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Getting Married in Santorini From Ireland
The EU paperwork, the process and the real prices for Irish couples — from the planners who file the documents.
The short answer
Irish citizens can legally marry in Santorini with the standard EU documents: a full birth certificate with both parents' names and a certificate of capacity to marry or letter of no impediment, each with an apostille stamp and certified Greek translation, plus passport copies. Packages start at €950; we handle the licence and the Town Hall.
The paperwork
The Documents You Will Need
For European Union citizens
- Full birth certificates (with both parents' names inside) with an apostille stamp, translated into Greek
- Marriage licence / single status letter / certificate of capacity to marry / letter of no impediment, with both of your names on it, with an apostille stamp, translated into Greek
- Divorce certificate, if you have been married previously
- Death certificate, deed poll certificate or adoption certificate, if appropriate
- Photocopies of your passports
Please contact us for more information and tell us your nationality, as requirements differ by country.
Full details, including apostilles and translations, are on the legal documents page. The single-status letter must be issued no more than 3 months before the wedding date.
Why Irish Couples Marry Here
As EU citizens, Irish couples use the most straightforward document set there is: birth certificates and letters of no impediment, apostilled and translated into Greek. No embassy visits, no special routes — the same list that applies across the European Union.
Most of our couples plan the whole wedding remotely — we set up a call, walk through venues and packages, and you decide everything from home. Your paperwork reaches us by email two months before the date, we confirm it with the municipality, and you are on the island at least two days before the wedding, plus one working day after it for the final signature at the Town Hall.
Before you book
Questions We Hear Most
Is a Santorini marriage legally recognised in Ireland?
Yes. Civil marriages conducted in Santorini are internationally recognised as legally binding, and after the wedding the marriage officer sends a certified copy of the marriage certificate to your home country's embassy.
What documents do Irish couples need?
The standard EU set: full birth certificates with both parents' names inside, and a certificate of capacity to marry or letter of no impediment for each of you — all with apostille stamps and certified Greek translations — plus passport copies, and a divorce certificate if either of you was married before.
How far ahead should we start the paperwork?
Order your documents 4–3 months before the wedding — the letter of no impediment must be issued within 3 months of the date, and we need everything by email, apostilles included, two months before.
Can we do the legal part at home and celebrate here?
Many couples do exactly that: a quiet civil marriage at home, then a symbolic ceremony in Santorini that looks and feels identical — with no apostilles, no translations and no document costs.
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