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Civil weddings in Spain are very complicated as they require that you are resident in this country. If you are resident in Spain, the documents that you need for a civil wedding are as follows:
1. An original birth certificate (the "long" version)
2. Certificate of Residence or Electoral Roll Certificate ("Empadronamiento")
4. Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage, this may be obtained from your local registry office or consulate.
5. If applicable, an original marriage and divorce certificate must be presented and accompanied by a sworn translation.
6. If either party is widowed, then both the original marriage certificate and death certificate must be presented together with sworn translations.
All documents that are in English must be stamped with the Hague Apostille.This is available from the following address:
Legislation Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Admiralty Office
London SW1A 2LG
Tel 0207 008 1111
Website: www.fco.gov.uk
As an alternative to a civil wedding in Spain many couples quite often hold a civil wedding in their country of residence first and once they have signed the papers to make the marriage legal they come to Spain for a blessing ceremony. A wedding blessing is like a real wedding, with all sense, purposes, exchanging vows and rings, but the legal side has already been formalised.
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