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How to get almost married in Belize

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If you’re considering getting almost married in Belize, here’s my how-to guide having done this myself. :)

Firstly, you need a companion for this journey. It’s a little harder to get almost married alone. Here’s my co conspirator:

Sam

Step 2, rent a car. A little internet research will tell you that you can’t easily get almost married in San Ignacio, so you need to travel to Belmopan. I recommend car rental as the most expedient method of transport in Belize. That is, of course, assuming you’re in a hurry to get almost married!

Rent a car in San Ignacio

Now that you have transport, you need to find the Ministry of the Attorney General in Belmopan. This is not as easy as it sounds. I recommend parking in the central market and walking. You’ll eventually find a library with a sign on the door that says “Marriage Licence”. The vaguely unfriendly lady should give you the application form and explain the process.

You need to find a justice of the peace and complete the form in front of them.

Forms before a justice of the peace

Here’s the victory pose, we’ve completed and signed the application for a licence to almost marry.

Completed forms

Finally, the most important step in getting almost married is to destroy the paperwork. If you don’t follow this step then you might actually end up married! :)

Destroy the forms

So there you have it, how to get almost married in Belize in 5 easy steps!

Belize City

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We spent last night in Belize City at the wonderful D’nest Inn. D’nest is a great little place. It’s run by an older Belizean couple, it feels just like staying with “grandma”. They have wifi and ethernet ports in all the rooms, so that’s what won me over! :)

We met Luis and Meredith, a couple from New York, when they arrived around 4pm. The four of us headed downtown to check out this bustling metropolis (population ~70’000). Several people have told me recently that the city is dangerous. Our first taxi driver said it’s no more dangerous than wherever we come from. Given that he didn’t know where I was from at that point, I took his advice with a little salt.

We caught the bus into town, wandered around for a bit. The place was deserted. There really was nothing going on in the downtown area. We ate some excellent pub food for next to nothing (around $5 USD each) then caught a cab to a recommended bar. It was empty at 7:30pm on a Friday night, we were the only customers.

From there we picked up some drinks and caught a cab back home for a night cap. Our new found friends had the most insanely awesome party bag I’ve ever seen. It’s called the LifePod and not only is it a flourescent pink cool bag, it has an iPod / radio speaker system built into the front pocket. Music and cold drinks in one bright pink package. I gotta get me some of that!

D’nest was a great place to stay for the night. I’d happily recommend it and definitely stay here again. It’s not cheap for Belize at $60 USD (plus 9% tax), but it’s very comfortable, has internet and feels very laid back. Ideal before / after a flight.

From here, we’re heading to San Ignacio today. Following Mike, Tara, Kelly and Noel’s footsteps. They’re moving at a slightly faster pace, I’m all about taking it easy! :)

NY on Caye Caulker

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It’s been a blast. Wow, what a couple of weeks. My first experience in police handcuffs, a few rounds of chemical mischief, a whole load of buses, motorbikes and boats. I’ll post something in more depth about the handcuffing, it was a pretty far out night, not one I’ll forget in a hurry.

Otherwise, I’m on Caye Caulker, a Belizean island, for New Year. This is my first time in the Caribbean, it’s damned close to Paradise by my reckoning. Here’s a couple of photo as I’m short on internet time.

Here’s the boat we hired from San Pedro to Caye Caulker:

Here’s me on the front of the boat smoking a cigarette: