I was just wondering... where is it legal (and publically accepted) for gay people to get married abroad? Has anyone got any first hand experiences of going to a gay wedding abroad?
Malta
Belgium
Canada
Spain
Denmark
The Netherlands
Sweden....
....to name a few.
Bear in mind, that some of these would be civil ceremonies rather than full marriages. You (or whoever) could always have your official wedding quietly here and a celebratory service abroad?
This is c&p from a company that does gay weddings/honeymoons:
There is much conflicting information online about where Civil Partnerships overseas can take place and be legally recognised here in the UK. Basically your Civil Partnership location must be listed on Schedule 20 of the Civil Partnership Act or fit other criteria outlined in the Civil Partnership Act. Following extensive research in to the locations legalities and clarifications with the UK government departments we can currently offer the following locations abroad:
South Africa
New Zealand
Portugal
Canada
New York (USA)
Vermont (USA)
This is c&p from a company that does gay weddings/honeymoons:
There is much conflicting information online about where Civil Partnerships overseas can take place and be legally recognised here in the UK. Basically your Civil Partnership location must be listed on Schedule 20 of the Civil Partnership Act or fit other criteria outlined in the Civil Partnership Act. Following extensive research in to the locations legalities and clarifications with the UK government departments we can currently offer the following locations abroad:
South Africa
New Zealand
Portugal
Canada
New York (USA)
Vermont (USA)
Malta
Belgium
Canada
Spain
Denmark
The Netherlands
Sweden....
....to name a few.
Bear in mind, that some of these would be civil ceremonies rather than full marriages. You (or whoever) could always have your official wedding quietly here and a celebratory service abroad?
Malta recently allowed civil unions for same-sex couples but not marriage.
Still, it's a massive step for a still staunchly Catholic society.
Could someone explain to me what the difference is between a civil ceremony/full marriage/civil union?
I googled it before and there doesn't seem to be one... except for the fact that if you are in a civil partnership, you can't legally say you are married.
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I would imagine some Scandi countries (Sweden, Denmark), and possibly Australia & NZ?
Never been (yet) to a same sex wedding, I'm afraid. But won't it be nice when everyone can get married wherever they want.
Malta
Belgium
Canada
Spain
Denmark
The Netherlands
Sweden....
....to name a few.
Bear in mind, that some of these would be civil ceremonies rather than full marriages. You (or whoever) could always have your official wedding quietly here and a celebratory service abroad?
Going to be quite some time for that I reckon. There are just some countries that are never going to legalise it, well not in our lifetimes anyway.
There is much conflicting information online about where Civil Partnerships overseas can take place and be legally recognised here in the UK. Basically your Civil Partnership location must be listed on Schedule 20 of the Civil Partnership Act or fit other criteria outlined in the Civil Partnership Act. Following extensive research in to the locations legalities and clarifications with the UK government departments we can currently offer the following locations abroad:
South Africa
New Zealand
Portugal
Canada
New York (USA)
Vermont (USA)
http://perfectgayhoneymoons.com/
Thanks for that! Maybe portugal then
Why?
Not legal in Northern Ireland.
Really? Both marriage and civil partnership? I'm not really bothered which one we do... are there many differences?
Think civil partnership is legal, but not marriage.
That's odd, I thought they'd have the same laws as the rest of the UK.
More info here
Basically Northern Ireland (and Scotland) have a separate legal system to England & Wales
wow bit cheapskate
did they do a bit of shopping at the same time? it really was mums go to iceland
dunno why they channged their name from bejam tho
You mean Russia
Malta recently allowed civil unions for same-sex couples but not marriage.
Still, it's a massive step for a still staunchly Catholic society.
Could someone explain to me what the difference is between a civil ceremony/full marriage/civil union?
I googled it before and there doesn't seem to be one... except for the fact that if you are in a civil partnership, you can't legally say you are married.