Marriages made in heaven

21 APRIL 2004
All the weddings featured here are legally recognised in the UK. Among the documents you’ll need to take with you are your passport, birth certificate, decree absolute (if divorced) and a signed, stamped affidavit proving that you are single.

Be aware that photocopies aren’t accepted – you’ll need to take original documents, preferably signed in blue or red ink so that there’s no confusion over whether they’re originals or copies. Allow at least four to six weeks for your tour operator to make the arrangements.

Wedding packages with Kuoni cost £230-£3,000 per couple depending on which romantic extras you choose. All include the service, marriage licence, certificate and fees for the Registrar and witnesses if needed, and often photographs, video, wedding cake and canapes. In addition to the cost of the wedding package, you’ll have to pay for your hotel stay, but in some cases if there are ten people or more in your party, the wedding package is free.

Sri Lanka
Five nights’ bed and breakfast at the Taj Exotica Hotel starts at £689 per person, with flights.

St Lucia
A week’s room-only stay at the Windjammer Landing Resort, with flights, starts at £1,021 per person.

Las Vegas A five-night, room-only stay at the Luxor Hotel, with flights, starts at £841 per person and includes a helicopter night flight over Las Vegas.

Cyprus
A five-night, bed and breakfast stay in a junior suite with garden view at the five-star Columbia Beach Resort in Pissouriat starts at £1,094 per person, with flights.

All the packages and prices above are from Kuoni, tel: 01306 747007; www.kuoni.co.uk. Kuoni offers more than 150 wedding locations in 30 different countries worldwide.