Foreign Weddings in Honolulu, Hawaii

The Hawaii Dept. of Health issues Marriage Licenses to persons of any nationality regardless of what type of visa you have. Your Passports will be sufficient indentification.

To get married in Hawaii, a Marriage License must be received from the Department of Health before the Wedding. No blood tests (or divorce records) are required, only valid photo ID's and $60 cash.*

*Important: If you are under 19 years old, please bring your Birth Certificate and a Photo ID as proof of legal age to marry. If you have been divorced less than two months, please bring your Divorce decree.

Single persons 18 years of age and above may marry without parental consent. Wedding packages do not include a Marriage License, which can only be obtained by the Bride & Groom by appearing in person together to apply.

No assistance is necessary to get a Marriage License, just a simple one-page Application form (which only the Bride & Groom know the answers).

Nearly every nation recognizes Marriages performed in other countries. Some countries may require that the MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE have an official APOSTILLE STAMP in order to be recognized. Please check with your local authorities on how you are to register your overseas marriage (performed in the USA) upon your return to your country.

A few countries known to require an Apostille Stamp are:
Austria
Italy
China (including Hong Kong)

Bridal Dream Hawaii can assist with the Apostille Application. Please add $40 to your wedding package for this assistance, which includes two Money Orders for the Application.

BRITISH CITIZENS MARRYING OVERSEAS

Overseas marriages are legal in the UK, provided they comply with the marriage laws of the country you have got married in.

AUSTRALIANS GETTING MARRIED OVERSEAS
Marriages entered into overseas are generally recognised as valid in Australia
* if the marriage was recognised as valid under the law of the country in which it was entered into, at the time when it was entered into, and
* providing the marriage would have been recognised as being legal under Australian law if the marriage had taken place in Australia.
There is no requirement to register a marriage in Australia which takes place overseas. The foreign marriage certificate is prima facie evidence in Australia of the occurrence and validity of the marriage.

Escorted transportation from Waikiki to the Honolulu Department of Health is available from Bridal Dream Wedding Company for $100.00 upon request.

Download the Marriage License Application here:
- HAWAII MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION

Visit the Department of Health in Honolulu, or call one of their Agents on weekends & holidays.

On weekends, contact a Health Dept. Agent for an appointment.
Call Sherilynn at (808) 523-1880,
or Fusako at (808) 455-1186.

On KAUAI - 808-241-3498

On MAUI:
Cynthia (808) 875-8459 (Kihei)
Sherri Lynn (808) 661-7257 (Lahaina)
Florence (808) 661-0887 (Lahaina)
Ilene (808) 572-8833 (Makawao)

You can see the Dept. of Health online at: http://www.hawaii.gov/doh/records/vr_marri.html

Please take note of three important terms and their meanings:
- Marriage License Application: A one-page form you must fill out and bring to the Department of Health (or Health Dept. Agent), along with your ID's and $60.00 processing fee (cash only), to receive your Marriage License.
- Marriage License: The Dept. of Health will give you a MARRIAGE LICENSE, which you need in order to get married in Hawaii. Bring that with you for the Minister to sign at your Wedding.
- Marriage Certificate: The Dept. of Health will mail you your official MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE after they process your Marriage License (signed by the Minister) following your Wedding.

Your official Marriage Certificate will take a few months to arrive by mail. You may order an official Marriage Record by filling out the "Green Form" (Marriage Records Request). The copy arrives faster than the original. The cost is $10.00 (money order when ordering by mail, or cash in person).

*Please do not confuse your official MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (from the State of Hawaii) with your souvenir Framed Wedding Certificate from Bridal Dream Wedding Company.

The Hawaii Dept. of Health is open from 8:00am to 3:30pm.

Bring your IDs with you, and the $60.00 fee. Cash only.

After you receive your Marriage License, bring it with you to the Wedding Ceremony. The Minister will sign it after your Ceremony. Then he will send your completed Marriage License back to the Dept. of Health for processing.

In a few days, you may go back to the Dept. of Health and pay them $10.00 for a copy of your official Marriage Certificate. (Or you can wait patiently for the original to arrive.)

Escort and round-trip Transportation to the Dept. of Health for Marriage License application is available for $100.00.

View Map To Dept. of Health

If you need a Wedding Minister, visit:
HAWAII WEDDING MINISTERS

For Wedding Permits on State Beaches, see:
BEACH PERMITS