Aruba Beach Wedding & Honeymoon Guide

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Aruba has one of the highest rates of repeat visitors in the Caribbean. The climate is warm and tropical, the sand is white and the water is clean and warm. Aruba offers a wide variety of environments to suit everyone. There are secluded stretches of beach, numerous recreational activities, vibrant nightlife including casinos and discotheques and many great restaurants. Arubans are friendly and hospitable adding to a great environment. Getting married in Aruba is relatively easy but does require some advance planning.

Destination Wedding and Honeymoon Travel Services

Now we can help you plan and book the destination wedding or tropical honeymoon of your dreams. Our goal is to simplify the process for you so that you may enjoy the big day. A travel agent that specializes in destination weddings and honeymoons will save you time and work within your budget, making your wedding or honeymoon planning process more enjoyable. They can handle all the details for yourself and your guests including selection of destination, negotiation of best rates, recommendations for most value-packed travel, group travel reservations and organization of travel documents and paperwork.

Call your local travel agent and set up a time to start planning your big day or email us at info@beachcomberbride.com and we will have the travel agent contact you directly.

Legal Requirements For Marriage

All documents should be originals or certified originals. Documents are to be faxed or submitted by courier eg. Fed Ex at least one month prior to the desired wedding date. As an alternative to doing it yourself wedding coordinators at many resorts offer special wedding packages which include handling all the legal details.

Residency Required: 2 days before the wedding
Waiting Period Required: Must receive application and all documents 1 month before ceremony via fax and then courier eg. Fed Ex to the Civil Registry for review.
Minimum Age without Parental Consent: 21 years of age
Witnesses Required: Yes, 2
Original Documents Required:

• Evidence of the date you arrive on the island eg. airline ticket.
• Effective 12/31/2006 all US citizens traveling to the Caribbean must have a passport. European travelers must carry European Union Travel card as well as a passport.
• Visa requirements vary for each person depending on country of origin
• Birth Certificate with a raised seal
• Proof of Divorce Decree if Divorced
• Proof of Death Certificate if Widowed
• Birth Certificate must be certified
• Apostille Report showing that you are both single and eligible to marry
• Photo ID issued by a Government Office in the country where you reside
• Proof of Citizenship

Local Registrars Office:

Office of Civil Registry
Schoolstraat 2
Oranjestad Aruba
Ph. 297-583-4400
Fax: 297-583-9160

Additional Information:

Major Airport: Reina Beatrix International Airport
Language: English, Dutch, Papiamento
Currency: US Dollars, Aruba Florin
Electricity: 110 Volts