How to Legally Get Married in the Caribbean
A complete guide to legally getting married across the Caribbean, comparing residency, apostille, blood test, and same-sex marriage rules across every major destination.
A complete guide to legally getting married across the Caribbean, comparing residency, apostille, blood test, and same-sex marriage rules across every major destination.
A destination wedding in Montego Bay is Jamaica at its most accessible. Sangster International Airport sits on the city’s eastern edge with direct flights from across the US East Coast and Midwest, the Rose Hall resort corridor anchors the largest concentration of all-inclusive properties on the island, and Dunn’s River Falls, Negril, and the Luminous…
A destination wedding in Jamaica runs on its own rhythm. The north-coast resort corridor is busy with mariachi-equivalent reggae bands, Dunn’s River Falls draws every catamaran day into a memorable group adventure, the Blue Mountains hold the world’s most celebrated coffee, and the country’s signature jerk-and-rum food culture turns every meal into a moment. Where…
A destination wedding in Punta Cana is the Dominican Republic at its most postcard-perfect. The 30-mile stretch of powder-white Bavaro Beach, the country’s deepest all-inclusive resort lineup, the iconic Saona Island catamaran day, and direct flights from across the US East Coast and Midwest land at PUJ within 30 minutes of every major resort. This…
A destination wedding in Tulum is for couples who want something raw, intimate, and a little off the grid. The bohemian, low-rise hotel zone hugs the Caribbean for miles, cliff-top Mayan ruins watch over the coastline, and the cenotes hidden in the surrounding jungle glow that almost-unreal shade of blue. Where Cancun is gateway-easy, and…
A destination wedding in the Dominican Republic sits at the deep end of the Caribbean wedding scene. The country has more all-inclusive resort wedding venues than almost anywhere else in the region, with iconic Bavaro Beach as the postcard image and a wedding-week vacation menu that ranges from Saona Island catamaran days to humpback whale…
A destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta is Mexico with a heartbeat. The Sierra Madre mountains tumble down to Banderas Bay (one of the deepest natural bays in the Americas), cobblestone streets wind through the old town, bougainvillea spills over every other wrought-iron balcony, and mariachi traditions run deep through the city’s culture. Where Cabo is…
A destination wedding in Mexico is two trips at once: the celebration, and the vacation that goes along with it. The country pulls double duty better than almost anywhere else in the world. Mayan pyramids rising out of the jungle. Cenotes that glow turquoise from the inside. Tacos that ruin you for tacos at home….
A destination wedding in Cancun is the gateway version of a Mexican Caribbean celebration: powder-white beaches, turquoise water that almost looks AI-generated until you see it in person, and the deepest all-inclusive resort lineup in the region. The wedding-week vacation around it is just as easy. Direct flights from across the US East Coast and…
A destination wedding in the Riviera Maya sits in the sweet spot between Cancun’s energy and Tulum’s bohemian remove. The 80-mile coastline south of Cancun curves along the Caribbean with jungle pressing right up to powder-white beaches, freshwater cenotes glowing turquoise inside limestone caverns, and a resort lineup that ranges from family-friendly all-inclusive to the…