How to reconcile the celebration of our marriage with the formalities required by foreign governments?

The celebration of your marriage could take place in Quebec, in the office of your notary, in privacy. The marriage certificate will be the one issued by the Registrar of civil status of Quebec. You can obtain copies of this certificate in a timely manner because it is the Registrar of civil status of Quebec that will receive and process your request.

Your marriage legally celebrated in Quebec, you will be free to go abroad in order to proceed to a celebration having a bigger scale, of a more spectacular nature, but which will not produce legal effects because your marriage will have been officialised in Quebec, before your departure. You will so avoid all the administrative hassles which can happen in a country which is often unknown to you.