Girls strive for the beauty of the ceremony, and what could be better than a wedding in such a heavenly place. A wedding in Thailand will be the most memorable among others.
It is important to understand that the order of marriage remains unchanged.
The administration will provide a representative who will read everything strictly according to the text. Diluting this speech is not allowed, so if you want to say your customized vows, it's best to resort to an informal ceremony. To do this, it is enough to sign officially in Russia, and in Thailand arrange an unofficial part of the ceremony, in which case it will be possible to deviate from the rules and make it your own. In addition, even the groom cannot be dressed in black in the official ceremony; no classic “our” suits are provided here.
An unusual form of wedding is a wedding according to local traditions in a Buddhist temple. Local temples welcome any visitors, so even people who are not native to the Thai religion can get married here. They party here in full force and everyone will definitely remember this holiday for the rest of their lives.
A wedding in a temple begins early in the morning. The groom is escorted to the temple by guests and soloists of the local orchestra. Everyone is dressed in local traditional costumes, singing and playing local instruments. This is how the locals announce that the groom has arrived for the ceremony. The hall is decorated with bright flowers. According to tradition, the monks dress the lovers with flower garlands. Flowers are given to all relatives and friends of the bride and groom. The bride and groom receive a small certificate with the seal of the temple. Unlike a traditional wedding in Russia, rings are not needed here. The monks use red threads to bind lovers together, which bind the hands and heads of the couple.
According to local traditions, this ritual is performed to unite the lives of two people into one. The bride and groom exchange flower wreaths and drink a love potion. The ceremony also includes other rituals. For example, it is imperative to plant a tree of fidelity and release small birds from your hands. In our country they traditionally sprinkle flower petals, and in Thailand they pour water from large sea shells over the hands of those getting married.
Entertainment
The plot scenario of the tropic party will certainly delight children - adventures on the island: helping the aborigines, searching for treasures, trials from a shaman who refuses to show the way home just like that. An adult tropical party probably doesn’t need a script – competitions and fiery dances won’t let the guests get bored!
If the tropical party is held at home, choose games and competitions that do not require space (for accuracy, speed, dexterity, etc.). On the beach or in a spacious rented room, organize a dance battle, divide into teams and take part in relay races - run, jump, have fun like children!
Limbo
It’s hard to imagine a tropic party without this competition, because it has already become practically a symbol of a beach holiday. The rope-liana, decorated with buds and leaves, sinks lower and lower with each stage. The goal is to pass under it, bending backwards.
Twister
A familiar game with incredible poses on a “tablecloth” in bright circles. Suitable for an informal party because... tropical costumes are sometimes very revealing.
The snake bites the tail
Two teams - two snakes, the guests stand up as if for a lambada. The first player's task is to catch the tail of the rival snake (the last player in the queue). He, of course, runs away. If there are few guests, the snake may catch its own tail. When caught, the tail moves to the beginning of the chain, becoming the head.
Harmful monkeys
30 pieces of balloons and ribbon to divide the room in half. The goal of the competition is to throw the balls to half of the opponents while the song is playing. The game can be complicated by rapidly changing commands from the leader: without hands - kick the balls with your feet, with one hand, with one foot, wind (blow), etc. At the end, count whose half has fewer balls, and they win.
Dance relay
Be sure to include this game in your tropical party scenario - it's a lot of fun! Guests are divided into teams (any number, even in pairs) and stand in queues at the start line. The first player shows the dance movement, the rest repeat in a chain, one after another.
When the last one has succeeded, he runs forward and shows his movement (they should not be repeated). In this way, the entire chain moves towards the finish. The team whose first player gets there first wins.
Feed the shaman
A shield with a painted shaman mask and a hole where the open mouth should be. You need to hit it with a soft toy in the shape of a fruit or a ball, throwing it from different distances, blindfolded, or other fun way.
Bring a cocktail
Unbreakable plates and glasses according to the number of teams. You need to hold the plate with one hand and move towards the finish line without dropping the “cocktail”. You can race or relay with the condition that the next player in the chain must come up with a new way of moving (jump on one leg, walk backwards, dance to the finish line).
Get ideas while remembering... your vacation! For a party in a spacious hall/outdoors, any competitions with tropical-style props are suitable: funny relay races, forfeits, ball games, agility, and accuracy. Alcoholic competitions will fit in (drink to speed, guess the ingredient, beer pong) and not quite puritanical ones if the holiday is held in a close circle (find out by touch, draw a bikini with cream, feed your other half strawberries without helping with your hands).
You can hold a symbolic wedding not only in a temple
The bride and groom themselves or with the help of an agency can organize everything as they want, with the exception of official documents. But even this point can be corrected if you prepare in advance the documents that will be needed only for the appearance of the guests, and officially register the marriage in advance in your homeland. A symbolic wedding can be held any way and anywhere.
Even a specially hired artist or any other person can carry out symbolic registration according to the scenario that the newlyweds want. It is not prohibited to bring even your own registrar to Thailand. Guests do not need to know that the ceremony is unofficial. You can do everything naturally and look like an official marriage.
In a symbolic ceremony, you can choose the place that suits you. Often hotels or places right on the coast are chosen. Local organizers already know the most suitable beautiful places for ceremonies. Some even offer very exotic options, such as a waterfall or a cave. During the ceremony, you can add local traditional rituals. And you can arrive at the place to your guests in a very unusual way - by boat or elephants.
Thailand is also suitable for lovers of extreme weddings. There are also rocks with excellent views, and some couples even sign their names underwater.
Marriage certificate in Thailand
A marriage certificate in Thailand will only be in Thai. Couples may wish to obtain a sworn translation of the certificate from a translation agency so that the document can be used for legal purposes in your country.
Tips for foreign couples getting married in Thailand
You can choose any of the islands of Thailand for an informal wedding ceremony
Everywhere you can find a local wedding planner who can recommend any suitable venues. The number of guests can be any, the main thing is to discuss this number with the organizers in advance. Depending on the complexity of the wedding, local agencies take a month or more to prepare. Particularly exotic options with a large program are prepared for at least 3 months. If you entrust the organization to local specialists, then it is not even necessary to go to the location for control. Many agencies involve communicating with clients during preparation via online communication, and the dress rehearsal is no longer held just a few days before the event. The agency organizes a turnkey wedding and hires all the necessary people, from a simple wedding stylist to a person for registration and a set of dishes that will be on the tables.
Many people choose a wedding location from local villas, which are famous for their gorgeous views of the coast and from here you won’t need to leave anywhere, you can even stay overnight there.
If you want to retire and enjoy the views of Thailand just the two of you, then such options also exist. There will be no annoying bride price and other standard competitions; you will spend time with benefit only for yourself. You can hire a special photographer who will record all the action and send you already processed photographs. This ceremony does not require much preparation at all. Many locals are well familiar with such holidays and the arch and cake can be ordered right on the spot.
Prices for a wedding in Thailand are much lower than in Russia. A standard wedding by the sea, which includes a photo shoot, alcohol, fruit and music, will cost about $800. You can sit quite modestly, without anyone invited.
Cost of additional services in 2022:
- Makeup and hairstyle for the bride – from $100
- Wedding dress rental – from $40
- Video shooting of a wedding from above – from $250
- Elephant wedding invitation – from $50
Visit your embassy
If you want to get married in Thailand but are not a Thai citizen, you will need to visit your country's embassy or consulate in Thailand. For the vast majority of people this will mean staying in Bangkok for a few days, although some countries have consulates in other cities in Thailand, especially Chiang Mai, which can handle most of the paperwork for you. Wedding planners can negotiate with embassies to speed up the process, but in general you should allow 4 or 5 days in Bangkok to sort out the paperwork and get the marriage legalized.
Make sure your passport is updated and has at least 6 months validity. Also note the dates of weekends and public holidays in Thailand when embassies, consulates and government offices are closed.
Why is it beneficial to have a ceremony for only two people and who is it suitable for?
If you are tired of these standard ceremonies, where you need to show guests how great you are and organize banal competitions for relatives, then such a secluded wedding is what you need. You will enjoy each other without prying eyes and take memorable photos. Here you don’t have to think through everything yourself and take care of every guest, everything is done just for you. The local agency will organize everything for you, and you can calmly enjoy the beauty of the local beaches and nature.
Such weddings are organized on private beaches; you don’t have to worry that there will be other people in your photos who have nothing to do with you. As a rule, there is no cake for such ceremonies; local fruits and light snacks are usually used. The speech of the local coordinator may vary, the main thing is to warn about these changes in advance.
A local certificate is issued for you, which confirms the symbolic wedding. What is unusual is that it will indicate a different year from the future, because in Thailand the chronology works completely differently. The Thais are 543 years later than in standard chronology.
After the ceremony, you can be taken to any of the local restaurants or even organized a romantic dinner for two on the beach.
Thai marriage law
For a marriage to be recognized in your country, you must take into account your country's marriage laws as well as the laws of Thailand. Thai legal requirements are listed below.
- At the time of marriage registration, the couple must have reached the age of majority (17 years old), otherwise permission must be obtained from the court.
- For persons under the age of majority, parental permission is required.
- Both parties must not be registered as married to anyone else (registration of multiple marriages is prohibited).
- The parties must not be direct blood relatives, nor must they be a sister or brother of both parents.
- Adoptive parents are not allowed to marry their own adopted child.
- There is no service fee required.
- A widow or divorced spouse will be permitted to remarry no less than 310 days after the expiration of the previous marriage if she:
- gave birth to a child
- remarriage to the same person
- not pregnant, as confirmed by a doctor (in case of early remarriage)
- Received court permission for remarriage
Often the local sand tradition is chosen for a wedding.
At this moment, two colors of sand are mixed into one vessel. This tradition means that two destinies are mixed into one.
Programs and prices for a wedding in Pattaya:
- Economy - 9,000 baht (traditional wedding on the temple grounds, conducted by 9 monks. Duration about 2 hours)
- Standard – 15,000 baht (duration about 4-5 hours, includes a little more traditional parts than the previous version and a more extended photo session)
- European ceremony – 15,000 baht (takes about 3 – 4 hours, mostly held on a private beach, the price includes the bride’s bouquet, dress, snacks and music)
- Ceremony on the island - 35,000 baht (everything included is the same as in the European one, but the ceremony itself takes place on a separate island, and not in Pattaya)
- European and Buddhism ceremony – 25,000 baht (combination of programs in the temple and painting on the beach + 250 minutes of photo session for lovers and their guests)
Programs and prices in Phuket are different; famous people and public figures like to celebrate weddings here:
- Luxury wedding – 18,000 baht (duration 3 hours, includes transfer and service for 5 guests, the ceremony takes place on the territory of a 5 star hotel)
- Buddhism - 18,000 baht (duration 2-3 hours in a local temple with monks, price includes transfer for 5 round trips)
Advice! Think in advance about all the little things that you want to see at the wedding, otherwise you may face a high price for additional services. It is ideal to book a simple ceremony a month in advance.
Phuket is best for those who want to take heavenly ceremony photos on the beach. Organization here takes from one to three months. Pattaya is suitable for those who want to have an unusual ceremony in a temple.
Summary
Dreams of a beach wedding can easily become a reality in Thailand. Ceremony services are very popular in this country, so it won’t be difficult for you to organize everything the way you want. And the plus to everything will be reasonable prices. Photos from such an event look fabulous, bright and will definitely decorate your wedding album. A Thai wedding will be remembered by you and your friends for many years. Just prepare for it in advance. Calculate your budget and book your ceremony while in your home country.
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Wedding packages and locations
We at GrandLove Wedding have selected several optimal locations for couples in love, compiling a list of basic and additional celebration options into comprehensive wedding packages.
Wedding in a villa
Ideal weddings exist! The Dominican Republic is rightfully considered the island of eternal love, and luxurious villas and apartments give you the opportunity to enjoy all the charm of relaxation and the beauty of your wedding day. Beach weddings are very beautiful and romantic, but an exclusive ceremony, especially if guests are invited, is better off held at a beautiful wedding residence.
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Wedding in Punta Cana
For tourists, Punta Cana is the most popular resort in the Dominican Republic. In Punta Cana you can easily organize an official wedding or have a symbolic wedding. This location is best suited for couples who have chosen one of the resort hotels for a romantic getaway. In addition, a wedding in Punta Cana is one of the most budget options for a wedding in the Dominican Republic.
covered in rose petals - wedding in Punta Cana
Also, we propose to hold not just a ceremony, but organize an entire wedding journey. Or have a wedding right in the Caribbean.
Wedding ceremony on a catamaran
A wedding on a snow-white catamaran is the wedding that true romantics dream of.
maximum romance in comfortable conditions
The cost of a wedding ceremony on a catamaran is $1580
Honeymoon trip to the paradise of Puntarena
A honeymoon trip across the Dominican Republic will give you the most vivid emotions and impressions.
a trip to a real paradise
The cost of a honeymoon in Puntarena is $2850
Wedding trip to the Bay of Eagles
Bay of Eagles is a Caribbean bay and an internationally recognized nature reserve.
A honeymoon trip to Eagle Bay includes an excursion to the world of pink flamingos
The cost of a honeymoon trip to the Bay of Eagles is $4360
Wedding at Tracadero Beach Resort
The resort of La Romana is perhaps the most romantic place in the Dominican Republic. This is where Altos de Chavón is located, known to the world as the City of Artists. The ceremony is held at Tracadero Beach Resort, which is a wedding-focused resort. Including with a large number of guests. The Tracadero complex has the best infrastructure for this in the Dominican Republic.
Tracadero - the perfect wedding venue in La Romana
A wedding in La Romana can be of any format. A large wedding ceremony with guests and a banquet in an excellent restaurant or a small wedding for two with a romantic dinner - any wish of lovers in La Romana will come true!
The basic cost of a wedding ceremony in La Romana, at the Tracadero wedding complex is $1449
Wedding in Cap Cana
Cap Cana is the most modern and fashionable resort in the Dominican Republic. A wedding in Cap Cana can be either an official wedding or a symbolic ceremony. The wedding package is best suited for couples who choose the prestigious Cap Cana for a romantic getaway in the Dominican Republic. Cap Cana is also an ideal place for a luxury wedding ceremony.
luxury style – wedding in Cap Cana
The specific location of the ceremony depends only on the capabilities and wishes of the lovers. This could be registering a relationship on the coast, in a luxury apartment or on a snow-white yacht. A wedding in the Dominican Republic, in the Cap Cana location, is the maximum comfort that the Dominican Republic can offer.
The basic cost of a wedding ceremony in Cap Cana is $1079
Wedding on Saona Island
Saona Island is a state national reserve. A wedding on Saona is designed for couples who want to hold their wedding ceremony on an ideal tropical island that looks like it came off the cover of a glossy magazine.
a wedding on the paradise island of Saona is endlessly romantic
Only a wedding on Saona offers the unique feature of swimming with starfish during the wedding walk. After the ceremony, the newlyweds can visit Altos de Chavon.
The basic cost of a wedding ceremony on Saona Island is $1,198
Wedding and banquet in a restaurant
If a wedding in the Dominican Republic is planned with the invitation of a large number of guests, then the best venue is a beach restaurant. Punta Cana has restaurants that have their own beaches with beautiful sea views.
wedding and banquet in a restaurant in Punta Cana on the Caribbean Sea
A wedding at the restaurant provides a private beach, beautiful wedding decor, an exclusive and wonderful wedding reception and a full day of colorful celebration in a paradise on the planet.
The cost of a wedding in a Dominican Republic restaurant depends on the number of guests
How to get to Thailand with maximum benefit and comfort
There are many flights from Russia to Thailand, the main difficulty is to choose from all the variety the most convenient option in terms of time and comfortable flight conditions. The flight duration is at least 9 hours, so its quality must be at a high level.
Thai Airways offers direct flights from Moscow Domodedovo on two-class Boeing B777-200ER aircraft to Bangkok. Another advantage is convenient connections throughout Thailand, including Phuket, Krabi, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.
Once you board Thai Airways, you'll immediately feel like you're heading to Asia: the traditional costumes of the flight attendants, the design of the cabins, and the food on board reflect Asian culture.
Thai Airways Economy Class has been voted the best in the world by Skytrax. The spa service at the airline's hub (Bangkok Airport) for business class passengers, which Thai Airways calls Royal Silk, received the same high praise. All passengers, regardless of flight class, are provided with a varied menu, including a large selection of special pre-order meals (religious, vegetarian, etc.), on-board entertainment, as well as blankets and pillows.
And now the best part: there are often special offers on popular destinations, you can find them on the Thai Airways website. So, during the promotion period, the cost of a flight Moscow-Bangkok and back starts from 34,000 rubles, and Moscow-Phuket and back – from 36,000 rubles. A good reason to plan your honeymoon with Thai Airways!
