Civil Marriage

All Civil/Legal Ceremonies must take place in the Civil Town House
Documents needed
A) Copies of Birth Certificate for Bride and Groom with a raised seal or original watermark. Once the raised seal is secured, they have to be submitted to the Secretary of State Office for an apostille (a separate document authenticating the certificate copy and the
employee who signed the copy). If bride and groom do not have passports and are using their birth certificate to travel with, they need to request 2 (two) original birth certificate copies (one for travel and one for the Aruba Civil Registrar as they will keep a copy with pertaining apostille on file in Aruba.

B) Photo I.D. of either the passport picture page OR driver’s license for Bride & Groom.

C) Photo I.D. of TWO Witnesses (18 years and up) Witnesses can be provided locally if bride and groom are traveling alone at $40 each.

D) Certificate of Non-Impediment for bride and groom (also called “single status report” or “negative statement of marriage”). This certificate is obtained at the Bureau of Vital Statistics and states that Bride and Groom is eligible to marry.

E) Divorce Decree if either party has been divorced (a copy of the 1st and last pages).

F) Death Certificate if either party is a widow(er).

G) Intent to Marry Form for Bride and Groom (This is an Aruba Application to Marry Form forwarded to you by Aruba Weddings For You once the date and time of the civil wedding is booked and confirmed). One needs to be filled in by the Bride and one by the Groom.

ALL COPIES NEED TO BE FAXED IN TO ARUBA WEDDINGS FOR YOU FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SENDING ORIGINALS BY FED EX.
Ceremony can take place Monday through Friday, in the late morning or mid afternoon. Saturdays are also available in the late mornings at an additional charge and upon request basis.
No bathing suits, shorts, cut-offs or slippers at the Civil Ceremony please.