How do you go about being married in Poland if you are from the UK or any other country for that matter?

The first thing that needs to be said if you have already started your research is "do not be put off by the varying information you may receive from different sources"

Please find below two ways of arranging your marriage.

CONCORDAT WEDDING IN POLAND

STEP 1

3 months before the wedding date you should apply in your country of residence for a certificate of no impediment to marriage.
Please note! Documents are only valid for 3 months so you should only apply for them within 3 months of your wedding date.
Certificates should be issued separately for each of you. the certificates should have special“Apostille” on the back of each one.
You then need to send the certificates to your wedding planner with the following: Birth Certificates (full version, including your parents’ names) and
copies of your passports.
Your wedding planner will translate the documents by the sworn translator. As soon as the documents are ready, they will be checked in the Registry Office.

STEP 2:

Ask your priest in your local parish to help you prepare all the documents you will need to get married in a Polish church.
You may also have to attend a pre-marriage course in your country.(wedding lessons) As soon as the documents are ready you have to send it to Krakow Curia.

STEP 3:

As soon as the church documents arrive in Poland (Krakow) and once the Registry Office have confirmed that the documents are approved, you will be invited to Krakow for 2-3 days.
As soon as you arrive to Krakow, you will have to go to the British Embassy in Warsaw to get a special document (the last one!) needed for the Registry Office.
Once you arrive back from Warsaw, your wedding planner will make a registration for living for 90 days for you. The next day we will go to the Registry Office in the presence of a sworn translator and make the statements.
After that we will go to the priest and close the case

WEDDING IN A CHURCH IN POLAND

STEP 1:

Firstly you will require a civil wedding in your country of residence.This is straightforward and can be done in any registry office or place sanctioned for marriage.

STEP 2:

Go and see the priest in your local parish who will help you prepare all the documents needed to get married in Polish church.

You may also have to attend a pre-marriage course in your country.
As soon as the documents are ready you have to send it to Krakow Curia.
You should also attach your civil wedding certificate and a special license from your local parish which will be prepared by your local priest.
This gives you the right to get married in Krakow.
As soon as the church documents arrive to Poland (Krakow), your wedding planner will check all the documents

Please note! Documents should arrive prior to 3 months before the wedding. around 8 weeks before your wedding date is the best time for them to arrive.
You have to arrive to Krakow 3-4 days before the wedding to meet the priest and complete all the required paper work required.