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• 1 Helen // Oct 31, 2009 at 5:08 pm

  Hi, Can I mention the Wedding Planning Services of Gran Canaria Weddings based in Mogan, Puerto Rico, Maspalomas and Las Palmas. I am getting married in March in Gran Canaria and have found them a great help in all aspects of the arrangements for travel, accomodation and preparation.

• 2 Victoria // Oct 31, 2009 at 5:41 pm

  Certainly, Helen, I hope your wedding is wonderful

• 3 Sandie Robson-Salmon // Jan 15, 2010 at 12:34 pm

  I would like to contact you regarding the cost and legal requirements for a party of 30 uk residents who would like to have the wedding in Gran Canaria. They would like to plan the wedding for this November.
  I run the office here in Lanzarote for all holiday bookings for a UK company and also look after Gran Canaria as well. We are a 5 star company with top class clients. We need to know the legal paperwork required and cost. Also how long must they be on the island to qualify, if at all i.e. in cyprus the couple must be there for 5 days to enable them to either have a civil ceremony.

• 4 Victoria // Jan 18, 2010 at 11:07 am

  I’ve emailed you, Sandie

• 5 Sandie Robson-Salmon // Jan 18, 2010 at 12:15 pm

  thank you Victoria and I responded but have not had anything from Louise as yet. My UK office are getting a little impatient and need the information as soon as possible particular the costs of certificates etc. If I do not act swiftly we may lose the booking of hotels and other benfits for your company.
  Regards Sandie.

• 6 Louise Baker // Jan 24, 2010 at 4:15 am

  Hi Sandie

  Replied and hope we can do business in the future.

• 7 stuart shakespeare // Mar 4, 2010 at 9:44 am

  hi im going to gran canaria in november and was hoping to to get married all we want is a simple service no evening party or anything like that we just want to be married there will be 9 others there with us 4 of them being my children could u give me a price please

• 8 Victoria // Mar 4, 2010 at 9:46 am

  I’ll forward your message on!

• 9 Dawn Harper // Apr 25, 2010 at 10:46 am

  Hi, I wondered if anyone was successful in arranging a legal marriage in Gran Canaria. We were hoping to get married there next year

• 10 Admin // Apr 27, 2010 at 1:42 am

  Hi Dawn

  If you would like to contact us through our website or email then we will be happy to help. Legal marriages are possible in Gran Canaria.

  Thanks

• 11 Dawn Harper // Apr 27, 2010 at 3:53 pm

  Hi

  We would like to get legally married in Puerto Rico sometime next year. We don’t live in Gran Canaria and wondered if this was possible.

  We know you can get married in Cyprus and Turkey but would prefer Gran Canaria if possible

  Dawn and Ian

• 12 donna young // May 27, 2010 at 8:15 am

  hello
  we are hoping to get married week comencing 17th oct 2010 my partner and i have both been married before, we want a very intimate service jus 6 people present. we would like the service on the beach we only want flowers photos and cocktails could this be at all possible we are staying at playa del ingles for 1 week only
  i would be very grateful for any help
  yours faithfully
  donna

• 13 teresa // Aug 12, 2010 at 5:47 am

  want to get married in puerto rico next march, simple service, advice needed

• 14 Dawn Harper // Aug 24, 2010 at 3:12 pm

  Don’t use Gran Canaria Weddings whatever you do.
  There fee is €2000 and they don’t get off their backsides to do anything

• 15 teresa // Sep 3, 2010 at 2:48 am

  Has anyone else heard that you need to have a blood test to get married in puerto rico?

• 16 Victoria // Sep 3, 2010 at 2:58 am

  Are you talking about Puerto Rico the country? If so the answer is yes. However this website is about Gran Canaria in Spain where the answer is no.

• 17 teresa // Sep 3, 2010 at 3:05 am

  ha ha i didn’t know there was a country! thats made me feel so much better, thanks. I was a bit paniced about needles, I get googled geting married in puerto rico! thank god I found this web site.

• 18 tahnee // Sep 10, 2010 at 4:26 am

  we want to get married in puerto rico next year but all i can find is renewal of vows can any one help where i can get married? thankyou

• 19 Dawn Harper // Sep 10, 2010 at 4:37 pm

  Unless you are Catholic, you cannot get married in GC fullstop. Don’t be fooled by wedding planners that you can. If you want to have your wedding blessed you can arrange everything yourself with the hotel of your choice. Google British Churches in Gran Canaria and contact the Father/Reverend yourself and he will help you out. Avoid Gran Canaria Weddings – rip off merchants

• 20 Susie // Oct 19, 2010 at 4:16 am

  hi we are going to gran canaria in january and planning to to get married all we ‘d like is a simple service, only me and my groom. We just need the ceremony at our hotels beach. We order the cake and the food from the hotel. Thank you for your help!!

• 21 Liz Macdonald // Nov 8, 2010 at 3:17 pm

  Whatever company you choose avoid Gran Canaria Weddings. There are other companies in Gran Canaria but do not use any with Paul Gibson. see Gran Canaria Tripadviser forum – just marrierd

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• 24 susan // Jan 9, 2011 at 5:40 pm

  I would like to contact you regarding the cost and legal requirements for a party of 30 uk residents who would like to have the wedding in Gran Canaria. i would like to plan the wedding for october 2012.
  i was aslo woundering how lomg do we have to be in gran canaria before we can get married.were would u recomend as the best venue

• 25 Victoria // Jan 10, 2011 at 4:21 am

  Susan, the company I knew who were doing the weddings are no longer doing them so I won’t be able to give you a price. I suggest you have a look at this site: http://www.celebrationsgc.com/ I have no experience with this company but they might be able to answer your questions. Good luck.

  Victoria

• 26 Bernadette // Jan 16, 2011 at 3:15 pm

  Hi Susan,
  I can organise the wedding you are looking for. I’m in the process of launching my new wedding planning company and am offering very competative rates. I have extensive experience in events organising and can guarantee an excellent service. Please contact me on bg16@live.co.uk and we can talk further.

• 27 lorraine duffy // Jan 22, 2011 at 10:24 am

  hello i was wondering if you can help me i am planning to get married in gran canaria and do i neeed a cert of no impediment and how long do i need to be in gran canaria before getting married i have arranged all my wedding stuff in the uk like cake and flowers dresses ect and im going to fed ex them over to a freind that stays there .i just need to find out how i can book my big day in a spanish church in puerto rico or close to it as i have already found my own venue for food after the wedding thankyou so much this site has already helped me alot xxxx

• 28 Liz Macdonld // Jan 23, 2011 at 6:11 am

  Unless you are Catholic you have no chance in getting married in Gran Canaria. You get married in the UK and have a blessing in Gran Canaria. Believe me it is very complicated and if you get it wrong very expensive. Please contact me for further info

• 29 Kirstie // Feb 17, 2011 at 4:32 pm

  Hi, can you give me an idea of costs to get married in gran canaria, we have been together for 23 years and have decided to finally get married, we would like something simple, by the sea, thanks.

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• 32 Amy-Louise // May 19, 2011 at 7:42 am

  Hi
  I am getting the impression that if we are not Catholic our wedding will not be legal if we marry in Gran Canaria? Can anyone please advise me on this? We are looking into options for August 2013 and are considering Gran Canaria as it was our first holiday destination. Also, can anyone recommend any hotels that you can organise your wedding or reputable planning agents? Thank you x

• 33 Liz Macdonald // May 19, 2011 at 8:44 am

  Unless you are resident in Gran Canaria you will not be able to get legally wed there unless you are Catholic. You get secretly married back home and have a blessing in Gran Canaria. Your guests need never know. Don’t let anyone else tell you differently. Paul Gibson of Gran Canaria weddings told my daughter it was complicated but it could be done. LIES. It can’t be done, he was asking her and her now hubby to break the law. They wasted a fortune in getting paperwork organised and visits to Gran Canaria supposedly to meet lawyers etc and it was all a load of lies. They did have a blessing there though and we all had a great time.

• 34 Victoria // May 19, 2011 at 8:48 am

  Thanks for answering, Liz – sorry for your daughter’s bad experience.

  I have stopped giving advice about marriage in GC now (I wrote the original post) because of all the conflicting advice.

  Sounds like it would be safest to take the above advice, Amy-Louise.

  Unless anyone reading this HAS got married legally there and can recommend a specific company…?

  Victoria

• 35 moganero // May 23, 2011 at 5:38 am

  Liz Mc Donald is correct, and actualy went through so much stress it was unbelievable how it was all caused to her by the wedding planner she first chose.

  She did succesfully organise her own daughters wedding in the end. It was a credit to her how fantastic it all turned out.
  Full details on http://www.moganforum.com

• 36 moganero // May 23, 2011 at 6:11 am

  If you own an apartment here (even if you dont reside here permanently) and have signed onto the Padron at your local town hall regularly. And can supply two years current of these certificates to the Civil Registra here.
  Plus all the paperwork that Victoria says above that you must have. Then you can get legaly married here, but you will actualy be telling lies to the Civil registra that you live here permanently. Now who wants to start off there marriage on Lies?
  Its as simple as that, there is this trick you can do if you do own a holiday apartment here that you come and stay in,( but actualy are resident in another country say Britain , Ireland or Scotland).
  I am sure a certain wedding planner used this trick Once!!

• 37 Amy-Louise // May 23, 2011 at 7:32 am

  Hi

  Thank you for all your advice/responses. I have been in touch with a wedding planner out there and they have told me that I can have a wedding style ceremony but I will have to legally register in the UK. It seems to be the case with other places that we have considered too. I dont mind having to do that as long as the ceremony I can have reflects that of a wedding.

• 38 moganero // May 23, 2011 at 7:43 am

  Hi Amy- Louise.
  I hope everything goes ok for you, at least you have found a wedding planner that has told you the truth right from the start.
  GOOD LUCK!!!

• 39 Victoria // May 24, 2011 at 10:19 am

  Your wedding is supposed to be the best day of your life so I hope it’s a beautiful day for you Amy-Louise, wherever you have the ceremony. All the best.

• 40 Karen // Jun 5, 2011 at 6:20 pm

  Hi me and my partner would like to get married in gran canaria but am wondering if we get married there will our marriage be legal back home in Ireland.

• 41 Victoria // Jun 6, 2011 at 7:54 am

  I’m not 100% sure but it’s unlikely. You might be better off having a wedding blessing in GC.

• 42 Liz Macdonld // Jun 6, 2011 at 10:45 am

  If you are catholic and follow the procedures you will be legally married. If you are not catholic anyone who tells you can get married is LYING and you will not be legally married. In fact you will be breaking Spanish Law. A blessing is the only way to go for non-catholics.
  I speak from experience and it can be very enjoyable knowing your guests are completely unaware that you were married back home days before you arrive for the blessing

• 43 Karen // Jun 6, 2011 at 1:00 pm

  Hi Liz yes we are catholic and gran canaria is a lovely place but some1 told me they dont do catholic weddings is this true or is it a lie all we want is the chapel and priest as we want it kept as small as possible as we do not have a lot of money also we just want it to be me my fiance our 2 witnesses and my parents and his.

• 44 Liz Macdonld // Jun 6, 2011 at 1:54 pm

  Hi Karen, I don’t know the proper way to do things, but I know that you have to see your own priest first. He will advise you. I would be trawling the internet to find a catholic priest in GC who speaks English. If you were interested in the chapel at Puerto de Mogan I could perhaps find out more from the family who own it. It is a catholic church but allow it to be used by all faiths. It is hard work to trawl the internet but that is how I found Rev Ford to conduct my daughter’s wedding. The only other way is to pay a wedding planner but they are very expensive and we had a bad experience and ended up doing it ourselves. Feel free to ask me anything. Victoria may have some knowledge of priests as she is in Gran Canaria.

• 45 Victoria // Jun 6, 2011 at 3:26 pm

  Thanks for your help, Liz. Karen, when I wrote the initial article it seems that I had been misinformed about the legal aspect of getting married in Gran Canaria. I don’t personally know of any priests on the island.

• 46 Alison M // Jul 21, 2011 at 12:56 pm

  Hi there.
  I was wanting civil ceremony but having read the above realise there is no chance.
  I am catholic but partner is Church of England. Would that qualify for wedding in chapel or would we be better getting blessing? Also how could i arrange a blessing without going thro planners?

• 47 catherine // Jul 28, 2011 at 1:49 pm

  Hi my partner and i were supposed to be married in gran canaria in less than 8weeks but have been let down by the wedding planner.all our family and friends have flights and hotels booked and paid for and we still want to go ahead with the wedding,but i can’t seem to find a catholic priest to do the ceremony.was wondering if you could help me.thank you.

• 48 Amy-Louise // Jul 28, 2011 at 2:24 pm

  Hi Catherine

  I am so sorry to hear what has happened, I really hope that you get sorted. I am sorry that I am not sending a message with advice as I know little about getting Married in Gran Canaria & am currently looking into it myself. I hope you dont mind me asking but, who are the company you were going with?

  Best of luck
  x

• 49 sharon // Aug 5, 2011 at 2:33 pm

  hi catherine sorry to hear that. i was getting nowhere with wedding planners so decided to do it myself. i contacted father james in temple ecumenico in playa del ingles its a lovely chirch and he agreed to marry us. you have to meet with your local priest and they contact diocese over there but the 1st thing you should do is contact fr james.

• 50 Liz Macdonld // Aug 5, 2011 at 3:06 pm

  Hi Sharon. Good advice. For anyone else reading and planning getting married in Gran Canaria my tip is “instead of paying €1000 to a useless wedding planner, have a weeks holiday and arrange it all yourself” The internet is a powerful tool and most staff in hotels speak English.

• 51 catherine // Aug 9, 2011 at 3:34 pm

  Thank you,we have sorted it all ourselves.alot easier too.amy-louise my email is catherinemc2@hotmail.com if you want to contact me for any details.don’t waste your money on a wedding planner that you don’t need.x

• 52 sharon // Aug 9, 2011 at 5:56 pm

  delighted you got it sorted catherine. just wondering has anyone any contacts for wedding singers in gc. was planning on certain music by family member but have just been told now it has to be religious music so abit stuck now!

• 53 Liz Macdonld // Aug 10, 2011 at 2:56 am

  Try David Searle website. He moves to America in October but he his very good.

• 54 catherine // Aug 10, 2011 at 9:57 am

  Thanks Sharon,hope you have an amazing day x

• 55 Amy-Louise // Aug 10, 2011 at 12:22 pm

  Glad to hear that you have got sorted out Catherine, I hope you have an amazing day x.

  The problem we have to be honest is that neither of us are particularly religious so I’m not sure about contacting priests etc, as I have been told that you have to be to get married legally in Gran Canaria.

  We were going to register in the UK & have a ceremony in Gran Canaria – Hopefully in a nice hotel garden or something. If anyone knows of anyone/anywhere that we can contact any info would be gratefully received.

  Thanks

• 56 Liz Macdonld // Aug 10, 2011 at 1:05 pm

  Hi Amy Louise

  Contact peter.ford75@yahoo.co.uk

  The Rev Ford conducted the blessing for my daughter and her husband in the little church at Puerto de Mogan last October. You don’t have to use that church. He is the minister for the Holy Trinity Church in Las Palmas. He is a lovely Yorkshire man. He will help you out. Do you have a preferred venue you would like to use?

  Liz

• 57 Liz Macdonld // Aug 10, 2011 at 1:08 pm

  Hi Amy

  I know you said you weren’t really religious but that takes you back to using a wedding celebrant and going through the dreaded weddding planner.

  Liz

• 58 Amy-Louise // Aug 10, 2011 at 3:03 pm

  Hi Liz

  Thank you so much for that. We are also from Yorkshire. I have heard of a place called Mos Place in Anfi where we can marry in the Garden & have pictures on the beach. Which is just what we’re looking for. But it doesn’t seem to be on-line & I’m not sure whether its attached to a planning company?

  Amy

• 59 Liz Macdonld // Aug 11, 2011 at 3:26 am

  http://www.anfi.com/en/anfi_resorts_golf.htm

  have a look at this site and see if the place you like is there. I don’t know it myself. If you find the one contact them direct and ask for what you would like. Don’t believe the rubbish on the wedding planners site saying do not contact the venue directly they won’t deal with you. That is wrong, they don’t want you contacting them as you will find out how much they (the Wedding Planner) are overcharging you. Everyone is desperate for business so if they can do it I am sure they will. Then contact Peter.

  Liz

• 60 Catherine // Aug 15, 2011 at 6:07 pm

  Thanks Amy,we are doing the same just having a blessing in gran canaria.Mos is the photographer for a wedding planning company but he does own some restaurants in Anfi.There are lots of stunning hotels you could have your ceremony and then the photographer could take you to the beach for pictures.If you want i can give you details for photographer,video or anything else you need.x

• 61 Amy-Louise // Aug 16, 2011 at 3:12 am

  Thanks for the advice/help both of you. I am not stuck on the venue, its mainly just that I heard you can marry in the gardens. I think a florist, photographer & priest is all we need really after the venue. x

• 62 alana // Sep 7, 2011 at 8:06 am

  hi all iminthe middle of organising my wedding in gc for next year and like all comments above the same problems lie with wedding planner legal documents can anybody stear me in the right direction regarding priests and that

  thanks girls x

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• 64 Sarah // Sep 11, 2011 at 4:12 am

  Hi all,
  Would like to confirm a few points for those of you on here as most of what is being written is actually correct so I can maybe save you hours of researching and you can get right ahead with your planning – please excuse me being one of those ‘pesky wedding planners’ (we’re not all bad or rip-off merchants as you seem to be experiencing, honest!!!!)
  The ONLY legal ways to get married here are if one of you are resident (or prepared to lie as to this which we personally don’t recommend and won’t actually work with) or through the Catholic church. As long as one of you is a practising Catholic you will have no problems, and yes your marriage is fully legal back in the UK and Ireland. It is indeed possible to bring your own priest over if you wish, but there are native English speaking priests already here (both mentioned in above posts are highly recommended by us). The easiest way to get the ball rolling is to speak with your local Priest. The ceremonies can be more or less religious in tone to suit the couple, so don’t worry if you aren’t looking for the more religious style.
  If you want to get ‘married’ in a hotel, villa, park etc (some of these places will need special license for you which is applied for locally, most will already have it) you need to actually get married at home FIRST. A quickie in the registry office is the way most people go, bring the certificate with you, and have the ‘wedding’ you want here – although legally it is only a blessing, if you prefer your guests don’t have to be any the wiser and that day can be thought of as your actual wedding day.
  If anyone on here wants to mail with questions feel free, I will answer as quickly and honestly as possible – and no, I won’t be trying to get money from you! I’m just trying to get a better name circulating for weddings here in Gran Canaria as some people have made that very hard these past few years and it affects us all adversely…

• 65 Amy-Louise // Sep 11, 2011 at 7:18 am

  With regards to Sarah’s comment above, I have been in touch with her in the past with regards to getting married in GC, I received an honest response and she never made out that we could marry there legally if we weren’t Catholic. If I am honest, I had considered looking at organising it ourselves, but my partner does not think that this is the best option and would prefer to have a designated point of contact over there.

• 66 Sarah // Sep 11, 2011 at 9:47 am

  Thanks Amy-Louise, always good for people to hear it from someone else and not just from me! If you decide to organise most yourself and just want help co-ordinating it here drop me a mail and we can sort something out

• 67 Liz Macdonld // Sep 11, 2011 at 1:23 pm

  I know we ended up arranging my daughter’s wedding ourselves but we had quite a few friends on the island after having had a number of visits. Sarah organised the music entertainment for the wedding (she was not a wedding planner at the time although involved in the entertainment side) and I found her to be really, friendly, helpful and trustworthy and wouldn’t hesitate to contact her is I was arranging something else.

  Liz

• 68 Amy-Louise // Sep 11, 2011 at 2:32 pm

  Sarah, we may take you up on the offer to come over & see you next year before the wedding in 2013. We do just about know what we’re looking for so it would be great to speak to you nearer the time.

  Liz, thats great to hear, its nice to have reassurance as it is a big step trusting someone with one of the most important days of your life & I too have been given mixed reports, but so far Sarah seems to be able to provide what we are looking for & gas been helpful.

• 69 Sarah // Sep 11, 2011 at 3:17 pm

  Thanks a million Liz. Your hard work definitely paid off – it was a great day and so good that you’s had exactly what was wanted! Amy-louise not a bother at all, just let me know.

• 70 Liz Macdonld // Sep 12, 2011 at 1:03 pm

  Hi Sarah, I am trying to organize somewhere for the 20th October for some surprise entertainment for Joni and Garry. Hopefully I will get the ok from the owner of the bar and I will be in touch soon.

  Liz

• 71 Sarah // Sep 12, 2011 at 3:41 pm

  That sounds great Liz, will be nice to see you all again!

• 72 Foto Mos // Sep 15, 2011 at 2:14 am

  Foto Mos has been based in Anfi for over 20 years, as our business is making Wedding and Social photography we work along with a number of wedding planners on a individual basis.
  Please feel free to contact us if you would like to have your special day captured in the excellent surrounds o Anfi.

• 73 Amy-Louise // Sep 15, 2011 at 6:12 am

  Hi Sarah,

  Do you have an email address that you wouldn’t mind me contacting you on? Can you offer a quote/estimated costing if I send you details of what we are looking for? Also, as it seems that we need to register in the UK if we have the Wedding Ceremony in GC, does it matter which way round we do this?

  Thanks
  Amy

• 74 Amy-Louise // Sep 15, 2011 at 6:31 am

  Hi Sarah

  I’ve been on your site and sent an enquiry. It is quite detailed, I have tried to be specific. I look forward to hearing from you again soon.

  Thanks

• 75 Sarah // Sep 15, 2011 at 2:28 pm

  Hi Amy-Louise, have your mail and am working on the details for you … will get back to you very soon! Sarah

• 76 Amy-Louise // Sep 16, 2011 at 9:30 am

  That’s great, thank you for letting me know. I dont know how it all works over there so if things can’t be exact its ok, just as close as we can get to what we have in mind. I look forward to hearing from you x

• 77 liz // Sep 23, 2011 at 12:25 pm

  Hi I want to give my partner a surprise wedding in Gran Canaria we are flying out 9th November 2011 have you got time to arrange it. Only us two flying over no guest what will we need. We are stopping a week flying back on 16th. Hoe much will it cost

• 78 Sarah // Sep 23, 2011 at 12:30 pm

  Hi Liz, we can arrange a wedding blessing for you at that notice yes. If you’d like to email me at info@perfectsunshineweddings.com I will get back to you to find out your requirements, and then be able to offer you a realistic quote. Kind regards

• 79 Linda // Jan 6, 2012 at 3:22 am

  Hi my partner and I are planning a non religious blessing in Lanzarote May 2012. We are going to book the venue and reception ourselves, but we are finding it hard to get hold of a person to perform the ceremony for us. If anybody had any details of blessing officiants in Lanzarote I would be so gratefull. Kind regards Linda

• 80 Sarah // Jan 6, 2012 at 6:00 am

  Hi Linda, If you have no joy finding an officiant in Lanzarote it would be possible for us to send you one from Gran Canaria for your ceremony – it’s only a 35 minute flight after all! If you want to know more email me with your date and whereabouts you will be holding the ceremony, and we’ll see if we can offer you something suitable. Regards, Sarah

• 81 Amy-Louise // Jan 15, 2012 at 3:40 pm

  Hi Sarah

  It looks like we will be coming out in March :^) It would be great if we could meet face to face to discuss the Wedding plans?

  As we are mainly visiting to look at venues etc, can anyone recommend venues that are worth a visit?

  Thanks

• 82 Bernadette // Jan 30, 2012 at 5:47 am

  Been reading all the comments regarding wedding planners in Gran Canaria and i have to agree with Sarah.

  Hiring a Wedding Planner is very relative to what you need and what you are capable of organising yourself. Some people feel confident to organise many of the services themselves and others don’t know how to or have the time to organise their wedding abroad. If you are the latter, then hiring a professional a reputable Wedding Planner is a great investment and can save you lots of time and stress.

  Its like any service you contract , always check the company is reputable and double check the advice they give. Liz can double check any information as she has a wealth of knowledge about the island.

  Sarah has given the right advice to you Amy. Unless one of you is a resident here on the island you must get married through the catholic church to be married legally. Don’t be afraid however of contacting your parish priest. The whole process is easier than what you think. You don’t need to be a practicing catholic to do this. The catholic ceremonies here are beautifully conducted. Just a suggestion!

  Having a blessing on the Anfi Island is also a favourite of mine if you opt out of the religious route.

  I can also vouch for using Mos as a photographer, i use him for my weddings and have personally known him for 18 years, you will not be disspointed with his service. Go on my website and see some of the pictures he took. http://www.perfectweddingcompany.com

  If anyone needs any professional advice on getting married here in Gran Canaria, please feel free to contact me for a complimentary consultation and quote or visit my website for more information.

• 83 Louise // Jan 31, 2012 at 7:02 pm

  Hi. I need some help we have booked a hotel the lopesan meloneras in maspolomas gran canaries for the middle of dec 2012 i dont have a wedding planner an I have read about a few bad companys. Could someone give me some contacts for a wedding planner. Really appreciate someones help cause I’m so confused x

• 84 Catherine // Feb 1, 2012 at 8:05 am

  Hi Louise,we had our wedding at costa meloneras in September and had the most amazing day.we arranged everything ourselves and it was fine but we do have a lot of friends on the island.you would have no problem if you wanted to work without a wedding planner as the hotel staff are very helpful and I can send you details of whatever you need.you could also contact Sarah on this she is a wedding planner and won’t rip you off (unlike the rest of them!) and could organise everything for you x

• 85 Sarah // Feb 1, 2012 at 8:10 am

  Catherine, thanks a million for that – was just about to reply to Louise myself and your comment will do me no harm! Louise if you want to email me with details of what you actually want for your day I can talk you through the process and you can decide what you do or don’t want help with organising … info@perfectsunshineweddings.com

• 86 Louise // Feb 2, 2012 at 10:46 am

  Hi Sarah just wondering if u received my email x

• 87 Sarah // Feb 2, 2012 at 2:18 pm

  Louise I have replied to you, please check all your email folders and if you don’t have it let me know so I can try from a different address

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