LEGAL REQUIREMENTS A civil wedding in Slovenia is valid throughout the world. However, by Slovenian law a wedding is only legal when conducted by a government official usually in the local registry office. Church weddings on their own do not have legal status in Slovenia and cannot be registered. For this reason, our Lake Bled & Lake Bled Castle offers include a civil service and a church service as an option. Please note that each client needs to obtain the below requested documents in the country of citizenship or at the nearest embassy service of the country of citizenship. After these documents are ready we then ensure the translation by the court translator. If you have been legally married elsewhere and do not require the civil service it is possible to have the church wedding only. In order to arrange your civil wedding in Slovenia you will need to present the following original documents at least eight weeks before the date of the wedding: 1. For both bride and groom a photocopy of your valid passports. The original documents will be required at the registry office 1 day prior to the wedding.
2. For both bride and groom a certified copy of your birth certificates which includes the names of both parents and must not be older than six months.
3. If either the bride or groom is widowed, they must produce a certified copy of the death certificate of the deceased spouse.
4. If either the bride or groom is divorced, they must produce proof that the divorce has been legally sealed. This document is usually called a Decree Absolute – certified copy not older than six months.
5. If either the bride or groom has changed their names or surnames, they need to produce a certified copy Deed poll as proof of change.
6. If either the bride or groom is not Slovene they must produce a document that proves that they are eligible to marry in Slovenia and the marriage is forthwith valid. This is usually called a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage. This must be issued by the authorities of your country of nationality such as local council or consulate and must not be older than three months from the date of the wedding.
7. Full names, professions, date of births and passport copies of the witnesses.
8. Absolute agreement of the date and time the wedding is to take place for registry office administration.
9. All necessary entry visas for foreign nationals if required by Slovenian immigration law are at the full discretion of the wedding couple.
The No impediment and Birth certificate documents must be certified. As the almost all countries in the world have signed The Hague Convention, certification by Apostille suffices.
Documents need to be sent to us:
1. SCANS OF DOCUMENTS need to be sent via email for our verification before you start obtaining the apostils.
2. ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS WITH APOSTILS have to be sent by REGISTERED POST to our address and needs to reach us eight weeks before the scheduled wedding date. Our address is:
PRIMAVERA BLED
Iztok & Ksenija Orazem
Rozna ulica 20 a
4260 BLED
SLOVENIA In addition to the legal requirements, we will also require the following documents for the Church wedding: • Baptismal Certificate issued from the Parish of your baptism (Protestant) • Certificate of Dismission allowing you to marry outside your Parish (Catholic)
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