Marriage & Wedding

• A Birth Certificate of both parties
• And if you have been married before, a Divorce Certificate, or in the case of a deceased former spouse, a Death Certificate
• Copies of both Passports
• Names and dates of two witnesses, together with copies of their passports.
  If you don't have witnesses, the Office of Civil Registry of Aruba can provide you.

1. The prospective bride and groom should have attended pre-wedding preparation at their parish.
2. They should bring along a permit to get married in Aruba from their priest.
3. They should bring an official form stating that none of them were ever married in church.
4. The couple should be married by civil law and have a wedding certificate to prove that they were married according to the laws of their country.
5. Contact one of the following Priests before coming to Aruba:
   

   Father Ray Nares c/o Parokia San Francisco Irausquinplein 3 Oranjestad, Aruba Tel: +297 5821 434

   Santa Anna Parish Noord 16 Oranjestad, Aruba Tel: +297 5871 409 Fax: +297 5878 554

6. The minimum donation to the church is US$ 20.
7. No weddings can be held outside the church building.

1. The prospective bride and groom should marry before the civil authorities in their country; in the USA, that would be a justice of peace or a municipal judge; in Japan, that would be a prefect; In Europe, that would be the official connected with the local town hall administration in charge of weddings.
2. They should bring along the wedding certificate or a similar official paper to prove that they were married according to the law of their country.
3. Before coming to Aruba, contact
   Pastor Bastiaan Stigter
   Bilderdijkstraat 7, Aruba

   Phone & Fax: (297) 5821435 (church) to arrange the wedding ceremony together.

4. The ceremony can be conducted in one of the church buildings or at the host hotel, on the beach or anywhere the couple prefers.
5. The ceremony fee is US$100, which includes a wedding certificate.
6. Non - Protestants can also be married by the Protestant Church.

1. Both partners must possess verification of their Judaism from the Rabbi of their hometown. (Valid Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Liberal, and Reconstructionist Jewish status certificates are accepted.)
2. If either party has been married before in a Jewish ceremony, the Rabbi will require evidence of the Jewish divorce certificate.
3. A petition should be submitted to the Aruba Jewish Community:
   Israelitische Gemeente-Beth Israel
   Adriaan Lacle Blvd. 2
   Box 655, Oranjestad, Aruba
4. The couple is responsible for a ceremony fee, payable to the Israelitische Gemeente, which covers the use of the chuppah, services, a call to the Torah (reading of the scriptures) on the Shabbat (Friday night or Saturday) preceding the wedding day. The couple will also get a gift from the Israelitische Gemeente.
5. The ceremony can be officiated in the synagogue or any open location. The synagogue in Aruba is an independent Conservative/Reform Style congregation.
6. For additional information, please contact:
   Cantor Irving N. Spenadel
   P.O. Box 5397
   Royal Plaza Aruba
   Tel: +297 5823 272
   E-mail: ledaneps@setarnet.aw