Hiring a wedding planner in Gibraltar can be beneficial if you are not familiar with the area or do not have the time to plan and coordinate all the details of your wedding. We can help you find and book vendors, manage your budget, create a timeline, and ensure that everything runs smoothly on your wedding day. They can also provide local knowledge and expertise to help you make informed decisions about your wedding.
Due to the HUGE population of international couples in Gibraltar every year there are more and more couples wanting to marry, however there are only so ceremonies and appointments. In recent years it is becoming increasingly more difficult for wonderful couples to find a ceremony appointments in order for them to marry in the timeframe that they have set out.
This is when you realise that an expert wedding planner will save you time and money, stress and be able to re-assure you that your ceremony will go ahead, you will be married! And rest assured whether you want a simple wedding, or a larger one, we cover everything.
Here at Marry Abroad Simply we understand the importance now more than ever before of having someone you can rely on to ensure that your application is handled perfectly in the run up to your ceremony. Its not only to make sure the important bit of the actual booking of the ceremony and your paperwork and documents are in place, but also we know and understand how the systems in Gibraltar work.
We at Marry abroad simply help keep those fears and anxiety at bay by taking on the often complex administration for you. We are professional and personable and you will have the same consultant the whole way through and able to contact them directly via email, phone, whats app, text or messenger – as we understand that “People marry People” and you want someone who knows you, your partner and your situation to speak to quickly when you have a question.
This means that you and your partner can keep that feeling of excitement from engagement to wedding day. After saying “ Yes, of course I will Marry you!“
Here at Marry Abroad Simply we help a lot of couples marry every year in Gibraltar, we are document specialists and have years of experience in working with government offices and international documentation. Our initial conversation with our couples, I’m afraid isn’t frilly or about the ceremony as such, it is a conversation about documents and options what you need and what you don’t need, realistic timelines to avoid any stresses along the way. But don’t worry once that is discussed then we get to the fun part!
Our fees are more expensive, however our fees are fully inclusive of everything and all costs associated with the ceremony, we don’t offer a wedding package, we appreciate that couples have different ideas, creams and budgets, each ceremony is individual to us. If you are wanting photos then they should be taken by a professional photographer, your hair and make-up should be done by a professional, therefore we have a specifically curated list of recommended supplier that are in the app that you can download and have access to.
The process in Gibraltar is simple, however there are many obstacles that can appear throughout the process, it is our job to ensure that these obstacles are dealt with and avoided where possible. This is why our service is called the Simply Everything Service Gibraltar – Legal.
So how do we get married in Gibraltar? The process (as with Getting Married in Denmark) is simple and stress free (especially as we will do ALL of it for you!) as we take all of the official stress, documents and booking headache away from you as your expert wedding planners in Gibraltar. As there are so many different ways to marry in Gibraltar we have adapted our services to suit…
This ceremony is a wonderful simply ceremony in the glorious ceremony room at the registry office, there are multiple appointments here every weekday and you will marry in the cool, calm room away from Main Street with the registrar, guests and witnesses. This is with our “Everything Gibraltar” service that is €745
External Ceremony registrar only
If you are staying at a hotel in Gibraltar or planning a meal or reception in one of the hotels and restaurants that offer a wedding package that you can incorporate in your stay on “The Rock’ you can take this option.
We will arrange the documents, license, notary, paperwork and the registrar, and we will just let them know where to be at what time, at that point we hand over all the other arrangements to the hotel/restaurant as they are the experts and will ensure that you have everything that you need!
For some external ceremonies you only need to hire the space for an hour, for example the wonderful Botanical gardens. In these instances we will arrange the registrar to be there, we will arrange the venue that they are booked and confirmed and all of this is included in the fee.
So you can have a wedding in one of these wonderful locations, they are €1495 which includes the venue, registrar, license, documents, booking, marriage certificates. You just turn up at your chosen location and marry! We can also organise you the witnesses if you need.
Please take a look at our other blogs for external venues; The Rock Hotel, The Mons Calpe Suite, The Botanical Gardens
For all of these services we will of course look after all the documentation, liaise with the registry office, book and confirm your ceremony, your document presentation and arrange for you to sign the affidavits at the notarial office.
All you need to marry in Gibraltar are your original long version birth certificates, and if you have been married before then we also need to document that. That is all!
And you know that in Gibraltar you can also get a civil partnership as well as a marriage ensuring that all couples have the choice to be able to choose the right option for them.
If there is space & availability we can organise you a wedding very quickly – within 2 weeks, although usually for a registry office wedding you need at least 4-6 weeks leadtime. For a speciality wedding there is usually more availability and the registrars are available weekends and evenings. So if you want a Saturday wedding then Speciality is going to be your best option.
Mondays in the registry office have best availability as the document presentation is the business day before (the Friday). So for best chance of a fast wedding, if that is what you need, do see if you can make your travel plans work for a long weekend, arrive Thursday night and marry on the Monday.
And if you use your time wisely that is all you need you see, hear and make enough memories to last a life time! Have a look at the awesome Welcome to Gibraltar or Gibraltar Tourist board sites for some great ideas of things to do whilst you are there.
The country is part of the UK but on the Southern Spanish border. You can fly directly into Gibraltar (interesting fact that our own Leanne’s Dad was in charge of rebuilding the runway a few years ago so think of us when you fly in and land safely!).
You can also fly directly into Malaga and there is a bus service that leaves regularly to take you to La Linea – which is the Spanish border town of Malaga and it is a 3 minute walk from La Linea into Gibraltar over the walking land border. Or you can very easily drive from Malaga, it is quite often a fraction of the cost to fly into Spain and drive or get a bus to Gibraltar.
The weather is tropical and warm all year round as you would imagine from Southern Spain, and it is nice to see Palm Trees and such greenery with tropical plants and flowers. The language spoken is English, but there is a very strong Spanish influence, so it is the best of both worlds with culture, fusions, food, and language.
Monkeys are a big part of Gibraltar as they roam freely, and you have got to keep your balcony door closed when staying at The Rock Hotel as they are known to pop in and steal any snacks you have left laying around. Take a cable car up to Mons Calpe and you can see and hold the monkeys yourself.
As wedding planners we have so much more information to give you 🙂
It is never as easy as simply turning up and getting married.
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