Our weddings

Our wedding team at Heritance Ahungalla can help you with whatever you need for your big day. We can arrange local suppliers such as stylists, the band/DJ, Ashtaka, Kandyan dancers and drummers, Jayamangala Gatha and the registrar. The chef can design a wedding cake too. And for the more adventurous, we can even arrange for the groom to enter on an elephant!

We will ensure that your wedding is planned at the best location at the hotel. However, we may have to change locations due to external conditions that are beyond our control, such as the weather. In such cases we will not pay any compensation.

To discuss your requirements in detail, please contact Vishme De Silva on gre.ahu@heritancehotels.com.

Wedding package

The Heritance Ahungalla is an ideal exotic location for your wedding. With its gentle ocean breezes, glistening pools and majestic columns, there is romance all around this spectacular hotel.

Package includes:

• Dedicated wedding co-ordinator
• Marriage registrar
• Bouquet and buttonhole for bride and groom
• Two-tier wedding cake
• Sparkling wine and ‘milk rice’ at the wedding ceremony at the hotel
• Traditional Sri Lankan dance acts on wedding day with drummers and dancers
• Decorated wedding platform
• Hymns of blessings sung by girls symbolising purity
• Master of ceremonies to conduct the event
• Still photographs on CD (50 photos of printable quality)
• Framed 10-inch x 12-inch wedding photograph
• Marriage licence
• Witnesses and assistance locally
• Special four-course seafood dinner for the couple on the wedding night
• Chocolates, flowers and wine in the room
• Gift from the hotel
• Onsite decorations

Supplementary services available on request (at extra cost)

• 60-minute DVD of wedding
• Live music during the event (saxophonist, violinist, calypso music)
• Bullock cart for going away
• Tuk Tuk Ride (Three Wheeler)
• Lobster dinner under the stars
• Fireworks with the names of the couple
• Traditional outfits for the couple
• Beautician for the wedding
• Romantic boat excursion
• Room upgrade to suite on wedding night
• Hire of traditional wedding jewellery for the bride
• Champagne breakfast by the sea

To discuss your requirements in detail, please contact Vishme De Silva on gre.ahu@heritancehotels.com.

Documentation needed

There is a minimum residency period. If you are a foreign national, you must arrive at the hotel at least four days before the wedding ceremony.
You also need to produce the following original documents to the Divisional/District Registrar of the area where your marriage takes place.

• Birth certificate(s)
• Passport (must be valid for at least six months on entering Sri Lanka)
• A document giving the names, addresses and occupations of the bride and
  groom
• A document giving the names, addresses and occupations of the parents
  of the bride and groom
• An affidavit signed by a solicitor/statutory declaration to confirm your identity and that you are unmarried
• The affidavit (Unmarried Certificate) or Divorce Certificate as appropriate should be certified by the foreign ministry of your home country
• If divorced, a decree absolute
• If widowed, the death certificate of your late spouse and your previous marriage certificate
• If you have changed your name, a deed poll (including divorcees who have reverted to their maiden names)
• If adopted, an adoption certificate
• If under 18 years of age, evidence of parental consent in the form of a statutory declaration