Just so you all know, I changed my name, and so did 3 of my friends, without having the Marriage Certificate translated, it is in Spanish and we all got it changed, not even one of us was told to translate it. I called the government with respect to the name change and they told me it does NOT need to be translated and it will be accepted as is. Now I got married in Cuba and my friends got married in the DR, so I think you should not waste the money having it translated, try to change it first, the way it is. It worked for me and my friends, so give it a try.