If you want a legal marriage then I think you will find that the majority of European countries require some sort of residency or length of stay longer than a week. Italy's requirements : italy-weddings.com/how_to_ge... France has a residency requirement: brittany.angloinfo.com/count... Greece will take longer than your available week: athens.angloinfo.com/countri... So, unless you are happy to have your legal marriage in Australia and then a blessing in a European location, I think you may well need to look elsewhere. You might also find this page useful: smartraveller.gov.au/tips/ma...

Scotland. I quote from weddingguideuk.com/articles/... Residency Requirement Scotland is the only country in the UK where there is no residency requirement to be fulfilled. However, at least one of you must personally visit the Registrar for the district in which your marriage is to take place during the seven day period leading up to the date of marriage. Please note, you cannot attend on the day of your marriage. Giving Notice You both need to complete and submit a marriage notice to the Registrar for the district in which your marriage is to take place. Notice must be given in the three month period prior to the date of your marriage and not later than 15 days before the date of your marriage. It is usually possible to make a provisional booking with a Registrar before the three month period prior to your marriage date but you will still need to give formal notice within the permitted time period. Your marriage notice must be submitted early enough to allow the Registrar sufficient time to satisfy himself that you are both free to marry one another. Normally notices should be with the registrar about four weeks before your marriage but if either of you has been married before or are travelling from overseas, the notices should be with the Registrar at least six weeks beforehand. Although you do not need to attend personally to hand in your marriage notices, at least one of you must attend personally at the Registrar's office during the seven day period leading up to the date of your marriage (not on the marriage day itself). In the case of a religious marriage, this is to collect the marriage schedule. In the case of a civil marriage, it is to finalise the marriage arrangements with the Registrar. Also rampantscotland.com/know/blk.... may help. However, if you are looking at August, then you will have to get your skates on,not only to fufill the requirements but to decide when and where.

England won't work, because you need to live in the country for 7 full days prior to your marriage date: direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentc...

I don't think you are contradicting me, Leics!! Merely differentiating between Scotland and England i.e. Scotland will work, England will not!!

I have been married in 3 different countries and all of them required certain documentation and 15 days notice where your names are displayed allowing anyone to object to this. However try Denmark at this site where they say you can arrive in the morning and go home happily married that night. I didn't go into it much, maybe you have to supply certain documents before hand but check it out www.expressheirat.de. I fear that the solution may be to get married in Aus first then fly to your destination to celebrate, after all it is just a piece of paper that makes everything official and the real relationship is in your heart (as you have known for 10 years). I believe that there is some countries such as Thailand where you can have a ceremonial marriage at the temple but this wouldn't be considered legal . Perhaps another VTer like Sirhalberd, the Thai expert could elaborate on this. Good Luck and enjoy the big day!

Yes, I know someone who was married in Bangkok and it took less than a week to do the arrangements. This particular marriage is recognised in the participants' country of residence and world-wide.

Th more i think about it the more i am convinced that a ceremonial wedding is the answer, and do the formal papers when home. I am sure that there are many islands in the South Pacific that would be ideal for this.

The OP needs to make absolutely sure wherever they are married and how, that the marriage is legally recognised in their country of residence - in this case, I think, it is Australia.

Each state in the US has different laws. Nevada and Idaho have the most lenient laws. Nevada (Reno or Las Vegas) have all kinds of quick marriage sites. Idaho will marry as young as 13 for a female w/o parental consent.

Hawkhead...you were absolutely right. I wasn't contradicting in any way, just pointing out that the two countries are separate (in many ways, if not all). :-)

Denmark seems to be quite liberal as well, as a lot of people from Germany just hop over the border to get married in Toender and this village makes a good living by these marriages. and of course Las Vegas comes into my mind !

Prague! My marriage was there, it was fantastic!

It's not a matter of whether the location is nice, it's a matter of whether all the formalities and the ceremony can be completed within 7 days for a wedding in August. This info suggests Prague will be a bit iffy in time terms: expats.cz/prague/article/com...