English Girl Marrying Polish guy in Poland

Hello! Can someone clear this up for me...what do i need to do? it's a church wedding with the civil bit at the same time. What documents do i need? Where do I need to go? I've heard so many mixed opinions......... Thanks guys!

PS - please feel free to write in Polish if it's easier/quicker :)

Honestly I've got no idea but I think that there shouldn't be any serious problems.

I would have thought that proof of identity such as your Birth Certificate and/ or a passport would be necessary. If you want to be seen as a good Roman Catholic and you were baptized overseas in a Catholic church it might look nice to have that too, simply to show but I would doubt if it would be mandatory. I have a feeling too, that at once time, you needed a certificate to prove that you are are not married and are free to marry but ask a priest who will conduct the ceremony for confirmation.

This is correct and you can get this from your local town hall in the UK, but there is no ready document for this and you will have to get someone to give you a sworn letter stating that you have never been married before.

One word of warning, on my sworn letter it said, "to the best of my knowledge", and when I had it translated (by a sworn translator), they would not except it as it was not 100% sure that I haven't been married before, so I went back to the translator and asked them to use a bit of artistic licence and change it, omitting the problematic phrase, then everything was fine.

Also take a look at this post: https://polishforums.com/archives/2005-2009/life/poland-english-man-getting-married-13031/

.... i also believe you have to have proof that you have attended pre-marriage classes with a priest, in order to prepare the couple for married life.

When my wife and I got married , we had the civil wedding (registry office) carried out in UK, and then had the church ceremony in Wroclaw Cathedral.

In order to have the wedding ceremony in Wroclaw Cathedral we had to provide the priest with various documentation - it's best to have a meeting with the priest at the parish where you wish to be married and ask for 'precise' documentation that is required.

The parish priest will also ask for a monetary donation for use of the church/cathedral to cover certain costs like lighting, heating etc...

I tried to break the ice with the quite severe-looking priest by joking we could save some money by not having the heating as we were getting married in September ...... he didn't have a sense of humour and only frowned when I mentioned it !!

This only applies if you speak Polish, if you are English and have limited Polish they will forget about it...you just have to sign a declaration that you will bring your children up in the catholic church.

Dear Jounia
From my wedding planning experience let me tell you it's much easier to get married in a registry office in the UK and then only come for the religious part to Poland.

If you'd prefer to stick to your original plan be aware that at least one personal meeting of both of you with the people from the registry office will be necessary. Will you be able to come to Poland a few weeks ahead?

I posted this earlier but is disappeared for some reason. Perhaps I should point out to the moderators that although this article was published in WiK English Edition, they do not own the copyright to it: I kept the copyright and sold them permission to publish the text only once. This is my own article and I own the rights to it.

Getting Hitched – a beginners’ guide

Valentine’s Day, a meal for two in a romantic restaurant, perhaps one glass too many of champagne, a sudden rush of blood, you gaze deeply into your beloved’s eyes. Before you know it you’re engaged! Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us, but what do you do next?

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