Updated 17 April 2024
Our “Let Us Take Care of Everything” legal and documentation support add-on ensures a stress-free wedding and vacation, as you’ll never have to step into a government or laboratory office when you’re on-island. Most of our couples are content to follow our checklists and instructions, but please read below for all the details of our process!
Step-by-step: Our "Let Us Take Care of Everything" legal and documentation support add-on
So what’s involved in our process? It’s easy!
- Book one of our wedding or elopement packages by sending a deposit to hold the date and time.
- The next business day, we’ll send you a detailed email confirmation with all the information you’ll need to send us to obtain your Puerto Rican marriage license on your behalf. We’ll set up a shared drive for documentation and uploads.
- Immediately, you can start to upload your birth certificates, copies of your IDs, and any divorce or death certificates from previous marriages.
- Fourteen days before your wedding (don’t worry….we’ll remind you!) you’ll go to your local doctor, hospital, lab, or clinic for the STD lab tests of chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphillis, and HIV.
- Ten days before your wedding you’ll upload your lab results to us.
- We’ll submit your lab results to a government-approved doctor who will provide the required sign-off.
- We’ll apply to the Puerto Rican government for your marriage license using the lab results and all the documentation you’ve provided us.
- We’ll bring your marriage certificate to your wedding for you to sign, complete with pen and clipboard!
- After your wedding, we’ll register your signed marriage certificate at the demografico registro.
- After a few weeks for the government to enter your marriage into the system, we’ll return and apply for your marriage certificate for you.
- We’ll send your official marriage certificate to your home address.
Importantly, all you need do is show up on your wedding day. You need never step foot in a government office while in Puerto Rico, as we take care of EVERYTHING for you.
Also, all fees, doctor’s charges, government taxes, and even postage, are included in our pricing of $275.
Finally, the timelines listed above are for weddings with plenty of advance notice. We can accommodate legal weddings on as little as 48 hours’ notice. Let us know how we can help!
A few helpful definitions:
Marriage license: Before your wedding, this is issued online by the Puerto Rican government after submitting the necessary paperwork. This document allows you to be legally married in Puerto Rico. Your team at Puerto Rico Destination Weddings, Inc. will take care of applying for and obtaining this for you, and will bring it to your ceremony for you to sign.
Marriage certificate: After your wedding, this is issued by the Puerto Rican government. Again, PRDW will take care of obtaining this for you, and will mail it to your home in the USA within 1-2 months after your wedding. This document is what you’ll use for legal purposes like name changes, health insurance, and more.
If you have any questions about our “Let Us Take Care of Everything” legal and documentation add-on, please fill out our contact form. We’d love to help!
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“Ashley and her team were amazing to work with! They made planning super easy and were available via text & email, which was super convenient. They helped take care of all the necessary paperwork and made the process super easy and stress-free! We highly recommend PR Destination Weddings!”
Nicole & Mitchell