Imagine the appeal of a wedding abroad, with your friends and family re-creating the traditions from home… What a new, amazing perspective- replacing the setting with the sweet oak forest, or sunflower fields, .

Imagine your wedding with the historical backdrop of significant cultural importance, or in a luxurious wedding castle which has been home to important artists and noble families in France.

A french château will enchant you with its fairytale atmosphere and dreamy environment, providing guests with a magical wedding experience. France the land of over thirty thousand castles is a spectacular country to choose to hold your wedding ceremony.

There is nothing quite like a fairytale chateau to give you beautiful surroundings both inside and outside. The advantages of using a fairytale chateau is that you will be able to house a large number of guests in a fabulous location.

A fairytale chateau in France is a magical location for your wedding vows. France is a truly incredible destination for a wedding abroad and you and your guests will be captivated by its charms. In fact if you choose to have your wedding in France one of the most challenging aspects is deciding which of the many beautiful locations and venues will set the scene for your big day.

If you or your affianced can not satisfy the 40 day residency requirement, you canhave a “secret” civil ceremony in your home country prior to your wedding day and then have a blessing or a humanist wedding ceremony.

Do not let the residency requirements discourage you from having your wedding castle in France.

Destination weddings are so incredibly popular. Over the past 10 years, destination weddings have increased over 400 percent.

Destination weddings are filling a need among the world’s affianced. Amazingly one out of every six couples getting married for the first time choose a destination wedding. Incredibly that number rises to 61% for couples getting remarried. For most couples, destination weddings offer a chance to celebrate in style. Who would not want to get married in a wedding castle.

A civil wedding in France requires advance planning, as well as a minimum stay of 4 weeks to complete the necessary documentation. As this is usually complicated, many couples opt to have a legal wedding in their own country, before flying to France for a religious ceremony held at a spectacular location and they then honeymoon in France.

A civil marriage is mandatory in France and religious ceremonies are not legally binding in any way and can only be performed after the civil ceremony. In France to be legal, a marriage must be performed by a French civil authority. This means that the mayor performs the marriage ceremony.

For a civil ceremony there is a 30 day requirement of residency in France which one of the parties to be married must comply with. One of the parties must reside in the town or the arrondissement if in Paris, prior to the marriage for 30 days. Additionally French law requires the publication of the marriage banns at City Hall for ten days. This gives a total residency requirement of 40 days.

As the legal requirements for getting married in France are complex and may be reviewed or amended at any time, it is recommended that you enrol a competent wedding planner if you wish to get married in France.