As
getting married legally in Spain is not possible unless you are catholic or a Spanish
resident my couples often worry about whether their Blessing ceremony will feel
like the real thing… my answer is always yes.
My
advice is to have a very low key visit to your local registry office in the UK
before coming over to Spain. You should
see this as only a formality and similar to getting a licence for legalizing your
wedding in Spain. Never exchange rings
or vows, saving these personal components for your actual wedding day. Dress down and only take 2 witnesses with
you. If it makes you feel better you don’t
even have to tell your family and friends that you are doing this, they will be
none the wiser and will think your wedding in Spain is the real deal.
There is
also the option of visiting the registry office in Gibraltar whilst you are
here in Spain but I do advise against this as it takes up valuable holiday time
and with the problems between the Spanish and Gibraltar borders you can
sometimes end up queuing for 3 or 4 hours, much better time can be spent around
the pool!
If you
are still worried that you will already feel married or that it will somehow
feel like a fake wedding you only have to look at some of my couples below to
see that your wedding in Spain is your only true wedding day.
