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Modern Sauté has worked with many different venders over the years and has built phenomenal relationships with many. Below are many of the people we love and trust. If you would like us to take care of your planning please let us know and we can provide an in-house specialist like: Wedding Cake & Sweets: Flowers & Decoration: Photography: DJ's: Professional Wedding Coordinators: US Virgin Island Wedding - Marriage License - St. Thomas Making it Official: This will cost a total of $100 to the court house ($50 application fee & $50 license fee). Getting married in the US Virgin Islands is easy with minimal paperwork. You will not need a blood test or a physical. The license you receive is a legally binding US marriage license. However, you do not need to be a US citizen to get married here. Before you fill this out make sure you completed steps #1 through #3 on the steps page. For the official court house paperwork follow these steps: STEP ONE: Download, fill out, and mail forms (2 of them) along with $100 certified check or money order to the court (no personal checks accepted) made out to the "Superior Court of the Virgin Islands". You will need to have this paperwork in the courthouse at least 8 business days before your wedding date (you do not need to be on island 8 days before hand - just your paperwork). If you are cutting it close and do not think you can get the paperwork to the courthouse in time then you may ask for this rule to be waived. Download the Marriage License and Application forms and fill them out (below): Superior Court of the Virgin Islands If you are cutting it close to the date and want to send it Express or Fed Express then use the address below. You can get tracking Superior Court of the Virgin Islands STEP TWO: Call Court House. A few days after you mail the court house then call them at 340-774-6680 ( ext 6207 or ask for marriage license department) to verify that your paperwork has arrived and that everything is in order. To get better service always start your phone conversation with "good morning" or "good afternoon" - this is a local custom that you will find useful on St. Thomas before handling any business (ie talking to a local sales clerk, ordering a burger, getting into a taxi). Also verify if your wedding date falls on a government holiday or a Virgin Island holiday. If it does ask for special instructions. Ask them if you need to call them back to get a reference number or if everything is set. After the completed Marriage License and application is received via mail in the island courts, there is a required eight-day waiting period before you are allowed to get married. If you are cutting it close to the time then this rule can be waived if you ask. STEP THREE: On St. Thomas go to court house before wedding. Once you arrive on St. Thomas a quick trip to the courthouse is required to pick up your marriage license in person. You will need to bring your photo ID for your appearance before the Clerk of the Court (Driver's License or passport). Both bride and groom are required to appear. Again, remember to say "good morning" or "good afternoon" before getting into business. The courts are open 8 to 5 Monday to Friday, Saturday 10am to noon, Sunday 9:30am to 11am (Holidays - varies - need to call to verify). STEP FOUR: After your wedding return signed papers back to court house. After your stop to the court house then you can get married! After your ceremony your minister & witnesses will sign your papers. One of the signed papers needs to be returned to the courthouse. You can go back to the courthouse after the ceremony to get your final paperwork. Your minister can do this for you for an extra $25 but you will have to wait a few weeks to get your final paperwork in the mail. If one or both of you are a not a US citizen then you will most likely need to get an Apostle. This is an extra certificate that authenticates the marriage license for your country. When you get home mail a certified copy of your marriage license with a raised seal along with a cashiers check made out for $25 US dollars to: They will mail it back to you first class mail. If you have any questions regarding the Apostle then call 340-774-2991 and ask for the "Apostle department".
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