Can I get married in Thailand on a visa-exempt passport and then apply for a marriage visa?

@Tod ********

Thanks for the information in your first paragraph of this response. While it hasn't meant changing the way I had thought about my plan in what would be almost an identical scenario to the OP, I wasn't aware of that 2 month 'rule'. Is that 'rule' strictly adhered to across all provinces, or does it vary according to each individual Province, as some other requirements do? I did notice that you said " at any Immigration office".

If divorced make sure you bring your divorce certificate.

Mike Dias. If you arrive on a Visa Exempt stamp you would not be able to open a bank account in Thailand and yuou meed a bank account to apply for a marriage visa. Best to obtain a long term visa from your home country.

I recently got married here, make sure you give yourself plenty of time if you do. I had to wait 6 weeks for an appointment with my embassy and the constant translation issues with the ministry of foreign affairs took another 2 weeks to sort out. Good luck.

Nope you couldn't apply in country for a 90 day Non-O visa at any immigration office in thailand until you're married a minimum of 2 months.

You could come here 60 day visa exempt, get married, then GO to a thai consulate in a nearby country and apply for the 90 day Non-O visa based on marriage to a thai because consulates don't have that "must be married 2 months" rule.

As far as the requirements, in country you'd need 400K baht in a thai bank account in your name only on the day you apply for the in country 90 Non-O and then the funds would have to have "seasoned" in your bank account for 2 months before you could apply for the year extension based on marriage after that

At a thai consulate in another country you can show proof of funds in a bank in YOUR country to meet the 400K baht or the equivalent requirement BUT you would still need to bank 400K baht in country to get the year extension at the immigration office after you came in on that 90 day Non-O visa

I'd say take it a step at a time

Get here, get the documents you need to get married from your embassy, get them translated into thai, get them certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office, find an Amphur (city hall), go with your thai bride to be and register the marriage

THEN

decide what way you're going to go for the marriage visa/extension