Getting Married at Cotton Bay Village
Wedding celebrations are celebrity occasions at Cotton Bay Village. Whether you are looking for the perfect location for just the two of you to escape and exchange special vows or have invited family and friends for a grand celebration, our team can make this an unforgettable experience for you.
How to Book
Residency
What to arrange before you arrive
Wedding Services
Arrival in St lucia
Location
Witness
Vow Renewals
Contact us for any additional information that you may require.
How to Book
To ensure that your wedding is special and memorable, yours will be the only one on your selected wedding date. You should submit your preferred date at the time of booking your holiday. It is a good idea to give some alternatives as well as some indication of the time that you would like to get married.
When you book your accommodation and wedding, the reservation department will convey your contact details to our specialized wedding coordinators Awesome Caribbean Weddings who will contact you directly with the locations and options available to you. They will be in constant contact with you throughout the lead up to your wedding. By the time you set foot on our beautiful island your wedding is completely planned and you can relax and enjoy every second of your time in paradise.
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Legalities and Residency
All legal details are arranged by us. We will tell you the documents that you need to bring with you and you leave the rest to us. There is no residency requirement in St. Lucia but the paperwork does generally take one to two days to process, so the earliest you can get married is the third working day after your arrival on the island.
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Documents you require
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE ORIGINALS OR CERTIFIED COPIES WITH RAISED SEALS
- Passports (remaining time of validation minimum of six (6) months)
- Previous Marriage Certificate (If Widowed)
- Deed Poll Certificate (If your name has been changed)
- Parental Consent (If under 18 years old) by way of affidavit from a Notary Royal
- Birth Certificates
- Death Certificate (of former spouse, in the case of widow/widower)
- Decree Absolute (If any of the parties is divorced)
- Adoption certificate if applicable
Please Note - All documents must be in English. If they are not, an authenticated translation must be provided along with the original. If you have to obtain copies of any of the documents required please ensure they are CERTIFIED COPIES that have a RAISED SEAL authenticating them. St. Lucia is very strict about this.
Your wedding planner will ask you to fax or scan and email your doucments to her well in advance of your wedding date. These documents will be checked and the license application paperwork prepared before your arrival on the island
Click here to go to the site of our chosen wedding planner - Awesome Carribean Weddings.
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Wedding Services
Our expert wedding coordinator and her team provides the following services.
- Application of Marriage License
- Flower arrangements and bouquets
- Photography and Video services
- On property and location ceremonies
- Registrar
- Dinner Receptions
- Champagne Receptions
- Choices of ceremony area location
- Breakfast in bed on the morning after
- Private dinners for two or large functions for the whole party
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Arrival in St Lucia
When you arrive at Cotton Bay Village you will already have arranged a meeting with your personal wedding planner. This is usually the morning after you arrive. At this meeting, you will review all the details of your wedding and meet with the Justice of the Peace and sign your marriage license application. The Justice of the Peace will also need your original documents to accompany your paperwork. These will be returned on the day of your wedding along with your marriage certificate.
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Location
You may choose any location within the grounds fo the village whether on the beach, by the pool or in the privacy of your garden. you may also choose to wed at one of our speical island locations including:
- A Church - Roman Catholic, Anglican, Pentecostal, or Baptist
- Pigeon Island National Landmark
- Soufriere Botanic Gardens
- Cap Point, Cap Estate
- Piton Mountain View
- Our sister proeprty - The Jalousie Plantation
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Witness
You will require two people to witness the ceremony; you may choose these from friends you make at the resort, members of our staff and of course family and friends who are traveling with you.
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Vow Renewals
Would you perhaps like to renew your commitments to your partner? We also provide this ceremony. How special to stand on the beach and reflect your relationship over the years. You will need to present your original marriage certificate.
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