Goa Travel Forum

I had a fantastic holiday in Goa in December 2007 and was thinking of getting married out there. The problem is I do not know where. Can anybody olease offer some advice, I'd really appreciate it.

Hi - my husband and I were married in Goa. In order to marry in Goa, you have to get a court order granting you "permission" to marry. Then you have to get the marriage registered at the local registrar's office before the ceremony. All of that takes about a week - IF all of your paperwork, etc. is in order! Our procedure was an absolute nightmare and took much longer. I would recommend that you contact a wedding planner that offers packages in Goa - try google - or better get a recommendation from someone who has done it that way. A planner should be able to help take care of all the details. If you try to do it on your own, you'll need to get a lawyer to appear with you in court. He would also need to take care of the registration. I wouldn't recommend doing it that way though since many of the lawyers are not familiar with dealing with foreigners getting married there so things can drag on for a long time. You'll also need to find out if you have to "register" your marriage in your country of residence after the wedding. Good Luck!

I would also suggest you check with your Foreign Office and your Embassy there, to make sure you do any paperwork that your own authorities need to recognise the marriage.

Well its a very long procedure to get marry in Goa...and everybody is trying to get hold of ur money in some or the other when they know how important is this 2 U....sometimes the people dont even know how 2 go with it as not many plp know the rules..

i would suggest u 2 talk 2 a wedding planner and also to the embassy as they would be the best person to help u in these.....

PS: Donna yes i agree 2 U...

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply.
Everybodies advice has been so helpful.
I was actually getting to a point where I would more than likely have a traditional wedding in London as I became a bit overwhelmed by not knowing what to do or where to start.
I only wanted a small wedding and now all the family and extended one have decided its a great idea and so it seems that we shall all be going out for February/ March 2009.
I fell in love with Goa while I was there in December 2007 and cannot wait to return.
Once again thank you every one.
Amanda

Has any one married from england to a goan, is it very hard to do ?

Hi there!
I have to agree with you - love Goa too! We were married there in January 2007 after a rather lengthy process! Worth all the waiting though as quite a unique experience. We were fortunate to make friends with a lovely Goan lad who recommended a Lawyer for us who took care of all the paperwork we needed. This took weeks and weeks to sort out though so you would really need to be spending at least a couple of months there. As somebody else suggested, a Wedding Planner could probably get things done for you much quicker I would imagine. We didn't have a ceremony as such - long story! - but had an absolutely fantastic and memorable day and night! All the paper work was done in Margao and we had our 'reception' in Benaulim. All the rickshaw drivers covered their vehicles in flowers and drove us round, throwing fire crackers out and peeping their horns - mad! They took to the beach for sunset and we jumped on jet skis as the sun was setting - in our wedding outfits of course! Priceless! Well Good Luck with your plans and hope this is of some help to you.