Marriage Hawaii

Legal questions about Irish marrying in Hawaii?

Hi!!! I hope someone can help me I have a few questions. My fiance and I are getting married next year in Maui, Hawaii and I can't find the info I'm looking for about the marriage being legal in Ireland. I'm nearly sure it's okay but I have to be 100% sure! Also, he wants his little brother to "do a Joey" and marry us. There's no problem with getting him ordained but would the ordaination hold up in Ireland? He would be all fine and legal in the US, including Hawaii, but it also has to be legal here. I don't want someone a year down the line saying "Oh, hold on. U weren't married by a legal minister. Ur not legally married" Does anyone know, or know where I could find out? I've looked up loads of info but it can be really confusing. Plus, we're not doing anything religious so none of that counts. Any help would be appreciated. Mahalo nui loa! (Thanx!) Anyone??! Anyone at all? U there, in the back. Don't be shy! ^^^ tumbleweed rolls by ^^^ Anybody out there?

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1. Laws pertaining to marriage in Ireland are similiar to the US. As long as your marriage is legal in the country where your ceremony is performed it will be recognized as legal in Ireland. So as long as your marriage ceremony is performed by an ordained minister in the United States, your marriage will be considered legal and valid both in the United States and Ireland. From the General Register Office of Ireland: 3.2 Marriage outside of Ireland: Marriages which take place outside the State are normally registered in the country in which they occur and are NOT registered in Ireland by a Registrar or the General Register office. Persons marrying abroad should ensure that all the legal requirements of the country in question are met, and should enquire as to the procedure for obtaining a marriage certificate from that country - the relevant Embassy/or religious authorities may be able to advise. In particular, the Italian Embassy, (63 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4, tel: +353 (0) 1 660 17 44) can provide useful information on marriage in Rome. If a marriage certificate is in a foreign language, it should normally be accepted for official purposes in this State if accompanied by an official translation, or a translation from a recognised translation agency. Both parties to a marriage contracted abroad must be over 18 for the marriage to be valid in Irish law. Certificates of Freedom to marry (also known as 'Civil Letters of Freedom', "Certificates de Coutume" or "Certificates of Nulla Osta") which state that a person is not married, may be needed for marriage in some foreign countries, and are not issued by the General Register Office. Irish citizens living in Ireland wishing to obtain such a Certificate should apply to the Consular Section of the Department of Foreign Affairs, 72/76 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Tel.: +353 (0) 1 4082568. Irish Citizens living abroad should contact their nearest Irish Embassy. The General Register Office has no function in advising on, or in the registration of, marriages which take place outside the State. There is no facility for registering such marriages in the State, and the civil marriage certificate would normally be accepted as the legal proof of the marriage. In cases where a serious doubt exists as to whether the marriage is recognised in Irish law, legal advice may be sought and an application made to the Circuit Family Court for a ruling under Section 29 of the Family Law Act, 1995 as to whether the marriage is recognisable under Irish law.