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Mexico Wedding

helmigknhelmigkn member
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I am getting married in Mexico November 2014. I was planning on doing a Civil Ceremony there. We have to get blood tests, be there 3 days before, etc. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is it easier to get legally married in the United States and only do a Symbolic ceremony in Mexico? 



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Re: Mexico Wedding

  • msuprincess04msuprincess04 member
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    Yes, it's incredibly easier. However, realize that not many people want to travel for a symbolic (aka fake) wedding. Also, what day would you celebrate? The day of your wedding or the day you stood on a beach and said "I do"? This is what my FI and I ran into. In the end, we are going through the hassle. I've been planning a May 17th wedding for a year. I'm not going to get married on May 14th because it's easier. I want my anniversary on May 17th. 
    "There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness." -Friedrich Nietzsche, "On Reading and Writing"
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  • MOHDIANAMOHDIANA member
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    We are getting married in Mexico in October 2014. We decided to do a symbolic ceremony because a Civil ceremony requires blood work and I am a super germ a phob and I don't really trust getting my blood drawn in my hotel room. So when people ask us, I just say we are planning on getting married before we go and even if you do not have time, no one has to really know the truth. :) Hope this helps!
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  • msuprincess04msuprincess04 member
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    MOHDIANA said:
    even if you do not have time, no one has to really know the truth.
    Starting a marriage by lying to your friends and family? That sounds awful!
    "There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness." -Friedrich Nietzsche, "On Reading and Writing"
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  • mrs4everhartmrs4everhart member
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    This is exactly our plan for our September 2014 DW. We're not jumping through hoops to be legally married in MX when for $30 and 20 minutes of our time we can take care of it in the US before we go. The laundry list of requirements and fees for MX is ridiculous and inconvenient. I don't see not telling people when and where you sign your legal docs as a lie. Our guests were never going to be part of that process anyway and what they don't know won't hurt them. At worst it's a sin of omission. This outlook is very unpopular here on TK but we (my FI and I) don't care. We will celebrate our wedding date (the one with the I Do's) not the date we filed a document with our city and county as our anniversary. I think the crux of this issue is what do you (and your FI) consider the factors of what makes you married? For us it's not the paperwork. We will not refer to the other as our spouse, there will be no name change, we will still consider our status as engaged up until we exchange vows, rings, etc. at our DW. Hope this helps and good luck! 
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