WEDDING DOCUMENTATION

That's Amore Weddings arranges valid marriages in Italy for civil and religious ceremonies, and assists in preparing all necessary documentation.

The documents required by Italian law vary according to the nationality of the bride and groom, and of the type of ceremony requested.

Civil ceremony

Civil ceremonies by Italian law can only take place in a Town Hall or a property owned by the local government. The civil vows ceremony duration is about 15/20 minutes and is conducted in Italian but you can enrich your wedding however you prefer by a personal reading or poem etc. After the exchange of civil vows, the rings are given and then the witnesses sign the wedding act as do the Bride and Groom.
Please note that according to Italian law a divorced woman or a widow cannot remarry unless 300 days have passed from the date of the Decree Absolute or decease of the previous spouse.

The minimum stay required is 4 days before the marriage can take place.
Town Hall ceremonies are conducted Mondays to Fridays between the hours of 9.00 am and 12.00 pm and must be booked in advance.

The following documents are required by the local Registrar:
- No impediment certificate (Nulla Osta) issued by the relevant authorities.
- Full birth certificate
- Photocopies of valid passport
- 2 witnesses
- Interpreter (if neither party speaks Italian)
- Registry fee (this varies from one Town Hall to the other and will be communicated
on booking).

Religious ceremony

In Italy a Catholic ceremony can only be performed in a Church and can only be celebrated when both Bride and Groom are Catholic. If one of the parties is of a different religion, a Catholic Wedding is still possible as long as you attend the required pre-marital classes and have the paperwork approved by the religious authorities in Italy. In the case of one of the parties being divorced, the Catholic Church will not allow you to remarry in church. You must have an annulment recognized by the Catholic Authorities.

The following documents are required for a Catholic Wedding:
- Declaration from your Pastoral Advisor that both Bride and Groom are active in the
Catholic Church and seriously intend having a religious blessing.
- Certificate of Baptism
- Certificate of First Communion
- Certificate of Confirmation

All the above documents must be sent to the Bishop in the city of residence to obtain the ‘Religious Non Objection Declaration’. Once these have been returned to you, they must be forwarded, together with all the documents listed for the civil ceremony to the local Bishop’s See in Italy to obtain the Italian ‘Religious Nulla Osta’.
We require a month as the absolute minimum to give the priest and archbishop in Italy time to review the paperwork.