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In September the whole of Mojácar was talking about one wedding. Emily Atack, the British actress many of you know from The Inbetweeners<\/em>, celebrated her marriage to Alistair Garner here, in the old white village on the hill, with almost 200 guests.<\/p>\n

Why Mojácar? Because she spent her childhood holidays here. Her family had a summer home in the town, and that place stayed with her.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t involved in her wedding. But when I read about it, I smiled. Because that’s exactly the story I hear from so many British couples who are thinking about getting married in Mojácar.<\/p>\n

Two weddings, one story<\/h2>\n

Emily and Alistair did something that almost every couple from the UK does when they get married in Spain. According to the reports, they first married in a small ceremony in Bedfordshire, in August. Three weeks later came the big celebration in Mojácar, with family and friends, in the courtyard of the old church.<\/p>\n

That’s not a celebrity quirk. It’s simply how it works. A Spanish civil wedding is only possible if at least one of you is legally resident in Spain. So most couples do the legal part at a register office at home, small and quick, often just with two witnesses. And then they celebrate properly here, with everyone they love.<\/p>\n

On the day, nobody can tell the difference. And most couples end up celebrating the Spain date as their anniversary. I’ve explained the legal side for UK couples step by step on my page Wedding in Almería, Cabo de Gata, Mojácar & Vera<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Why Mojácar feels like home to so many Brits<\/h2>\n

Mojácar has been a favourite with British holidaymakers for decades. Many of you came here as kids, with buckets and spades on Mojácar Playa. Your parents had a flat in Vera or Garrucha. Or you’ve been coming back every summer since your twenties.<\/p>\n

So when couples tell me “we want to get married where we were happy as children”, Mojácar comes up again and again. And I understand why:<\/p>\n