It’s my DREAM to get married in Greece, on the beach, just him and me!

Now as far as hiring someone to make the travel arrangements, plan the wedding (just the two of us), and find an all-inclusive hotel to stay in for 9 days … Who would I need to contact to set it all up for us? The whole reason we are going off somewhere to get married is to cut down on the stress of planning a big party for 150 + people. I feel like it will be more intimate if we go just him and me (my parents did the same thing 25 years ago to Hawaii and said they wouldn’t change it for the world). Did anyone one here plan the same thing for their wedding?

Thanks so much!

You don’t need a planner or travel agent.

All you need is to book a place and have the ceremony.

Here is info on the marriage laws in Greece: http://www.greecetravel.com/weddings/embassy.html

They recommend that you get a license in your home state, and then have it amended to allow the marriage to be performed in Greece. A marriage license from the U.S. is valid in Greece provided it does not have restrictions on it.

Next find a place. I am not a fan of all inclusive resorts. They take all the fun out of traveling and fining interesting restuarants and experiences. Greece is a safe country. It is not like going to Jamaica where you want a wall around your resort. In Greece, you will have the best time, if you leave the resort and explore.

To find a place, I suggest VRBO.com. You can find private villas for not much money. Some of them on the islands overlook the Mediterranean Sea.

If you need a photographer, I might be available, and I also know several excellent greek photographers.

http://www.timothyfaust.com

ok my fiance is albanian, i am an American (us citizen) we want to get married in Greece Athens.
since it wold cost less to have or honeymoon and reception in Greece.
so the question is do we need to go to any specific embassy or can it be done at the town hall there, or what is better?

whats wrong with albania? ..its cheaper there….. and he is albanian right?

or do u think ull get citizen ship for him as a greek…. ur another miss guided soul….stay away from ALBANIANS…they are bigger liars than turks…

ok my fiance is albanian, i am an American (us citizen) we want to get married in Greece Athens.
since it wold cost less to have or honeymoon and reception in Greece.
so the question is do we need to go to any specific embassy or can it be done at the town hall there, or what is better?

whats wrong with albania? ..its cheaper there….. and he is albanian right?

or do u think ull get citizen ship for him as a greek…. ur another miss guided soul….stay away from ALBANIANS…they are bigger liars than turks…

My daughter is 8 weeks old and has been diagnosed with sensory neural moderate hearing loss. In June 2012 my sister in law is getting married in Greece and would like us to go. I am in 2 minds. The thought of travelling with a baby, the pressure on her ears, her hearing aids and a 3am flight make me question whether to go or not. From what I understand, the plane won’t worsen her hearing(?). I just wanted peoples opinions on this. Another thing is we could do with saving the money its costing to go….. thoughts? X

if it wont worsen her hearing then just go. i mean…if theres nothing to lose why not?
would you should be worried about is if you can control your child on a flight. I hate those parents who cant control their children and bring them to places they shouldnt.

What do i need to do to get married in greece?

me and my partner are getting married in rhodes (greece) next yr and are not sure on what we need to do. i know we need a certificate of no impediment and our birth certificates and these need translating to greek. How do i get these translated? is there anything else we need to do?

Have a read here http://gogreece.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=gogreece&cdn=travel&tm=25&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.greecetravel.com/weddings/index.html

I had a civil marriage in Greece and got divorced many years ago, now i’m marrying in the church in italy and im concerned that the italian church will not allow me to marry because i was married before even though it was just a civil ceremony.
because they asked me for a state issued certificate of no impediment i wonder if the greek goverment will say on such document that i am divorced?
if you know of any websites where i can get the information please do let me know.

Dear Friend, You need to have a paper which shows you are divorced + you need to arrange a paper (document) which shows that you are still single after your divorce. Both has to be arrange from where you divorced. Hope this information helps you.
Or best way is to contact the municipality they will give you more info as well as help.
I wish you all the best.
Peace & Love
Shiva

My dad and stepmom married in Greece, then moved to Arizona. My dad is a U.S. citizen, however my stepmom is not. They never registered their marriage in Arizona, and did not apply for my stepmom to become a U.S. Citizen. My stepmom filed for a divorce, and now lives in Texas. Would they still have to get a divorce as they never did register their marriage in the U.S. or Arizona?

yes they need a divorce.

In an orthodox church in Greece? My boyfriend is not very religious and he doesn’t know for sure.

First of all one has to be a Greek Orthodox (or Christian Orthodox in general). The other one has to be (if not an Orthodox too) Catholic or a Protestant. At least this is how it works here in Greece. But again it depends on the priest or the place you will choose to get married. Some priests may not allow you to get married if you are not both Orthodox. But as far as I know most of priests won’t have a problem with that. If you choose to get married in a Greek Orthodox church and you are not Orthodox you will have to sign some papers which oblige you to baptize your children from this marriage Orthodox.

Hope this helped you.

I met my now husband on an internet dating site, he swept me off my feet and we moved into together very quickly (I am 44, never married before – he is 47, I’m his third wife). He was the perfect gent and I fell in love with him. I now believe that I was very naive. He started showing his insecurity very quickly after I had moved in. Checked my phone continually, went through my facebook history and questioned me about every male on my friends list, didn’t want me to go out with my friends or even coffee with girlfriends whilst at work, continually called me to check where I was…..etc He was very honest about his past (so I believe) and told me that he had been very unfaithful to his first wife (has 2 children from affairs) and he was regretful over it. (he has daughter from marriage who doesn’t speak to him). His second marriage fell apart after 7 years – he is named as having affair but he said that it was something that they agreed on to make it simple.

We married 6 months ago and have been together just over a year. I really don’t know where to start! When I was working he was VERY attentive, flowers at least twice a month, presents most weekends and meals out. He always told me that he was so scared of somebody taking me away from him and that was why he was the way he was – that he had never loved anybody like he loved me. I thought that his distrust would settle after the marriage and wanted him to get help – we went for counselling approx 4 times but he said that it wouldn’t work as the counsellor wasn’t that great. We came off facebook together as it just wasn’t worth the hassle. If I didn’t call or text him back straight away I got grief….
We got married in Greece in October 2010 and things were good for a while.
I had the chance of redundancy and we discussed it, he thought it would be a good idea for me to take it, go part-time and we could get a little dog – I agreed as he had so much anxiety over me working in the city that I thought it would reassure him. So I agreed to take it – then he had a heart attack after 5 weeks of marriage which was really worrying. He had a stent fitted and came home where I took 3 weeks off work to look after him (only going back to work for 2 days before my redundancy) He even accused me of leaving him at the hospital to go and meet somebody (I had been there for about 4 hours and left 10 minutes before the bell rang!)
Fast forward to todays date…. for the past three months we have been going through this cycle of hell – approx 2 – 3 days of absolute bliss (holding hands, telling each other we love them) this is normally at the weekends – then he gets tired from work, goes cold on me and continues until I placate him and we agree that we will try again. His mother died last monday and we went up to stay with his family. On returning home last Thursday I told him that it was crap timing but I thought that we would be best going our separate ways…. I left him and went to stay at my mothers. Missed him like crazy, thinking that perhaps he might finally go for counselling (I’ve been asking him for us to go, also for him to go back to doctors for medicine review) and that we could try again when a friend called me to ask for his number…. it turned out that she had been getting weird texts from somebody (she didn’t recognise his number) asking to meet up, referring to a marital affairs website, advising his name and that he had left his family early on thursday to meet up with her, I went around and read all the texts and it was his number….so I confronted him and he claims that it wasn’t him and that somebody has cloned his phone. I went onto the website and there is a person registered with his name, age and details from the same town. It is all black and white but he is still denying it. Keeps ringing me in tears and saying ‘come home, come home’ I would never cheat on you…etc etc. I’m not sure if he has met anybody yet but I do believe that he was laying the foundations…I think that he must have had a few drinks on Friday and texted the wrong name on his mobile not realising that he was texing my friend…..
I am really a good person, have never cheated on anybody in my life and never would, in the past I have walked away from relationships rather than be unhappy, had a good circle of friends, good job and am well travelled but I feel as if I have been manipulated, worked on and have lost a great deal of confidence…..if I re-read this then I think ‘GET THE HELL OUT’ and I really don’t want to weaken and go back to him. Trust is the foundation of any relationship and he has never trusted me – I did him and I am numb with shock over these texts……
This is the first time I have ever gone onto a site and asked for help, advice or guidance….
Michelle
I guess it was a rant….but it was also to get some honest comments. I feel as if I have been brainwashed and I wanted some feedback on the whole situation. I am out of the family home, my rings have been removed and I truly believe that it is over but it is so hard to hear him sobbing down the phone. My friends and family are so supportive but I have to start again – find somewhere to live, get a job and get my mojo back…
Lots of thanks for such positive comments
x

Right the first time Get the HELL OUT !! His own insecurities will keep pushing you farther and farther apart. There really is no hope if he rejects counseling, and he has deep-seated problems that will take years to resolve, if ever.

PS It’s not that he doesn’t love you or THINK he loves you, he’s had these issues longer than he’s had you. You are not and never have been the problem.

long story short, i got engaged at 17 and im planning on getting married in march of 2012. i feel like im going to be deprived of so much and at the same time i love him. i already gave up going to my dream college and a trip to greece for him but im really afraid of whats to come. the only way we could truly be together is if we get married because of our long distance relationship.. and i mean lonngggg distance. someone please give me BLUNT advice. i truly love this man though.

1)This is a very young age to get married- that means statistically your chances of a divorce are quite high, around 75%. You are much more likely to have a successful marriage if you are 24 or older.

2) You don’t really know the guy at all, nor do you know if he’s honest and has good intentions. It’s easy for anyone to pretend to be anybody in a LDR.The only way you can know if someone is truly honest and has good intentions, is by observing their actions for many months. Word speak words but actions speak volumes.

3) You should never sacrifice your education for ANYONE. You will pay for your lack of a college education the rest of your life. Love doesn’t pay the bills.

If you really mean that much to your boyfriend, he would be willing to wait for you, and you could wait for him….until you’ve graduated college, or are close to graduating.