Getting married in Czech Republic

In advance of your wedding, you need to complete legal preliminaries with the Matriká (Registrar) for the local authority area within whose jurisdiction your wedding is to take place. This applies to both Church & Civil weddings. The requirements are the same, whether it is Czech marrying a foreigner or two foreigners who wish to marry each other.

However, all foreign documents will need to be apostilled, translated into Czech by an official translator, & then notarised. And if neither party to the marriage can speak Czech, then you are best to use an agency as the Matriká is most unlikely to speak, or be willing to speak, & explain things in English!

You should ascertain from the Matriká as soon as possible, exactly what documentation will be needed from both you as well as what s/he will want from your fiancée. That will then give you some idea of time-scale.

Any further questions - please ask.

Thanks for your help Chaplain!

Harmonie.