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• Notarized copies of (original) state-issued birth certificate.

• Court certified final divorce decree.

• Legal name changes or legal adoption papers, if applicable.

• State issued death certificates with related marriage certificates.

• Residency requirement (48 hours*)

• Notarized copy valid government issued photo id or driver’s license.

• An original notarized sworn affidavit referring to documents specifically may be provided to accompany photocopy of documents.

• Marriage license and administrative fee (US$250.00)

*48 hours residency requirement must include 2 days which include day of arrival, weekend or holidays. example: friday arrivals can be married on sunday.

Final payment on wedding options is due sixty (60) days prior to arrival.

Cancellations made at least forty-five (45) days prior to arrival are fully refundable, except for non-refundable items including but not limited to certain deposits, administrative fees, custom third-party vendor items, external event suppliers and photography, entertainment, etc.

Floral Purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE or transferable if cancelled within 45 days of arrival.

Cancellations made 44-31 days prior to arrival will receive of 50% refund, except for non-refundable items listed above.

Cancellations made 30 days or less prior to arrival are non-refundable.

• Original state-issued birth certificate and passport.

• All pages of all court certified final divorce decrees, if applicable.

• Legal name changes or legal adoption papers, if applicable.

• State issue death certificates with related marriage certificates.

• Residency requirement (48 hours*)

• Marriage license and administrative fee (US$600.00)

*48 Hours residency requirement must include 2 business days. Not including day of arrival, weekends or holidays. No Sunday Weddings at Sandals Emerald Bay, Exuma. Example Friday arrivals can be married on Wednesday.

Final payment on wedding options is due sixty (60) days prior to arrival.

Cancellations made at least forty-five (45) days prior to arrival are fully refundable, except for non-refundable items including but not limited to certain deposits, administrative fees, custom third-party vendor items, external event suppliers and photography, entertainment, etc.

Floral Purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE or transferable if cancelled within 45 days of arrival.

Cancellations made 44-31 days prior to arrival will receive of 50% refund, except for non-refundable items listed above.

Cancellations made 30 days or less prior to arrival are non-refundable.

Please note: All couples must hand carry all original state issued and/or court certified documents with raised/embossed seals & stamps. Divorce decree not returned for Bahamas.

• Original state-issued birth certificate and passport.

• Court certified final divorce decree.

• State issued death certificates with related marriage certificate.

• Legal name changes or legal adoption papers, if applicable.

• Residency requirement (72 hours*)

• Marriage license and administrative fee (US$395.00)

*72 hours residency requirement must include 3 business days, excluding day of arrival, weekends, and holidays. no sunday weddings. example: friday arrivals can be married on the following thursday. monday arrivals can be married on friday. or 48-hour express wedding for additional us$341.00 fee, which must include 2 business days (this includes day of arrival). example: monday arrival can be married wednesday after 12 noon.

Final payment on wedding options is due sixty (60) days prior to arrival.

Cancellations made at least forty-five (45) days prior to arrival are fully refundable, except for non-refundable items including but not limited to certain deposits, administrative fees, custom third-party vendor items, external event suppliers and photography, entertainment, etc.

Floral Purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE or transferable if cancelled within 45 days of arrival.

Cancellations made 44-31 days prior to arrival will receive of 50% refund, except for non-refundable items listed above.

Cancellations made 30 days or less prior to arrival are non-refundable

All couples must hand carry all original state issued and/or court certified documents with raised/embossed seals & stamps and with judges or court clerk’s original ink signature.

• Original state-issued birth certificate and passport.

• Court certified final divorce decree.

• State issued death certificates with related marriage certificate.

• Legal name changes or legal adoption papers, if applicable.

• Residency requirement (48 hours*)

• Marriage license and administrative fee (US$500.00)

*48 hours residency requirement must include 1 business day, which includes day of arrival. excludes holidays. no sunday weddings. example: friday arrivals can be married on tuesday

Final payment on wedding options is due sixty (60) days prior to arrival.

Cancellations made at least forty-five (45) days prior to arrival are fully refundable, except for non-refundable items including but not limited to certain deposits, administrative fees, custom third-party vendor items, external event suppliers and photography, entertainment, etc.

Floral Purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE or transferable if cancelled within 45 days of arrival.

Cancellations made 44-31 days prior to arrival will receive of 50% refund, except for non-refundable items listed above.

Cancellations made 30 days or less prior to arrival are non-refundable.

All couples must hand carry all original state issued and/or court certified documents with raised/embossed seals & stamps.

• Original state issued birth certificate and passport.  

• Court certified final divorce decree.

• Legal name changes or legal adoption papers, if applicable.

• State issued death certificates with related marriage certificates.

• Residency requirement (48 hours*)

• Sworn affidavit attesting that neither party has not been married before.

• Government / Administrative fee (US$535.00)

• Sworn affidavit or letter from a clergyman, Lawyer, Registry or Notary Public; must be on letterhead with applicable notarization stamps, seals, etc. Attesting that neither party has not been previously married.

*48 Hours residency requirement includes day of arrival, weekends and holidays, prior to applying for marriage license offsite and 1‐3 days for processing of license application. Example: Friday arrivals can be married on the following Thursday. Monday arrivals can be married on Friday. Or 48-hour express wedding for additional US$190.00 fee to expedite, which must include one (1) business day. Example: Monday arrival can be married on Wednesday after 12 noon

Final payment on wedding options is due sixty (60) days prior to arrival.

Cancellations made at least forty-five (45) days prior to arrival are fully refundable, except for non-refundable items including but not limited to certain deposits, administrative fees, custom third-party vendor items, external event suppliers and photography, entertainment, etc

Floral Purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE or transferable if cancelled within 45 days of arrival

Cancellations made 44-31 days prior to arrival will receive of 50% refund, except for non-refundable items listed above

Cancellations made 30 days or less prior to arrival are non-refundable.

All couples must hand carry all original state issued and/or court certified documents with raised/embossed seals & stamps and with Judges or Court Clerk’s original ink signature. In addition for non-express weddings, scanned copies of these documents must be emailed to the Sandals Wedding Documents Specialists.

• Valid passports and original or certified copies of your birth certificates.

• Court certified final divorce decree.

• State issued death certificates with related marriage certificate.

• Legal name changes or legal adoption papers, if applicable.

• Residency requirement (48 hours*)

• Marriage license and administrative fee (US$440.00)

*48 hours residency requirement must include 2 days which include day of arrival. excludes weekends or public holidays. couples must go offsite to obtain application for marriage license.

Final payment on wedding options is due sixty (60) days prior to arrival.

Cancellations made at least forty-five (45) days prior to arrival are fully refundable, except for non-refundable items including but not limited to certain deposits, administrative fees, custom third-party vendor items, external event suppliers and photography, entertainment, etc

Floral Purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE or transferable if cancelled within 45 days of arrival

Cancellations made 44-31 days prior to arrival will receive of 50% refund, except for non-refundable items listed above

Cancellations made 30 days or less prior to arrival are non-refundable.

All couples must hand carry all original state issued and/or court certified documents with raised/embossed seals & stamps and with judges or court clerk’s original ink signature.

• Notarized copies of both bride and grooms valid Passport Photo ID.

• Certified copies of all previous divorce decrees, all pages of court certified final judgement for both bride and groom (if applicable)

• Notarized copies of former spouse’s state-issued death certificate and related notarized marriage certificate (if applicable)

• Notarized copies of legal adoption papers or legal name change (if applicable)

• Notarized copies of legal translation of all documents to English along with notarized documents in original language (if applicable)

• Residency requirement (48 hours*)

• Marriage license and administrative fee (US$415)

*48 hours residency requirement must include 1 business day, which includes day of arrival, weekends and holidays. Example: Friday arrivals can be married on Monday after 3pm.

Final payment on wedding options is due sixty (60) days prior to arrival.

Cancellations made at least forty-five (45) days prior to arrival are fully refundable, except for non-refundable items including but not limited to certain deposits, administrative fees, custom third-party vendor items, external event suppliers and photography, entertainment, etc.

Floral Purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE or transferable if cancelled within 45 days of arrival.

Cancellations made 44-31 days prior to arrival will receive of 50% refund, except for non-refundable items listed above.

Cancellations made 30 days or less prior to arrival are non-refundable.

Couples must hand carry all original state issued and/or court certified documents with raised/embossed seals and stamps.

• Copy of valid country-issued passports or government-issued driver’s license for both parties (This is the only required document for a symbolic ceremony)

• Original Birth Certificate with an Apostille/legalization from Netherlands embassy or designated competent authority in your country of residence for bride & groom in long/complete form only (not older than 1 year)

• Original Divorce Decree with an Apostille/legalization from Netherlands embassy or designated competent authority in your country of residence, if applicable for bride & groom (not older than 6 months). Government / Administrative fee.

• Original Death Certificate with an Apostille/legalization from Netherlands embassy or designated competent authority in your country of residence, for either one or both of you are a widow/widower, you need to provide the relevant documents (death certificate), not older than 6 months.

• Notarized copy of a valid passport for bride & groom with an apostille/ legalization from Netherlands embassy or designated competent authority in your country of residence.

• Proof of single status via the Registrar Office in your area for bride & groom (not older than 6 months) and with an apostille/ legalization from Netherlands embassy or designated competent authority in your country o residence

• Residency requirement for legal ceremony: 72-hours*

• Residency requirement for symbolic ceremony: 48-hours*

• Marriage license and administrative fee for legal ceremony: US$750.00

• Marriage license and administrative fee for symbolic ceremony: US$400.00

72-hour residency (for legal ceremony)

48-hour residency (for symbolic ceremony)

*includes day of arrival, weekends, and holidays; does not include day of wedding. Wedding days: Monday–Saturday. No weddings on Sundays or holidays.

Final payment on wedding options is due sixty (60) days prior to arrival.

Cancellations made at least forty-five (45) days prior to arrival are fully refundable, except for non-refundable items including but not limited to certain deposits, administrative fees, custom third-party vendor items, external event suppliers and photography, entertainment, etc.

Floral Purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE or transferable if cancelled within 45 days of arrival.

Cancellations made 44-31 days prior to arrival will receive of 50% refund, except for non-refundable items listed above.

Cancellations made 30 days or less prior to arrival are non-refundable.

For legal weddings; all original documents must have an apostille/legalization from Netherlands embassy or designated competent authority in your country of residence at least 3 months prior, and no more than 6 months prior to your arrival date for wedding confirmation.

For symbolic weddings; please upload a copy of valid country-issued passports or government-issued driver’s license for both parties at least 60 days prior to arrival; and hand carry a valid country-issued passports or government-issued driver’s license for both partners or marriers.