Getting Legally Married in Puerto Rico
Updated 23 April 2025 If you’ve spent any time at all trying to figure out how to be legally married in Puerto Rico, you’ve probably read or heard incorrect information. We are the experts and have delivered marriage certificates to more than five hundred couples who have been married on our beautiful island. So, […]
Your Legal Wedding in Puerto Rico
Updated 23 April 2025 You might have read a lot of conflicting information, even from the official government sites, about how to get married in Puerto Rico. You’re in the right place. We’ve done this hundreds of times. We are the experts to be legally married in Puerto Rico. Read on for all the details […]
Fact Check: Legal Requirements to Get Married in Puerto Rico
Updated 23 April 2025 As background, before November 2020, there was a different set of marriage requirements for residents of Puerto Rico vs. destination wedding couples. The government changed the rules in November 2020 and now all couples must follow the same requirements, regardless of residency. Four years later, most websites, including the official government […]
Karen & Kristian’s Personalized Wedding Ceremony
Karen & Kristian were married in a personalized wedding ceremony at Puerto Hermina, one of our favorite beach wedding locations. It’s a gorgeous, intimate space and it is also one of our closest locations to San Juan. To reach Puerto Hermina, one drives down a winding hill, beyond which there are no buildings or development, […]
What you need to know for your wedding day
We know it can be challenging to plan a wedding from a distance. Online sources can be hard to find, and many give conflicting information. We’ve made it a policy to write a blog post about questions we hear more than once. We figure if one person asked it, other couples probably thought it. Today […]
Advice: finding help with the process to be legally married in Puerto Rico
Updated 23 April 2025 If you want to be legally married in Puerto Rico, it’s very important to talk about the requirements and process to obtain your marriage certificate with any Puerto Rico wedding planner, officiant, or venue that you consider, BEFORE booking. Here is a bit of unofficial advice. #5 What is the process? […]
The Latest, from Puerto Rico Destination Weddings, Inc.
Saludos from beautiful Puerto Rico! I hope that this finds you all well! Summer has officially arrived here … hot, sunny, longer days, afternoon thunderstorms, and stunning sunsets. Like much of the rest of our part of the world, we’re enjoying a return to normal, though the island is still taking masks and Covid […]
Should you Have a Loved One Officiate Your Wedding?
A popular wedding trend is to have a loved one officiate your wedding. We often hear from couples interested in having a friend or family member who has become ordained online officiate their wedding. Even if it’s possible for your loved one to legally perform and register your wedding (to read about becoming a […]
Becoming a Wedding Officiant in Puerto Rico
Having a loved one officiate your wedding in Puerto Rico Sometimes it seems as if everyone’s a wedding officiant these days. It’s easy to be ordained online, and many states allow such online credentials for legal purposes for signing and registering marriages. Puerto Rico does not. We often hear from couples who would like […]
Top Five Reasons Why You Might Consider a Symbolic Ceremony
Top Five Reasons Why you Might Consider a Symbolic Ceremony We are committed to providing you with the latest information on getting legally married in Puerto Rico. Our blog includes detailed information about getting a Puerto Rican marriage license and marriage requirements for Puerto Rico. But we understand that having a legal or civil […]