Need Help Getting Married

[coolbrezz]

I plan on getting married next month in thailand. I am christen (baptist) my wife to be is thai (budda). I would like to no of a church in bangkok that would marry us and how much is the fee.

[CharlieH]

You dont marry in a church you go to the local amphur office for her area. fill in the form sign the papers show your documents and its all over in about 20 minutes.Seems to me you really should be doing more research about what you are doing.There is alot of paperwork you need before doing this, letter from your Embassy, Translated to Thai, register that with Ministry Foreign Affairs in Thailand BEFORE you can even go to the Amphur Another nieve lamb to the slaughter !

[Thanyaburi Mac]

Are you from the U.S.?? If so, here's some info from the Embassy:

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/service/marriage.html

MARRIAGE IN THAILAND

A legal marriage in Thailand consists of both parties registering their marriage in person with the local Thai Amphur (Civil Registry Office). The United States does recognize the validity of such a marriage. For American citizens marrying either Thai citizens or another American citizen, the procedure is the same. For Americans marrying a third-country national, their prospective spouse must also follow a similar procedure with their own embassy.

Procedure

1. Complete an affidavit at the U.S. Embassy. The affidavit form, available in our office or you may download a copy of the form here, includes all of the information required by relevant Thai law. The form must be completed and notarized at the Embassy. The notarial fee is $50 per seal. To make an appointment for a notarial, please click here.

2. Have the notarized affidavit translated. Click here for a list of translators in the Bangkok area.

3. Take the affidavit and translation to:

Legalization Division

Department of Consular Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

3rd Floor, 123 Chaeng Wattana Road

Tung Song Hong, Laksi District, Bangkok

Tel: 02-575-1057-8, Fax: 02-575-1054

4. Take the affidavit and supporting documents to a local Amphur and register yourselves as married. The Amphur will also require the following documents:

Your U.S. passport;

Identification for the other party, such as a Thai citizen's identification card;

If either party is under the age of twenty, written permission from the parents (with Thai translation);

If either you or your fiance have been previously married the Amphur will want to see proof that prior marriages have been terminated. Divorce or death certificates should suffice. These documents, if available, should be translated into Thai prior to presentation at the Amphur.

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You may also have a civil ceremony at a church if you want (note, this doesn't make it an official marriage in Thai law, only the REGISTRATION at the district office, amphur, accomplishes this.)

Do a Google for: bangkok baptist churches

Here's just one of the many: http://www.calvarybangkok.com/

Mac