It has been 20 years since Spain legalised gay marriage, so to mark the occasion, we've produced a guide for same-sex couples who want to tie the knot here, covering everything from paperwork to the rules for foreigners.
It's something of a nightmare scenario but one that happens to a lot of married couples. You've bought a property together, perhaps have a mortgage, but now you're getting divorced -- what happens next?
The paperwork and requirements, the types of unions available, the benefits, the risks of tying the knot for reasons of convenience - these are all the factors foreigners planning on marrying a Spanish national should be aware of beforehand.
Getting married in Spain is now twice as expensive as it was a decade ago, but the spike in prices has done little to slow the post-pandemic rush to the altar.
A prenup is typically an agreement made between a couple before they marry, stating each person’s rights to assets should the marriage fail, but what happens if you want to get one in Spain, how do you go about it and what do you need to know?
An increasing number of foreigners are attempting to gain residency in Spain through fake marriages of convenience that authorities can easily lift the lid on.
The benefits and drawbacks of “pareja de hecho” or “matrimonio” in Spain depend on your personal circumstances. Here we analyse how civil partnerships and marriage can help foreigners in Spain.
Gina Lollobrigida, the iconic Italian actress, has lost her court battle to prove she was tricked into marrying her former Spanish boyfriend, who is 34 years her junior.
A couple in Madrid were forced to marry inside of an ambulance after the groom started to feel a bit faint at the weekend wedding, according to city officials.
More than 31,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot across Spain since a law permitting gay marriage was introduced in 2005. To mark the anniversary, here are ten of the best places in Spain to celebrate your nuptials.
The Spanish government is looking at upping the legal age of marriage from 14 to 16 but makes no mention of raising the age of sexual consent beyond the current age of 13, the lowest in Europe.
Spanish people are tying the knot later and less often while unions involving at least one foreigner now make up one fifth of all marriages in the country.
