FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATE
Both parties must obtain a ‘full’ Birth Certificate as the ‘shorter’ version of the Birth Certificate will not be acceptable
CERTIFICATE OF IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE
This document certifies that both parties are free to get married and can be obtained from their local Superintendent Registrar Office. It may take up to 1 month to obtain and the certificate must not be issued more than 3 months before the wedding day.
DECREE ABSOLUTE
If any of the parties is divorced, a Certified Copy of the Decree Absolute must be obtained.
If any of the parties is a widower, a Death Certificate must be obtained
DEED POLL CERTIFICATE
If any of the parties has changed his/her name by Deed Poll, written proof must be obtained
ADOPTION CERTIFICATE
This certificate is necessary if any of the parties was adopted
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS
All the above documents have to be translated in Greek at the Greek Embassy or Consulate and sent to our office four weeks before the wedding. If the documents are not translated then have to be sent eight weeks before the ceremony and there will be an extra cost for the official translation.
CIVIL WEDDINGS
The documents listed above must be obtained by the bride and groom then be translated and forwarded to STAR TRAVEL at least four weeks before the wedding.
WITNESSES AT CEREMONY
Two witnesses are required for all the types of the weddings. If the groom and bride travel on their own, our Wedding Coordinators will be glad to act as witnesses.
OFFICIAL WEDDING CERTIFICATE
Civil marriage: the official certificate is issued within 3 working days after the wedding and is sent for official translation and then forwarded to the married couple’s home address by the Wedding Co-coordinator.