Bride's and Groom's passports

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 No Impediment to Marriage
This document certifies that both parties are free to get married and can be obtained from your 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.

Apostle Stamp (Apostille)
An apostille is a special seal applied by an authority to certify that a document is a true copy of an original. Apostilles are available in countries, which signed the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization of Foreign Public Documents, popularly known as The Hague Convention. This convention, created in 1961, replaces the time consuming chain certification process used so far, where you had to go to four different authorities to get a document certified.
Apostle stamp for ALL your papers (except passports) from:
The Legalization Office
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Old Admiralty Building
The Mall
London SW1A 2LG (for more information please, Click Here)

Decree Absolute
If any of the parties is divorced, a Certified Copy of the Decree Absolute must be obtained.

Death Certificate
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.

Baptism Certificate
This certificate is necessary for Catholic Church & Orthodox Church weddings.

Translation of Documents
All the above documents (except the passports) are to be translated into Greek and authenticated by your local Greek Embassy or Consulate.They must then be sent to our office four weeks before the wedding.Otherwise,if you have any problems or want to avoid the hastle,you can send us the authenticated original documents and we will take care of the translations (translation costs are extra - please ask for the cost).If you would like our office to take care of the official translation, then the documents must be sent to Corfu Holiday Choices Office eight weeks before the ceremony.
We would like to inform you that your birth certificates will be kept in your marriage file in the Municipal where your marriage has taken place.All documents submitted to the Municipal are not returned to the couple.

CIVIL WEDDINGS IN CORFU
The documents listed above must be obtained by the bride and groom then be translated and forwarded to our office at least six weeks before the wedding.

CATHOLIC CHURCH WEDDINGS IN CORFU
Catholic Church weddings can only be arranged if the bride and groom have not been previously married. Both the bride and groom must be baptized Catholics. They must inform the Catholic priest in their local parish of their intent to marry abroad. He will then need to view both parties’ Birth Certificate and Baptism Certificate and confirm to them what further documentation is required. After they obtain all the necessary documents they must forward them to our office. We will then give the documents to the Catholic priest of the Church where the ceremony will be performed.

ORTHODOX CHURCH WEDDINGS IN CORFU
Orthodox Church weddings can only be arranged if either the bride or groom is Orthodox and that both have been baptized. The couple must inform the Orthodox priest of their local parish of their intention to marry abroad. He will then need to view both parties’ Birth Certificate and Baptism Certificate and confirm to them what further documentation is required. After they obtain all the necessary documents they must forward them to our office. We will than give the documents to the Orthodox priest of the Church where the ceremony will be performed

Witnesses at Ceremony
Two witnesses are required for all types of weddings. If the groom and bride travel on their own, our Wedding Coordinators will be glad to act as witnesses.

Day/Time of the Ceremony
- Registry Office Ceremony
  (Corfu Town Hall or other Community Office): Monday to Friday (09:00am - 01:30pm)
- Catholic Church Ceremony (Corfu Town): Monday to Saturday
- Orthodox Church Ceremony (Corfu Town or other village): Monday to Sunday, any time

Civil Marriage Validity
In order for the marriage to be valid, after the wedding the couple must declare, at the Registry Office in Corfu Town (Corfu Town Hall) within forty days that the wedding has been performed.

Official Wedding Certificate
The official certificate is issued within 3 working days after the wedding and forwarded to the married couple’s home address by the Wedding coordinator.