Getting married in Grenada is not complicated and may be accomplished by adhering to the following requirements. Your Beautiful Weddings Grenada (BWG) Wedding Co-ordinator will accompany you and assist with this process.

A marriage license will have to be applied for before getting legally married. Once received, this license expires in 3 months. As such, the wedding must take place within that time frame, or a new license will have to be applied for. All document requirements are stated below:

All documents must be in English. If the originals are in another language, they must be translated into English and certified.

Documentation required for BOTH the bride and groom:

• Marriage license application form (this will be provided and completed by your BWG wedding co-ordinator once you are on island).

• Passports, which must be valid and state issued.

• Original Birth Certificates.

• Certificate of single status or non-marriage: An Affidavit (or letter only from a Lawyer/Attorney, Justice of the Peace (JP) or Notary Public) must be written by the bride/groom and then certified by one of the above with applicable notarization stamps, seals, etc., attesting that the bride/groom has never been married before. This document is not required if you are divorced or widowed. 

• If divorced, then all pages of all court certified final divorce decrees (Decree Absolute) for each divorced party must be provided. If the divorce document is in a foreign language then it MUST be translated into English, certified by an official translator, and both language copies submitted.

• If widowed, then the state issued death certificate of the deceased spouse, with the related marriage certificates must be provided.

• Legal name change or legal adoption documents must be provided, if applicable.

• If under the age of 21, written parental consent by way of an Affidavit from a Lawyer or Notary Public.

• Couples MUST hand carry ALL original state issued and/or court certified documents with raised/embossed seals & stamps and with Judge or Court Clerk’s original ink signature. If this is not done it will negatively affect the approval of your marriage license application and may result in the postponement of your wedding.

• Documents must be presented to the different government ministries/offices personally. This should take no more than two hours. If for any reason both parties cannot do so, then ideally the groom should be present. He will have to sign a document in front of the clerk to complete the marriage license application. 

Please note there is a strict dress code in effect at the Ministerial Office. No sleeveless shirts, ripped jeans, tank tops, caps, shorts or flip flops are permitted.

Instructions for required documentation:

(**due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and relevant quarantine stay requirements for Destination couples, the below license application timelines will differ)

• If applicable, obtain a certificate of non-marriage for each of the parties in their country of residence.  This consists of a letter certified by a lawyer/attorney, JP or Notary Public attesting to the fact that the parties have never been married before.
• If either party is divorced, the original of the final divorce decree document must be presented.
• If a minor is a party to the marriage (under 21 years of age) a special form must be obtained from the Office of the Prime Minister, signed by the parties’ parents and certified by a Notary Public.
• All documents must be presented in English.  If they are in another language, they should be translated to English and certified by a Notary Public.
• Original Passports and birth certificates of both parties must be presented.
• Update: Applicants no longer have to endure the 3-day residency period. They can now apply as soon as on their day of arrival, or the day after they arrive once it is on a weekday and before the office closes at 3pm. For an Express Marriage License, it can be applied for and received within 1 business day.
• All original documents must be presented to the Registrar’s Office in the Ministry of Health.
• Strict dress code must be adhered to when visiting Government offices.
• The total time required to obtain a regular marriage license is normally 3 business days.
• There is no requirement for a blood or other medical tests.