A few years ago the only option to get legally married in Crete was an appointment at the town hall. Nowadays an exit registration is possible almost at every region of Crete. 

Here is a list of the documents you need to provide to tie a knot in Crete legally:

Civil wedding documents

• Passport Copies of both parties (Photocopy of original).
• Birth certificate of bride and groom, with both parent’s names inside(one for each of you) certified by Apostille stamp required
• Certificate of non-impediment to marriage from the municipality, where you are registered/county office/Town hall certified by Apostille stamp required. This document certifies that there are no any impediment to the coming marriage
• If one or both parties have been in previous marriages, you need to get a Divorce Certificate, or a certified copy of the Decree Absolute, from Civil Authorities. Certified by Apostille stamp required
• Official document from the Court, if you have changed your name.
• Death certificate (Contact us if applicable).

Town hall fees vary from 100 euros to 450 euros (season – 2022 quote). Translation in Greek should be made by the official translators on the territory of Greece. 

 However, weddings at the town halls’ venues are also popular. Rethymno provides ceremonies at the 16 cent chapel in the heart of the Old Town and at the historical venue Fortezza.

Chania and Heraklion town halls offer you to tie the knot at the solemn halls.  

Like Rethymnon, the scenic Chania was also inherited from Venetian Republic. Chania’s old harbor and many-colored streets would make an ideal location for romantic wedding shoots. Add the wedding photo-shoot to the official registration ceremony.  

Iraklion (Heraklion or Herakleion) is comparatively big clumsy city. Although, it boasts a hall with a truly magnificent structure, a stylishly beautiful embankment and a great number of top-rank restaurants and bars.