Legal requirements for getting married in Croatia

The legal requirements for a wedding in Croatia generally depend on several factors:

1. Your home country
2. Have you been married before
3. If you have been widowed

In a standard situation the process looks like this:

1. You have to determine the wedding date, time, location
2. You also need to contact the nearest registrars office with this information, and your homecountry for specific instructions.
3. You need to submit the copy of your passports
4. You have to submit the copy your birth certificates (not older than 3 months) it needs to have the Apostille stamp (which you can get in your home country).
5. You need to submit the certificate of Free to marry status (the name changes country to country) also Apostilled
6. All of the documents need to be translated to Croatian by a court ordered translator (you can contact the one in Croatia and arrange it online)
7. Once all the documentation is submitted your wedding date is reserved.
8. The price of the registrar depends on

8.1. Day of the wedding (weekdays are cheaper)

8.2. Time of the wedding (weddings before 4 PM are cheaper)

8.3. Distance from the Registrars office to the Ceremony spot (charged by milage)

However, before the actual wedding, it's mandatory to visit the Registrars office for a meeting.

By law it should be done at least 30 days before the wedding.

Generally with destination weddings the timing can be negotiated to a couple of days before the wedding.

Also you need to have a translator to Croatian at that meeting.

On the actual wedding day, it's mandatory to have a court ordered translator present.

Note: A wedding planner can help you out with submitting the documents, and the whole process.