| Description |
Arrangements
for a civil marriage must be made in advance at the Registry
Office. A civil marriage must be celebrated in public in the
Town Hall. Two witnesses must also be present (everyone must
produce valid identification). |
| What
you need |
Residents: |
The
publication of the marriage banns. |
| Residents in other
Municipalities: |
The
written request of the Mayor of the Municipality of residence
where the marriage banns were published. |
| Non-resident foreign
citizens: |
|
| Where to go |
Central
Venice Registry Office - Wedding in Venice - Palazzo Cavalli
The room where civil marriages are celebrated, is decorated
in Venetian style and is located on the second floor of Palazzo
Cavalli directly overlooking the Grand Canal and Rialto Bridge.
Cà Farsetti (Sala degli stucchi) - Cà Loredan (Sala del consiglio)- Cà Vendramin (Sala Cuoi d'oro)
|
| Civil marriage
in a Municipality outside place of residence |
When
couples choose to marry in a Municipality that is not their
place of residence, they must submit a specific motivated request,
complete with stamp duty, to the Mayor of the Municipality where
the marriage banns have been published.Once the banns have been
published for the required period, the Mayor makes a written
request (Authorisation) to the Registrar of the place where
the marriage is to be celebrated. |
| Place of marriage |
A
civil marriage takes place in the Town Hall.If illness or some
other impediment should prevent either the bride or the groom
from reaching the Town Hall, then the Registrar and his Secretary
shall go to the place where the impeded party is (home, hospital,
prison, etc.) and celebrate the marriage in the presence of
four witnesses. |
| Property |
If,
at the time of the marriage, couples do not inform the Registrar
that they have chosen the "separation of property"
option for administrating their respective estates, then "community
of property" automatically applies. Couples can, at any
time, draw up marriage contracts under the seal of a Public
Notary. |
| Affiliation: |
When
the marriage is celebrated, couples may also legally recognise
any natural children born of the union. Legally recognised natural
children become "legitimate children" when their parents
marry. |
| Certificates: |
Immediately
after the civil marriage ceremony, the Registrar can issue the
marriage certificates. Up-dated registry certificates will be
available 2 days after the marriage. If the couple resides in
a different Municipality from where they got married, then a
copy of the marriage certificate will be sent to the Municipality
of residence. |
