Hi all,
Our official wedding would be in New Mexico (where my fiance grew up). We will also have a church ceremony in our state of residence (Arizona) exactly one week after the official wedding. The reason was because I am Catholic and there was no priest in New Mexico that we could find (for some reasons, the priests there all moved to a different city so it was hard for the church to find someone to hold regular Sunday mass). So we ended up having a non-religious ceremony at the same reception venue.
Our church ceremony in Arizona will start at 11am. I am wondering what I should do about "reception" after the ceremony. It would be small and we will invite close friends and family that couldn't go to New Mexico (maybe under 20 guests).
Should we plan for a gathering for food right after mass? We are thinking about reserving a semi-private space in a restaurant.
Have anyone been in the same situation and how did you organize the "2nd" wedding? Please feel free to let me know if you have any advice about this. I appreciate it!
