Can you get married in UK and abroad?

[MagdaMagyarMadam]

to the same person, I'm not wanting to embark on a bigamous marriage

I have family here and in another EU country (my name is a bit of a giveaway). It would be very difficult for elderly relatives to travel to either country so I was thinking about a civil ceremony in both countries with a party afterwards.

We have been together for 15 years and have DCs so getting married is for next of kin/legal stuff more than anything.

Any advice?

No, you can only get married once. But you can have a church blessing as your second ceremony.

You can go through forms of marriage in both places, but only one will be the legal ceremony (probably more convenient to do this where you usually live). The second ceremony would be akin to a blessing, and the actual form would be at the discretion of the celebrant.

legally you can only get married once.
what you can do is getting officially married wherever it is easiest and then have church blessings/vows in other locations.

We are of no faith so a "blessing" would not be appropriate for us. My parent are divorced and live in different countries.

I suppose we could get married here and go straight off on a "honeymoon" and have a celebration in the other country.

Tough, then.

Davida - did you mean to sound so rude?

We want to include all of our families in our wedding as they are very important to us - it's just the logistics.

When you are an immigrant, you learn to compromise, I'm afraid.

Even if you are not religious, you could do some kind of ceremony. Make up your own vows etc, and make it part of a special party. In the UK I am sure the humanist society could help you, so maybe look for something similar overseas?

Davida - where do you get the idea that I am an immigrant from?

and more to the point - of what relevance would it be if I were? Is your belief that I am an immigrant the reason for your rudeness, which is bordering on hostility?

Thank you to all the other posters with your thoughtful suggestions. All I am seeking to do is include all of our families both here and abroad to a wedding ceremony not just a party.

Mousey - I think we will probably do as you suggest. Civil ceremony here with a little ceremony abroad.

The short answer is that no, you can only actually get married in one country. Assuming that you live permanently in the UK, I'd suggest you get married here (saves having to have your marriage cert translated for various bureaucratic purposes), and have a party in Hungary (assuming that's where you're from?).

Enjoy your wedding, wherever it takes place, and congratulations.

You can still stand up in front of your friends and family and say some vows.

But you can't get married twice.