New Delhi, June 11 -- More Indians than ever before are choosing destination weddings or marrying abroad because of work, residency conditions or convenience. But are such weddings legally valid in India? The answer isn't straightforward.

Just because you've had a lavish wedding in Italy or signed papers in New York doesn't mean Indian law automatically acknowledges your union, several legal experts told Mint. Recognition depends on your personal law and the manner in which the marriage was solemnised.

Where to register the marriage

The marriage of an Indian citizen in cases where the wedding took place outside India is valid back home when it is solemnised in either of these ways: in the foreign country under the Foreign Marriage Act,...