Maldives is one of the most popular wedding destinations in the world. Many couples want to get married legally in Maldives. Can you get married legally in the Maldives? For most of the readers the answer is unfortunately no.

In the Maldives it is only possible for locals to get married legally. BUT before you are disappointed closing this article, read next how you still can have an unforgettable wedding in Maldives.

The solution is a symbolic ceremony. With a symbolic or commitment ceremony you can still get married in Maldives.

A symbolic ceremony is still a real ceremony! You will have a celebrant who declares your marriage; you will still commit to each other that you will spend the rest of your lives together; you will still have beautiful decoration and a romantic celebration. Most important, you still have the impressive background of the Maldives Ocean and photos which you will want to view all the time. The only difference: it is not on the papers. That should not be the boundary.

It is much easier anyway to do “the paperwork” either when you are back home or even before your ceremony. The day you are getting married in Maldives is your wedding day – not the 1 hour you spend in the civil office!

You will not need to spend the weeks before your trip to Maldives with collecting paperwork and organizational issues but can lean back and just be excited about finally getting married in the Maldives! You will not need to provide any documents for your ceremony in the Maldives. All you need to bring for that special day is your wedding attire.

Don’t let your dream of getting married in the Maldives be destroyed because of formalities. The only thing which matters is that you have the wedding of your dreams at the place of your dreams.