Hi everyone. I am getting married in less than a month is a Catholic ceremony in Spain. We (foolishly!) decided against a wedding planner even though neither of us speak a word of Spanish. (Yes I must be mad). The wedding is fast approaching but there have been a few major spanners in the works.
Dilemma 1) We organised our paperwork (baptismal and confirmation certificates, as well as freedom to marry letters) through our local church, but when I hadn't heard anything, I got worried. The priest assured me he had sent everything on but I got a family friend to ring the bishop's office in Spain. They have not received our paperwork. Neither has the Diocese here! The priest has gone on holiday and is unable to tell me what he as done with our paperwork and time is seriously marching on.
Dilemma 2) In passing, a married friend of mine mentioned something to do with getting a certificate of no impediment before the wedding. I have asked people at the local registry office, the Spanish embassy in England, the English Embassy in Spain, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Town Hall in the town where I intend to marry and NO-ONE knows what civil paperwork I need, if any. The phoneline to the Bishop's office in Spain in down so I can't ask there.
The wedding is in 20 something days and I am tearing my hair out! No one is helping me and I am terrified that our wedding will not be able to take place and that all our guests will have paid for flights and accommodation to see us getting married and it will all be for nothing.
Please: if you have got married in the Catholic church in Spain, what exactly did you have to do? Sorry for the long winded post but I am at my wits end!
