Activity for FutureMrsWalton

My FH and I set up a meeting with my priest in January. He wasn't available any earlier which stunk. Can anyone give me some insight into what your first meeting was about. I'm assuming it is just to get to know us. This is the first marriage for...

My FH and I have a date in mind for our wedding. Would we contact the church first and book it if it's available or the reception venue. The way I see it, we would call the church and have to change our venue if needed.

There are a lot of people that are going to be invited to our wedding. Many are extended family (grandfather's brother's family, etc) that live in a different state and most likely won't come. Do we send save-the-dates to them? Or just to the people...