My Thai girlfriend wants to get married. We have been in a relationship for 8 years now and are very happy with each other. According to her, Thais have to get married sooner or later to avoid gossip. She says Thailand is quite conservative in that area.
Last week I noticed something in the news about an Islamic marriage that was under discussion; namely that it is not permitted without there also being a civil marriage. Since I married my Thai partner only for Buddha, I wanted to investigate this further.
TAT wants to draw attention to getting married in Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a new campaign to promote wedding tourism. Couples are chosen from nine countries to be part of the 'Thailand Wedding Destiny' campaign.
What steps should I take to register my Dutch marriage with my Thai wife in Thailand?
Living as a Single Farang in the Jungle: Traditional Thai Marriage, the Wedding Feast (2)
Lung addie was recently invited to a Thai wedding ceremony. The daughter of the poeijaanbaan (mayor) of my village married the son of the poeijaanbaan of another tambon. After the traditional ceremonial ceremonies, it's time to party.
Lung addie was recently invited to a Thai wedding ceremony. The daughter of the poeijaanbaan (mayor) of my village married the son of the poeijaanbaan of another tambon.
Reader Question: How can we get married in Thailand (Bangkok)?
At the moment I am in a relationship with a Thai lady, she still lives in Bangkok and I live in The Hague. We intend to settle in the Netherlands together in the future (if everything goes well within 2 years) now we want to commit ourselves according to the law and get married, we only want to arrange this on paper at first, after which later the feast follows according to Thai tradition.
I am planning to get married in Thailand soon. When looking for reliable information, I naturally end up on the website of the Dutch Embassy. To my surprise, two different routes through the site also give two different answers.
Next January I will marry my Thai partner. Now we would like to do this under a prenuptial agreement. After some calling around at notaries, I was shocked. In total, the costs, including translation of the document and the presence of an interpreter, would amount to 3000 euros! My feeling is that this is way too much.
Reader question: Marrying my Thai girlfriend
I would like to marry my Thai girlfriend. Where is the best place to do this. In Belgium or in Thailand?
Reader Question: Where Can I Marry My Thai Boyfriend For Buddha?
After knowing each other for five years and being in a relationship for 2,5 years, I asked my partner last week if he would like to marry me. Moved and somewhat moved (something that a Thai doesn't often show), he immediately said YES!
With a marriage to a Thai lady, there is some administration beforehand, I thought. The question now is whether it is easiest to get married at the Belgian embassy or at the town hall in Surin?
Wan di, wan mai di (part 22)
Chris lives in a condominium building in Bangkok. Every day there is something for it. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. In part 22 of 'Wan di, wan mai di': Chris talks about the day of his life - the second time, but it was very different.
I am a Belgian, if I get married in Thailand do I have to get married in Belgium to be legal about my pension, my bank account, my house, in case I die later so she can inherit it? Does she have to sign at the town hall in Belgium to make everything legal?
Ask TEV procedure: Getting married in the Netherlands
My girlfriend from Thailand will come back to the Netherlands next December and we want to get married here in those three months. We do this because we are crazy about each other, but also to make everything related to a TEV a little easier.
Reader question: Getting married under Thai law
After living together for 5 years, my Thai partner and I want to officially get married under Thai law. This raises a number of questions that readers may be able to answer.
There are quite a few foreigners who enter into a (long-term) relationship with a Thai lady, who is often a lot younger. The reverse is less common, but if it happens and it also involves a famous Thai singer, then that is news. Sunaree Ratchasima has announced that she will marry Wouter from the Netherlands.