I agree Simon, but that is not exactly what we were trying to get at. I think the process is complicated enough but we are mixing different parts of the process.
The part of Ricky's post is the second step ... AFTER you get your Phil/UK Embassy approved document. Step 2 is going to your local Municiple, where you take your papers and your partner's papers for them to issue thier 'call it what you will' CENOMAR, which takes an extra 10 days to get. I think this is where the confusion in this thread is happening, because without this local document you cannot get married.
