Get Married in Cape Town

Don't let the rain ruin your wedding! Do it like many celebrities and celebrate the most beautiful day of your life at one of the most beautiful spots in the world! Official marriage prodedure with a romantic ring ceremony or - additionally - wedding in a Cape Town church.

Where you will be wedded
Ideal locations for your wedding are the stunning white Cape beaches or the 1000 metre high Table Mountain with its majestic panorama views, the dramatically beautiful Cape of Good Hope, traditional churches in Cape Town or romantic chapels in the nearby Winelands. Fine restaurants and elegant hotels are at your disposal afterwards.

Who will officiate your wedding
Your marriage officer and longstanding Lutheran minister Walter Schwaer will gladly officiate at your wedding ceremony in Cape Town. To marry in Cape Town is easy, affordable and legally valid in any country in the world.

Wedding procedure
1. Preliminary talk: During a preparatory meeting with the marriage officer, you can get to know each other and clarify all details of your wedding, also whether your wedding should be of secular or have a Christian character.

You just need to bring: a valid passport, a photocopy of your passport, photocopy of the entry stamp, and, if you are divorced or widowed, you need a divorce or death certificate, either the German original or a certified English translation.

2. The civil wedding procedure: South African law stipulates that the legal proceedings need to take place either in a private residence, church or government building. It entails the signing of an affidavit, the legal questions and calling on witnesses, the signing of the marriage register, the declaring of your marriage. Now the official part of the wedding is over and you are legally married!