Travel Reference
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» Servers and police on patrol have the right to ask to see your ID and may refuse service
or arrest you if you are drinking without an ID.
GETTING MARRIED IN THE ISLANDS
Say 'I do' in the Virgins, and you sure won't have to travel far for a honeymoon. The
islands make it fairly easy to get hitched on their shores.
USVI
» In the USVI, couples must apply for a marriage license at the Territorial Court in
Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas or Christiansted, St Croix. The combined marriage ap-
plication and license fee is $100, and there is a mandatory eight-day waiting period
after the court receives the paperwork. Licenses then must be picked up in person.
» If a judge performs the ceremony, it costs an additional $200. A clergy member also
can do the deed, for which costs vary.
» For links to wedding planners, as well as to download marriage applications, see
BVI
» In the BVI, couples must apply for a license ($110) Monday through Friday at the
registrar's office in Road Town, Tortola. The waiting period is three days. The regis-
trar then charges an additional $35 to perform the ceremony at the office, or $100
to marry a couple at a different location. Those who wish to get married in a church
must make arrangements for an announcement to appear there for three consecutive
Sundays beforehand.
» For details and BVI wedding planner links, see
www.bvitourism.com/whattodo/
