Weddings performed in Mexico are legal in your home country as long as it is a Civil Ceremony. The Civil Ceremony is performed by a judge of the Registro Civil and the couple must complete the requirements below of a Civil Ceremony. Civil Ceremonies will receive a legal marriage certificate in Spanish.

Religious or Spiritual Ceremonies do not change your marriage status but rather are a symbolic celebration of the love of the couple. Some couples choose to have their legal wedding in their home country and have a Religious Ceremony in the destination while others choose to realize both ceremonies. Relgious Ceremonies will receive a symbolic marriage certificate with no legal value.

Civil Ceremony Requirement

The couple must have the following:

Passports
Original Divorce, Adoption, Widowed or Name change decrees with an Apostille ( if applicable )
Mexican Tourist Cards (Received upon arrival in airport)
Blood Tests done in Mexico (HIV-PRP-Blood Group and RH Group)
Medical Certificate of analisis by a Mexican Doctor
4 Witnesses 18 or older with passport and tourist card. Documentation must be submitted 4 business days prior to ceremony.
Couples must plan to arrive at least 5 days prior to the ceremony so the documentation may be presented 4 business days prior.

All original documents with apostilles such as divorce decrees must be translated into Spanish by an official translator.

An Apostille is an authentication of a document done in your country or state which allows the document to be accepted in Mexico.