing to get married in Mexico may also have a religious ceremony, but it will have no legal implications. A civil wedding in Mexico is fully valid for legal purposes worldwide. However, a religious wedding without a civil ceremony is not.

For the Civil Ceremony the following is mandatory:

. Copy of your birth certificate
. Lab work completed in the state in which you are getting married
. Copy of your Tourist Visas (you receive these on the plane)
. Divorce decree if applicable. It is necessary to be divorced one year in order to get married in Mexico.
. There are no exceptions to the above for a Legal wedding that is legal throughout the world.

The Religious/Non-denomination Ceremony does not change your marital status either in Mexico or anywhere in the world.

Copies of marriage certificates will be available at the corresponding Civil Register Office. The civil Ceremony can be performed in the judge's chambers Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM or the civil ceremony can be performed outside the judge's chambers at a location of your choice for an additional fee.

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