Comments on: Come to Minorca and live happily ever after http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/come-to-minorca-and-live-happily-ever-after.html Blog of an entrepreneur Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martin Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/come-to-minorca-and-live-happily-ever-after.html#comment-263189 Martin Varsavsky Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:46:59 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3139#comment-263189 Indeed Ian, compare that to getting married in NYC. It´s 30 minutes to get your license and then either they marry you there in 10 minutes or you take the license and give it to one of the many religious or non religious people authorized to conduct weddings and plan your own dream event. If that system was brought to Europe, in a beautiful island it could convert Minorca into the prime wedding destination of the Continent. Indeed Ian, compare that to getting married in NYC. It´s 30 minutes to get your license and then either they marry you there in 10 minutes or you take the license and give it to one of the many religious or non religious people authorized to conduct weddings and plan your own dream event. If that system was brought to Europe, in a beautiful island it could convert Minorca into the prime wedding destination of the Continent.

]]> By: Ian http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/come-to-minorca-and-live-happily-ever-after.html#comment-263188 Ian Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:33:54 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3139#comment-263188 Martin, It's an interesting idea and I support you. I am definitely no expert, but I'm English and I did marry my Brazilian wife in Puigcerda a few years ago. The legal hoops we had to jump through were enormous, including notarised translation of all documents, several visits to the registry office (each with a three-week lead time) and, perhaps most complex for what you are suggesting, we also had to post a public notice at the British Embassy for 21 days telling the world of our intention to marry. I have no idea if this was unique to us because I'm English or because I was resident in Barcelona but it may be that other countries would need to be involved in the changes as well as Catalunya. But I imagine that under EU law it must be possible to have a relaxed law for marriage, so you might well be onto something. Good luck - I'll back your cause! Martin,

It’s an interesting idea and I support you. I am definitely no expert, but I’m English and I did marry my Brazilian wife in Puigcerda a few years ago. The legal hoops we had to jump through were enormous, including notarised translation of all documents, several visits to the registry office (each with a three-week lead time) and, perhaps most complex for what you are suggesting, we also had to post a public notice at the British Embassy for 21 days telling the world of our intention to marry.

I have no idea if this was unique to us because I’m English or because I was resident in Barcelona but it may be that other countries would need to be involved in the changes as well as Catalunya. But I imagine that under EU law it must be possible to have a relaxed law for marriage, so you might well be onto something.

Good luck – I’ll back your cause!

]]> By: Oscar Barber http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/come-to-minorca-and-live-happily-ever-after.html#comment-263185 Oscar Barber Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:01:26 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=3139#comment-263185 Nice idea Martin, and i'm sure this idea would help Menorca to innovate in new markets, and not only wedding related markets. May increase websites, photographers, rentacars, hotels, restaurants, flights, etc etc Lovely idea, sure! ;) See you at Techtalk, this is going to be the third year I come. I'm so glad to live in Menorca and have the opportunity to come year after year. :) Thanks Nice idea Martin, and i’m sure this idea would help Menorca to innovate in new markets, and not only wedding related markets. May increase websites, photographers, rentacars, hotels, restaurants, flights, etc etc

Lovely idea, sure! ;)

See you at Techtalk, this is going to be the third year I come.

I’m so glad to live in Menorca and have the opportunity to come year after year. :)

Thanks

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