When Sean Connery – a.k.a. the original James Bond – got married in Gibraltar in 1973, he was very much part of the wave of famous personalities that came to the Rock to get hitched in a quiet and quick ceremony.
When his marriage ended in divorce, and he decided to tie the knot again, he came back to Gibraltar for that one too! What a treat for the people at the Registry! They still talk about it – 30 something years later!
Round about the same time, another James Bond - Sir Roger Moore actually - honeymooned on the Rock of Gibraltar. Clearly a connection is being drawn here….
Weddings and honeymooners come to Gibraltar for various reasons – could it be the James Bond connection? After all, did you know that the starting action sequence of “the Living Daylights” was shot on location in Gibraltar? It was stunning car chase down the Rock, with a climatic parachute drop onto a luxury yacht below! Its’ quite unbelievable – but great anyway!
This is the beauty of getting married in Gibraltar. In a way, you can have it all, the backdrop, the drama, the fantastic climate. And yet a Gibraltar wedding is easy to enjoy. With everything close by, the extraordinary venues, and the lovely hotels, its easy to imagine why famous people came to exchange their vows in Gibraltar. Of course, with the legalities being relatively simple to process, a wedding ceremony need not be costly or tedious. It can be almost as exhilarating as that car chase down the Rock with an equally amazing ending!
Wedding planners Hour Weddings have been helping couples to get married in Gibraltar for nearly 3 years now. With their handy wedding packages, it’s now a real breeze getting your paperwork sorted out and planning a memorable wedding in Gibraltar. And if James Bond movies are your thing, why not create a James Bond theme in Gibraltar? Monica Coumbe, Managing Director at Hour Weddings is able to charter a yacht for your party. Or you could hire a speedboat and arrive at a marina in Gibraltar and head to the Registry – a short 5 minute walk – and exchange your vows. Then head off to the Top of the Rock for a stunning wedding reception at sunset. The choices are limitless, the imagination endless.
When the wedding is over, and the honeymoon begins, you could then head off to Tangiers, across the Straits of Gibraltar, where the beauty of Moroccan awaits you and your loved one. It’s all very Bond –like, you see?
There is a new wedding package offered by Hour Weddings that gives you the chance to have a wedding with all the excitement of a James Bond movie without the price tag! check it out here
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