Getting married on Bonaire can be arranged through a travel agent, with the assistance of an organizer, or on your own.

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Wedding Organizers

Wedding Organizers
Buddy Dive
P. O. Box 231
Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
Tel: 011 599 717 5080
Fax: 011 599 717 8647
Website: www.buddydive.com

I Do Bonaire
Aahrbour Village Market Square No. 7
Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherland Antilles
Tel: 011 599 717 8778
Fax: 011 599 717 4890
Website: www.bonairetours.com/weddings

Multro Travel & Tours
Attn: Marvel Tromp
Kaya Amazon 27 B
P.O. Box 237
Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
Tel: 011-5997-8334
Fax: 011-5997-8416

To ensure that there is sufficient time to make all of the necessary preparations, contact the agents two to three months in advance.

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Procedures for Self-Arrangements

Write a letter to the Governor of the Island Territory of Bonaire requesting (a) permission to marry on Bonaire, and (b) a temporary residence permit. (Either the bride or the groom must be a resident on island for a week prior to the wedding day.)

Address:
Lt. Governor Mr. R. Hart
Wilhelminaplein #1
Kralendijk, Bonaire
Netherlands Antilles
Tel: 011-5997-5330
Fax: 011-5997-5100/8416

The letter must be received at least two months prior to the intended wedding date, and it must be accompanied by the following:

• Two passport photos of the bride and the groom
• A copy of the bride's and the groom's passports
• A copy of the bride's ad the groom's birth certificates
• Proof of good conduct
• Proof of eligibility to marry
  (from an Official Government Department, stating that you are single. If divorced, copies of the divorce papers are required).

Prior to your arrival on Bonaire, confirm that everything has been processed by the Governor's office. Upon arrival, pick up your temporary residency permit at the immigration department and register at the Registrar's office using your permit. Inform that office of your wedding date. You will be able to purchase your marriage certificate there.

Registrar's Office:
Tel: 011-599-717-5330
Fax: 011-599-717-8416

You may bring your own witnesses (who must follow the above registration procedure), or you may choose a Bonairean witness who is registered at the census office.