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Greek Orthodox Wedding Ceremony

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR AN ORTHODOX WEDDING IN SANTORINI

All documents require to be translated ONLY by Greek authorities, such as a Greek Consulate or Embassy (in your city or country) or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens. An independent translator with notary stamp IS NOT accepted by the church.
All translators should be approved by the Greek Consulate or Embassy.

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• From the Greek Orthodox Church, a certificate to give consent and the freedom to marry (Otherwise known as the letter of Celibacy).
• this document should be given in Greek and is signed & stamped from the priest of your parish thus there should be no need for translation
• Validation of this document for the authenticity of the priests’ signature MUST be obtained from the Bishop of the local church.
• Baptismal Certificates for both of you
• Signed & stamped by the parish priest. If not given in Greek, must be translated to Greek (valid only if translated by a Greek Consulate/Embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens)
• Validation of this document for the authenticity of the priests’ signature MUST be obtained from the Bishop of the local church.

• Divorce certificate/degree if any…
• Certificate to be obtained from the judge and from the Church if you had a previous Greek Orthodox wedding.
• The divorce decree requires translation to Greek. Translation in Greek in only required for the pages that carry the court decision and not for the whole divorce settlement (Valid only if translated by a Greek Consulate/Embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens).
• You will both have to sign a paper in a notary office that your children will become Greek Orthodox (Certificate of Faith).
• Document must be in Greek (Valid only if translated by a Greek Consulate/Embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens)
• Single status letter/Letter of No Impediment (from your local registrar’s office/town hall for each of you or marriage license.
• The letters or marriage license requires translation to Greek (Valid only if translated by a Greek Consulate/Embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens)

IMPORTANT NOTES :

• The couple must have at least 7 overnights in Greece before the wedding ceremony
• All authenticated translated documents to be faxed (at least 60 days prior to the wedding date) to fax number 210 6776818.

In return we will send you a wedding date confirmation issued by
the Municipality/Priest verifying all your documents are in order.

• Please bring all your original documents with you to Greece
• The day after your ceremony you will receive an officially signed marriage certificate.
• The Greek Authorities require that all documents requested (except Divorce decree) must be issued no more that 3 months prior to the wedding date.
• Please note that for the Greek Orthodox wedding, you will need to courier all original documents in English & Greek (after the confirmation from the priest that all documents – already sent by fax – are in order) to our office :
• ANTELOPE TRAVEL
  Promitheos 34 Street, Athens, Greece
  ATT: MR. Anthony Alagiah
  TEL: 0030 - 210 - 9420984 / 210 - 9420587
  FAX: 0030 - 210 - 9420552
• Your marriage certificate will be valid internationally.