These are provided on the airplane prior to arrival into the Cancun International Airport. Names on the tourist card and passport MUST be the same.

Bride and Groom must arrive at their hotel three business days prior to the legal wedding ceremony date in order to complete the blood tests and process the necessary documents. Saturday and Sunday are not considered working days

A civil ceremony form must be completed (available through your Wedding Designer) indicating witnesses name, age, nationality, home address and occupation.

If the bride is divorced (must be at least one year in order to remarry) and her passport is in her maiden name no additional documentation is needed.

If the bride is divorced and her passport is under her ex-husband's last name, then she must present her Birth Certificate and Divorce Certificate translated into Spanish by an Official Translator and with an Apostille Seal. The Apostille Seal is necessary when issuing a document from one country to another for legal purposes. For information on how to obtain the Apostille Seal, please contact the Secretary of State Office or follow this link to the government's website.

If the groom is divorced no additional documentation is needed.

If a bride or groom's former spouse is deceased then a copy of the Death Certificate is required.

Mexican laws require a Health Certificate for all legal wedding ceremonies. Blood tests are done to determine blood type, HIV and STD status. Tests must be taken at the resort and results are ready within 24 hours. Approximate cost is $250 USD per couple (unless stated as an inclusion in your wedding package).

Legal wedding ceremonies require four witnesses. The hotel can provide witnesses at no extra cost. If the wedding couple provides their own witnesses the following is needed from each witness:

• Valid passport or driver's license
• Tourist Card
• Witnesses must arrive at the hotel three business days prior to the legal wedding ceremony date in order to complete the l legal document process and be present during the onsite meeting with the wedding team.
• Witnesses must be at least 18 years of age at the time of the ceremony

Certified copies of the passports are required to process the marriage license. The passports are needed to enter Jamaica and are also mandatory for a legal wedding to be performed. Passports must be presented to the On-Site Wedding Coordinator at the time of the wedding consultation.

Certified copy of divorce decree if applicable. If bride is divorced and has returned to her maiden name, there must be an official document to show the change.

If a bride or groom's former spouse is deceased then a certified copy of the Death Certificate is required.

Completed Civil Wedding Registration Form which will be provided by your Wedding Designer indicating witnesses name, age, nationality, home address and occupation. Witnesses - Legal wedding ceremonies require two witnesses at least 18 years of age or older. The hotel can provide witnesses at no extra cost.

Bride and Groom must arrive at their hotel three business days prior to the legal wedding ceremony date in order to complete the blood tests and process the necessary documents. Saturday and Sunday are not considered working days

• The above documents need to be sent by DHL courier to the Wedding Designer at the hotel at least 45 days prior to arrival. Physical documents are still required at the Hotel.
• Any documents in any language other than English must be translated and the translations certified.
• Certified copy of any name change document if applicable must be provided.
• Italian nationals must notify their embassy and have a certified copy of their marriage certificate forwarded to their embassy to be legalized and translated.
• French Canadians need a notarized translated copy of all documents and a photocopy of the original French documents.
• Blood tests are not required.

Valid passports are required.

Declarations of Single Status (Provided by the Dominican Consulate Office in the country state you currently reside in).

Translation to Spanish by an Official Translator of all documents presented, also, these should have an Apostille Seal.

Two witnesses are required for the ceremony. If Witnesses are not available, hotel will provide them at no extra charge. Please consider that direct family members cannot be witnesses

• Witnesses must be arrive 3 business days prior to ceremony
• Witnesses must be 18 years or older
• Bride/Groom and Witnesses need to be present during the onsite meeting with the Wedding Coordinator.

• Couples who require a Non Shared Assets Marriage status will be required to bring their own prenuptial agreement. It should be apostilled or legalized for those countries who are not included in the Hague Convention.
• Once the ceremony takes place, our onsite wedding team will ship the marriage certificate 30 days after the event.
• For Canadian couples, the Birth Certificate and Single Status Certificate should be legalized in their Dominican Republic Consulate.
• NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR LEGAL WEDDINGS