If im having a destination wedding somewhere that doesnt speak english...

If you are that concerned about your destination wedding why not have a small service here and then you wont need to worry about legalities later

I am happy to send you a kit which will help you plan your wedding day

Mario - Treasured Ceremonies

Hi, it would depend on whether you and your fiance speak the langue at the destination. For a marriage to be legal you need to understand what the Celebrant/Minister is saying. You could use an interperator if that is allowed in the country you are thinking about or you could have a legals only ceremony here and then have a renewal of vows at your destination so that you can have all the lovely photos. Good luck with your plans

It might be simpler to get married in Australia, with two witnesses and an authorised celebrant, and then have a 'renewal of vows' ceremony at the destination using a friend who's good at public speaking! As long as you make it clear the second ceremony isn't the legal one (and the legal parts are omitted) this is often a good idea. 

Celebrants in Australia are registered to conduct ceremonies within the Commonwealth of Australia and under  our Authority we can not conduct a ceremony elsewhere.

However the destination country has their rules for who can conduct a ceremony.  It may be that a celebrant who is registered in Australia may become registered in another country, but then the ceremony is legal under their rules.

With Australian rules a person who does not speak English needs an interpreter.  this may be needed if you go to another country if you do not speak that language.  Check out the rules of that country first

best wishes

Lee Halligan

Destination weddings are increasingly popular, but of course, legal validity of your marriage must be assured, in advance, with whom you book in that country.  Here in Perth, many couples love to 'marry' in nearby Bali. Sometimes legalities of marriages performed in other countries can be problematic, so I urge that you check and double check the detail.  A Commonwealth Registered marriage celebrant in Australia is authorised to conduct legal marriages in Australia only. Many couples choose to avoid any potential legal issue by having their legal marriage ceremony at home here in Australia, then follow up with a marriage celebration with (non legal) ceremony, overseas.  Good luck!  

Hello there, 

Great question. No you do not need to import an English speaking celebrant. The wedding would be conducted by a celebrant recognised in the country where the wedding would be performed and legalised. English speaking celebrant from Australia are largely registered to perform weddings in Australia not in other countries throughout the world. Some circumstances may exist where a person can be registered to perform a wedding on a short term basis. 

Hi there,

You may be able to import an english speaking celebrant, but you'd have to check with the destination as to what authority is required for a celebrant to perform a legal wedding. In some US states for example an Australian celebrant can often become authorised to perform a legal wedding online and can then take care of it fo  you.  If the destination requires that you use a legally authorised local person to perform your wedding then you may be able to ask an imterpreter to assist during the ceremony instead.  Another approach may be to have a legals only wedding either before or after you have a non-legally binding ceremony in your destination. In any case there should be some resources either at your venue or with a local travel/planning service that could help with the finer details of your ceremony plans, even if you have to run it through Google translate :)  Good luck - I hope its awesome!