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Non-denominational wedding info request...

I'll be getting married in Cartagena in November of this year and would like to have a non-denominational ceremony at the beach. Does anyone know and/or have any suggestions about how to find a non-denominational minister in Colombia (preferably Cartagena)?

I tried contacting several Catholic priests, but was told that the ceremony would have to take place INSIDE a church.

Thanks in advance.

By JFS on Aug 27, 2005, 07:54 in Friendly Talkzone.

Gator says on Aug 27, 2005, 09:58:

You Will Need... to either have a priest, a notary ((Notario Publico)or a Family Judge(Juez de Familia)do the ceremony. Here is the official notary site for Colombia:

http://www.notaria37bogota.com/

This list ALL the registered notaries in Colombia and, if your Spanish is yo to it, go to the left side of the page about half way down and click on "Matrimonios" two places.

You should work out the paper work before had and have it ALL exactly as requested.

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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ColombiaBoard says on Aug 27, 2005, 17:35:

Get a notary Yeah, what you need is a civil ceremony not a religious one so you should get a notary to do the ceremony, they're completely legal.

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 29, 2005, 17:10:

Good description of a Colombian civil wedding, Mario. It has all the romance of a real estate closing.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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Gator says on Aug 29, 2005, 18:41:

That Was A "Walk-In Wedding..." make arrangements ahead of time and offer to pay a fair price for the notary's time (remember these people are MUCH more important than a notary in the United States)and it can be arranged.) While the religious ceremony, i.e. Catholic or what ever, will be recognised in the United States, to be legal in Colombia it must be registered with a notary in the same area where the wedding was performed. Of course, if done by the notary he/she will take care of the necessary paperwork.

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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ColombiaGuide says on Aug 30, 2005, 08:26:

Here's what I did... We initially had our civil ceremony at a notary's office (just the two of us - I agree it's not romantic at all, but it takes care of the legal part), and THEN we had our ceremony at Chicaque Natural Park with family and friends. We conducted the ceremony ourselves, but some friends of ours wanted a priest and they got a catholic priest to conduct the ceremony away from a church (Scriabyn Wedding Planners arranged this).

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