I'm now an expert on international love. I was born in Canada, am a US citizen, a Panama resident, and now I'm married to a Brazilian man. I just got married in Panama, and I couldn't be happier.
We had a simple ceremony on the top of our condo building, surrounded by a few dozen close friends and family members. The breeze was blowing, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and we had the Pacific Ocean as our backdrop. I'm a perfectionist, but I have to admit... it was perfect.
We got married on a Sunday morning, popped the champagne after our "I Do's," and then headed to Gamboa Rainforest Resort for the best champagne brunch in Panama. It was a no-fuss, all-fun wedding.
When I moved to Panama, I was in a hurry to get here but I didn't know why. My house in Dallas hadn't sold yet, and my apartment in Panama wasn't finished yet... but something was urging me to JUST GO. In hindsight, I'm glad I did. If I had waited for the sun, moon and stars to align, I wouldn't have met my husband. Sometimes, you just have to take the plunge.
For those of you who think you can't find love in Latin America, you can. For those of you who think you can't find love after 40, I've proven you wrong. For those of you who think that Panama might be for you...give it a try. It might just change your life forever.
Oh, in case you haven't figured it out, this is not a how-to article on everything you need to do to get married in Panama. It's just the happy musings of a new bride who cannot imagine life anywhere else.
We had a simple ceremony on the top of our condo building, surrounded by a few dozen close friends and family members. The breeze was blowing, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and we had the Pacific Ocean as our backdrop. I'm a perfectionist, but I have to admit... it was perfect.
We got married on a Sunday morning, popped the champagne after our "I Do's," and then headed to Gamboa Rainforest Resort for the best champagne brunch in Panama. It was a no-fuss, all-fun wedding.
When I moved to Panama, I was in a hurry to get here but I didn't know why. My house in Dallas hadn't sold yet, and my apartment in Panama wasn't finished yet... but something was urging me to JUST GO. In hindsight, I'm glad I did. If I had waited for the sun, moon and stars to align, I wouldn't have met my husband. Sometimes, you just have to take the plunge.
For those of you who think you can't find love in Latin America, you can. For those of you who think you can't find love after 40, I've proven you wrong. For those of you who think that Panama might be for you...give it a try. It might just change your life forever.
Oh, in case you haven't figured it out, this is not a how-to article on everything you need to do to get married in Panama. It's just the happy musings of a new bride who cannot imagine life anywhere else.
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